Study: Space not big enough for Ridgewood, Glen Rock to share garage
THURSDAY JANUARY 16, 2014, 3:11 PM
BY DARIUS AMOS AND RICHARD DE SANTA
STAFF WRITERS
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
The land adjacent to Ridgewood’s water treatment facility is large enough to house a new village maintenance garage, but a recently conducted feasibility study revealed the tract cannot jointly accommodate Glen Rock’s Department of Public Works.
Since late last year, the two neighboring municipalities had been examining the Ridgewood-owned property in Glen Rock as a possible relocation site for their respective DPW operations. Both agreed to split the costs of two studies, which were performed by Ramsey-based Conklin Associates.
An ad-hoc committee comprised of officials from each town reviewed the results of the feasibility study last week, according to Ridgewood Deputy Mayor Albert Pucciarelli, who said the report had a “very complex analysis because of the wetlands and other riparian issues surrounding the property.”
Even Bozo the Clown wouldn’t be stupid enough to propose putting fuel tanks and a salt shed at a location with protected wetlands nearby. Drop this plan and move on to something that makes sense.
Why not fix existing site? What is going to happen to that property?
Big Al the Developers Friend is the one pushing for this. I guess now we will go it alone. More money.
yes # 2 that’s what should be done, fix up the building on chestnut street. the place don’t need much.
1 new windows
2 new paint inside
3new paint out side
4 new floors
not a lot of money.
The roof is still bow string truss style very unsafe in the event of a fire if the town stays with that building it should be changed.
sounds good right, the village don;t need to waste money on a new building. fix what we have . the village can use one of the old fire buildings on w, glen av.
people no other town would like to go into a partner ship with us, why would they. all towns around us a in great shape. they don’t need us or won’t us.
to # 5 can we add some kind of beems to make it safe.
Not sure, but I know the car dealer in Hackensack where the 5 fireman died had the same kind of roof structure, I’m not skilled enough to know what it takes to make the existing roof safe.
o k thank you. just thinking of ways to save money. and at the same time stay at that spot, but also make the old place safe.
If the building catches fire, don’t send any firemen inside. Just let it burn and we can collect the insurance money to pay for a new building.