See list of speakers at bottom of post.
They came with a plan. The developers builders planners contractors and their friends came with a strong force to represent themselves. They came with their wives and extended families. They strategically all stood together in the back of the room deciding who should get up and speak. They clapped very loud when one of theirs got up to speak. It appeared that they represent the frum majority of town and created a divisive environment against the senior community who were all seated and others in the room. A courageous young lady got up and spoke on behalf of the majority of the town, she said most people are putting their children to sleep and cant come down to these meeting. She called out the small group in the back of the room who are there for themselves and not for the majority of the town. She begged the committee to respect the needs of the majority of Lakewood who care for their children and dont want the traffic, the density and the dangerous infastructure. The chairman did a good job keeping things in order but the point had to be made clearly That group is only representing themselves and not of the Lakewood tzibbur.
See Video HERE
1:00 – Flancanboaum speaks
10:00 – Bill Hobday makes a few suggestions
28:43 – developer’s paid audience claps
35:06 – resident suggests we should charge for garbage collection for private schools which will bring a $500,000 a year. Crowd applauds.
35:50- Moshe Zeines makes suggest the parks have a separate fund
44:26 – resident attacks Committeeman Delia
48:31- resident asks to allow Public Works to do their job. Speaks of mismanagement at the parks dept.
55:54 – josh Schmukler speaks on behalf of his fellow developers
56:30- FAA rocks the house. The crowd goes wild.
1:03:39 – Shmuel Rabinowitz gets a mix of applause and boos.
1:10:25 – Bryan Flannery attacks FAA. Crowd yells ‘developer’ ‘lives inJ ackson’.
1:14:17 – resident complains she cannot shop in Lakewood due to heavy traffic.
1:20:15 – Mrs. Kayla Cohen. Mentions that mothers cannot come out to speak up in the evenings as they are putting their kids to sleep. Speaks against the traffic and thanks the seniors. Developer’s paid audience jeered in a cruel manner.
1:23:17 – Mrs. Cohen says we need to discuss breathing spaces not open spaces. Attacks developers.
1:28:40 – Ahron Mansur speaks on behalf of his fellow developers
1:36:00 – Aaron Hirsch speaks
2:20:52 – Mrs. Vivian Friedman speaks about Yeshiva area how it’s very congested which she enjoys.
2:29:00 – FAA - Hasidim are purchasing all new homes. AK said that by midcentury Hassidim will take over the town. By Hassidim the woman do not drive and therefore there will be less traffic. But sidewalks will be needed. Forgot to mention the need to build more mikvahs.
2:38:40 – resident yells that town became Meshuga
2:42:00 - Aaron Hirsch speaks about the need for a grid
2:54:00 – Dovid Bender speaks from his heart
They came with a plan. The developers builders planners contractors and their friends came with a strong force to represent themselves. They came with their wives and extended families. They strategically all stood together in the back of the room deciding who should get up and speak. They clapped very loud when one of theirs got up to speak. It appeared that they represent the frum majority of town and created a divisive environment against the senior community who were all seated and others in the room. A courageous young lady got up and spoke on behalf of the majority of the town, she said most people are putting their children to sleep and cant come down to these meeting. She called out the small group in the back of the room who are there for themselves and not for the majority of the town. She begged the committee to respect the needs of the majority of Lakewood who care for their children and dont want the traffic, the density and the dangerous infastructure. The chairman did a good job keeping things in order but the point had to be made clearly That group is only representing themselves and not of the Lakewood tzibbur.
See Video HERE
1:00 – Flancanboaum speaks
10:00 – Bill Hobday makes a few suggestions
28:43 – developer’s paid audience claps
35:06 – resident suggests we should charge for garbage collection for private schools which will bring a $500,000 a year. Crowd applauds.
35:50- Moshe Zeines makes suggest the parks have a separate fund
44:26 – resident attacks Committeeman Delia
48:31- resident asks to allow Public Works to do their job. Speaks of mismanagement at the parks dept.
55:54 – josh Schmukler speaks on behalf of his fellow developers
56:30- FAA rocks the house. The crowd goes wild.
1:03:39 – Shmuel Rabinowitz gets a mix of applause and boos.
1:10:25 – Bryan Flannery attacks FAA. Crowd yells ‘developer’ ‘lives inJ ackson’.
1:14:17 – resident complains she cannot shop in Lakewood due to heavy traffic.
1:20:15 – Mrs. Kayla Cohen. Mentions that mothers cannot come out to speak up in the evenings as they are putting their kids to sleep. Speaks against the traffic and thanks the seniors. Developer’s paid audience jeered in a cruel manner.
1:23:17 – Mrs. Cohen says we need to discuss breathing spaces not open spaces. Attacks developers.
1:28:40 – Ahron Mansur speaks on behalf of his fellow developers
1:36:00 – Aaron Hirsch speaks
2:20:52 – Mrs. Vivian Friedman speaks about Yeshiva area how it’s very congested which she enjoys.
2:29:00 – FAA - Hasidim are purchasing all new homes. AK said that by midcentury Hassidim will take over the town. By Hassidim the woman do not drive and therefore there will be less traffic. But sidewalks will be needed. Forgot to mention the need to build more mikvahs.
2:38:40 – resident yells that town became Meshuga
2:42:00 - Aaron Hirsch speaks about the need for a grid
2:54:00 – Dovid Bender speaks from his heart