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The proposed creation of a special religious boundary in Westhampton Beach Village has prompted several weeks of controversy, and last week Mayor Conrad Teller was unable to even place the issue on the village trustees’ agenda for a vote.
Mayor Teller’s failed motion to add the measure to the agenda came after a request from Westhampton Beach attorney Richard Haefeli, who has been representing the Hampton Synagogue before the Village Board. It came as a surprise to many of those in attendance at the Thursday evening meeting, including three Village Board members who voted against the motion, considering an announcement had previously been made by village officials that a public information session would be held on May 28.The boundary, which is called an eruv, allows Orthodox Jews to push and carry... more
Mayor Teller’s failed motion to add the measure to the agenda came after a request from Westhampton Beach attorney Richard Haefeli, who has been representing the Hampton Synagogue before the Village Board. It came as a surprise to many of those in attendance at the Thursday evening meeting, including three Village Board members who voted against the motion, considering an announcement had previously been made by village officials that a public information session would be held on May 28.The boundary, which is called an eruv, allows Orthodox Jews to push and carry... more
