Do you remember this? Following 9/11 Christy Todd Whitman told the media that the air quality was safe at Ground Zero. If you lived in this area following the September 11 attacks and could see lower Manhattan you would know this was a lie. Not a stretching of the facts, a plain lie. The…
Upper Saddle River Planning Board – Do We Need A Search Party?
It sounds like a broken record. Where is the Planning Board? For the 4 straight months the Planning Board meeting has been cancelled. Planning Board Notice of Cancellation Please be advised that the Planning Board Meeting scheduled for Thursday, August 22nd has been cancelled. By Tyler| August 16th, 2019|News and Events And the question is…
Upper Saddle River – Toll Brothers and Aesthetic Water
Thursday August 15 was a busy day for Upper Saddle River. And once again it was thanks to Toll Brothers Thanks to the vigilance of citizen activists who have worked tirelessly to protect Upper Saddle River in the disastrous toxic mess caused by Toll Brothers this envious address was in the news. But not for…
Toll Brothers Meet With Upper Saddle River Mayor & Council – Behind Closed Doors
At the last Upper Saddle River Borough Council Meeting August 1, 2019 the surprise attendee was Toll Brothers. Unannounced. No residents knew. Nothing was said and if there weren’t questions from residents no one would have known. However, just appearing on the Upper Saddle River website are minutes of a meeting that took place between…
Toll Brothers Upper Saddle River Environmental Catastrophe: Grupp, Garbar, Galasso Response
The continued environmental destruction by Toll Brothers has brought a pointed response about the entire mess from Marshall Grupp for USR Mayor, Marc Garbar, Leandra Galasso, for USR Borough Council. This ongoing disaster is affecting the entire Upper Saddle River community, and the water supplies of surrounding areas and will have seriously long lasting consequences. With…
Upper Saddle River Administrators – Are They Abusing Power?
The mayor and council meeting of August 1, 2019 was an interesting meeting. Of course virtually no residents actually know what happened as few attended and there is still no live streaming of the meetings (beyond what is posted on Facebook), and what transpired might be why the council doesn’t want it out there. It…
Upper Saddle River Mayor & Council Drop The Ball – Again
Will they ever learn? 11 months ago the Upper Saddle River Mayor and Council held their monthly meeting where Rockland Electric Company came to give a presentation on smart meters. Despite the fact that residents were struggling to understand what was going on and strenuously seeking information the council in their lack of wisdom, thoughtfulness…
Meanwhile Next Door in Chestnut Ridge
Chestnut Ridge, a neighbor of Upper Saddle River, is an interesting place with occasional weird and questionable occurrences. Homes being used as houses of worship that gridlock streets and turn them into parking lots. Daily. Single family homes bursting with people, who live in closets and basements, and every other room and space. Something new…
Upper Saddle River Planning Board – A Question For Residents
What exactly is going on Upper Saddle River Borough Hall? Does the Mayor and Council want the town of Upper Saddle River to thrive? Or just collapse in a slow train wreck of chaos? There are not one but two HUGE construction projects going on in town. There is ongoing environmental destruction occurring with stormwater runoff…
Upper Saddle River Mayor & Council: Time To Stop The Madness
The continued environmental disaster that is occurring in Upper Saddle River due to the negligence of Toll Brothers is, and has been, a ongoing nightmare for residents. For 2 long years it has continued and nothing – until 2 days ago – has been done. Toll Brothers has to take full responsibility for what is…