Monday, July 14, 2014
Bloomingburg developer Lamm disregarding stop-work order, mayor alleges
Even though this eastern Sullivan County village issued stop-work orders on another building owned by developer Shalom Lamm, work has continued and people have used the former hardware store on the corner of Main Street and Winterton Road, said Mayor Frank Gerardi and several residents.
This violates the July 9 order posted on the window.
“Building may not be occupied until planning board approval and/or any required permits or certificates of occupancy are obtained,” it reads.
“Basically, they did not follow the stop-work order,” said Gerardi at Thursday’s Village Board meeting, when several members of the crowd of about 50 said the order was being violated.
Gerardi later explained that the building hasn’t been inspected. The village sent its first letter in June when window and duct work was being done, Gerardi said. When the work continued, the orange stop-work order notice was posted.
“My biggest fear is that there is only one entrance and exit from upstairs (where people have gathered),” said Gerardi, who was elected in April by opponents of Lamm, who is building a 396-home Hasidic development and owns several buildings on Main Street already occupied by Hasidim. A few of those buildings and others, including part of that development, have also been issued stop-work orders.
Lamm did not want to comment.
But as Gerardi explained, the village hasn’t yet hired a code enforcement officer to enforce the occupancy laws, although it is interviewing candidates. Police have been called, he said, but have not responded.
When a few residents at the meeting protested that the new leadership was “dragging its feet,” village attorney Steve Mogel protested.
“This is a small village with a lot of big problems,” he said. “I don’t see anybody dragging their feet.”
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140714/NEWS/140719866
This violates the July 9 order posted on the window.
“Building may not be occupied until planning board approval and/or any required permits or certificates of occupancy are obtained,” it reads.
“Basically, they did not follow the stop-work order,” said Gerardi at Thursday’s Village Board meeting, when several members of the crowd of about 50 said the order was being violated.
Gerardi later explained that the building hasn’t been inspected. The village sent its first letter in June when window and duct work was being done, Gerardi said. When the work continued, the orange stop-work order notice was posted.
“My biggest fear is that there is only one entrance and exit from upstairs (where people have gathered),” said Gerardi, who was elected in April by opponents of Lamm, who is building a 396-home Hasidic development and owns several buildings on Main Street already occupied by Hasidim. A few of those buildings and others, including part of that development, have also been issued stop-work orders.
Lamm did not want to comment.
But as Gerardi explained, the village hasn’t yet hired a code enforcement officer to enforce the occupancy laws, although it is interviewing candidates. Police have been called, he said, but have not responded.
When a few residents at the meeting protested that the new leadership was “dragging its feet,” village attorney Steve Mogel protested.
“This is a small village with a lot of big problems,” he said. “I don’t see anybody dragging their feet.”
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140714/NEWS/140719866
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