Kiamesha Lake: First Public Presentation To Incorporate New Hasidic Village In Town Of Thompson.

Kiamesha Lake - A Hasidic leader and one of the principal movers and shakers behind the idea to form an incorporated village at the end of Gibber Road between Fallsburg and Monticello, got a cold reception at the town board meeting when he was spelling out plans. He told them that "we are not the kind of people who are hostile or aggressive, we are more of an asset than anything else." He said that his group wants to attract another 100 families, they have roughly 50 now and need more people to support the yeshiva.
But Town Board members disagreed and said they don't like it. "Do you find it reasonable to form a village to circumvent our zoning?" the Supervisor said.
A incorporation petition hearing was scheduled for Aug. 9, and the town board would be willing to sit down and talk, the supervisor said.