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Sullivan County Judge Frank LaBuda took a tour of a controversial shul and community center in Bethel on Friday afternoon to determine if it is safe enough to remain open.
White Lake, NY - In the ongoing showdown between a Hasidic bungalow colony, and the town of Bethel over the use of a newly built shul and community center.
This morning in Monticello court, the town lawyer argued that its premises is not safe to use, the Sullivan County Judge Frank LaBuda decide to took a tour of the controversial shul and community center in on Friday afternoon to determine if it is safe enough to remain open.
VIN News has learned that Judge LaBuda has just issued a temporary certificate of occupancy permit to allow its operation.
Residents of the colony on Schultz Road last week started using the large center without a certificate of occupancy.
The colony is owned by United Talmudical Academy Torah
