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Harrison Town Board then voted unanimously to approve a proposed settlement with the church. It appeared that the town would likely lose in court and spend millions of dollars if legal action were pursued. The agreement resulted in numerous concessions by the church.
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Leavitt overturned the decision of the Harrison Board of Appeals and ordered a variance to be issued to allow construction of the temple. The Board countered by filing its own appeal. Despite the pending lawsuit, the church attended a public meeting with the Harrison Town Board on June
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Interstate 287 and Hutchinson River Parkway. The location of the site in Harrison was reflected in a name change, renaming the White Plains New York Temple as the Harrison New York Temple. The name change
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inside an existing church-owned building. The church had not indicated how the opening of the temple in
Manhattan would affect the temple in Harrison. James Staudt, a White Plains lawyer representing the church said "It will be built." He explained that the church was working to connect the
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