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Valley lawyer uses Sheila Brogan’s testimony of 2013- 2014 to contradict the statements made by the people regarding construction hazards at Ridgewood Council Meeting

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April 7,2016

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Ridgewood NJ, Rather a quiet meeting but we did get a bit of a lecture from our council pilot, Albert.  Residents both in Ridgewood and surrounding towns are concerned about the change in flight routes in and out of Teterboro that will increase the number of planes flying over our area and will bring increased noise.  Albert who loves planes explained how this change was for the greater good and well, planes make noise.

It looks as though the council is due in court on May 9th as they were also sued by Valley along with the Planning Board.  The PB settled as per the vote on Tuesday.  A trial is expected to last anywhere from a few days to 2 weeks. Not sure this is this another chance to stop Valley?

It is interesting that a new council will be elected on May 10th.  Also, we will be going to trial against Wyckoff, Glen Rock and Midland Park for improper use of funds by Ridgewood Water.  That case should be decided in the next week or so.  Nothing was mentioned at the meeting.  In all, nothing of consequence was mentioned.

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Regarding the Valley Hearings, the lawyer for Valley, Mr. Drill, used Sheila Brogan’s testimony of 2013- 2014 to contradict the statements made by the people regarding construction hazards for several years in the area when she said that she saw no problems because they have had construction projects at several of the schools in the past and all was manageable.  People were so upset when she said this because it was like comparing apples and oranges.  But her cavalier statement became a big part of Valley’s deflection of any concerns about its close proximity to Benjamin Franklin.

9 thoughts on “Valley lawyer uses Sheila Brogan’s testimony of 2013- 2014 to contradict the statements made by the people regarding construction hazards at Ridgewood Council Meeting

  1. There has to be a lot of airplanes flying overhead around here, especially private jets from Teterboro. They have to fly someplace.

    Who is flying those jets. I think they are the jets of business people doing business FOR YOU AND ME, FOR US.

    They are making sure the malls are filled with all the throwaway stuff and upgraded products YOU DEMAND as consumers.

    So look up and smile when you hear them roaring by. CORPORATE JETS are US.

  2. The testimony of a school psychologist you can understand, but Sheila Brogan ? Of course, ANY psychologist would never (unless paid by Valley) have backed up her testimony, and they know it. And she was elected to look out for the children in this district ? It was a pathetic statement then, and it still is.

  3. Sheila Brogan horrified the assembled multitude that night at BF and sure enough, her comments have returned to haunt us many times over. They were quickly turned into PowerPoint slides by Valley’s attorneys. Our elected BOE hires the Superintendent of Schools, not the reverse, and should have stood firm, acting as a staunch defender of students’ and teachers’ health, safety, and ability to learn and teach in peace and health. That defection was one of the harshest blows in this nearly decade-long fight to prevent Ridgewood from becoming Valleywood. Ms. Brogan’s failure to support the children and teachers was a terrible and unexpected blow. She has a great deal to answer for and should stop running for reelection to the BOE.

  4. If you didn’t watch the planning board meeting, a gentleman spoke at 1:41:50 on the you tube channel who seemed to rattle the planning board chairman and the planning board attorney. He mentioned something about an issue that was discussed in the closed session right before the meeting where there was a conflict issue with the planning board attorney’s firm and that they should recuse themselves. interesting stuff.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otpRdGXVedQ

  5. Scarf Lady should step down….23+ years…help us !

  6. No Spelling Bee champions here I see….

  7. Thats all you got 8:52?

  8. 9:37 – yup, that’s all I got.

    Maybe I’m out of touch but I think it’s kind of important to have the kids spell correctly…I mean they are representing a school…right ?

  9. that was a sad day for the children of Ridgewood.

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