DaasYochid – I’ll let him/her speak for themselves. Color was and is irrelevant, and the sooner we get there, the better.
Since you are familiar with the Five Towns (as you have mentioned before that you are/were in regular contact with Rabbi Bender of Darchei), would you like to explain to the Olam what happened there and why the situation there, although similar to that of Lakewood and East Ramapo, did not cause the same problems?