County Executive Considering Legal Action After Kiryas Joel Annexation

WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Published September 10, 2015 at 12:18 PM EDT

Legal action may be the next step in the controversy over the transfer of the Orange County town of Monroe to the neighboring Hasidic community of Kiryas Joel. The annexation of 164 acres was approved this week by the Monroe town board. Orange County Executive Steven Neuhaus is opposed to the move for a number of reasons, including how the process was carried out and the strain it will put on county services like the sewers and infrastructure.