A few years ago, at the request of leaders of the Klausenburg kehilla in the Oak and Vine neighborhood, Lakewood's Township Committee renamed portions of Edgecomb Avenue and Parkview Avenue to Shefa Chaim Drive and Kiryas Sanz Avenue.
The leaders of the Klausenburg neighborhood were hoping to expand their kiryah by renaming Clyde Avenue And Argyle Avenue between Oak Street And Turin Avenue (as shown in the map below) to Gorlitz Avenue.
However, the Township Committee has just killed the proposal after receiving staunch opposition from Vizhnitz kehilla which is opening a shul on the road of the street name change proposal.
As first reported here on FAA News, the Committee last month introduce on first reading Ordinance 2024-033 to rename Clyde Avenue And Argyle Avenue between Oak Street And Turin Avenue to Gorlitz Avenue.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40-67-1(k), et seq., the governing body of a municipality may make ordinances to provide for the changing of names of streets within the municipality. Moreover, pursuant to Lakewood Ordinance 18-814G, no street shall have a name that so nearly duplicates the name of an existing street so that confusion results.
"Rabbi Mordechai Rosenberg, on behalf of the local community, has recognized that the portions of these street names may conflict and cause confusion with already existing streets in Lakewood Township, and has therefore asked that the street names be changed to Gorlitz Avenue," the proposed Ordinance states.
Accordingly, "the Township Committee of the Township of Lakewood deems it fitting and appropriate to change the name of a portion of Halsey Street, and all of Clyde Avenue and Argyle Avenue between Oak Street and Turin Avenue to Gorlitz Avenue."
The Committee held a public hearing and final reading of the Ordinance on Thursday afternoon. Numerous members of the Vizhnitz kehilla voiced opposition to the street name change proposal, stating that it represents a specific dynasty and may not reflect the diversity of the community which wasn't consulted regarding the proposal.
Due to the opposition, the Township Committee let the motion die and didn't approve the name change.
Grand Rabbi Boruch Halberstam of Gorlitz (1829-1906) was the son of Grand Rabbi Chaim Halberstam of Sanz (1793–1876), author of Divrei Chaim and founder of the Sanz Hasidic dynasty.
The founders of the Klausenburger dynasty are descendants of the Divrei Chaim.
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