Upper Saddle River Raises Water Worries Against Yeshiva Plans In Airmont, N.Y.

Airmont, N.Y. - Congregation Mischknois Lavier Yakov Inc. plans to build an educational facility (yeshiva) on 19 acres off Hillside Avenue in Airmont. The plans include a dormitory for 170 unmarried students and 10 separate triplex homes for 30 married students. The homes measure 11,000 square feet each.

But Residents from Upper Saddle River monitoring plans to construct the yeshiva for up to 200 rabbinical students in neighboring Airmont, N.Y., say their concerns have mounted over the project's impact on the region's water supply.
"This is a residential area and to change it is a big impact on all of us," said an Upper Saddle River resident upset over the size of the project, "the sewer and water infrastructure in the area cannot support the project."

Residents say overuse of the aquifer, inadequate sewage facilities and traffic concerns will bring them to the Holiday Inn on Executive Boulevard in Suffern, N.Y., on July 26 for a special meeting of the Airmont Planning Board.