Jackson, NJ – NJ Town Votes To Ban Dorms, Denies Targeting Lakewood Jewish Community

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    Jackson, NJ – A New Jersey town has banned the construction of dormitories after months of heated debate that some opponents say was rooted in fears of a growing Jewish community.

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    The Asbury Park Press reports (http://on.app.com/2ng4rub ) that the Jackson Township Council voted to ban the construction of dormitories Thursday.

    Two council members explained that the new ordinance, which also limits school construction, does not discriminate against any religion and is based on curbing sprawl.

    The area has a growing Orthodox Jewish community and some Jewish residents have questioned why dormitories are singled out.

    Supporters of the ban points to ultra-Orthodox communities in neighboring Lakewood that have built yeshivas which have added to crowding.

    They say the ban is an attempt to protect quality of life in the town and not anti-Semitic, as some opponents allege.

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    Information from: Asbury Park (N.J.) Press, http://www.app.com


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    triumphinwhitehouse
    triumphinwhitehouse
    7 years ago

    since when is it anti-Semitic to preserve a suburban quality of life? This is what Satmar has been saying against their fine neighbors in Kiryas Yoel and others in Monsey.

    Poopy
    Poopy
    7 years ago

    There’s nothing wrong with limiting dormitories. There’s something surprising banning dormitories as opposed to creating certain limits such as a dorm must be on a property with an acre on each side or X many feet away from residential property.

    7 years ago

    Since they did not ban multi family housing of any other sort, ie. apartment buildings, clearly this has nothing to do with urbanization.

    Sadly, I doubt that the Dept of Justice under Jeff Sessions will do anything to try to protect the rights of Jews or other religious minorities under RLUPA.

    Pragmatist
    Pragmatist
    7 years ago

    Quote of the day: “some Jewish residents have questioned why dormitories are singled out”. Also questioned is why school construction has been limited. Simple answer: the residents of Jackson want to maintain their suburban/rural lifestyle. They don’t want a Lakewood type of urbanization of their community. Why is this hard to understand ?