file photo by Boyd Loving
Dear Friends,
After the September 16th Village Council meeting, everyone I spoke with said, “Well, it’s a done deal with the High Density Housing.” But then September 30th proved us different.
The point is, as Rocky Balboa once said, “It ain’t ’til it’s over.” To add to that: It’s only over if we don’t show up.
Tonight is probably the most important Village Council meeting in the history of Ridgewood. It is the night when it’s decided whether we live in a Village or a City.
No one can foresee the future, but one thing is for sure: coming tonight will send a strong message – not only to this outgoing Village Council majority, but also as a mandate to those who are running for election. Perhaps even more important is that we can say that we showed up when our Village needed us the most and did what we could to stop this madness.
Lastly, if it’s absolutely impossible for you to come, The link to the broadcast can be found here: https://livestream.com/accounts/18208820/events/4985052
(NOTE: this is an unofficial broadcast and can ONLY be viewed at the above link.)
Please share this link and forward this note to as many residents as you can.
Thank you for helping protect our most wonderful village. Hope to see you tonight.
Sincerely,
Dana
Resident and the top 3 amigos cheerleader Jim G. just call the unknown residents that put out the anti garage mail Fornicaters.
lol !!!!
Watching this meeting I just noticed the seal of the Village of Ridgewood on the web page is crooked is that a Freudian Slip? You would think that the Queen Bee Manager would have seen that. No attention to detail.
waste of time, it will be built.
When they get done we will also have a 90 ft baseball field at Schedler. Thank to all you resident that voted these 3 into office will get your “Just deserts”.
I just watched the live stream. If I saw correctly, then it was a 3-2 yes vote for high density housing. Following is a link, not sure how long it will stay active, but the voting occurs at the 4 hour and 15 minute mark https://livestream.com/accounts/18208820/events/4985052
They talk about changing the village in to a city. The village is gone. I moved here when there were a handful of restaurants and many unique stores. Look at it now. People that would support the restaurant capital of NJ go elsewhere because they don’t want to be bothered with the parking mess.
7:09- “the parking mess” does not exist and never did. You went from a”handful of restaurants” to over 80 because of an economy that improved after tanking. The problem with both the garage, and to some degree the high density housing, is what happens to both projects if the economy never fully recovers and starts heading south again ? You will be stuck with a near empty garage and a hell of a lot of empty restaurants. Can easily happen.
This commenter’s parent, when asked “Oh, you live in Ridgewood! Don’t you love the shopping?”, responded that she can’t afford to shop in Ridgewood because she lives in Ridgewood. The same goes for frequenting Ridgewood restaurants these days. For many people at least.
8:56 am My wife and i live in town and can and do shop and eat in the village, if you cannot afford it then maybe it is time to move on to a less expensive location. I find the stores and restaurants fairly priced as anywhere.
here we go , the Captain Jack attack , if you cant afford it ,you should not live here spoken like ,someone who has put their house up for sale
8:56 AM Affordability is not the issue for most people who live in or around Ridgewood when it comes to eating or shopping there. It’s the timing of these projects that make them highly questionable, at best.
Bravo James 10.31 a good rats in the wood pile smelling out..