Chester, NY - Yeshiva Gets Final Approval
Chester, NY - After a long struggle with Chester Planning Board and town officials, Yeshiva Toras Chemed got the go-ahead it needed to build a dormitory and school at the former site of The Inn at Chester.
The planning board approved the project contingent on several conditions, including getting the necessary approvals from the county health department and the state department of transportation.
Town engineer Jerry McDonnell and Building inspector Joe Mlcoch expressed concern that the children attending the school be kept safe during construction. The latest safety concern is the large numbers of students who are beginning to walk the streets of Chester because they have no transportation.
Last week 10 to 15 Hasidic children were reportedly walking along Greycourt Road toward a warehouse owned by another group. Planners say this poses a safety hazard for the pedestrians as well as a quality-of-life problem for the residential neighborhood.
During the public hearings on the Yeshiva’s construction application, residents had worried that this would happen. The owner had assured the public that the students would be busy studying, and would remain on the premises.
The students, who are about 18 years old, are said to be the top students from a Westchester Yeshiva. They are living in the former motel until the school is completed, which is expected to take about a year.
The planning board approved the project contingent on several conditions, including getting the necessary approvals from the county health department and the state department of transportation.
Town engineer Jerry McDonnell and Building inspector Joe Mlcoch expressed concern that the children attending the school be kept safe during construction. The latest safety concern is the large numbers of students who are beginning to walk the streets of Chester because they have no transportation.
Last week 10 to 15 Hasidic children were reportedly walking along Greycourt Road toward a warehouse owned by another group. Planners say this poses a safety hazard for the pedestrians as well as a quality-of-life problem for the residential neighborhood.
During the public hearings on the Yeshiva’s construction application, residents had worried that this would happen. The owner had assured the public that the students would be busy studying, and would remain on the premises.
The students, who are about 18 years old, are said to be the top students from a Westchester Yeshiva. They are living in the former motel until the school is completed, which is expected to take about a year.
posted by VOS IZ NEIAS @ 7/12/2006 06:11:00 PM
2 Comments:
At 7:02 PM,
Anonymous said…
"Planners say this poses a safety hazard for the pedestrians as well as a quality-of-life problem for the residential neighborhood"
What about the numerous pedestrians who live at Camp La Guardia, the 1,001-bed shelter for homeless men, isn't that a quality-of-life issue,?
I guess no, just when the yid comes to town it becomes a qualty-of-lifwe problem ober the shmitzger guo nisht.
At 2:41 PM,
Anonymous said…
If you payed attention and read the news regarding Camp La Guardia, you would know they have been an eye sore, as well as a danger to us residents for 20+ years. The town has tried numerous amounts of times to get rid of them or at least lower the number coming into our town. With the "yids" coming to town (as you put it) just adds to the quality of life issues we Chester residents have to deal with.....
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