This is Mayor Paul Aronsohn with another urgent weather-related message from the Village of Ridgewood.
A Winter Strom Warning has been issued from midnight tonight through 6 am Friday.
We are expecting 10-14 inches of heavy, wet, wind-swept snow. Travel conditions will be extremely dangerous.
In anticipation of the storm, our Office of Emergency Management has declared a local State of Emergency.
As such, please note the following four things:
First … all on-street parking will be suspended from midnight tonight through midnight Thursday. This is needed to facilitate snow plowing,
Ridgewood Police will enforce the parking ban by towing vehicles, if necessary.
Residents, however, may park vehicles overnight and tomorrow in the Hudson Street and Cottage Place lots in the Central Business District.
Second … please help us by keeping sidewalks and fire hydrants free of ice and snow.
Third … until snow conditions improve, sanitation will only be collected at the end of your driveway.
And fourth … and most importantly … please take extra care to stay safe and to keep those around you safe.
That means staying indoors to the extent possible.
That means checking in on your neighbors, particularly those who might have special needs and challenges.
This is going to be a big storm. Your safety and the safety of your family and neighbors is the most important thing.
Thank you.
I hope we get another call from our mayor this morning, informing us to stay inside while it is snowing and suggesting that we check on our neighbors. Thanks mom.
He is try to do the right think.
Don’t worry about us Mr. Mayor just get this town cleaned up.
He forgot to add.” Don’t forget to flush the crapper”
Any government-provided services (e.g., snow plows, street salters) just re-enforces the nanny state.
good try
For all you resident that need an update on the weather. ” Its still snowing” Stay tuned for further updates. I can safely say that by the next update it will still be snowing.
Just say no to the “soft communism” of snow plows — https://popculturewasteland.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/plow.jpg
Why hasn’t the mayor called to tell us that the snow has changed over to rain? How are we supposed to function without his helpful updates?
Your right #9 . I don’t know what to do without his direction. I’m sure he will call with an update. So for right now I will stay under my bed hugging my phone until he calls to give the all clear
So, Mr. Mayor——- how are those financial reserves doing with all the extra $$$$ that is being spent on snow removal? Using up all our financial reserves seemed like such a grand idea when you wanted to get that politically motivated ZERO PERCENT tax hike. People warned you that you should hold some money back for unexpected expenses, but NOOOOOOOOO, you wanted to be Mr. Santa Claus. Well, you will have to answer when our poorly planned budget runs out of cash flow.
RECALL