"The names of the seven members of the Ramapo Planning and Zoning Boards
do not appear anywhere on the Town’s website. Clarkstown, Orangetown,
Stony Point—they list their boards. You might ask the Supervisor [i.e.,
Christopher St. Lawrence]. After all, he appointed the members to terms
as long as seven years. More important though is the question why does
one sector [i.e., haredim] which has the most irresponsible and out-of-control
development have control over the planning and zoning for all of Ramapo?…"
Some of the dozens of FBI agents who raided Ramapo's Town Hall Wednesday afternoon
Preserve Ramapo writes:
Monsey Controls Planning and Zoning Boards in Ramapo
St. Lawrence Appointees Kept Anonymous
May 3, 2013 – The names of the seven members of the Ramapo Planning and Zoning Boards do not appear anywhere on the Town’s website. Clarkstown, Orangetown, Stony Point—they list their boards. You might ask the Supervisor [i.e., Christopher St. Lawrence]. After all, he appointed the members to terms as long as seven years. More important though is the question why does one sector which has the most irresponsible and out-of-control development have control over the planning and zoning for all of Ramapo?
Since St. Lawrence has chosen to keep the names out of site on his website, we will start with the members and then look at the various liabilities for giving Monsey majority control on these two panels.
Most of the villages in the Town of Ramapo don’t have a voice on either of these boards. These include Airmont, Chestnut Ridge, Hillburn, New Hempstead, Montebello, Sloatsburg, Suffern, and Wesley Hills. On the other hand, Monsey has a better than 70% majority/super majority voice on planning and zoning decisions that affect all the villages throughout the town. Spring Valley has a presence, although it’s a 2 against 5 on both boards. And keep in mind, Spring Valley is hardly a model for reasonable, or even legitimate development. The federal agents at the present time are still sorting through housing records in Spring Valley to make a final list of charges for the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, the Monsey developer, and whomever else catches their attention.…
[Highlights in red added by FailedMessiah.com.]