Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • May 2, 2012 Ridgewood Planners eye revisions to list of historic sites by John Koster The Ridgewood Planning Board will meet on May 1 to consider a proposed amendment that would add Graydon Pool to the list of the village’s historic sites, along with the James Rose House at 506 East Ridgewood Avenue. The James Rose House, located near Ridgewood High School, is regarded as an important site in terms of architecture. Graydon Pool was the focus of a controversial plan to replace the lake-like pool with a cluster of concrete pools, which polarized the community a few years ago. The plan -- supported by some residents, opposed by others -- drew crowds that packed Ridgewood Village Hall, but were dropped for lack of available funds during the economic Ridgewood sports boosters from a number of groups donated a total of $26,500 for lighting for the recreational sports teams and activities. The gift was accepted at the April 23 meeting of the Ridgewood Board of Education. The Jon Vandevander Memorial Fund gave $5,000 to be used for the lease purchase for lighting at Stevens Field and Stadium Field. The Ridgewood Baseball & Softball Association donated $5,000 to lease the lights, and the Ridgewood Junior Football Association and the Ridgewood Soccer Association donated $5,000 each. The Maroons Soccer Association donated $2,500 to Sports boosters donate $26,500 crunch. The planners will also consider deleting eight sites from the list because the structures have either been demolished or have been altered so substantially that they no longer qualify as historically notable properties. These structures include private homes on the Upper Boulevard, North Pleasant Avenue, West Glen Avenue, Spring Avenue, and South Van Dien Avenue. The proposed amendment would also change the historic site classification of the Ridgewood Education Center at 49 Cottage Place from the local site historic classification to the state and national register classifications. field lighting leases, and the Ridgewood Boys Soccer Booster Association and the Ridgewood High School Girls Lacrosse group each donated $2,000. The amount of money donated for school illumination has generated some controversy about just how long the school field lights may be left on during the sports season. Residents who live near the field have repeatedly addressed the Ridgewood Village Council urging that the use of the lights be kept to reasonable hours, even during the playoffs, and that the lights be angled so they do not (continued on page 8) Ridgewood Board of Education student delegate Steven Kaiser was honored for his service to the board as he stepped down from his post. Kaiser, who will be graduating from high school and attending Stanford University this fall, will be succeeded by new student delegate Jared Rosenfeld. The trustees noted that, in the past seven years, only four Ridgewood High School students have been accepted Steven Kaiser honored for service by Stanford University. Kaiser’s acceptance had been by early action, making the achievement even more impressive, they said. Kaiser was captain of the Ridgewood High School Debate Team, a writer for High Times (the school newspaper), and plays for the Varsity and Maroons Club soccer teams. He is also a Ridgewood High School Ambassador (continued on page 18)