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 a 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 $270,000 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
17349 $30
17562 $150
17563 $210
17564 $945
17565 $4,454.88
17566 $300
17652 $90
17653 $570
17654 $2,265
17655 $150
17656 $225
17978 $90
17979 $510
17980 $2,265
17981 $255
18056 $315
18057 $1,515
18058 $1,995
18059 $195
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
6/18/2024 $1,486.25
8/06/2024 $72.50
10/08/2024 $290
11/12/2024 $108.75
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
5/29/2024 $725
7/02/2024 $507.50
7/23/2024 $2,428.75
9/23/2024 $1,160
11/04/2024 $435
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
Meetings $2,000
8/31/2024 $1,080
9/30/2024 $2,808
10/31/2024 $1,260
Totals
Secare and Hensel $630
Jean Cipriani $220,557.88
John Jackson - PB $10,277.50
John Jackson - ZB $9,896.25
Jerry Dasti $27,657.25
Grand total: $269,018.88
Ironically, all this litigation - for which there is no end in sight, and for which the taxpayers continue to pay - is based simply because the Township refused to enforce its own ordinances.
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3 comments:
Don't complain, this is the direct result of the herd mentality of Lakewood going along with the corruption of the VAAD.
We are all aware that it's all in the financial interest of .....
Trying to understand this whole banquet hall issue.These banquet halls are housed in the part of a school correct.So why would anyone in the towship allow this.As far as the Jewish community goes its really not your say because it all comes down to saftey of your children.Did we just not witnesses another school shooting.But then again in the Jewish community, as I was told by the Rabbi their lives are in Gods hands and it is what it is.Stuoooopid just plain old Stuooopid on your part.As far as the VAAD goes another bunch of clowns just like Mayor Coles a bunch of clueless people that just cause ton's of issue's.
If they keep building in Lakewood traffic will be at a stand still it’s bad enough trying to drive through Lakewood something has to be done . Rt9 by the Lake needs to be made into additional tracking lanes to relieve traffic
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