>Ridgewood field lights controversy continues
Thursday, December 9, 2010
BY KELLY EBBELS
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Staff Writer
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The Ridgewood Planning Board approved a resolution Tuesday night to “invite and encourage” the district’s Board of Education (BOE) to sit for a new hearing on the installation and use of 11 high-powered lights at Ridgewood High School’s (RHS) athletic fields.
The resolution passed despite Board Attorney Gail Price’s legal opinion, presented that night, that the planning board had fulfilled its duties to hold a courtesy review of the lights installation in early October. The BOE also unanimously voted Monday night to not voluntarily come before the planning board for a new review.
Jim Morgan and Tom Kossoff, both neighbors of RHS who spoke during the meeting to explain their case against the BOE’s actions, expressed praise for the planning board’s decision.
“It’s an example of what good government and respected elected officials can do when faced with a conflict among neighbors,” Morgan said
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