A resolution was reportedly presented at a recent Rockland County legislature meeting, and then pulled, that would have increased capital spending so that the Sain Building in New City could be demolished. That’s according to Minority Leader Lon Hofstein, who said legislature chairman Alden Wolfe put the resolution forward without specific dollar figures, or ideas about the future use for the property. Hofstein told “The Morning Show” yesterday, the timing of the proposed resolution could not have been worse…
We reached out to Legislature Chairman Alden Wolfe for details, but he did not return our request for comment. The Sain Building has been sitting idle since December 2017. A developer had offered to pay $4.5 million for the property and was going to take care of demolishing the building, but bailed in November 2018. Hofstein said the issue may come up again at the next legislature meeting.