( CNN ) -- In just a few short weeks , Rabbi Shmuley Boteach could wake up at his home in Englewood , New Jersey , with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi camped a few feet from his front lawn . Gadhafi may be staying in a tent on the front lawn of a New Jersey house owned by the Libyan Mission . The authoritarian ruler of Libya is rumored to be planning to stay in an air-conditioned tent on the front lawn of a house owned by the Libyan Mission when he attends the U.N. General Assembly meeting in September . Members of the predominately Orthodox Jewish Englewood community are less than enthused about a visit from a leader who has made anti-Zionist statements in the past . The recent release of the convicted Lockerbie bomber to Libya has heightened the animosity . On Monday , Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg , D-New Jersey , called for the U.S. Department of State to restrict Gadhafi 's travel to the area around U.N. headquarters in New York City , saying in a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton he `` was particularly concerned by news reports indicating that [ Gadhafi ] plans to stay in New Jersey , where the families of many Pan Am 103 victims reside . '' A representative from the Libyan Mission in New York would not confirm Gadhafi will stay in Englewood , only that he is scheduled to come to New York . Gadhafi has a history of setting up his extensive tent when visiting other countries , including Russia and France . Media reports have said that his request to pitch his tent in Central Park had been denied , and the New Jersey property was a likely second choice . Boteach said he had previously been willing to approach Gadhafi 's rumored visit with an open mind , but he backtracked after the Lockerbie bomber 's release . `` Judging by his actions , he has n't changed one iota , '' Boteach said . `` He loves terrorists and welcomes them as heroes and speaks with a forked tongue . As soon as he had the opportunity he lionized people who committed murderous acts . Gadhafi is a fraud . I do n't want him or his security team near my home . '' Englewood Mayor Michael Wildes said he was not informed of plans to erect a tent on the property , and no special permissions were requested from the zoning department . Only through neighborhood residents and media coverage was he alerted to construction on the house that , according to Boteach , began around three months ago . The mayor said he was `` mortified as a Jew and embarrassed as an American that a financier of terrorism is on U.S. soil . [ Gadhafi ] is someone who has embraced terrorism and has not changed his spots . '' Wildes said the Libyan Mission has `` not paid a nickel '' on taxes for the property , and said he would only be `` willing to sit down with him if he brings a check to cover years of back taxes and overtime pay for the additional police forces needed for his stay , and apologizes to the Jewish residents and the Lockerbie victims ' families of New Jersey . '' Boteach , in a piece posted Thursday on The Huffington Post , where he is a regular contributor , said the residence had been left `` derelict and neglected '' for many years until the recent construction . In opposition to Gadhafi 's possible visit to Englewood , Boteach said he plans several steps , including legal action , which he said would be in response to construction workers knocking down his fence and cutting down his trees . `` My plan is to sue them , extract as much money as possible and use Libyan money for planting trees instead of buying bombs , '' he wrote in another Huffington Post piece Monday . Boteach and Wildes also are planning a protest at the construction site on Sunday .
Gadhafi travels with air-conditioned tent which he stays in . Rumored to be planning to pitch tent on front lawn of Libyan Mission house . * Mayor `` embarrassed as an American that a financier of terrorism is on U.S. soil ''