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  Marcia Ringel


  
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  Graydon is a natural 2.68-acre sandy-floored pool and beach in a century-old park in Ridgewood, New Jersey. A buffer against flooding in a flood plain and a recreational site for four generations, Graydon is threatened with replacement by a small, beachless concrete pool. Help us preserve this Village icon.
"Sunday skaters at Graydon" note cards are a hit! Our "Save Graydon Pool" car magnets and "Keep Graydon Natural" yard signs make a statement while helping to fund our fight.

Ridgewood Patch Photo of the Week, Friday, Feb. 26, 2010
Photo of Graydon during blizzard chosen as photo of the week

Remarks by Stuart Lieberman of Lieberman & Blecher to members of The Preserve Graydon Coalition, Oct. 26, 2009


Sign our online petition to halt the rush toward demolishing Graydon

We also have a paper petition to sign up your friends and residents around town.

  Photo slide show: Graydon Pool and Park, Ridgewood, NJ, Summer 2009

Answers to common questions about Graydon, the controversy, and the Coalition
  • Graydon fact sheet (PDF)
  • Environmental Facts and Considerations (PDF)
  • Letter from the Ridgewood Historic Preservation Commission (PDF)
    News coverage

    • Ridgewood Patch, Feb. 19, 2010
      Letter to the Editor: Graydon Pool and Ridgewood Expats
       Preserve Graydon Coalition co-chair comments on recent 'Ridgewood Expats' article.

    • The Ridgewood News, Friday, Dec. 11
      Holiday bazaar was a success
      Letter from Coalition co-chairs Marcia Ringel and Suzanne Kelly

    • The Record, Tuesday, Nov. 17
      Don't squander a Ridgewood asset
       Letter from Phyllis Andersen Bieger, one of Graydon's first female lifeguards

    • Coverage of our Oct. 26 meeting:   
    Ridgewood Patch
      
    Ridgewood News


    • Psychology Today Blog, Friday, Oct. 23

    • The Ridgewood News, Friday, Sept. 11
      Historic turnout at meeting
      Council delays vote; Coalition presents case.

    • The Record, Sunday, Sept. 6
      Swim clubs in deep
      A number of local pools have had membership problems even without a townwide badmouthing campaign and boycott.

    • The Ridgewood News, Friday, August 14

    • The Record, Saturday, August 8
    • The Ridgewood News, Friday, August 7
      A show of force: 'Preserve Graydon' group has large turnout at council meeting

    • Our first appearance in the press: Ridgewood News, Friday, July 31
      Summarizing the debate, reporter Michael Sedon quotes our co-chairs, others
      Officials: water clearer, if you take the time to look
      Explains the techniques and chemical treatments that keep Graydon Park clean


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    Mission statement

    Founded on July 8, 2009, the Preserve Graydon Coalition is dedicated to preserving the unique character of Ridgewood’s historic Graydon Park and Pool, including its large, open swimming area, center rafts, and extensive sandy beaches. We provide factual information about Graydon’s safe, clean water and other aspects of the facility to assist the Village Council in making prudent short-term and long-range decisions about the future of Graydon. We encourage implementation of the least invasive changes possible before any drastic changes to the overall structure and layout are considered. We enlist the support of residents who love Graydon and would deplore its loss to a concrete-based facility with a much smaller and radically different main swimming area. We promote the rejuvenation and enhancement of Graydon via careful engineering, improved operational procedures, increased membership, and other considerations of concern to the community. We appreciate the natural beauty of this tranquil, environmentally sensitive setting.

    Revised September 3, 2009

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    Artwork by Ginny Hull, Bethel, CT, Hull Graphic Design
    Banner photograph and pail taken at Graydon by Marcia Ringel, July 2009
    Other photos (c) 2009 James Porto

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