What makes Ridgewood a village?
Tuesday August 13, 2013, 9:43 AM
BY Â LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
They say “it takes a village,” but what does it take to be a “village”?
When residents were asked why Ridgewood is a “village,” there were guesses, none of which were accurate. Some said it has to do with population. Another resident noted there is a rumor that the municipality will cease to be a village with the addition of one more traffic light.
To be fair, it’s kind of a trick question.
Using the technical definition, Ridgewood is not even a real “village.”
According to the New Jersey State League of Municipalities (NJSLM), a “village” is one of 12 forms of New Jersey municipal government, which are based not on population, area or traffic, but on the organization of the governing body. A village is governed by a board of trustees and a village president.
Today, with its manager, mayor and council, Ridgewood is something that rolls off the tongue less easily.
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For a blog that hates the Ridgewood News so much, you sure copy-and-paste a lot of their content.
Thank you for sharing this well written story…….. to be shared by all our media available.
When you look for the “good stuff”…….. you can find it.
Relax #1 poster…
Hatred is not something to be savored by any editor and the many contributing writers.
A community that cares for each other.
What makes it a village?
…must be the trees 🙂
What about the fact that if you look at the payroll listings, only the muni side of Rwd is called a Village, the BOE side is Ridgewood TOWNSHIP board of ed and Lbrary slightly diff. Never understood my Library here has its own sep payroll —nearly all other towns it does not. What is that?
Torches and pitchforks?
lol
Several years back there was a story in one local paper about a Boy Scout project that said if one additional traffic light was added to The Village it could no longer be called a village..
Only thing I have to say is my name is jeff
Has dom nizza comeback to life? Would be awesome if so