Politics & Government

Residents Appeal Hatikvah Decision

Two residents have appealed a July decision that allows the charter school to renovate a warehouse into a new school.

Two East Brunswick residents are appealing a decision to grant the Hatikvah School International Academy Charter School a variance to renovate a warehouse into a school building.

Deborah E. Cornavaca and Christine Rampolla filed an appeal on Aug. 20 that states, among other reasons, the variance should not have been granted because “there was a conflict of interest,” and that “the board did not permit a complete record to be made.”

In July, the Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously approved a variance that will allow Hatikvah to renovate the warehouse into a school, route: {:controller=>"articles", :action=>"show", :id=>"hatikvah-gets-waiver-to-expand"} -->. The building, 7 Lexington Ave., is located in a planned industrial zone and a variance is needed to open a school in the zone. The warehouse is surrounded by similar warehouses, including

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