>the Village of Ridgewood Looking Back on 2010 Part 1
MONDAY, JANUARY 04, 2010
$48 million dollar Referendum :Cautiously Optimistic?
It seems that Ms. Goodman is right to be cautious about whether Ridgewood will ever see the $10 million dollars in matching funds from the state of NJ for our turf fields. We have it from a good source that Governor Corzine has refused to sign off on any school referendums. Which means that Ridgewood’s recently passed $48 million dollar bond referendum is in limbo awaiting the approval of incoming Governor Christie. Who, by the way, has made it abundantly clear that he is going to cut state spending.
https://theridgewoodblog.net/2010/01/48-million-dollar-referendum-cautiously.html
MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2010
Controversial Rector Announces Plan to “Part Ways” with Christ Episcopal Church
The Reverend S. Elizabeth Searle of Christ Episcopal Church Ridgewood, whose management style reportedly caused the mass resignation of nine Vestry members this past October, publicly announced her plan to “part ways” with Christ Church shortly.
The Ridgewood Blog’s coverage of the turmoil at Christ Church was criticized by several current and former parishioners, and an official from the Episcopal Diocese of Newark, as being an “inappropriate public intrusion on a very private matter.”
https://theridgewoodblog.net/2010/01/controversial-rector-announces-plan-to.html
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2010
Ridgewood police sergeant charged with stealing PBA money
https://www.northjersey.com/news/011410_Ridgewood_police_sergeant_charged_with_stealing_PBA_money.html
Ridgewood police sergeant charged with stealing PBA money
Thursday, January 14, 2010
BY EVONNE COUTROS AND MARLENE NAANES
The Record
Staff Writers
RIDGEWOOD — A village police sergeant is accused of stealing $65,000 from the local Police Benevolent Association, police said Thursday.
Sgt. William Hemmer, 40, of Sussex, was arrested Thursday morning after he turned himself in at police headquarters and was charged with theft by deception and official misconduct, Ridgewood police said in a statement. He was released on his own recognizance, Detective Capt. John Ward said.
https://theridgewoodblog.net/2010/01/plot-thickens-ridgewoods-downtown-voted.html
SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2010
The Plot Thickens : Ridgewood’s downtown voted Bergen’s best
The question is: Are these papers being truly objective or are the articles an attempt to placate the Village Council and bring an end to the antagonism between it and the President of the Chamber of Commerce, who happens to be the son in law of the owner of the North Jersey Media Group? If the answer is the latter, then we can only look to the Blogs for any kind of truth about what goes on in the Village!
https://theridgewoodblog.net/2010/01/plot-thickens-ridgewoods-downtown-voted.html
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2010
Parking Economics 101 : Its called the Supply and Demand Curve
Great Article by Mike Sedon !
Revenues from Ridgewood parking rate hike fall short
Friday, February 19, 2010
BY MICHAEL SEDON
The Ridgewood News
STAFF WRITER
https://www.northjersey.com/news/bergen/84758732_Revenues_from_rate_hike_fall_short.html
Doubling parking meter rates in Ridgewood did not double revenues, but other factors may have played a role in how the parking utility netted $34,000 in additional income over a five-month period, compared to the same time frame in 2008.
The Ridgewood News, through an Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request, obtained parking utility revenue figures for the months from August to December 2008, when rates were 25 cents an hour to park at all meters in the village, and August to December 2009, when the Village Council changed the rates to 50 cents an hour.
https://theridgewoodblog.net/2010/02/parking-economics-101-its-called-supply.html
THURSDAY, MARCH 04, 2010
Parking in Graydon South Lot Will Now Cost $425 Per School Year
The time honored tradition of Ridgewood High School students being able to park for free in the Graydon South lot will soon come to an unceremonious end.
Students may thank Village Council members for this bit of bad news. Council members are still seeking to plug major gaps in the municipal budget by squeezing revenue from every possible source; an increase in permit parking fees is one of those sources.
https://theridgewoodblog.net/2010/03/parking-in-graydon-south-lot-will-now.html
TUESDAY, MARCH 09, 2010
The Ridgewood Board of Education (BOE) announces layoffs necessary
Ridgewood announces school layoffs
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
BY DOLORES ALFIERI
The Ridgewood News
STAFF WRITER
https://www.northjersey.com/news/87116907_Ridgewood_announces_school_layoffs_to_balance_budget.html
The Ridgewood Board of Education (BOE) announced that layoffs in the village’s schools will be necessary to manage the 2010/2011 budget.
At its meeting last night, the BOE outlined the reduction in school administration and salaries. A district-wide meeting was called Monday afternoon to inform teachers and administrators of cuts that seem all but inevitable.
https://theridgewoodblog.net/2010/03/ridgewood-board-of-education-boe.html
THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2010
Village Council Election: Readers Still Question the Use of RPP email List
…using an email list from the Village of Ridgewood(rpp) to further one’s personal gain (getting petition signatures for public office) should be more than likely to be considered as an unethical matter.
If ethics play any part in submitting the required number of petitions in order to run for a seat on the council, those that were acquired by unethical means and submitted, justly should be thrown out (considered as null and void).
https://theridgewoodblog.net/2010/03/readers-still-question-use-of-rpp-email.html
SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2010
Rain & Wind Storm Causing Major Damage Throughout Ridgewood
Heavy rain accompanied by measured wind gusts of over 60 miles per hour reeked havoc throughout the Village on Saturday afternoon and early evening.
https://theridgewoodblog.net/2010/03/rain-wind-storm-causing-major-damage.html
TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2010
Concerned Neighbors : A grass roots effort to save grass roots
A grass roots effort to save grass roots Presented by Steve Shea NJDEP Public Hearing March 15, 2010
https://theridgewoodblog.net/2010/03/concerned-neighbors-grass-roots-effort.html
TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2010
WHAT BOIL WATER ADVISORY?
“Funny thing, tonite after dinner I got a call from Bergen county stating the ‘boil water order’ had been lifted. The joke is on me since I never got the call to boil water in the first place and I drank 4 glasses today. Per the Village website, it did not affect us. Who do I beleive? Hopefuly I wont get the ‘tourista’.”
https://theridgewoodblog.net/2010/03/what-boil-water-advisory.html
TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2010
Kenneth A. Gabbert :March 22nd the Village gave notices to employees holding positions that in the 2010 budget will be eliminated
Informational Statement
Village of Ridgewood, March 23, 2010
Contact: Kenneth A. Gabbert,
Village Manager
The Unions representing Village employees have been most cooperative under a rather difficult financial process, as the Village faced nearly a one million dollar shortfall in the proposed 2010 Budget.
In January 2010, the Village Finance Committee met with Union representatives and detailed the need to extend contracts one year with no pay increase this year.
https://theridgewoodblog.net/2010/03/kenneth-gabbert-march-22nd-village-gave.html
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010
Ridgewood Teachers: I’m sorry but your crocodile tears no longer move me
I raised money for you. I wrote letters for you. I voted for every budget for the first 13 years I lived here. I listened to you complain and how you were ready to walk out until you got double what I made that year – but still supported you. I went to games, music performances, plays, exhibits (and still do). I donated to the REF.
How do you repay me and my family? By ignoring that we were tired of your complaining and wanting all the assurances that us commoners are not afforded in our careers.
https://theridgewoodblog.net/2010/03/ridgewood-teachers-im-sorry-but-your.html
to be continued …
