The head of Rockland’s Office of Buildings and Codes is reflecting on the challenges they’ve faced in the last nine months since being told by the state to take over Spring Valley’s building and code enforcement responsibilities. That came in the wake of the fatal fire that killed a village firefighter and a resident of the Evergreen Adult Home. OBC Director Ed Markunas was a guest on Friday’s “Who Wants to be a Volunteer” program, and said code enforcement in Spring Valley previously was non-existent…
The county says it will take time to correct decades of mismanagement and neglect. If you have any building and code violation complaints in Spring Valley, call 845-364-3700 or send them an email. We reached out to the Mayor’s office but have not heard back.