>Village will hold Valley Hospital meetings at Ridgewood High School
TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2011
BY KELLY EBBELS
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
At least seven Village Council special meetings will be held beginning in September to discuss The Valley Hospital expansion proposal, officials announced Monday.
Special meetings to discuss The Valley Hospital’s expansion proposal will be held this fall in the Ridgewood High School Campus Center.
The meetings will be held at the Ridgewood High School (RHS) Campus Center. The meeting location is a crucial aspect of the proceedings, in light of incidents at last June’s Planning Board meeting at George Washington Middle School, when council members voted to alter the Master Plan to allow Valley to proceed with its “Renewal” project. Hundreds of people were left standing outside the facility due to capacity limitations. Residents also protested a lack of parking at that meeting.
The council has the final vote on whether to amend the village’s “H zone” ordinance and allow the expansion.