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Ridgewood Nj, The Village Council is looking for Village residents who are interested in volunteering to serve on the following Boards and Committees: Project Pride, The Ridgewood Arts Council, The Ridgewood Green Team, and The Central Business District Advisory Committee.
The Project Pride Committee works with the Village Council, Village Management, residents, and stakeholders to organize and initiate improvements to foster a visually appealing environment throughout the Village of Ridgewood. Project Pride will be responsible for organizing and implementing the Central Business District spring/summer plantings, including budget preparation and request, and recruiting volunteers to help with these plantings. Project Pride will also seek stakeholder input to foster improvements to areas throughout the Village. This Committee is looking for Village resident members.
The Ridgewood Arts Council assists in the promotion of and encourages artistic and cultural programs and provides for educational opportunities in the areas of art and culture. The Ridgewood Arts Council also provides advice, guidance, and recommendations to the Village Council, as needed. This committee is looking for Village resident members.
The Ridgewood Green Team is a subcommittee of Green Ridgewood and is made up of residents who are interested in making Ridgewood a sustainable community; are LEED Certified; have work experience with sustainable practices, such as solar energy or recycling; have experience in obtaining grants for sustainable purposes. The Ridgewood Green Team also works on maintaining Ridgewood’s participation in Sustainable Jersey. This committee is looking for two Village resident member.
The Central Business District Advisory Committee (CBDAC) works with the Village Council, business owners and residents to evaluate and initiate enhancements to improve the viability of the CBD, including traffic flow and patterns, parking, pedestrian safety, and the balance of commercial uses, while maintaining and refining the historic and aesthetic elements to create a more desirable, vibrant, and memorable destination for all visitors. This committee is looking for one Village resident member.
All interested residents should fill out a Citizen Volunteer Leadership form (found on the Village website by clicking on the tile labeled “Employment and Volunteer Opportunities”), and send it along with a cover letter indicating on which board(s) or committee(s) the resident wishes to serve, and a biography or resume to:
Joyce Magro
Village Clerk’s Office
Village of Ridgewood
131 North Maple Ave.
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
or by email to: jmagro@ridgewoodnj.net
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS AUGUST 16, 2023
Ridgewood is literally greenwashing, like whitewashing but pretending they are green and interested in sustainability all the while they want to cut down all of the trees on the Schedler lot. How hypocritical. Also this committee is supposed to be looked up to provide information on the environmental impacts of actions taken by Ridgewood and yet Paul, Evan and Siobahn voted on putting an artificial turf field on a historic property all the while knowing residents in that community had wells and need the trees as they live on Route 17. Did any of them listen to the advice of Green Ridgewood which opposed turf and cutting down all of the trees. Simple answer, not even a phone call or reply email. Why should we join a committee when it is only to pretend to be something it is not.
Who the hell wants to work as a Volunteer under this Council ?