PLANNING BOARD
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE/AGENDA
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Village Hall Court Room – 7:30 P.M.
(all timeframes and the order of agenda items below are approximate and subject to change)
- 7:30 p.m. – Call to Order, Statement of Compliance, Flag Salute, Roll Call – In accordance with the provisions of Section 10:4-8d of the Open Public Meetings Act, the date, location, and time of the commencement of this meeting is reflected in a meeting notice, a copy of which schedule has been filed with the Village Manager and the Village Clerk, The Ridgewood News and The Record newspapers, and posted on the bulletin board in the entry lobby of the Village municipal offices at 131 North Maple Avenue, and on the Village website, all in accordance with the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act.
Roll call: Knudsen, Young, Reynolds, Joel, O’Brien, Patire, Hooban, Barto, Johnson, Lyubarskiy, Alegre
- 7:30 p.m. – 7:35 p.m. – Public Comments on Topics not Pending Before the Board
- 7:35 p.m. – 7:40 p.m. – Committee/Commission/Professional Updates for Non Agenda Topics; Correspondence Received by the Board
- 7:40 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Historic Preservation Commission – Discussion re: Bagelicious, 41 N. Broad Street, façade paint
- 8:00 p.m. – 8:10 p.m. – Adoption of Memorializing Resolution re: Preliminary investigation for The Valley Hospital property, Block 3301, Lot 51, as area in need of redevelopment
- 8:10 p.m. – 9:15 p.m. – Adoption of Minutes: February 15, 2022
- 9:15 p.m. – Executive Session if needed
- Adjournment
In accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, all meetings of the Ridgewood Planning Board (i.e., official public meetings, work sessions, pre-meeting assemblies and special meetings) are public meetings, which are always open to members of the general public.
Members: Susan Knudsen, John Young, Lorraine Reynolds, Richard Joel, Dianne O’Brien, Melanie Hooban, Debbie Patire, Frances Barto, Darlene Johnson, Igor Lyubarskiy, Sergio Alegre
Professional Staff: Stephen Wellinghorst, Esq., Board Attorney; Christopher J. Rutishauser, Village Engineer; Maryann Bucci-Carter, Village Planner; Jane Wondergem, Board Secretary
Here we go. The amount of payoffs by contractors on the way.
We finally gonna get some tax revenue from that parcel?
“We finally gonna get some tax revenue……………..”
No, but we going to get some “coincidental” campaign contributions
I really hope the council tries to keep the density under control. Not everything should be about more money for the town. Current residents quality of life should of primary focus. The neighborhood of Barnett Place will be badly screwed by the HoHoKus already approved 67 complex across 1st street and now more to come on Maple. The whole area will turn urban overnight. Developers are going for the kill and there’s nothing stopping them. It is a shame. Terrible times we’re living with everything turning upside down.
Wait until the state steps in and they turned into low income housing. And then then they start bussing people from Newark. Or help out, turning into Afghan towers. They need housing. Yeah. And what are you gonna do about it, zip
People are crying in the village about pickle ball, wait till the shit hits the fan regarding Valley Hospital. Village hall will be handing out Boxes of tissues.
Onyx Equity first in line
“The whole area will turn urban overnight. Developers are going for the kill and there’s nothing stopping them. ”
It already has . . . thanks to the three amigos.
Lets not forget what happens when you vote Democrat.
You get a NJ Supreme court filled with lefties who give us shit like ‘Mount Laurel’ housing and “Abbot’ School districts.
Does anyone know exactly what’s being proposed? Valley still owns that property and did not foresee full operations in the new facility until at least 10 years after the first shovel in the ground in Paramus – which wasn’t very long ago. And even then said they plan to have same day procedures there. So I guess it is Valley itself who wants to change the zoning in advance of deciding how to market it?
I suppose that makes financial sense on their end, however, the agenda reads that it’s a consideration of an area in need of redevelopment, which is a designation conferred by the municipality. So what does that imply? Contrary to some of the other comments, my gut feeling is not immediately negative, but it does make me wonder about the “big picture” for the property.
I wouldn’t mind seeing some form of “over 55” housing on that site for those of us who want to stay in town but won’t need larger homes anymore. I guess it wouldn’t even have to be over 55 necessarily but just small homes. I don’t see anything so awful about that if it was done nicely and was actually affordable enough for those of us who’ve raised families here to be able to stay in town whilst in their “retirement phase, i.e. realistic budget”. But maybe I’m naïve -and I’m certainly not a developer, so maybe it’s not the same profit motive. 🤷🏻♀️ I guess I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that, but I would bet the farm that they would sell out immediately, obviously at some profit.
**typing on my phone – please forgive any typos
Jane, the property has already been sold to a developer.
I’m moving out.
See
Ya !
“Jane, the property has already been sold to a developer.”
Eagle — what is your source of this information? I can’t find anything on this…
They keep everything quiet. Dirty chess. We told you many years ago they have a playbook upstairs and they’re not sharing it with you or I. They don’t care they do what they want anyway. Stop crying. Hackensack Eureka.
Jane, who says Ridgewood residents will able to qualify to live there?
Eagle – that is verified info? I had no idea. That makes it all seem a bit more urgent…😬
Jane – you’ll hear about it soon. It is also in today’s VC meeting agenda.
To anonymous
Jane, who says Ridgewood residents will able to qualify to live there?
I wasn’t referring to any kind of government designated qualification or specifically low income necessarily – or anything like that. I just meant nice housing that regular people and residents of Ridgewood who were looking to size down would actually be able to afford going into retirement.
I, for one, would love some sort of affordable “Senior Housing”. We’ve lived here for over 50 years and my husband is a native of Ridgewood. Most of our children, grandchildren and great grandchildren live nearby so we would enjoy living close enough for them to visit. It will be too late for us but I am sure there are younger couples who will be in the same situation. No designer housing, just plain old comfortable apartments would do.
Sorry Jane – no crackers, especially local old whites. The government ( your tax money) does not pay for them.
If you have a problem – your racist.
They should turn into a institution, because we have way too many wackos walking the streets
Does anyone know what was discussed in last night’s Planning Board meeting? I wanted to follow live online but it was impossible to find a live feed. The website is so useless, it is maddening. No info about what was discussed and no recording unless I am unable to find the info. HoHoKus has a much simpler and easier to use website.
Talking about Valley campus. How many apartments. They could fit 500-1000 if they find a friendly developer.