The legislature is scheduled to vote tonight on the budget necessary to create an office of Building and Codes to take over that function for the village of Spring Valley. The county is state-authorized to do that come Monday, but needs the money to fund the office. Ramapo supervisor Michael Specht says even though Ramapo legislators objected to a rules change that would have allowed the vote to take place last week, he expects the budget to pass…
Former Director of Fire and Emergency Services and CUPON Founder Gordon Wren said on Friday’s “Who Wants to Be a Volunteer” program that he still remains skeptical…
The state-authorized move to take over the village building department comes in the wake of last year’s fatal fire at the Evergreen Adult Home in which a resident and Spring Valley firefighter Jared Lloyd were both killed. Two former Spring Valley building department employees and four others have been charged in connection with the blaze.