Hospital Expansion Foes Endorse Killion, Aronsohn and Shinozuka for Council

No candidate with the blessing of Concerned Residents of Ridgewood (CRR) has lost an election.

Three candidates just received what could be a big boost to their election hopes Monday with the endorsement of Concerned Residents of Ridgewood (CRR), a grassroots group wary of Valley Hospital’s expansion aims. According to a statement released Monday night, the organization has endorsed incumbents Mayor Keith Killion, Councilman Paul Aronsohn and newcomer candidate Jane Shinozuka. “Voters must go to the polls on May 8th, and vote for candidates Killion, Shinozuka and Aronsohn, who are the only candidates to consistently, publicly say that ‘Renewal’, as proposed and approved by the Planning Board, was wrong for Ridgewood,” said Pete McKenna, chairman of the organization. According to McKenna, the decision to endorse the trio was made …

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Division Street: The Valley Hospital Expansion Project

Council Unanimous in Voting Down 'H-Zone'

Last minute plea by Valley CEO Audrey Meyers to 'compromise' didn't sway the council, which will vote no to the ordinance next week

All five members of the Ridgewood Village Council were in agreement Tuesday – the proposed $750 million Valley Hospital "Renewal" expansion plan that has pitted resident against resident for five years is "unsound" from a zoning and planning perspective. All five plan to vote down the planning board's "H-Zone" ordinance amendment to the village's Master Plan in the form of a resolution on Nov. 29. It's decision was met with raucous applauds from one side of the room, while supporters of the "Renewal" shuffled out somberly. Can compromise be found? A last ditch attempt from Valley CEO Audrey Meyers to "compromise" on some of the issues was ultimately made in vain. Meyers said Valley would be open to going through the planning board or …

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BF Mom

12:57 pm on Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Thank you, Michael! Valley is to blame for its present circumstances. Ridgewood is not responsible for the poor corporate decisions made by Valley officials years ago, or for the fact that Valley has run out of room....   more ›