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Community leaders propose privately funded community‑center overhaul; council asked to commit to staff support
Summary
The Community Center Advisory Board and the Community Center of Ridgewood Foundation presented a plan on Sept. 3 to renovate the existing community center interior and expand senior programming without enlarging the building footprint. Private donors have pledged a lead gift estimated at $120,000–$140,000 for capital; the boards asked the council
A coalition of community volunteers and the Community Center of Ridgewood Foundation told the council on Sept. 3 they have a fundraising plan and a private lead gift to renovate the community center's downstairs space to expand senior services, and they asked the village to commit to hiring staff to operate the expanded program.
Gwen Hauck, president of the Community Center of Ridgewood Foundation, described a multi‑year vision to create a welcoming, accessible senior hub that would add social, wellness and program space "without expanding [the] footprint" of the building. Foundation and advisory board members emphasized the demographic case: about 25 percent of…
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