>What do you think now that the Ridgewood News has come out and whole heartily endorsed the Valley Hospital “Renewal Plan” ?
After all according to the Paper ,” Valley is right around the corner.” and “Ridgewood residents should not fall behind in receiving world-class care in their backyard”
Frankly I am not so sure ,while modernization is noble indeed I was unaware that the “Renewed Valley” was going to have the trauma center that would make it being,”right around the corner” of real value ?
Don’t get me wrong I always liked Valley after all I was born there and that oughta count for something . The fact of the matter however is that the “Renewed Valley” necessary or not is simply to big for the property .
And then there were all those small but annoying details ,like using the Village council to squelch Free Speech with the now infamous ‘No Sign Ordinance” or perhaps it was the appearance of trying to bury the actual size of the “Renewal” deep in the blue prints. It might have been the plans to widen the Linwood Avenue, or a sneaky attempt to buy the Benjamin Franklin Field .Maybe it was the perceived conflict of interest with some of the Village Council members or even the fact that Valley has been a rather bad neighbor ,not keep its word in the past. The 2 million bucks to keep Pascack closed and out of the clutches of Valley’s arch enemy Hackensack Medical Center certainly could have been better played.
As for me I am keeping my eyes wide open on this one still hoping for some kind of reconciliation, I like Valley but I don’t want it to become part of the destruction process that seems to be stealing the very essence of the Village of Ridgewood from Ridgewood. I also think much of the organized opposition has presented some very reasonable objections that have routinely been ignored and pushed a side.
So at this time I wait and wait; still looking for that “Right” “price of progress”.
PJ Blogger
