Rockland’s County Executive marked the fourth anniversary of the Rockland
Codes Initiative with a press conference at an apartment complex in South
Nyack Friday. The complex had challenged the county in court over sewage
leaks, non-functioning ovens, and other violations, lost, and has since
paid its fines and brought its apartments up to code. County Executive Ed
Day said the RCI has been successfully targeting slumlords in the county…
North Rockland state senator James Skoufis, who is spearheading a state investigation looking into code enforcement in four areas of the state, including Ramapo, said other municipalities could learn from Rockland’s approach…
Skoufis said he is nearing the end of his investigation and putting
together a report soon. He’s been looking at Newburgh, Mount Vernon and
Albany, in addition to Ramapo.