Ridgewood planners seeking crux of Valley Hospital proposal
TUESDAY JULY 30, 2013, 9:31 AM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Regularly lost in the lengthy discussion and debate that has marked The Valley Hospital’s expansion public hearing is the fundamental question at hand: Is the request to amend the master plan amendment an appropriate action?
In 2011, the village’s governing body voted against the introduction of an ordinance to amend the Ridgewood master plan, essentially defeating Valley’s attempt at a large-scale Renewal project, and instead adopted a resolution stating specific reasons why it did not support the proposal. The H-Zone (hospital zone) amendment, however, remained valid with the Ridgewood Planning Board, which had approved it more than one year before the council said no.
Time to put this project to rest… while the Village planners have reasonable control for a solution.
Time and costs do not stand still.
And this has cost a ton in both time and money. And for what ? When it comes to the residents of Ridgewood, very little, despite what Mr. Burgis thinks. Even he has to admit that the folks in Princeton have adjusted very well to the denial of that hospital’s application to expand. Ridgewood should do the same.