Ridgewood NJ, Village Council rescinded Resolution #15-257 Wednesday night, saving the Schedler Park from being clear-cut and destroying acres of trees and wildlife habitat.
The council’s unanimous vote to do the right thing was another blow for the disastrous plans of former Village administration.
This is a huge victory for the neighborhood who has been fighting to preserve both the natural environment at Schedler but also preserve the historic significance of the sight .
Neighbors felt the sight was unsuitable for a baseball field for many reasons including the noise from Route 17, parking issues and the lack of road infrastructure ,which they felt would overwhelm the neighborhood.
There was also fears that wildlife habitat would be lost when it was discovered eagles used the area as a food source.
Ms Hone basically received the blow off from former Village Manager Roberta Sonenfeld .
Hone sent a second email exclaiming ,”A citizen’s complaint should not be viewed as a threat, but rather an opportunity to dismiss wrong doing and restore/gain public trust. As public servants, Village Manager and Council, have a fiduciary obligation to investigate citizen’s complaints and afford the complainant due process. The complainant has a right to receive a panel decision, with detailed explanation, as to whether allegations are sustained, not sustained, deemed unfounded or exonerated.”
Oh get over yourselves, scrub tree huggers. The place is and will remain a glorified dog rest room.
We’re just kicking the can down the road…the Rec Committee is gonna screw another neighborhood….
Can we sell the property now and put it back in the tax rolls? We were well played.
Neighbors ask, please help us save the property from developers we don’t want another 7-11, and when the money is spent for the overall good of the town change the story to we want nothing done at all.
There is nothing historic about the house, old does not mean historic, it is a accident and lawsuit waiting to happen. Nothing special about the property, no endangered animals, rocks, soil, water, or anything claimed.
Just a group of people who did not want anything done and fooled the town into spending money to do it.
Sell this, sell Hanernackel, nothing but a waste of space and money
nice revisionism , the history of the house is well documented and so is the wildlife in the area
I am really happy that the wooded area will stay but what is the legitimate historical significance of the house? Why not level it and let nature take its course (with some additional native plantings to help mother nature along)…1030 obviously hasn’t seen eagles scavenging on the property (not nesting as some people have claimed) or the turkey vultures having their sunday afternoon carrion brunch… those were impressive sights in themselves…. Once again, preservation of the woodlands is wonderful but I think money can be better spent than on renovating that house.