Lake Terrace has been embattled in ongoing litigation since November 2020 when their neighbors, represented by Attorney Rob Shea Esq., filed a lawsuit against them for not having ever received Township Zoning Board approval for a banquet hall.
Bnos Brocha was also embattled with litigation. Their banquet hall has since been shut down by a judge.
The Township of Lakewood is also defendant to all of this litigation, including a lawsuit which seeks to overturn the ordinance the Township Committee enacted to legalize Bnos Brocha's simcha hall.
Therefore, in addition to Lake Terrace and Bnos Brocha paying for their own legal fees, Lakewood's taxpayers have been forking over the Township's legal bills.
A review of those legal invoices indicates that the taxpayers have already paid nearly $240,000 for this noble fight (which has no end in sight).
The breakdown of the lawyers fees is as follows:
Steven Secare and Harold Hensel
12/03/20 $175
2/03/21 $175
7/30/21 $175
8/31/21 $35
8/31/21 $35
8/31/21 $35
Jean Cipriani
12417 $8,640
12418 $2,970
12419 $15,645
12420 $3,645
12484 $4,710
12485 $645
12486 $945
12487 $8,220
12628 $88
12629 $2,835
12630 $75
12754 $285
12755 $1,260
12756 $6,045
12757 $240
12832 $120
12833 $2,655
12834 $8,820
12835 $30
13018 $1,785
13020 $3,675
13021 $5,385
13022 $30
13120 $3,030
13276 $465
13277 $2,580
13278 $5,790
13279 $3,060
13390 $1,140
13391 $60
13392 $2,535
13393 $6,735
13394 $1,260
13531 $2,040
13533 $5,745
13534 $5,805
13535 $390
13633 $1,725
13635 $5,055
13636 $4,185
13637 $960
13706 $2,205
13707 $1,440
13709 $1,845
13710 $1,515
13849 $1,170
13850 $4,965
14001 $555
14002 $3,570
14003 $960
14004 $2,775
14005 $120
14113 $330
14114 $1,020
14116 $30
14117 $705
14118 $720
14265 $270
14266 $480
14267 $825
14268 $3,705
14423 $60
14424 $270
14425 $1,425
14426 $285
14638 $60
14640 $345
14825 $180
14826 $60
14827 $225
14828 $3,105
14829 $3,180
14995 $1,245
14996 $2,895
14997 $435
15230 $450
15231 $960
15232 $1,680
15233 $240
15234 $420
15329 $1,680
15331 $585
15572 $300
15573 $810
15574 $855
15576 $2,895
15327 $75
15575 $270
15652 $300
15653 $1,020
15655 $165
15808 $30
15809 $240
15810 $1,095
15812 $390
15813 $2,265
16326 $330
16327 $3,600
16328 $5,025
16329 $1,995
16431 $30
16432 $810
16634 $240
16635 $795
16636 $60
16637 $135
John Jackson - Planning Board
2/07/23 $217.50
3/14/23 $36.25
3/14/23 $978.75
4/25/23 $362.50
4/25/23 $725
5/23/23 $72.50
5/23/23 $107.50
6/20/23 $14.50
6/20/23 $326.25
6/20/23 $725
7/11/23 $29
7/11/23 $145
8/22/23 $688.75
8/22/23 $72.50
9/19/23 $217.50
10/10/23 $406
11/14/23 $543.75
12/05/2023 $439
1/09/2024 $108.75
2/06/2024 $762
5/07/2024 $1,342
John Jackson - Zoning Board
8/16/2023 $688.75
10/03/2023 $688.75
12/05/2023 $833.75
1/30/2024 $543.75
3/18/2024 $725.00
4/01/2024 $616.25
4/30/2024 $543.75
Jerry Dasti
11/29/2022 $102
1/06/2023 $442
1/30/2023 $360
1/30/2023 $324
6/28/2023 $144
7/07/2023 $1,237
7/07/2023 $468
7/25/2023 $216
8/02/2023 $2,148
9/07/2023 $3,329.50
9/07/2023 $72
9/17/2023 $108
10/09/2023 $1,229.25
10/31/2023 $144
11/03/2023 $1,548
11/30/2023 $144
11/30/2023 $684
12/04/2023 $792
12/31/2023 $918
1/31/2024 $684
2/29/2024 $2,304
3/31/2024 $1,548
4/01/24 771.50
4/30/2024 $648
4/30/2024 $144
Totals
Secare and Hensel $630
Jean Cipriani $204,028
John Jackson - PB $8,356
John Jackson - ZB $4,640
Jerry Dasti $20,509.25
Grand total: $238,163.25
Ironically, all this litigation - which the taxpayers continue to pay for - is based simply because the Township refused to enforce its own ordinances.
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