Tribe violated township laws with prayer camp, judge rules

A prayer circle and teepees that the Ramapough Mountain Indians set up in Mahwah violate township zoning laws, a Superior Court judge ruled Friday.

Judge Roy McGeady found the tribe liable for 39 of 43 zoning violations issued by the township in a months-long squabble that landed in superior court.

The tribe must pay $13,699 – $10,300 for 103 violations each valued at $100 – plus $33 in court costs for each violation.

McGeady acquitted the tribe of violations issued for having a renewable energy trailer on the property because a representative for the tribe went to town hall and asked two township workers if a permit was required prior to the 20-foot shipping crate’s arrival.

http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2017/11/tribe_violated_township_laws_with_prayer_camp_judge_rules.html

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