Ridgewood Community Meeting Set for NJDEP-Submitted Cleanup Plan Details
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood residents, mark your calendars! The highly anticipated soil remediation plan for the controversial Zabriskie-Schedler property is officially finalized and ready for public review.
Matrix New World Engineering, the firm tasked with the cleanup, has completed its detailed plan and submitted it to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). Now, the community gets its chance to see exactly how this critical piece of Ridgewood land will be made safe.
Event Details: Public Presentation and Q&A
Representatives from Matrix New World Engineering will present the full details of the remediation strategy and answer questions directly from the public:
| Event Detail | Information |
| What: | Public Presentation of the Zabriskie-Schedler Soil Remediation Plan |
| When: | Wednesday, November 13th, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. |
| Where: | Youth Center at Village Hall |
| Presented By: | Matrix New World Engineering |
| Purpose: | Review plan details, answer questions, and discuss the NJDEP submission. |
Why This Meeting is Crucial for Ridgewood Residents
The Zabriskie-Schedler property has been a local focus for years, not only due to its potential as a preserved open space but also because of the lingering concerns regarding its historical contamination. The soil remediation plan is the necessary final hurdle before the land can be utilized safely by the community.
This meeting is your opportunity to understand:
- The Scope: Exactly what contaminants will be addressed and the extent of the cleanup required.
- The Process: The specific methods and timeline Matrix will use to remediate the soil.
- The NJDEP Role: The steps required for final approval by the state’s environmental protection agency.
Don’t miss this opportunity to directly engage with the engineers responsible for restoring this important piece of Ridgewood open space. Your input and understanding are key to the project’s future success.
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Get ready for “expensive” to clean up soil in a berm that nobody ever would have walked on.
I government was “in business” it would be out of business.
Keith has it covered. Didn’t Ridgewood dump there too? If so, why are tax payers on the hook for the whole nut? Seems unethical just like everything else that gets bumped up by this clown show.
Yes, according to minutes from council meetings, Ridgewood Water dumped spoil piles onto the Schedler property. Did they have contamination in those piles, very likely, but yet tax dollars will be spent on negligence? I don’t understand how this works.
What’s the problem?
Bonds are free money, interest rates will never spike, and Ridgewood’s tax base and revenues are rock solid.
Plus, Greasy Paulie is a financial genius. Did you forget he ran a super- successful restaurant?
Will Vagianos be there to moderate. We all know how he loves to interrupt members of the public in order to trip them up.
KK will make an appearance…might even put on a hard hat.
When does Peewee’s term end….?
“When does Peewee’s term end….?”
Watch the final minutes of the Twilight Zone episode “A nice place to visit” and you’ll get an idea……………………………
Saying goodbye to Peewee will not come soon enough plus we still have to deal with the other idiots for a while too.
#voting matters
Another photo op for Keith!
Will this be televised?
Will representatives from Matrix going to be available for questions? Typically, they walk out of the room and are not available for any questions because the Village does not want to pay for their time. Will this happen again?
isnt KK headed to Trenton
Yes he is
Will Scottie M be there to propose his remediation solution?
He can wear his cool baseball uniform!
Thank you again, New Jersey, for Senior Freeze.
Oh it’s going to get real interesting. Making my popcorn and will pull up a seat.