Town of Ramapo

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237 Route 59
Suffern, NY 10901
845-357-5100
www.ramapo.org

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Office of Buildings and Codes Fines Over 30 Properties for Trash

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60+ Violation Notices Issued for Litter

New City, NY, – The Rockland County Office of Buildings and Codes (OBC) is investigating over 60 code violations across the Village of Spring Valley, for rubbish and garbage accumulation.

After a recent media report about accumulating trash in the village, OBC Director Ed Markunas immediately sent out inspectors to investigate further and hold property owners responsible.

OBC discovered over 30 properties with more than 60 violations of the New York State Property Maintenance Code that included the accumulation of old tires, construction debris, furniture, and propane tanks.

“My office has been tasked with protecting the health and safety of the Village of Spring Valley and we all know accumulating trash is more than an eyesore, it becomes a breeding ground for pests and rodents. We hope our swift action leads to cleaner neighborhoods throughout the village,” said Director Ed Markunas. 

As the issue poses a health safety risk, the Rockland Codes Investigations Unit (RCI), part of the Rockland County Department of Health is also responding to the issue and has at least five active cases with trash violations in the Village of Spring Valley.

“This is not an easy job, but it is an important one,” said Deputy Health Commissioner Catherine Johnson Southren. “We face many obstacles from uncooperative building managers and landlords but are working on behalf of the best interests of the people of Rockland.”

The Rockland County Department of Health RCI program is responsible for the enforcement of housing hygiene and occupancy regulations pursuant to the Rockland County Sanitary Code. RCI investigates all residential housing complaints, including allegations regarding single family dwellings, multiple dwellings, rental properties, and owner-occupied premises. Since its launch in 2015, RCI has assessed over $2 million in fines against property owners across Rockland and, unlike the Office of Buildings and Codes, has jurisdiction to respond and investigate complaints county-wide.

“The property owners enabling these egregious conditions should be ashamed of themselves. I’m proud to see Director Markunas and RCI taking swift action on behalf of the families in the Village of Spring Valley,” said County Executive Ed Day.

The Office of Buildings and Codes requests that the public submit complaints regarding Building and Code violations within the Village of Spring Valley to 845-364-3700 or by email to BuildingsAndCodes@co.rockland.ny.us.

The Rockland Codes Investigations Unit requests the public submit complaints to 845-364-2585 or online:
http://rocklandgov.com/departments/health/center-for-rockland-codes-investigations1/

RCC Kicks Off New Alumni Series

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ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. (April 15, 2022) – Rockland Community College kicked off a new series last week when they welcomed Alumnus Bruce Kreutzer to the Campus. The new series “Life After the Rock! Conversations with Distinguished Alumni,” will focus on casual Q&A sessions with the alumni, students, faculty, and general public.

Kreutzer, a 1970 graduate of RCC and 1968 graduate of Pearl River High School, is now an Assistant Coach with the NBA Team the Orlando Magic. He served as an assistant coach at Queens University and was head coach at Garinger High School where he won the 4A Boys State High School title in 1989 and then served as head coach at Massanutten Military Academy leading his team to a No. 9 ranking nationally in 2006. He then joined former Charlotte Hornets assistant coach and four-time NBA All-Star Mark Price to form the Mark Price Shooting Lab in Atlanta where he served as lead shooting instructor and play development coach. He also served as a shooting consultant for the NBA D-League and Philadelphia 76ers. He has been an assistant coach with Orlando Magic since 2018 where he serves as a shooting coach. He is partly credited with helping Kemba Walker transform into a strong shooter. According to the Orlando Magic website, “his continued presence with the team gives the young players a measure of consistency as they continue to work on improving their shooting.”

Kreutzer was inducted into the Pearl River High School Sports Hall of Fame on April 9th. He was honored for having played all-county basketball at Pearl River and his position as an NCAA Division II Final Four Coach and an NBA Assistant Coach. He was joined by his wife Nancy who also graduated from Pearl River High School and Rockland Community College.

After the Life After the Rock Q&A session, he took a tour of the campus and stopped at the Fieldhouse to give Xavier Kistoo-Miles RCC’s star basketball player, a few shooting pointers.

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