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The village acknowledges that violations pre-dating the purchase of the property by the yeshiva existed, and it is clear from the record that the village took no enforcement actions until the yeshiva purchased the properties to continue using them as a school, the yeshiva states in legal papers filed Friday in state Supreme Court at the Rockland Courthouse in New City.
The yeshiva s legal action states the village must explain to the court how the selective enforcement of its zoning ordinance survives scrutiny under the Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection Clause.
The response also argues court is not the venue to provide advisory opinions, especially on speculations where no controversy exists.
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South Nyack village officials have sued the yeshiva congregation that bought Nyack College for ignoring local and state building and zoning laws. (Google Maps)
SOUTH NYACK, NY The village of South Nyack has filed suit against Yeshiva Viznitz, the new owner of the massive Nyack College campus, for starting a school and making structural changes without complying with state, county or village codes and laws.
The lawsuit was filed in Rockland Supreme Court this week.
Last year, Yeshiva Viztnitz Dkhal Torath Chaim, Inc. bought the 107-acre property in South Nyack, plus the Alliance Seminary property in Upper Nyack plus land in Orangetown, for $45.5 million.
The Nor’easter that hit Rockland Wednesday evening did not deter South Nyack residents from getting to the polls on Thursday, Dec. 17.
In the hope of retaining the village’s distinction as a quaint “rivertown” community, residents overwhelmingly voted “yes” to dissolve the mini-municipality by a margin of 508-292. First established in 1878, the Village of South Nyack will soon be reabsorbed into the Orangetown government.
Both in-person and legal absentee ballots were certified Friday morning, Dec. 18, by the Village of South Nyack Board of Trustees.
The proposal to dissolve the village was originally put forth earlier this year when it was revealed that Nyack College’s 128-acre campus was to be sold to Yeshiva Viznitz of Monsey for $45.5 million. The announcement was soon followed by a proposal from the worldwide Viznitz Orthodox religious organization to put family-style housing on what would become a boys-only campus.
By: Jennifer Korn
On Thursday Dec 17, South Nyack residents will be asked to vote on a referendum that could result in their village being reabsorbed into Orangetown.
After the petition to hold the referendum was filed, the South Nyack Village Board hired CGR, a consulting company, to prepare a report that highlights the impacts of the potential dissolution. The report projects that residents will pay less in property taxes, all village positions will be eliminated, and residents would have a less direct role in town government affairs.
The full dissolution impact report is available at www.cgr.org/southnyack.
Some residents support dissolving the village in order to lower taxes, while others are skeptical about the projected revenue and fear a loss of political autonomy.