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After two years of waltzing on the subject, and a two-hour discussion on Tuesday, the planning com- mission followed township attorney guidelines and decided — on a 5-3 vote — that the project does indeed fall under the township guidelines for churches. The Lubavitch are propos- ing to build a synagogue, mikvah ritualarium, rab- binical seminary complete with housing for 50 students and faculty, and an archives, museum and retreat center on the site. The Lubavitch had hoped the planning commission would follow township at- torney guidelines and begin deciding if each part of the project falls under the per- mitted uses for a special zon- ing request in a single- family area. Several com- mission members continued to balk at that approach, which they say is un- precedented in the work of the commission. The two sides have been dancing at arm's length over the issue. Some commis- sioners have insisted that Lubavitch provide a detailed site plan for the entire 40- acre area. Lubavitch counters that it does not want to provide the expen- sive site plan until the com- mission decides if the con- cept is permissible. Tuesday's vote moved the discussion forward. Lubavit- ch has been invited to an in- formal work session Nov. 26 to begin the step-by-step ap- proval process. Meanwhile, Lubavitch representatives and township planning staff will meet in advance of Nov. 26 to iron out some of the details. Barry Stulberg, who rep- resents Lubavitch before the commission, does not expect quick approval. Even com- missioners who voted with Lubavitch Tuesday evening raised some troubling issues which Lubavitch supporters saw as delaying tactics. Planning commission chairman Donald Dresselhouse asked several times for a detailed site plan that includes future devel- opment of the north 40 acres of the site. Lubavitch has no plans at this time for the north acreage and expects the 20 acres adjacent to Maple Road to take many years to complete. Commissioner Donald Eby has been insistent for two meetings that Lubavitch provide a complete site plan. But both Mr. Dresselhouse and Mr. Eby voted with the majority — for Lubavitch — in Tuesday's vote. Commissioner William Dotterrer, who has sided with Lubavitch on the pro- cedural issues, voted against Lubavitch on Tuesday, along with commissioners Anne Jardon and Judith Ander- son. Ms. Jardon made a com- promise suggestion Tuesday, asking Lubavitch to consider placing its archives at the Holocaust Memorial Center, its classes and museum at the Jewish Center, and housing its students and faculty at the Aldingbrooke and Thornbridge apartment complexes. Mr. Stulberg explained that Lubavitch, HMC and the JCC would have trouble combining separate func- tions and the nearby apart- ments would be too expen- sive. ❑ Social Event Set For Young Adults Detroit area young adults and college students home for the Thanksgiving holiday are invited to a community-wide social event 8:15 p.m. Nov. 27 at the Birmingham Com- munity House, 380 S. Bay St. The event, which will feature music by Intrigue, will enable young adults and students to meet others who are active in the organized Jewish community. The evening is co-sponsored by the Jewish Federation's Young Adult Division (YAD), The Jewish News, the Jewish Community Center, Metro Detroit Hillels, U of M Hillel and MSU Hillel. There is a charge and par- ticipants must be 21 to enter. For information, call Rick Krosnick, 965-3939, Ext. 161.