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Ridgewood NJ, The Village is conducting a resident survey to give us insight as to residents’ thoughts about different aspects of the Village and its services. The link to the survey is: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NTGSSP5. Please take a few moments to fill out the survey, which will assist the Village in determining what areas can be improved upon and what services or other aspects of Village life are important to you. The deadline to complete the survey is November 30, 2019.
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Fill out the survey
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So they can
– Ignore what they don’t like
– Use what they like to justify implementing destructive projects (i.e. Ginormous Garage, Low Income Housing, etc…)
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Looks like a sneaky way to start justifying the cancellation of backyard pickup. Which would be a pity for those who like clean-looking curbs and those who have physical difficulty due to age or other infirmities.
I saw that question about backyard pickup. as a long time resident (51 years) I can speak on behalf of many long timers who live here. Leave it alone. We do not have children in schools and get very little for our tax dollars. It’s one of the things that makes it a bit nicer here than other towns, we don’t park cars on our front lawns, don’t store motor home or boats in the yard, we don’t store commercial vehicle in our yards , we must comply with keeping lawns from being overgrown, we must not allow peeling paint on our home…… All of which preserves your property values and keeps inconsiderate neighbors from ruining a neighborhood. If people had respect for their neighbors then it would not have to b legislated. The old timers with no kids in school subsidize all of those who do. If we sell, it will be to w family with children utilizing th schools at a greater expense to those remaining. Years ago people would stick around and not bail out back to Manhattan after the last kid graduates rhs. The turnover of real estate will escalate faster if you take away the few things left that keep the village nicer than waldwick or midland park. For our tax dollars the seniors get nothing and want nothing.. But leave th garbage cans in the backyard.
Ps. The new residents are so lazy that they leave the recycling containers on the curb for days after. A pick up. It would he disgusting if we had garbage cans lying around too.
Those who feel strongly about continuing backyard pickup, approving or not approving the proposed library bond, the village website, parking, or any other issue related to village services (there are a lot of open-ended questions that allow long answers) might consider filling in even part of the survey, which is anonymous and has only one demographic question (age group). Questions can be left blank and filling it in can take precisely as much time and effort as desired. THE DEADLINE IS THE SATURDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, presumably at 11:59 PM.