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Ridgewood board hears wide community push for long‑term fixes after athletic‑field flooding study
Summary
After a ThoughtExchange with more than 1,300 participants, Ridgewood school leaders said residents largely back engineering solutions and a feasibility study to address recurring flooding on district athletic fields, while debate continued over turf, health risks and how to pay for repairs.
Ridgewood — The Ridgewood Board of Education on Wednesday outlined next steps after a community engagement exercise that showed broad support for investing in long‑term fixes for repeatedly flooded district athletic fields.
Dr. Schwarz, Ridgewood’s superintendent, told the board the ThoughtExchange involved 1,381 participants who submitted roughly 1,000 distinct “thoughts” and nearly 20,000 ratings. "The highest rated response" called for prioritizing "long‑term engineering solutions for sustainable fields," he said, adding that the district will file insurance claims and pursue contingency plans while it prepares a feasibility study.
Why it matters: Recurring flood damage has forced repeated, costly cleanups and left fields unusable during parts of consecutive seasons. Board members and residents warned that continuing to repair fields piecemeal wastes resources and disrupts student…
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