The Ridgewood Property Owners and Civic Association (RPOCA) held an “owners’ forum” during their meeting last Thursday, Sept. 6 in the newly-air conditioned auditorium of I.S. 93 in Ridgewood. Members of the city departments of Environmental Protection, Buildings, Sanitation, Parks and Consumer Affairs took questions from local residents, along with members of the Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project and the Bureau Of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). Standing, from left, are RPOCA members Joe Segreti, Peter Comber and Stephen Lang, RPOCA President Paul Kerzner, Pam Glaser of the HPD, I.S. 93 Principal Ed Santos, and RPOCA members Carlos Ortiz and Dick Wessley.