BY ALEXANDRA HOEY
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
RIDGEWOOD – Superior Court Judge Lisa Perez Friscia issued an opinion last Thursday, which gives the village 90 days to adopt an ordinance consistent with The Valley Hospital 2016 master plan amendment adopted in April by the Planning Board.
Valley Hospital, which is surrounded by homes in an otherwise residential neighborhood, plans to nearly double in size, from 565,000 square feet to 961,000 square feet, which will create 451 one-patient rooms.
Appeal. Hopefully the new council will have the courage to do what needs to be done
Appeal and pay for the legal fees by taxing Valley. Simple.
Appeal, yes, but the town may also wish to obtain a stay the part of the ruling that requires the Council to adopt the specified ordinance. The latter is no mean feat. Final judgments and orders from New Jersey Superior Court trial court judges are extremely difficult to “dislodge”. Appellate Division judges have to practically be charmed to within an inch of their lives before agreeing to block implementation of a trial court’s judgment pending final appellate disposition. The whole system is more or less designed to front load power at the trial court level rather than at the apellate level. Hard to see why things must be arranged this way but thems the facts and Ridgewood must deal with them squarely.
You are correct 11:13….it’s a done deal and rightfully so.
No more appeals…..no more stalling…..no more bullshit.
It WILL be built and there is nothing you can do about it.
Keep dreaming
Nice try 11:13 and 12:35. The judge in this case said in open court that she expects an appeal. Happy to give her what she signed up for.
12:35- If in the remote possibility you live in Ridgewood, you must be a short timer for that statement to make any sense. Either that, or you are an employee( or married to one) who can’t stand the idea of possibly commuting to somewhere where putting this joke would make sense.