A Chestnut Ridge activist group is taking the village board to federal court over zoning amendments it recently passed. That despite what the group claims was tremendous opposition by village residents to the changes. Hilda Kogut of the Chestnut Ridge group CUPON says the new law allows for houses of worship to be built almost anywhere in the village…
While she believes in freedom of religion, Kogut says religion should not be favored over non-religious uses. The case is one of several legal challenges the village is facing. We reached out to the mayor of Chestnut Ridge but did not hear back.