traffic, size of the building, height of the steeple, and nighttime flood lighting of the exterior. This meeting started eight months of negotiations between the church and residents. This included public hearings, four traffic studies, and environmental reports. Having exhausted any administrative options, the church filed suit on December 17, 2001, accusing the town of infringing on freedom of religion and assembly. On April 30, 2002, members of the 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. This included, but was not limited to, reducing the building size, height and capacity. Plans suspended The seven-year dispute contributed to the decision by the church to build the Manhattan New York Temple 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 property to a sewer line and that, once completed, the church would move on to the next phase of construction. However, by 2006, after the temple opened in Manhattan, work at the Harrison site stopped and the Harrison New York Temple was removed from the church's official list of announced temples. See also Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region Temple architecture (LDS Church) References Proposed buildings and structures in New York (state) Temples (LDS Church) in the United States Harrison, New York Mormonism-related controversies Unbuilt buildings and structures in the United States Proposed religious buildings and structures of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints