Graydon Pool : "the important thing is to do it right"

In front of a packed court room at the Village Hall this Wednesday night residents sounded off both for and against some of the proposed initiatives for Gaydon Pool.

The Village has divided itself into two camps ; one is looking for a modern updated "aquatic center" and the other looking to preserve the natural characteristics of the traditional Graydon Pool.

"There was kind of an overtone that we're rushing into something," Pfund said. "An RFP is not a determination that anything is going to be done with Graydon, and it is important that everybody realizes that."

Council Members stressed both the need for an update of Graydon while cautioning that nothing was set in stone . Mayor Pfund and the rest of the Village council with the exception of Paul Aronshon spent most of the evening attempting to reassure Villagers that nothing was a forgone conclusion.

Councilmen Aronsohn continued his push for change "The fact of the matter is there's a financial imperative, there's a health imperative," Aronsohn said. "Ladies and gentlemen, we need to move forward, [and] we need to move forward with civility. All voices, all people have a seat at the table."

In the end ,the evening can best be summed up buy the wise and thoughtful words of long time Councilmen Pat Mancuso,"It's not important to rush in right now and spend a lot of money," Pat went on to say , "The important thing is to do it right."

http://www.northjersey.com/community/clubs/news/52629867.html?c=y&page=1

ObamaCare Yay Or Nay? The Truth About Canada!

the future of Healthcare?

Readers Question "NEW" membership numbers for Graydon

PROJECTED:
6,000+ members.
Fee $750 a family.

TODAY:
$75 now.
2000+ members

Other towns $300 or so.

It doesn’t make sense economically.

I don’t think the clearest water in the world and the hardest cement is going to make Ridgewooders spend twice as much anyone else. Hey if they want a cement pool, just get someone in some other town to ‘friend’ them and they can see the bottom of the pool for a lot less than $750.

GRAYDON POOL : Water clearer, if you take the time to look

Officials: Water clearer, if you take the time to look

Friday, July 31, 2009
BY MICHAEL SEDON
The Ridgewood News
STAFF WRITER

http://www.northjersey.com/recreation/news/52134442.html

Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation Nancy Bigos explained some of the measures the village has taken to clarify the water and chase away the Canadian geese at Graydon Pool.

Bigos and Parks and Recreation Director Tim Cronin attended a two-day workshop at Rutgers University two years ago that dealt with the importance of aeration as it pertains to lake management and water quality. That workshop resulted in the addition of an aerator this year under the "T" dock; a second aerator will be added next year.

According to www.aqualinkinc.com, pond aeration increases water clarity and reduces algae, among other benefits.

Bigos said the water circulation and addition of oxygen move the "water column," which prevents water from layering, leaving warmer water on the surface and cooler water on the bottom. This circulation "prohibits aquatic plant life" from forming, she said.

Sodium hypochlorite has been used in the pool to deter algae blooms, and the lawn is no longer fertilized, which prevents nitrates from entering the water, Cronin said. A bio-organic catalyst was also introduced this year to prevent algae. Lifeguards at the pool have announced visibilities of 12 feet daily, according to parks department officials.

The village must apply for a permit each year from the Department of Environmental Protection to use small amounts of sodium hypochlorite, Bigos said.

Bigos stressed the importance of the GeesePeace protocol and Tyco Animal Control service, which uses trained border collies to "harass" the water fowl, in eliminating geese. Pool employees also place tarps on the concrete docks in Graydon at night to prevent geese from spending the night on them, Cronin said.

Bigos explained that the Tyco service employs "trained, soft-mouth dogs that the geese perceive as being a predator, and just feel so uncomfortable and so threatened that they opt to either not come back or to not stay. If you harass them [the geese] long enough, they're uncertain that this is an unsafe place for them to roost or to raise their young."

The pool water is tested once a week by Garden State Laboratories Inc., and the information is posted outside the lifeguard station at the pool. Graydon is considered a pond; therefore, the fecal coliform count is allowed to be as high as 200 parts per million (ppm), but test results show the count at Graydon is less than 10 ppm. The test results for this week also showed that the pH level is 7.8, and there is no chlorine in the water, Bigos said.

"The quality of the water has never been better at Graydon," she said, "but unless they [the residents] experience it, how do they know?"

E-mail: sedon@northjersey.com

http://www.northjersey.com/recreation/news/52134442.html

Manufactured Gas Facility Clean Up in Ridgewood ?

From today's Record.

PSE&G expects to spend nearly $1.2 billion to clean up 38 sites contaminated with toxic pollution left over from an era when towns in New Jersey illuminated their streets by gaslight.

In the mid to late 1800s, any town with pride and gumption built a manufactured gas facility — a small factory that roasted coal at high temperatures to separate out the gas. The gas lit the streets and heated homes. Some of the waste products from the process, including coke and coal tar, were sold for industrial purposes. But plenty of the waste was useless, and toxic — and got dumped on site.

“Crime was a major concern in the 1800s, and streetlights cut that down. It represented a big improvement in the quality of life,” said Bruce Preston, the manager of environmental projects for PSE&G who oversees the cleanup program. “Unfortunately some of the tar byproduct was deposited around the plants. It’s a legacy and liability we want to get off the books.”

PSE&G inherited many mom-and-pop manufactured gas facilities when local utilities consolidated in the 1920s. Under an agreement with the state, the utility is cleaning up 38 sites throughout New Jersey, including those in East Rutherford, Englewood, Hackensack, Paterson, Passaic and Ridgewood.

Where is the site in Ridgewood???

Hammer into Anvil

A Principled Path to Rational Health Care Reform

http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2448.cfm

by Nina Owcharenko
WebMemo #2448

Congress will soon unveil legislation to reform the health care system. The policies outlined by President Obama during his campaign and those being discussed in Congress would centralize control over the health care system in Washington.

The chief danger of this approach is that it would directly interfere in the personal health care decisions of Americans. There is a much better alternative: a system that recognizes diversity across the states and differences in individual health care needs and preferences.

A Consensus on the Problems

There is little disagreement that the current health care system needs an overhaul. Today, health care costs continue to rise while people have fewer choices and are less secure that the coverage they have today will be there tomorrow. The U.S. spends over $2.4 trillion on health care (almost 17 percent of GDP), and the government accounts for almost one-half of all health care spending.[1]

Premiums continue to rise in the private sector. Employer-based family coverage has increased from an average of $6,438 in 2000 to $12,680 in 2008.[2] The government health programs are not faring much better. According to recent CMS Actuary calculations, Medicare and Medicaid spent $818 billion in 2008 and are projected to reach $1.7 trillion by 2018.[3]

Americans are also facing fewer choices. Today, 85 percent of all employers offer only one health plan for their employees.[4] Similar restrictions on personal choice face enrollees in government programs. In Medicaid, 23 percent are not accepting new Medicaid patients, and 18 percent are accepting only some.[5] In Medicare, serious legislative efforts are underway that will likely chip away at seniors' access to the private plans they want in Medicare.[6]

Finally, Americans feel less secure about the future of their health care coverage. With the economic recession, Americans recognize they are one paycheck away from losing their health care coverage. Fifteen percent of Americans are without coverage. The uninsured are not a homogeneous group, but they tend to be disproportionately young, a member of a minority group, and working for small firms.

Most important, while the percentage of those without coverage remains constant, the individuals are not the same. As a matter of fact, 45 percent of uninsured are uninsured for less than four months; only 16 percent are uninsured for more than 18 months.[7] This churning in the health insurance markets, and the lack of portability, is almost entirely the result of outdated government policies.

Two Competing Health Care Visions

There is also general agreement on the outcomes Americans are looking for in any health care reform proposal: affordability, accessibility, portability, and quality. But there is less agreement on policy path for reform.

On one side, there are those who believe that centralizing power in Washington is the best approach to achieve serious and long-lasting health care reform. Their policy prescriptions call for federalizing and heavily regulating health insurance. Proposals for a new public health plan and a federal health insurance exchange, as well as an individual mandate to purchase a government-approved package of benefits, clarify their intent: Washington control over health care financing and delivery.

The result, regardless of stated intentions to the contrary, is that the Congress would ultimately be in charge of health care decisions. It would result in a massive one-size-fits-all government system, and it would depend on flawed financing schemes, new mandates, and higher taxes to pay for it.

On the other side, there are those who believe that individuals and families should be the key decision-makers in health care and that they should control the flow of health care dollars in a reformed system. They are concerned that a centralized system of federal decision-making would:

-Diminish individuals' control over their personal health care decisions;
-Directly undermine state autonomy and authority in health policy, undercutting both innovation and experimentation to expand coverage and deliver quality care, especially for the poorest and most vulnerable of our citizens;
-Generate and perpetuate unsustainable federal spending; and
-Ultimately, in the face of serious budget crises, lead to government rationing of care and services.

Key Elements for a Workable Solution

Members of Congress serious about improving the health care system must find a way to bridge the gap between these two competing visions. There are three critical elements that could bring about a workable solution for lasting health care reform.

1. Tax Equity. The cornerstone of any serious health care reform proposal must address the tax treatment of health insurance. Today, individuals who purchase coverage through their place of work receive an unlimited tax break on the value of their health care benefits. However, those who purchase coverage on their own receive no comparable tax break.

There is broad bipartisan agreement, especially among health care economists and experts, that the current tax treatment of employer-based coverage is inequitable and regressive. Ideally, Congress should replace the current tax exclusion with a system of universal tax credits. Moreover, as a general principle, Congress should provide tax relief for those who purchase coverage on their own and redirect other health care spending to help low-income individuals and families purchase private health insurance coverage.

2. State-Based Reform. The health care challenges vary greatly across the country. Some states face high health care costs, while others face high rates of uninsurance. And, rural states face different challenges than urban states.

Instead of depending on a federal one-size-fits-all solution, Congress should embrace a federal-state partnership that would preserve diversity in the states. The states' role would be to devise the best ways to achieve common national goals--for example, to establish a mechanism for portability. This is in sharp contrast to other state-based approaches where the federal government sets explicit requirements and imposes on the states the onerous task of administering its federal reform. These types of partnerships are little more than a backdoor way to a one-size-fits-all federal plan.

3. Sound Financing. The U.S. spends over $2.4 trillion on health care. Instead of spending an additional $1.6 trillion on a plan financed by tax increases and unproven savings from Medicare and Medicaid that may never materialize, Congress should restructure and redirect existing health care spending to make it more effective. To address long-term health care costs, Congress must focus on fundamental reform of the tax treatment of health insurance and entitlements. At the very least, Congress should require that savings be realized before appropriating them to any expansions.

Creating a Lasting Health Care Reform

Members of Congress have a choice: Either they can support efforts that expand Washington's control of the health care system, or they can allow the states to develop solutions that will transfer direct control of health care dollars and personal health care decisions back to individuals and families. The choice should not be that hard.

Nina Owcharenko is Deputy Director of the Center for Health Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation.

http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2448.cfm

Reader feels ,"the fix is in for shutting it down and/or bonding for money to physically "improve" or "remodel" the facility."

"How do we get the VC to consider this idea for getting someone in place to market Graydon so that it can be placed on better financial footing? I get the feeling that the fix is in for shutting it down and/or bonding for money to physically "improve" or "remodel" the facility. It seems that getting a CEO is a financially prudent option. But how are we to get them to even consider this? They are not prone to small scale solutions. Look at the remodeling of Village Hall, or the purchase of the Hillcrest farm"

Village Council Meetings

08/05/09 7:30PM Village Council Work Session

08/05/09 7:30PM Village Council Special Public Meeting

08/11/09 8:00PM Board of Adjustment Public Meeting

08/12/09 8:00PM Village Council Public Meeting

08/13/09 8:00PM Historic Preservation Commission

08/18/09 7:30PM Planning Board Public Meeting

08/25/09 8:00PM Board of Adjustment Work Session

Vacationing Graydonites, write to the Village Council

Dear supporter of the Preserve Graydon Coalition:

Numerous Coalition supporters have told us that they wish they could attend this Wednesday's Village Council meeting (7:30 PM, courtroom, 4th floor, Village Hall), but will be on vacation. Ah, summer!

If you'd have come to the meeting but will be out of town, about to leave town, or otherwise unavailable, please consider writing the Council a short note expressing this (in addition to any other Graydon-related letters you have written or plan to write).

Here's an example that you may use or adapt, if desired:


To the Ridgewood Village Council:

I am unable to attend the Council's work session on Wednesday, August 5. Please consider this note to represent my presence in support of the Preserve Graydon Coalition.

Sincerely,

Your Graydon-Loving Name
Ridgewood (or other town)

You can find all five Council members' names, photos, and email addresses on the Council page of the Village website.

Swimmingly,

Suzanne Kelly and Marcia Ringel
Co-Chairs, The Preserve Graydon Coalition
"It's clear—we love Graydon!"
info@preservegraydon.org
www.preservegraydon.org

Graydon Pool Schedule - August & September

Hours of Operation:

August 1 through 16 - Daily 10AM to 7:30PM

August 17 through 30 - Weekdays, 12 Noon to 7:30PM; Weekends, 10 AM to 7:30PM

September 5, 6, 7 - Holiday Weekend, 10AM to 7:30PM

For any questions, please call Recreation Office at 201/670-5560

Graydon offers reduced membership rates for the rest of the season,

Resident Late Season Membership (August 1 through Labor Day)
Adult (16 to 61 years old) $ 47.00 -------
Child (2 to 15 years old) $ 42.00 -------
Sponsored Non-Residents
Adult (16 and up) $ 100.00 -------
Child (2 to 15 years old) $ 80.00 -------

You must conform! You must conform!

Ridgewood Orpheus Club at Kasschau Shell on TV August 5,6,7,8

Ridgewood Orpheus Club at Kasschau Shell on TV August 5,6,7,8

"Arts in the Park" is produced by Cablevision and showcases local summer outdoor music performances. The Orpheus Club Men's Choir perfomance at the Kasschau Shell on July 23 was taped and will be aired on Public Access Channel 78 on August 5 at 12pm; Aug 6 at 8pm; Aug 7 at 8pm, Aug 8 at 12pm.

Village divided

Village divided
Friday, July 31, 2009
BY MICHAEL SEDON
The Ridgewood News
STAFF WRITER

http://www.northjersey.com/recreation/news/52133992.html


The debate on what should be done with Graydon Pool is heating up this summer, with some residents supporting the push for renovations while others have formed a new group opposing any major changes at the facility.

The discussion is taking place while village officials are touting the clarity and cleanliness of the pool's water this year, and the village engineer is in the midst of preparing a request for proposals (RFP) to get architectural designs and cost estimates for a redesigned Graydon complex.

Jane Morales and Melinda Cronk, co-chairs of the village-sanctioned Ridgewood Pool Project (RPP), have been conducting research and focus groups for nearly three years. Based on surveys and research it has conducted in the community, the RPP hopes to see Graydon redesigned to include concrete-bottom pools with improved water clarity.

Meanwhile, a group of residents calling itself The Preserve Graydon Coalition (PGC), headed by residents Suzanne Kelly and Marcia Ringel, has organized to try to prevent the transformation of the facility's current "plake" (pool and lake) setting into a smaller concrete-bottom pool.

"There is an active effort to keep it [Graydon] clean and safe that people may not understand," Kelly said poolside at Graydon this week. "There are full-time, highly experienced professionals working on this. It's not just a pond."

The stated goals of the PGC include: bringing residents into the pool for tours to see the improvements (see sidebar); preserving the open space of the current configuration; and retaining the beach-like setting with sand going right up to the water's edge.

A concrete-bottom pool would require the sand beach and the main swimming area to be seperated, because sand negatively affects the filtration system of a traditional cement-bottom pool, Ringel said. The PGC also cited the loss of water space in the RPP's new concept design; the danger of head and spinal-cord injuries in cement-bottom pools; and chlorine's effect on asthma.

Bolger backs RPP

The RPP's cause recently received the support of local philanthropist David F. Bolger. In a recent letter from Bolger to the Village Council, he wrote that he became interested in the project in mid-June and has since spent two to three weeks working to assess the financial plan with LAN Associates, an engineering firm. LAN Associates conducted the study at no cost, according to Bolger.

"I think it's a great community service," Bolger said during a phone conversation about the importance of renovating Graydon Pool.

The PGC's initial e-mail circulation and comments made on Facebook, a social-networking Web site, apparently also caught the attention of Bolger. The e-mail referenced Bolger's June 30 letter to the mayor and Village Council and asked whether he envisions a Graydon that would feature "Martinis by the pool under the lights" and "High-priced gazebo rentals for catered affairs" as ways to boost revenue for the village.

Bolger's attorney, Thomas M. Wells, sent a notice Wednesday to Kelly, Ringel and fellow residents Neil Munroe and James Borghoff, requesting that they "cease and desist with the circulation of this memorandum," threatening legal action if the group refuses. The PGC declined to comment on Bolger's letter.

New estimates

The last cost estimate for the project from the RPP came in at $13.9 million, but the revised estimate that Bolger received from LAN Associates was $10 million, which includes the new pool and the surrounding amenities.

Cronk explained that the initial $13.9 million estimate, prepared by Wisconsin-based Water Technologies, included a lazy river and other amenities that are not part of the current design by Ridgewood resident Nicole Walla, who drew a more natural-looking depiction that did not include many of the perceived "theme park" amenities in the first design.

The RPP and Bolger suggested that the renovations could be funded through pool memberships. Regardless of the final cost, both financial models base the self-sustaining success of a renovated pool on a rate of 6,000 memberships at $150 per person and $750 per family.

Current membership prices are $77 for new memberships; $67 for children under 15 years old; and seasonal renewals of $72 and $100 for sponsored, non-resident members, according to information from the village Parks and Recreation Department.

Membership has dipped in the last 10 years, from a high of 6,000 in 1999 to a low this year of 2,161, according to figures from the parks and recreation office. Nancy Bigos, deputy director of Parks and Recreation, said she feels that the excessive rain and cooler-than-normal weather have kept some people away this year. Kelly said she believes that "negative publicity" is another reason that people have not purchased membership badges this summer.

But RPP co-chair Cronk said the numbers speak for themselves.

"The village charged us with finding out what would bring people back [to Graydon]," Cronk said. "We understand and we empathize with people who don't want to see Graydon change in physical appearance, but there's that fine line … Does 'preserving' mean keeping it exactly as it looks, or does 'preserving' mean preserving the intent of the facility, which is to be a community gathering place? We believe it's the latter, and unfortunately the community isn't gathering there anymore."

E-mail: sedon@northjersey.com

http://www.northjersey.com/recreation/news/52133992.html

As one of the better school systems in NJ, Ridgewood has more to lose than most.

Most people agree that, as with any profession, teachers should be fairly compensated and the best teachers and those, who do more work/have more responsibility, should be paid the most. However, union policies are not necessary to accomplish these objectives and fail to do so…”.

The NJEA is killing public education in NJ. Its negotiated approach to teacher compensation limits pay for superior teachers, over compensates inferior teachers and continually raises the cost of public education, with increasingly inferior comparative results. While isolated communities may buck the trend from time to time, the trend across the state and country is clear. As one of the better school systems in NJ, Ridgewood has more to loose than most. This is not a condemnation of our teachers or their fair compensation. It is a condemnation of an unnecessary union that puts teachers’ benefits and compensation ahead of ensuring the highest performing educational system possible for our children.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204619004574318393190278188.html#articleTabs%3Dcomments

BLACK FLY SEASON!

Hello,

I love your sight and was hoping you could discuss the issue of these
black flies that have taken over town. I live on Jackson terrace and
every morning, afternoon and evening, what used to be a great stroll
with the dog and baby is horribly disgusting battling these darn flies
that act like kamikaze pilots aiming for your eyes, mouth, etc.

I read a letter to the RW news that they are stemming from the Ho Ho Kus
(brook, stream?) and imagine also are from the large rainfall we have
had.

Anyway you can highlight this issue so maybe readers can either share
tips on how to deal with them, or "bug" (pun indented) the village
leadership to address the issue.

Thanks,

John

Black Flies:

Eggs are laid directly onto the water or on the leaves of aquatic plants and objects in rivers, streams, and other running water. Once they hatch, the larvae attach themselves to stones, grass, branches, leaves and other objects submerged under the water.

Adults live for about three to six weeks. Most adults can fly about 10 miles from their breeding source but can be carried considerably further on air currents.

Both males and females can feed on nectar for flight energy, but only females bite to take a blood meal. Black flies are most active a couple of hours after sunrise and a couple of hours after sunset. Although they are strong fliers, they are less of a nuisance on windy days and in open areas than on calm days and in sheltered areas (e.g. in wooded areas).

Black flies often swarm around a person's head because they are attracted to carbon dioxide in the breath. Black flies are also attracted to dark colors such as navy blue. Bites are concentrated on exposed areas of skin, especially along the hairline, feet, ankles and arms. The bites can produce a variety of reactions ranging from little or no irritation to considerable irritation and swelling. Sensitivity varies from person to person.

It is very difficult to prevent black flies from biting, especially when they are abundant. Because they can move into an area from up to 10 miles away or more, there is no practical control to prevent black flies from migrating into an area. When you are out in an area where black flies are present, there are several strategies to try to reduce their bites.

When possible, avoid areas with high black fly populations, such as lowlands, areas with dense vegetation or sheltered and shady areas. Also, try to avoid times when black flies are most active, generally at dawn, and dusk.

Wear white or brightly colored clothing, which is less attractive to the flies than dark-colored clothing. Cover up bare skin with shoes, socks, long sleeves shirts, long pants, and hats. You can also try wearing a nylon head net, similar to a bee keepers veil. You can find them in outdoor stores and gardening catalogs.

the GOOD NEWS IS: It is suspected that the expansion of black fly populations ...is likened to improvement in stream and river water quality in recent years. As with many aquatic insects, black flies are very sensitive to water pollution."

http://www.extension.umn.edu/yardandgarden/ygbriefs/e601blackflies.html

http://mainenature.org/blackfly/blackflyinfo.html

CEO for Graydon ?

Graydon would be doing much better financially if it actually had a real knowledgeable and able person running it. Right now, it's run by Tim Cronin. He just has too much on his plate.

You'd be amazed by the many events and other things that are done at the Glen Rock pool.

Why can't Ridgewood ever put the right person in place to do the job that needs to be done? Someone who would be in charge of marketing the facility as well as managing it. Some one who really has a stake in the success of Graydon Pool.

Whether Graydon succeeds or fails would not cost Tim Cronin his job. He doesn't even have to try. Its just one of his responsibilities. Graydon is just to big of a Village asset to not have dedicated management. There are too many rules and regulations.

Hire a real (dedicated) CEO for Graydon and let's move on. We don't need new drawings or plans. We don't need to borrow and spend gobs of money. We just need someone to make the existing facility appeal to a wide range of residents.

Tim Cronin is a nice man, but he is not that person .

Ridgewood Parking Problems: oh those new fangled meters will never work here

"Wondering if you could post up something about this as it supposedly went into effect on Saturday. I saw an updated sign reflecting the new 10-6 enforcement hours on Broad St. but the meters were still labelled as 25c/hr and were operating as such. Curious to see if the changes have taken effect anywhere else in town? My concern going forward isn't so much the cost of the increase, just the logistics of all the coin management. Do you know if a card type system is in the works?

Thanks.

Jim"

This has come up several times and despite wide acceptance there seems to be a lot of resistance to using better parking machines in Ridgewood and given the comments we received we suspect there is some ulterior motive for keeping them out.

the comments seem to be more than just ignorance lies and stupidity

http://theridgewoodblog.blogspot.com/2007/06/blog-readers-to-to-answers-on-downtown.html


*from the Ridgewood blog 6/17/2007





From my understanding Ridgewood has some parking issues. Well I propose instead of placing ugly parking meters on residential blocks close to downtown that we place a ticket machine
at the ends of each block.



Why build a parking deck when you have space already?


http://theridgewoodblog.blogspot.com/2007/06/blog-readers-to-to-answers-on-downtown.html

Obama IN HIS OWN WORDS saying His Health Care Plan will ELIMINATE private insurance

Nationalised Medicine here we come....




Obama Health Care Plan Details

HR 3200 currently under consideration in the House of Representatives

Pg 22 of the HC Bill MANDATES the Government will audit the books of ALL EMPLOYERS that self insure!!

Pg 30 Sec 123 of HC Bill - THERE WILL BE A GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE that decides what treatments/benefits you get

Pg 42 of HC Bill - The Health Choices Commissioner will choose your benefits for you. You have no choice!

Pg 58 HC Bill – Government will have real-time access to individual’s finances and a National ID Health Care Card will be issued!

Pg 59 HC Bill lines 21-24 Government will have direct access to your banks accounts for electronic funds transfer.

Pg 124 lines 24-25 HC No company can sue the government on price fixing. No “judicial review” against government monopoly.

Pg 127 Lines 1-16 HC Bill - Doctors/ #AMA - The government will tell YOU what you can make.

Pg 145 Line 15-17 An employer MUST auto enroll employees into public opt plan. NO CHOICE

Pg 195 Officers & employees of HC Admin (GOVT) will have access to ALL Americans' financial and personal records.

Pg 241 Line 6-8 HC Bill - Doctors, it does not matter what specialty you have, you’ll all be paid the same.

Pg 317 L 13-20 PROHIBITION on ownership/investment. Government tells Doctors what/how much they can own.

Pg 425 Lines 4-12 Government mandates Advance [Death] Care Planning Consult. Think Senior Citizens end of life.

Pg 425 Lines 17-19 Government will instruct and consult regarding living wills, durable powers of attorney. Mandatory!

Pg 425 Lines 22-25, 426 Lines 1-3 Government provides approved list of end of life resources, guiding you in death.

Pg 427 Lines 15-24 Government mandates program for orders for end of life. The government has a say in how your life ends.

Pg 429 Lines 1-9 An “adv. care planning consult” will be used frequently as patient's health deteriorates.

Pg 429 Lines 10-12 “adv. care consultation” may include an ORDER for end of life plans. AN ORDER from Government.

Pg 429 Lines 13-25 - The government will specify which doctors can write an end of life order.

PG 430 Lines 11-15 The government will decide what level of treatment you will have at end of life.

Pg 503 Lines 13-19 Government will build registries and data networks from YOUR electronic medical records.

Pg 503 lines 21-25 Government may secure data directly from any department or agency of the U.S., including your data.

Pg 632 Lines 14-25 The Government may implement any “Quality measure” of health care services as they see fit.

Pg 635 to 653 Physicians Payments Sunshine Provision – Government wants to shine sunlight on doctor but not government.

Pg 686-700 Increased Funding to Fight Waste, Fraud, and Abuse. You mean like the government with an $18 million website?

Pg 769 3-5 Nurse Home Visit Services - “increasing birth intervals between pregnancies.” Government ABORTIONS anyone?

Pg 770 SEC 1714 Federal Government mandates eligibility for State Family Planning Services. Abortion and State Sovereign.

PG 801 Sec 1751 The government will decide which health care conditions will be paid. Say RATION!

Pg 838-840 Government will design and implement Home Visitation Program for families with young kids and families expecting kids.

PG 844-845 This Home Visitation Program includes government coming into your house and telling you how to parent!!!

PG 935 21-22 Government will identify specific goals & objectives for prevention & wellness activities. Control YOU!!

PG 936 Government will develop “Healthy People and National Public Health Performance Standards” Tell me what to eat?

PG 1001 The government will establish a National Medical Device Registry. Will you be tracked?

Reminder : Landscapers must be Registered with the Village

***ENFORCING REGISTRATION OF Landscapers and Landscaping Services

Ordinance #2995 requirers all landscapers and businesses performing landscaping services in Ridgewood to be registered with the Village. Enforcement of Ordinance # 2995 will begin on September 1, 2009. There will be no further warnings of this requirement.

New science labs would get leg up from NJ Dept. of Ed.

New science labs would get leg up from NJ Dept. of Ed.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Last updated: Sunday August 2, 2009, 1:24 PM
BY TERESA EDMOND
Suburban Trends
STAFF WRITER

http://www.northjersey.com/news/education/New_science_labs_would_get_leg_up_from_NJ_Dept_of_Ed_.html

The Board of Education voted to approve the state's offer to chip in 40 percent of the price tag attached to building the public schools' long-awaited science labs.

School officials expect the science labs to augment the students' educational experiences.

The state would help Wanaque out if the district goes ahead with its plans for science labs. The labs would be built at Wanaque School and Haskell School for middle school students. Each school educates kindergarten through eighth grade.

At the July 28 Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Dr. Richard Weisenfeld announced that the Office of School Facilities – a division of the state Department of Education – would fund 40 percent of the science labs' construction. According to school officials, the Wanaque School lab's preliminary eligible cost (PEC) is $231,383; the state would pitch in 40 percent of this amount, or $92,553. The Haskell School science lab's PEC would be $238,357, with a state share of 40 percent – $95,343.

The state's 40-percent repayment would come in the form of either grant or debt service aid. According to Weisenfeld, no decision has been made yet about how the district would pay for the costs' remainders by dipping into the school budget.

The school sent a project application to the state earlier this year.

Discussions about constructing science labs in the borough's public schools have popped up in the past. At one point, the district wanted to add the science labs to the $18 million referendum, which voters approved in January 2006. But because the district was advised that the labs were part of the referendum's bigger scope – which included classroom renovations, window replacements, and some bathroom facility upgrades – the district had to put the labs on the back burner.

E-mail: edmond@northjersey.com

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"PJ...What ever happened to your pitch to announce garage/moving sales, flea markets etc. in town???

It's a quiet Saturday and I'd like to kmow if there are any around. It would be nice if there were some weekly features telling about things happening in town on the blog as opposed to the usual whining and complaining. Ok..now I'm done complaining!"

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Two Bikers Stop In Ridgewood on there way from Toronto to NYC

"Day 9 - Success! Ridgewood New Jersey

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Hi all - thanks for the support that a number of you offered via email and phone. It was greatly appreciated. After 100km today and some TORRENTIAL rains, we arrived at my sister's house in Ridgewood. We still have to bike into NYC, but we don't have to do that tomorrow, we can do it later in the week - waiting for good weather. But that is easy meat - we won't have to carry the packs or anything else. I will update the blog with pics of Mike and I in Central Park, and on the Staten Island Ferry when we get there.

Stats: 1022 km in 9 days (for me) ... Mike: 1100 km in 10 days
Average speed 22.7km/hr (the hills were really difficult for the last couple of days)

Next update during the week! Thanks again! Paul"

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The Emergency Services Department

Each year millions of Americans require immediate medical attention for sudden illness and injuries. Responding to the needs of Ridgewood are the members of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system. Pre-hospital team members consist of dispatches, first responders, emergency medical technicians (EMT's) and paramedics.

In order to provide the needed emergency services 24 hours a day our members work on a mix of volunteer and paid time. Monday - Saturday between the hours of 6am and 7pm is covered by a paid EMT working side by side with firefighter EMTs from the fire department. Nights and weekends are covered by fully volunteer crews.

Often working under difficult and hazardous conditions, our EMS personnel respond to over 1400 calls per year in Ridgewood, providing swift, specialized care for seriously ill and injured persons.

The Ridgewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps is comprised of over 50 members between the ages of 18 and 'aging gracefully'. All are New Jersey State certified Emergency Medical Technicians and all are certified by the Valley Hospital in cardiac defibrillation.

Each member attends annual in-service training in emergency first aid techniques, defibrillation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, emergency childbirth, and traumatic emergency techniques to keep their skills up to date with the latest medical technology.

For More information about Ridgewood's Emgerency Services Ambulance Corps. contact one of our officers or call 201-670-5570.

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Ridgewood Native Anne Donovan will be the Interm Coach of the New York Liberty

NEW YORK — Anne Donovan has moved to the head of the Liberty bench after Friday’s shakeup of the WNBA team’s coaching staff.

http://www.northjersey.com/sports/pro_sports/basketball/liberty/52234722.html

In announcing the firing of head coach Pat Coyle, Liberty president and general manager Carol Blazejowski said Donovan, a Ridgewood native , will serve as interim coach for the remainder of the season, beginning with tonight’s game in Atlanta.

The moves came fewer than 24 hours after the Liberty’s home loss to Washington, its third in a row. The Liberty are 6-11 and in last place in the Eastern Conference after reaching the conference final last season.

"We thank Patty for her contributions to the New York Liberty over the past 11 seasons; I have great personal and professional respect for her," Blazejowski said in a statement. "However, at this time, I decided that a change was in the best interests of the team."

Coyle had an 81-90 record, including two conference finals appearances, since taking over as interim coach midway through the 2004 season. She joined the Liberty as an assistant coach in 1998.

Donovan, who began her playing career at Paramus Catholic, was a Naismith Award winner and three-time All-American at Old Dominion and won gold medals with the 1984 and 1988 Olympic teams. She was the head coach when the U.S. won gold in 2008.

http://www.northjersey.com/sports/pro_sports/basketball/liberty/52234722.html