photos by Boyd Loving
Ridgewood residents sound off on downtown
JULY 24, 2014 LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2014, 3:27 PM
BY BY JODI WEINBERGER
STAFF WRITER
More than 50 people attended a meeting on Wednesday at Village Hall to voice their thoughts and concerns about the Central Business District (CBD).
In total, 18 residents spoke, 12 said parking woes stifle growth, and nine called for development in the downtown in terms of both housing and parking structures.
The meeting was triggered by what Deputy Mayor Albert Pucciarelli said is a need for more open discussions about the CBD to get a sense of what people want for their town.
The forum was not meant to address the applications currently before the Planning Board to amend the master plan to allow multifamily housing. In fact, Pucciarelli asked that residents specifically not speak about them before the forum began.
“If we could avoid talking about that, that would be great,” he said, citing the need to give developers due process.
Three main topics were addressed at the forum: parking, development and process.
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Don’t plan any long vacations there are a lot of things on the Village Council’s plate. Stick around paying taxes is a full time job and running is one too.
Big Al The Developers Friend had the meeting stacked will his buddies. Have you ever hear of the phrase Benevolent Dictator?
parking blah blah blah too many stores and restaurants have very limited hours and appear to be never open and I am not talking about Sundays
what about the sale of the water company , the talk of the village is it may bring as much as 50 mil .
Once chapters 143/144 of ordinance 3066 are repealed by this council, you guys will have nothing left to complain about, and the rest of us will be left with a dysfunctional CBD… unless, of course, all you like is Florida fudge, frozen yogurt, ice cream, and gold pawn shops. Maybe the owners of Ken Smith Chevrolet, Brogan Cadillac and Town Garage like fudge and Ben & Jerry’s? Maybe they can build an ice rink with four rinks like the Ice House in Hackensack? Or a Performing Arts Center? Or a retail/commercial building with parking where Ken Smith is so that commuters can catch a break on their way to and from work?