Weekly Updates
Weekly Update 88
This week, the regular Council plenary session was held on the first Tuesday of the month. I was not present at this session because I was at the Bar Association conference in Eilat, where I spoke on a panel discussing attorney conduct (one of my areas of research). Seve
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A request from me to you—every week I post a summary of the newsletter and a link to the website in the Zichron Yaakov Facebook groups (and there’s an additional post in English). The goal is to reach as many residents as possible so they can read this important informat
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In this newsletter, I will continue to report on the issues raised at the last Council plenary session on May 12 and at the public information meeting regarding the filing of a plan to preserve and convert the Carmel Winery into a mixed-use neighborhood combining commercia
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Last Tuesday, a lengthy three-hour council meeting took place. Two of those hours were held behind closed doors—without cameras and without public access. The closed session was devoted to two topics, which I will report on in detail in the next newsletter. The next newsl
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This coming Tuesday, May 12, at 6:00 PM, a regular board meeting will be held. You are invited to come to the conference room on the fourth floor or watch the live stream. You can find the meeting agenda at the following link. Please review it, and if you have
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This newsletter and next week’s will focus on the budget. There’s no summary because it’s all about one topic. The headline of the budget: 257 million NIS are slipping through the cracks. The budget book we received includes details for the next three fiscal years: 2024,
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This is a brief update, so there is no summary As you know, a regular council meeting is held on the first Tuesday of every month. However, there is no such meeting this month, and the next meeting is scheduled for May 12 (due to Lag B’Omer, the meeting has
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Summary: First Topic: The Council Chair’s Indifference to Residents’ Hardships Second issue: The Mofet Club for Holocaust survivors must continue to operate even if the government cuts its budget Third issue: The piles of trash, the stench, and the swarms of pigs in th
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I hope you and your loved ones are well after a holiday that wasn’t really a holiday but a war. There is no plenary meeting this month, so I will continue to report on several current issues and whatever else comes up throughout the month. First topic: Beware of spray
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Three topics in this week’s newsletter. Here’s a summary: “Hatzarot HaMoshava” Project—presentation of the plan and failure to answer questions This involves a 3.5-dunam plot owned by the council, located at the rear of the pedestrian mall between Jabotinsky Street an
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In response to your comments, I want to point out that the newsletter always tries to include things that will benefit all residents, and I haven’t found any issues or mismanagement in them. However, I am not the spokesperson for the mayor, and anyone looking to read o
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I hope you and your loved ones are safe and taking care of yourselves during this time of war. Let’s hope for good news. Good news—for about a month now, the newsletter has also been distributed in English. Thank you to the wonderful volunteers who make this possible.
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This newsletter covers several topics, as detailed below, but first I would like to commend the security and rescue forces and the hundreds of thousands of reservists for their efforts in safeguarding Israel’s security. I also wish to express my gratitude to the citizen
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Here is a summary of the topics in this week’s newsletter: Topic 1: Further serious developments regarding the mayor’s plan to demolish a national heritage site and build an event hall in place of a public open space and land designated for a national heritage site
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First issue: Additional updates from the council meeting held earlier this month I would like to remind you that Zichron Yaakov has the right to appoint two representatives: one from among the council members and one from the public. The plenary members vote and app
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Last Tuesday, a plenary council meeting was held, during which many topics were discussed; some of which I will present in this newsletter, while others will be covered in the next one. First topic: A few brief reports from the council chairman: I remind you that any
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Thank you to everyone who has already referred new subscribers to the newsletter—welcome to the new subscribers! I’m asking again for your help in increasing transparency and spreading the word about the newsletter—please invite more people. This newsletter will focus
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The first topic is short, so there is no summary. Topic 2 – There is a summary Topic 3 at the end is brief and has no summary Regarding the first topic—a tremendous achievement for our party! In Newsletter 6, sent to you on 9/20/2024, I wrote: "Today’s update will [&
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This week’s newsletter will cover three topics and include one request at the end—to participate in the public consultation process. The first topic: Fortifying the Moshava High School At this week’s council meeting, we discussed a motion submitted by our party regar
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8/16/24 Hello, everyone. Knowledge is power Knowledge creates transparency. And that is the purpose of the regular updates I will send you about once a week regarding what is happening in the council and the work of the “Lema’an HaMoshava” party. You are not required to reply to the email—just read
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