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Next Meeting Tuesday 3/27 at 7:30 at the Ridgefield Community Center
The Ridgefield Municipal Committee is interested in interviewing persons who wish to be Democratic candidates for the position of councilman in the Borough.
Interested parties should send a resume and/or letter of interest to
Stephen Pellino, Municipal Chairman,
865 Broad Avenue, Ridgefield, NJ 07657
or fax to 201-945-8934, or email to spellino@bbplawyers.com before Thursday, March 29, 2012.
Our accomplishments for 2011
- Eliminated political patronage jobs created under prior Republican administration during the past 4 years saving taxpayers thousands of dollars.
- Created a fair resident parking program for the whole town and not just the areas where political supporters reside.
- Merged Zoning and Planning Boards providing taxpayers the same service and saving thousands of dollars for the taxpayers, eliminating excess attorney, engineer, planner and other employees.
- Merged local welfare board with County of Bergen providing the residents who receive these benefits with the same service and eliminating unnecessary positions saving taxpayers thousands of dollars.
- Hiring of professionals who are keeping professional fees at a reasonable level and not overcharging the taxpayers for services.
- Changed the municipal budget from an outdated calendar to a system where we receive one tax bill per year with equal tax payments.
- Hired company to do a town wide reassessment which will help provide taxpayer relief.
- Improved recreational facilities and fields for our recreational programs
- Consolidated and outsourced positions in order to save taxpayer money while improving services.
- Enacted a budget with a zero tax increase for the year.