March 23,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Readers say , “The only way to stop this is to fill up the room and let our Village Council know how we feel about this vote. It is important that everybody in town come out tonight. It is probably the most important vote in Ridgewood history because it is a question as to whether we want to continue living in a village or make it into a city. If the Village Council votes in favor of this high density master plan amendment, nothing will ever be the same again in our town.”
As Dave Slomin from CBR pointed out, “Ridgewood’s future held by the current powerholders in our Village Council and Planning Board, and that of a large majority of Residents. These powerholders see downtown Ridgewood as bigger scale, taller, denser, and much more bustling. They are planning a town center with a more urban look and feel, not a small town character. I don’t really know what is influencing them, as virtually every Resident CBR has spoken with – 1,000s of them over the past 4 years – wants Ridgewood to maintain its small town feel. Residents want to give their children and grandchildren the same wonderful town we enjoy.
Slomin went on , ‘Oddly, all three of the Council Members who support this over-scaled development are not running again. Why? We can only guess. But what we do know, is that in approving such unprecedented development as a Council Majority, but a Ridgewood Minority, they leave the mess to the next Council and to every Resident of this town… and to our children. Again, bad and unfair planning.”
Most readers find the idea that there will be No material impact? Really? These studies were hastily arranged at best and are not at all credible. If 70 units is so immaterial, why can’t you and your developer friends and family live without them?
That’s not an understatement.
What’s amazing to me is that The Three Clowns have not tried to get the Valley proposal approved too.
Very Clintonian like to rush approvals for unpopular projects (or pardons) before leaving office…
A night for tears.
sadly the vote has already been cast by the 3 amigos.
I would like to understand how my phone number was provided for a Robocall last night about this issue. I have an unlisted number, am registered with do not call lists, and have only provided my contact info for Reverse 911 and school contact.
Either the village or the school has violated the privacy of the list by distributing the numbers to a neighborhood cause. Seems that both sides of this are playing by the same underhanded rules
its a done deal people…you were asleep at the switch once again. now go back to sleep, make sure junior gets into to Harvard and put your for sale sign up. NEXT!
10 AM, you don’t think this will be rushed through before the former Vice President of the Valley Auxiliary returns to the fold as of July 1?