Image via WikipediaThe County Seat, a weekly newspaper published by the Zisa family, has a front-page story in the issue dated Dec. 1 on a plan to remake Main Street in Hackensack, including a return to two-way traffic.
The proposal was put forward at a meeting two weeks ago in the Johnson Public Library, and hasn't been reported in The Record of Woodland Park. Head Assignment Editor Deirdre "Mother Hen" Syskes and Hackensack reporter Monsy Alvarado likely were catching up on their beauty sleep.
The plan was put forward by the Upper Main Alliance, a non-profit group of business owners and city officials.
Meanwhile, The Ridgewood Blog reports today that a lawsuit challenging the validity of the H-Hospital Zone Amendment to the Village Master Plan was filed Monday in Superior Court in Hackensack.
This is related to expansion of The Valley Hospital, a controversy to which The Record has devoted a huge amount of staff time in the past two years, but the former Hackensack daily didn't have anything on the suit today.
Instead, the legal action was reported in The Ridgewood News, a weekly owned by The Record's parent, North Jersey Media Group.
Two way traffic on Main Street in Hackensack, what a great idea! They did say traffic would be bicycles-only, yes? Of course if they meant cars, they'd have to do away with all the parking spaces, that would sure be great for business.
ReplyDeleteI didn't mention the plan calls for the widening of Main Street as well. Judging from the photo on the front of The County Seat, downtown would be transformed by the addition of mid-rise office buildings and other new structures on streets near Main. The sponsors say they will be seeking big changes in zoning regs to attract developers. Unfortunately, the Web site of the Upper Main Alliance doesn't seem to have any details of the proposal it put forward.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a grand idea, especially with no newspaper in town to keep the politicians honest.
ReplyDeleteExactly. Lazy editors and an absentee publisher and newspaper are what all politicians look for.
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