County Executive: “Ready and Willing to Assist with or Oversee the Functions of the Spring Valley Building Department

by Monsey.info

As the Spring Valley Building Department stands on the edge of a COunty takeover, Rockland County Executive Ed Day stated the County’s preparedness to oversee the Department.

“The residents of Spring Valley and our volunteer firefighters who protect them deserve better and my administration stands ready to do just that,” Day said in a statement. “We have had discussions with New York State over the past few months and have been able to prepare for this responsibility by determining a number of qualified personnel that are ready and willing to assist with or oversee the functions of the Spring Valley Building Department.”

The possible takeover follows an extensive investigation stemming from the Evergreen fire that took two lives in Spring Valley, including firefighter Jared Lloyd.

“I have spoken directly with Chairman Alden Wolfe,” Day says, “and we look forward to working with the entire County Legislature in passing the required legislation to get this change underway.”