April 21st, 2026 Ringwood Council Meeting
Ringwood Borough’s Bi-Annual Newsletter is out! Thank you to Jackie Huber who worked tirelessly on this comprehensive newsletter.
Check it out: https://www.ringwoodnj.net/qcontent/NewsFeed.aspx?FeedID=1740
If you would like to watch a video of the
entire meeting you can do so here:
https://ringwoodtv.viebit.com/watch?hash=ryj39LZZJXkDeHeJ
Proclamations:
National Volunteer Week Proclamation
Earth Day Proclamation
National Day of Prayer
Appointment to the US Merchant Marine Academy- Owen Alway
Recognition Awards- Lakeland Jr. Wrestling
Old Business:
Quarry License Renewal- Currently in litigation and the license hearing is extended 119 days to August 18th, 2026. Our attorney is recommending this and says that they are not drilling in the same area of concern.
New Business:
2026- #05- Establish a bank cap
-Have not needed to use bank cap in over ten years.
Resolutions:
-Budget hearing will be at the May 19th, 2026 meeting at 7pm.
-Award of Contract- Rain Garden at Ryerson
This lower bid came in at $129,830 while the higher and original bid was much higher at $310,112.50.
Attorney Report:
Fourth Round of Fair Share Housing has been approved through 2035.
The Fieldstone shopping Center has submitted a PILOT request. Nothing has been agreed upon yet. Only the application was submitted.
End of Meeting Comments:
There was a comment during the public session about using $26,000 for capital improvement to use for recreation. Recreation puts a $5 fee per registration for programs that are dedicated to capital and /or maintenance or improvement for recreational facilities and programs. Users are helping to fund the facilities programs that they are using. This is from the Recreational Trust Account not from your taxes.
Mayor Landis shared a letter from Ringwood Downtown stating that according to their public survey, the board is working on looking into getting a farmer’s market back to Ringwood at our Special Improvement district due to residents requesting its importance.
Councilman Noonan said that he attended the Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 18th at the New Weis Center. He thanked all the volunteers involved.
Councilwoman Echols said that she attended three Passaic County Open Space meetings in 2025 and 2026. She also commented that none of the meetings, some over a year ago, have had the minutes posted.
We would like to share some important events that are approaching.
We collected our Annual Anti-Littering Posters from students in Ringwood. We collected posters from Robert Erskine School, Hewitt School, and Borough Hall. We collected a total of 50 entries. We have a total of 8 posters that are displayed at our library until 5/7. Winners celebrated at a library gallery with family and treats.
Caring for Ringwood Day was postponed. The new date has not been posted yet.
5/9 10-3pm: Skyline Lakes firehouse’s annual pet adoption and craft fair
5/16 10-3pm: Ringwood Holiday Observers Annual Car Show at Fieldstone Shopping Center- free admission
Our annual Memorial Ceremony will be on May 20th at 6pm at the Community Center on Erskine Road. This year we are happy to announce that we will have more members from the community that will be sharing their gifts of music with us.
Warm Regards,
