>Village of Ridgewood : More details on the Village budget
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ- Parks and Recreation is looking at a budget about the same as last year of $1.5 million budget, which is supplemented by about $800,000 in gross revenue from programs and the Graydon concession stand.
Graydon needs about 250 tons of coarse sand costs around $50,000, and in a possible repair of a large pump that could cost as much as $5,000. Concession stand revenues last summer were$96,000 , with a $28,000 and $41,000 for supplies, netting $27,000 for the summer season.
If the summer weather is anything like last year, adding the slight increase in fees which still has Graydon offering one of the lowest costs to join of any pool in the area the village will move one step closer to its goal of having the facility break even or pay for it self. After a successful season last year the village is looking to promote the pool a bit to further increase members .
The CBD Project Pride has a tiny budget of $22,900 budget with a committee made up of all volunteers doing the work that would otherwise be done by the Village making the expenditure viewed more as a cost savings.
The number of cell phones issued to Village employees has been decreased in the last two years. The number of cell phones on the Village payroll has dropped from 126, to 96 this year. The It department is now looking to consolidate cell contracts by using shared minute plans lowering the cost of new lines from $40 per month to $10 per month.
