The borough council finally listened and officially rejected the proposal for a dispensary in our town. This win belongs to every neighbor who refused to let these outsiders turn our community into a transit hub for illegal loitering and traffic. We forced them to back down but keep your eyes …
August 25, 2023
Final supporters
The residents of Woodcliff Lake are not comfortable with locating a Marijuana Dispensary in our Town. We do not want dispensaries near our schools and residential neighborhoods.
We encourage everyone in Woodcliff Lake, especially those with children – to ask yourselves the following question: “Am I ok with having a cannabis dispensary in the backyard of where I live?"
Although a majority of Woodcliff Lake residents voted to legalize marijuana use, we DID NOT vote to have dispensaries in our neighborhoods.
Significant concerns that we have include the following: traffic volumes intensifying, loitering, crowding and lines, increased noise, littering, decreased home valuations, misdistribution of cannabis to our minors, reputational harm to the town, increase in crime, and harm to our ability to attract other commercial and retail tenants, just to name a few. In fact, a Woodcliff Lake dispensary would be the first one in New Jersey to be north of Route 4, thus, drawing a significant influx of people from all over Northern Jersey and Rockland County into our small Borough.
Woodcliff Lake is NOT like other towns, such as Rochelle Park, where cannabis dispensaries have been opened. We are a family-oriented community where the vast majority of real estate is residential. In this vein, we understand that the only two commercial districts in Woodcliff Lake are Broadway Avenue (in the East Side residential neighborhood) or on Chestnut Ridge Road (by the Woodmont residential neighborhood). Neither area is suitable for a marijuana dispensary. We also understand that Montvale Mayor Mike Ghassali has indicated that Montvale has no intention, now or in the future, of locating a dispensary on Chestnut Ridge Road, or anywhere else in Montvale.
Based on public comments to date, Woodcliff Lake Mayor Carlos Rendo has indicated he is opposed to a marijuana dispensary in town. We hereby ask the members of the Borough Council to join him in opposing a dispensary. There are simply too many unknowns and too much at stake to permit this type of business in our community.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
June 6, 2023
Reached 100 supporters
May 17, 2023
May 16, 2023
The borough council thinks they can ignore us but hitting one hundred signatures will force them to pay attention. Send this link to every neighbor right now so we can stop this dispensary cold.
6 Comments
Can’t believe they are pushing for this. I have kids walking home from school and I dont want them around that environment.
This will totally ruin our property values. Stop this now before it gets out of hand. WOODCLIFF LAKE DESERVES BETTER.
Keep this out of our neighborhood. We moved here for the schools and the quiet, not to deal with traffic and loitering. No way.
Not in our backyard. Keep it away from our schools!
Ridiculous to even consider this location. Chestnut Ridge is a nightmare for traffic already. Please think about the families living around here.
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The borough council finally listened and officially rejected the proposal for a dispensary in our town. This win belongs to every neighbor who refused to let these outsiders turn our community into a transit hub for illegal loitering and traffic. We forced them to back down but keep your eyes …
August 25, 2023
Final supporters
The residents of Woodcliff Lake are not comfortable with locating a Marijuana Dispensary in our Town. We do not want dispensaries near our schools and residential neighborhoods.
We encourage everyone in Woodcliff Lake, especially those with children – to ask yourselves the following question: “Am I ok with having a cannabis dispensary in the backyard of where I live?"
Although a majority of Woodcliff Lake residents voted to legalize marijuana use, we DID NOT vote to have dispensaries in our neighborhoods.
Significant concerns that we have include the following: traffic volumes intensifying, loitering, crowding and lines, increased noise, littering, decreased home valuations, misdistribution of cannabis to our minors, reputational harm to the town, increase in crime, and harm to our ability to attract other commercial and retail tenants, just to name a few. In fact, a Woodcliff Lake dispensary would be the first one in New Jersey to be north of Route 4, thus, drawing a significant influx of people from all over Northern Jersey and Rockland County into our small Borough.
Woodcliff Lake is NOT like other towns, such as Rochelle Park, where cannabis dispensaries have been opened. We are a family-oriented community where the vast majority of real estate is residential. In this vein, we understand that the only two commercial districts in Woodcliff Lake are Broadway Avenue (in the East Side residential neighborhood) or on Chestnut Ridge Road (by the Woodmont residential neighborhood). Neither area is suitable for a marijuana dispensary. We also understand that Montvale Mayor Mike Ghassali has indicated that Montvale has no intention, now or in the future, of locating a dispensary on Chestnut Ridge Road, or anywhere else in Montvale.
Based on public comments to date, Woodcliff Lake Mayor Carlos Rendo has indicated he is opposed to a marijuana dispensary in town. We hereby ask the members of the Borough Council to join him in opposing a dispensary. There are simply too many unknowns and too much at stake to permit this type of business in our community.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
June 6, 2023
Reached 100 supporters
May 17, 2023
May 16, 2023
The borough council thinks they can ignore us but hitting one hundred signatures will force them to pay attention. Send this link to every neighbor right now so we can stop this dispensary cold.
6 Comments
No dispensaries in our town. Period. We voted for the law but that doesnt mean we want the shops on our streets.
Can’t believe they are pushing for this. I have kids walking home from school and I dont want them around that environment.
This will totally ruin our property values. Stop this now before it gets out of hand. WOODCLIFF LAKE DESERVES BETTER.
Keep this out of our neighborhood. We moved here for the schools and the quiet, not to deal with traffic and loitering. No way.
Not in our backyard. Keep it away from our schools!
Ridiculous to even consider this location. Chestnut Ridge is a nightmare for traffic already. Please think about the families living around here.
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No dispensaries in our town. Period. We voted for the law but that doesnt mean we want the shops on our streets.