Ridgewood Updates with Village Manager Keith Kazmark: Police, Roads, Grants & Schedler Park

Jeanne Johnson welcomes back Ridgewood Village Manager Keith Kazmark to discuss current village updates, including summer sidewalk and curb-cut work before school, new bump-in parking by Citizens Park/GW School on South Monroe Street, and the NJDOT-funded South Pleasant Avenue resurfacing and bike lane changes. Keith reports the police department will be fully staffed at 49 sworn officers plus SLEOs in schools, and highlights pedestrian and bicycle safety efforts. They cover Citizens Park baseball field upgrades funded by county open space and capital dollars, Ridgewood’s grant success totaling $4.5 million over three years, the upcoming Glen Avenue sidewalk bid, and a new fully signalized Oak and Glen intersection this fall. Keith also reviews county road work on Maple Avenue, increased film production activity and permits, and major Zabriskie-Schedler house and park plans, including remediation completion, a history and culture center, an inclusive playground grant application, and a multi-sport field target of 2028. Chapters (00:00) Welcome Back (01:48) School Safety Upgrades (05:02) Police Staffing Update (07:00) Citizens Park Improvements (09:40) Grant Funding Wins (10:18) Glen Avenue Sidewalks (11:48) New Glen and Oak Signal (14:23) Maple Avenue Resurfacing (17:13) Netflix Comes to Town (20:12) Schedler Park Explained (25:40) House and Programming Plans (27:17) Inclusive Playground Vision (29:00) Turf Field and Remediation (32:14) Wrap Up and Next Episode Don’t forget to LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE to stay informed about all things Ridgewood, New Jersey! This episode is produced by Ignite Creator Studios, Bergen County’s premier video podcasting & content strategy service! Ignite Creator Studios: https://www.ignitecreatorstudios.com Ridgewood Walks and Talks: https://ridgewoodwalks.com Ridgewood Talks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ridgewood_talks Ridgewood Talks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1291013971028083 Theme music by Dave Gross from the album Mandology. Find the song: Cool it! - on Apple Music Here: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/david-gross/288722944 And you can find Dave Gross – Mandology on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/DaveGrossMandology Hashtags: #RidgewoodNJ #RidgewoodTalks #BergenCountyNJ #RidgewoodNJPodcast #NorthJersey #BergenCountyNews #NJLocalNews #RidgewoodCommunity #BergenCountyEvents #NewJerseyPodcast #BergenCountyUpdates #NJPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices