Wikipedia's first sentence called it “planned 400 acre skver hasidic shtetl in the hamlet of spring glen”. Today it says “redirect to an article about a similar topic”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Kiryas Square is a planned 400-acre (1.6 km ) Skver hasidic " shtetl " in the hamlet of Spring Glen, New York , prompted by a housing shortage in the village of New Square . The property, former Homowack Resort , was purchased by the Skver community in 2006. Dedication of the site was in August 2007. The New York State Department of Health cited the property which was used as a summer camp for girls for “numerous, persistent and serious violations,” including inoperable fire alarms, pervasive mold and water running over electrical boxes. The health department issued a mandatory order of evacuation. In addition to problems with the health department, some local residents have also voiced opposition to the building of a hasidic village. The site was evacuated in August 2009 as a result of a judge’s deadline.1
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Kiryas Square is a planned 400 acre Skver hasidic shtetl in the hamlet of Spring Glen, New York . Dedication of the site began in August 2007. Construction of Kiryas Square was prompted by a severe housing shortage in the shtetl of New Square . So far, much of the construction of the new shtetl has been on the property of the former Homowack Resort . However, the New York State Department of Health cited the property for “numerous, persistent and serious violations,” including inoperable fire alarms, pervasive mold and water running over electrical boxes. The health department issued a mandatory order of evacuation.
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planned 400 acre skver hasidic shtetl in the hamlet of spring glen
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redirect to an article about a similar topic
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