Tell The Village What Schedler Should Become

It's the largest remaining undeveloped parcel of land in a densely-packed, active village. Now, with a goal to raise money and test the waters of potential development opportunities, the Ridgewood Open Space Committee is holding several public forums to consider the input of residents.

According to a news release sent by the committee, three forums will be held in the upcoming two months – April 19 at ; May 16 at ; and May 29 at the . All meetings start at 7:30 p.m. and run to about 9:00 p.m.

Though the council has said the the 7-acre site it purchased in 2009 for $2.7 million, it has endorsed the .

It's not much of a longshot either, if history holds true. A similar venture in the 1960s to develop Citizen's Park yielded the equivalent of $1.5 million in today's money.

There are even Schedler development plans on record, drawn several years ago that display a full-size baseball field (desperately lacking right now in the village) among other recreation areas.

Let's kick the conversation off – what would you like to see done at Schedler (if anything)?

Tell us in the comments.