photo by Boyd Loving
BY STEVE JANOSKI
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD
RIDGEWOOD — The Village Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to introduce an ordinance allowing Ridgewood to bond for a new municipal parking garage on its own, despite recent assurances from Bergen County that it would provide the financing.
The ordinance, up for a second hearing and vote of adoption on March 23, would authorize the issuing of $11.5 million in municipal bonds to fund construction of a four-story parking deck on the corner of Hudson and South Broad streets.
Councilwoman Susan Knudsen, who’d voted against a similar $12.3-million ordinance in early January, said she was voting in favor of local bonding with the understanding the council was “going to look at some redesign options” for the proposed 325-vehicle garage, which some residents have called too large for the proposed site.
she was voting in favor of local bonding with the understanding the council was “going to look at some redesign options” Really! Councilwoman Susan Knudsen believes that the council majority will look at any other options?
Come on, she isn’t a martyr. Sedon wasn’t any better. Let’s face it; there are many sweet, smiley Vagianos out there waiting for the parking garage. Remember the vote. 2 to 1 in favor
Notice how Vagianos smiles when he gets his way, but was frowning like hell when he thought the parking garage might fall through because of Knudsen and Sedon.
“parking garage might fall through because of Knudsen and Sedon.” Thats not going to happen after last night vote. I bet there are a couple of council people doing damage control today.
It would not surprise me if the three amigos still decide to go with the BCIA.
The bedfellows politics made are never strange. It only seems that way to those who have not watched the courtship.
Ugh, who writes this garbage? The next vote was to repeal BCIA funding, which the majority failed to do. That was the agreement Knudsen wanted but of course they didn’t hold their end. They are disgusting, vile politicians who are going to destroy the CBD. Glad I can afford to move out or private schools after the influx from high density housing…
The Record’s article has an error. Vote to go to BCIA was 3-2, not 4-1.
File the Petition please. Verify first trust lost forever. Lets clean a dirty house
10:50 – of course the Record article has an error. That guy is so busy having Aronsohn kiss his ass. No time for accuracy.
So they got what they wanted .. bait and switch … Threaten BCIA and get a 3-2 no-garage-funding-until-studies-are-completed-and-I-see-better-financials changed to a 5-0 for Village financing… which is what was wanted in the first place.
BCIA vs Village funding is not the issue… building this oversized garage at the outskirts of the business district IS the issue.
8:51pm – you are correct. PA used exact same approach in High Density – throw a number of 50 units per acre, which is practically not possible in these lots, and then “compromise” at 35. Throw a number of 400+ car garage without asking the architects if it’s possible (he has been promoting 400 since 2012), and then “compromise” at 325.
The residents of Ridgewood deserve that. They don’t understand his tracks after all these years, so they DESERVE this.