the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood Nj, according to Northjersey.com , some Ridgewood merchants did not even know about the “free parking” on Saturdays .
Sorry folks but it is amazing how uninformed the public is about what is going on in the Village, the county and the state .
The “free” Saturday parking was emailed twice by the Village ,appeared on the chamber of Commerce site and was on this blog a number of times as well as all over Facebook and other social media sites.
I want to remind Central Business District Merchants that tax payers are building you a parking garage at great cost ,where you are the prime beneficiaries .
While many options were tired to improve parking , most of the Village merchants did not appear to lift one finger to participate in any of those efforts , including utilizing the employee parking spaces.
Maybe it’s because parking is not an issue in this town. It’s mildly inconvenient to park on Friday and Saturday nights between 6:00 pm and 9:00 pm but apart from that no problems. So remind me – why do we need a garage again?
We don’t need a parking garage. Maybe a few more handicapped spaces in the CBD would be helpful but the garage is a boondoggle for the developers – nothing more. The plans do not include adequate parking for tenants. The developments and garage will forever change this town and not in a way that most people want. Why then?
In summary your honors
but the garage is a boondoggle for developers
We rest our case. We have been Had. Handcuffs please
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