August 6,2015
Boyd A. Loving
Ridgewood NJ, During what could only be described as one of the most bizarre Village Council meetings I’ve attended in quite some time, Councilwoman Gwenn Hauck publicly accused the “Friends of the Schedler House” organization of turning down a $45k donation from an unnamed individual.
However, according to an officer of “Friends of the Schedler House,” no $45k donation was ever offered by the “unnamed individual.” What did happen was during a recent meeting between members of the organization and selected Village officials, Councilwoman Hauck merely suggested that a particular individual might be willing to donate the sum.
As you might expect, even though she was publicly corrected, Councilwoman Hauck offered no public apology for her erroneous accusation.
UPDATE: Village Council predicted to vote 3-2 on 8/12 to demolish Schedler House to facilitate construction of a 90 foot baseball field with concession stand.
Despite voting in support of spending up to $500k in “preliminary costs” for the design of a parking garage with a currently unknown shape, size, and final cost, Aronsohn and Hauck object to spending $45k to save the Schedler House. Pucciarelli is on his honeymoon, so he wasn’t there to make a fool of himself too.
So there you have it folks. The Three Stooges will have one of the most historic buildings in Northwest Bergen County demolished just to secure the Sports Council votes next year.
Hauck outright LIED. It was disgusting and despicable.
Ms. Hauck should submit her resignation NOW!
It is unfortunate that some of the same people involved in the attempted restoration of the Schedler House fell for our Mayors kool aid and support him in the election.
You really have to wonder what people were thinking, outside of the relatively small number of Valley supporters, when they voted for her. What an embarrassment to the electoral process.
As they say stupid is as stupid does.
Aronsohn came across as an absolutely insane person the way he kept badgering Councilwoman Knudsen with questions about the projected costs for restoring the Schedler House. He’s got no problem voting yes for a parking garage not knowing how much it will cost, but goes crazy about $45k? What’s wrong with that man?
I watched it on Livestream. It was bizarre. Mayor was definitely badgering Susan and it was clear that Gwen was outright lying (even on my computer screen). And Bernadette Walsh’s point that more people would have applied for the “Assistant” / “Confidential Secretary ” position had it been advertised with the correct credential was spot on. Did we get the best person for the job? I don’t know.
Right 9:41 how about his statement “A little decorum ” when people started clapping. Its ok when they are clapping for him or one of the Amigos. That he has no problem with.
Liar, liar, bimbo on fire.
Should this scurrilous “reporting” be withdrawn wirh an abject apology to Ms Hauck? Read today’s reporting from the Ridgewood News and it states categorically that acording to Ms. Isabela Altano, member of RED, they do have the $45,000 procured. Now let’s see, whose reporting do I trust more, the Ridgewood News or the Ridgewood Pravda, I mean Blog?
Rurik: Get your facts straight. The group needs another $45k.
Yes Mr. Halaby. Before you shoot your mouth off again, listen to the ustream and try to get with it.
Mr. Halaby, your dementia is showing.
Anon 10:27 Dementia is an unfortunate condition that ocurs to many people as they age. It is no laughing matter. I may have dementia, but I will tell you that with the nasty comment you made, you have a SICK mind. Plus you are cowardly that you only have the courage to make a miserable comment like this hiding behind Ma James’s apron strings. Look at yourself in a mirror this morning. Perhaps you will do yourself a favor by shaking your head and saying, “What a stupid thing to say.”
Little touchy there, aren’t you Rurik. You messed up completely on your pontificating about the Schedler House matter, and someone made a crack about it. So instead of admitting that you knee jerked your response without getting the facts, you turn on the person who made the dementia comment. The oldest trick in the book, used even by little. children – divert attention from your mistake by yelling at someone else. Speaks volumes.
Entire town should go en masse to Penn and Teller on Broadway and learn how sleight of hand is done.
4:02 “divert attention” is what Mr.Halaby does best. He does the same thing when commenting on Valley.
This is Sue Knudsen’s “issue”? Hello, Valley Hospital “not-for-profit” status should be revoked like Morristown case. Where are you on this?
Where are ANY of them ?
9:14 – HELLO???? Did you bother to watch or attend the meeting. Knudsen spoke strongly and emphatically in favor of keeping the house and restoring it. She was badgered mercilessly by Aronsohn, but she held her ground. She was so articulate that some members of the public broke in to applause – of course Aronsohn had to reprimand them for being uncivil, seriously, he is such a jerk, he simply cannot stand that he cannot control the flow of opinion.