Times Herald Record – Sunday, July 11, 2004
“ANOTHER KIRYAS JOEL IN THE MAKING”“K J residents plan to build second village”
From an Article – By Chris McKenna – Reporter
“Dennis Lynch, a Nyack lawyer who represents Vaad
Hakiryah, confirmed he’s been” “engaged t
o immediatelyproceed with a village incorporation effort” “in or near
Monroe, Woodbury and Blooming Grove, the towns
surrounding Kiryas Joel. He wouldn’t say who his client was or
discuss the plans further. But he vowed:” “This effort will
establish a record in time and successful completion.” “ The
proposal could prove explosive in the region, setting up a race
with non-Hasidic groups already seeking to cordon off their
villages and contributing to what could be the balkanization of
southern Orange County outside Kiryas Joel.” “Separate
groups in Woodbury and Blooming Grove are circulating
petitions to create villages, at least partly out of hope that
having greater zoning control will keep the dense, multifamily
housing of the Hasidim from spreading to their more rural or
suburban areas.”
Footnote: Dennis Lynch is the Lawyer that handled the lawsuit
trying to stop Woodbury from creating a village. WHY?