Dear Amazing Staff of the Ridgewood blog ,
Village of Ridgewood response to the 7/20/17 ruling: In the matter of Township of Wyckoff, Boroughs of Glen Rock and Midland Park v. Village of Ridgewood (Water Rate Litigation) Docket NO.BER-L-5651-12
Ridgewood Water and the Village of Ridgewood are pleased with Judge Friscia’s decision and see the ruling as fair and thoughtful. Invalidating the three ordinances of 2010, 2011 and 2012 will allow the current Village Council to recalculate prior rate increases based on input from qualified experts. Further, the decision affords the Village the right to take the statutorily permitted surplus not taken in previous years, if appropriate. We believe Judge Friscia took a balanced approach based on plaintiff’s failure to prove damages and the court did not award the plaintiffs litigation costs or attorney fees. Ridgewood Water joins in the effort of the court’s decision to halt additional costs to the rate payers.
In the absence of a plaintiff appeal, the Village looks forward to a quick and reasonable resolution of this matter.
Ridgewood Water will continue to deliver a safe and reliable water supply at reasonable rates, and looks forward to the continued implementation of capital improvements.
Robert G Rooney
Acting Village Manager/CFO
201/670-5500
Yeah I see. Layoffs in the water company.
I would love to know what the other town spent on attorneys fees, that must be up in $1 million or so interesting
Rigewood Water may also be responsible for legal fees for the other towns
@8:08. It says plainly in the above article “We believe Judge Friscia took a balanced approach….and the court did not award the plaintiffs litigation costs or attorney fees.”
Stand corrected 9:42
Ok this is still bad
We need to merge with a real water company. Someone on Facebook referred to a “foreign ” water company.
I hope she was not worried because “Suez” sounds exotic.
We are in over our heads. Our water is not more pure than other water supplies. The agency is poorly managed and is in need of infrastructure upgrades. Time to let the pros take over.