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The monthly meeting of the Chestnut Ridge CUPON will take place Monday, June 12, at 7 pm at 26 Red Schoolhouse Road.
The agenda includes discussions of:
The upcoming ERCSD school budge vote;
Petitions for the Village;
Ongoing construction and properly licensed contractors performing the construction;
Increasing member and citizen participation in the Village;
and November Elections.
The classroom building at the Bais Yaakov Elementary School on the old Edwin Gould Property in Chestnut Ridge (Photo: Mark Vergari/The Journal News
“Owners of the property where a religious school began operating without village approvals in 2016 has come to an agreement with Rockland County over fines, inspections and the use of dormitories.
But the school still lacks approvals and permits as it continues to operate, and the village maintains it should be shuttered until they are granted.
Chestnut Ridge Ventures, the owner of the former Edwin Gould property where Bais Yaakov Elementary School of Rockland County operates, agreed to a $1,000 fine and a timetable to complete inspections, among other things, Rockland Executive Ed Day said in a statement released Monday. [Read more…]
The Pascack Brook runs over a dam where a mill once stood on the Haring Homestead property (Photo: John Meore/The Journal News.)
“The new owner of the Jade Village restaurant and the historic property it sits on plans to demolish the building, which retains little of its original features, and restore the land to a natural state.
Robert Asselbergs said Friday that his review of the three-story structure determined almost nothing remained of the circa 1780 one-story Dutch sandstone dwelling, known as the Haring Homestead. [Read more…]
The classroom building at the Bais Yaakov Elementary School on the old Edwin Gould Property in Chestnut Ridge (Photo: Mark Vergari/The Journal News
“County officials say they found what may be asbestos inside a now-sealed utility closet at the recently opened girls elementary school on the grounds of the former Edwin Gould property.
However, officials said the representatives for the property owner, Chestnut Ridge Ventures, LLC, refused to let an inspector representing the Rockland Health Department sample the material for testing after it was found during a Feb. 2 inspection.
A spokesman for the school and the property owner’s lawyer denied the material found posed a danger to students, faculty and administrators. [Read more…]
The classroom building at the Bais Yaakov Elementary School on the old Edwin Gould Property in Chestnut Ridge (Photo: Mark Vergari/The Journal News
CHESTNUT RIDGE —”The owners of the former Edwin Gould property are being taken to state Supreme Court by the village and county over a school that officials charge opened there without proper inspections and permits.
Village officials asked a state judge on Wednesday to close down the private girls school operating inside a building on the sprawling 145-acre campus along Chestnut Ridge Road, saying it had been operating since early December without those clearances and site plan approval.
“We’ve asked the court to basically close down the school until they comply with our building and zoning regulations,” Mayor Rosario “Sam” Presti said Friday. “Anything and everything that’s been going on there has been done without applying for our permits. We’d like to ensure the building is safe.” [Read more…]
The gated entrance to the Bais Yaakov Elementary School of Rockland County, a private girls school on the old Edwin Gould Property in Chestnut Ridge. Photo: Mark Vergari/The Journal News
“A private elementary school for girls on the grounds of the former Edwin Gould property opened last month without permits and is not in compliance with zoning and fire code regulations, according to village officials. [Read more…]
Sarah Wallace and the Channel 4 I-Team investigates the girls school on the Edwin Gould property. Click on the image for video.
The next Chestnut Ridge CUPON meeting will be Monday, Nov. 28, at 7pm at the South Spring Valley Firehouse, 26 Red Schoolhouse Rd.
We will be discussing updates to current village issues along with some new community action items, including our meeting with the Ramapo Police Department village liaison regarding some safety concerns in the village. [Read more…]
A message from CUPON
Neighbors,
We are calling a special CUPON meeting on Monday June 20th at 7pm at the Firehouse on Red School House Road to address the Real Estate Non-Solicitation Zone, an opportunity presented to us by Orangetown Supervisor Andy Stewart at our last meeting to prevent Blockbusting in Rockland County. [Read more…]
On Sunday, Micheal Miller of the Hillcrest branch of CUPON met with more than 60 Chestnut Ridge residents to explain the purpose of the group and to help organize a Chestnut Ridge extension of CUPON. Citizens United to Protect our Neighborhoods is a watchdog group that monitors development and code enforcement in village neighborhoods and attends planning and zoning board meetings. Members also keep an eye on the proceedings in Ramapo Town Court.
The meeting was called by Chestnut Ridge resident Hilda Kogut, and the next step is to gather a core of volunteers and set up a meeting schedule. Anyone interested in becoming a part of the Chestnut Ridge CUPON should contact Hilda at www.hkgt@aol.com.