Harry Trigbov Fights Council Over Bondi Synagogue

“Why am I not given the chance to build a unit like the house next door or an entire street? Why should I be treated differently?” he said.

Triguboff is well aware of the planning controversy. Fighting a long battle to build 1900 apartments in Little Bay rejected last year by planning commission.

There is no immediate intention to redevelop the Bondi synagogue site, but the current zoning prevents “realistic replacement of end-of-life buildings,” according to planning documents filed by Triggbov’s firm. are mentioning.

Waverly Council has a policy of retaining all land zoned for social infrastructure such as education, religious and medical facilities, the spokesperson said.

“This means that the council has been able to protect these properties for the benefit of the community, despite mounting pressure on housing development,” she said.

She said the site houses religious and educational facilities that have served the Jewish community for more than 70 years, as well as Our Big Kitchen, which distributes over 250,000 meals each year.

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“These sites have an enduring history, and despite current problems with their operations, the council is confident that the sites will continue to provide important community services to the Jewish community in the future. I will,” she said.

A Meriton spokeswoman declined to comment, but Trigbov’s letter to Masseros also said that Rabbi Dovid Slavin, the principal of the school, was having trouble with the Yeshiva.

“He’s the only person who can run the school, but the judge won’t let him do it. We have to do everything with the synagogue,” Trigubov said.

Trigubov said that “the use of yeshiva has decreased significantly” as students at the school transferred to other schools.

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“When I bought the site to help the yeshiva, I also paid for the unit. I fully funded this for 20 years and it is not working,” he said.

A spokeswoman for the NSW Department of Educational Standards said registration at Yeshiva College was officially canceled on 30 September and students were enrolled in nearby schools, homeschooling or distance learning.

The university had previously faced the brink of collapse, with Trigubov stepping in as a key contributor to the school after a financial crisis threatened its survival.

it also got caught legal dispute Neighboring Retirement Village and Alleged Obstruction and Interference with Shared Driveway.

Slavin said Trigubov has supported the synagogue for decades and remains a major supporter. He did not believe the synagogue would be forced to close.

“There may be some changes in how things are done, but not in what they are done,” Slavin said.

Triguboff’s reconsideration request means that the planning panel will decide whether there are benefits to rezoning before it is submitted to the planning department for a gateway decision.

A spokesperson for the planning department said, “At this stage, the department does not have a role in evaluating proposals.

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