Another was even more disturbed, “I agree big time. Richard Brooks was extraordinarily nasty and condescending in his tone and presentation. Excuse me, sir, but you are a volunteer (thank you, we appreciate it) but you are not an elected official (not even close, by the way, you were voted down by a huge margin, you were the lowest vote getter). So get off your high horse and stop telling the elected officials what they can and cannot do. They can discuss Schedler and Graydon and any other park they want to. Yes, they will listen to recommendations or suggestions from you and your committee (again, thank you for volunteering) but they are in charge and wild decide what they will and will not do.. Not you. Got it? Get it. Now sit the hell down.”
Just watched Brooks on tape. Nasty and confrontational. Wow. You lost, remember? You were the lowest vote getter in a field of six.
So sad Anne Loving has such a dominant voice on this blog
“Time to Shut Down the Financial Advisory Committee”
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Don’t you mean
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Time to Shut Down the “Line My Pockets PAC”
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yes that’s about right
Time to shut down the breeding ground for Aronsohn-wannabees
11:28, can you elaborate? “Lining pockets” means $$–right? Or did you mean it metaphorically? Are members of the Financial Advisory Committee getting more out if it than (questionable) personal glory, unacceptable power (much less under current than previous council, which invented the committee), and CV items for possible future election runs?
Mayor Knudsen and her cronies have finally driven Valley out of Ridgewood – the largest employer in the Village by a wide margin, and a neighborhood institution since 1951. We won’t need such a large police force and fire dept anymore.
Makes it easier to raise municipal taxes more than 2% a year when you don’t have financial advice. Note the last time we had a “CFO” the Village raise municipal taxes 4.8% a year to hand out retroactive pay hikes to friends and offer +4% annual wage increases to Police & Fire during the Great Recession when inflation was below 2%. Those mistakes might have been avoided if the then Council had good financial advice. Looks like we’re going to make the same mistakes again. At least we won’t need so much public safety now that Valley’s leaving.
Start the towns cost and employee reduction plan now..meantime hire and wage freezes in order for period of review..get the police out of those 100 k SUVs for foot and crosswalk safety patrols.Reduce the parking ticket police count and make a few New friends who might want to visit and shop
without a fine for that stop and browse opportunity for our merchants.
That’s exactly right 8:53…complete disgrace. So much for PILOT cash to offset the high taxes in this town. And the first order of business is to finally bury the fat cats at the FD. What a complete waste of tax dollars. We’re not going to need them any longer…We have NOT needed them for years. That’s why I have fire insurance…except for my basement because I know they will save that.