Keyword: building department
12 results total, viewing 1 - 10
Cheers! Neighbors on Morea and Anthony St. toasted champagne at 9 a.m. as the destruction of a vacant house on 450 Morea St. took place. They all agreed if they ever saw the day the house was torn down they would toast to its destruction. Neighbors said they felt their quality-of-life increase as each piece of the house was ripped apart.
Neighbors toast to demolition of blighted house
After decades of complaints about mold, a raccoon family and being an overall blight of the neighborhood bringing property values down, an abandoned house in Oceanside was demolished on April 4. A … more
|
Who can we trust?
Q. We met with three architects, three contractors and an interior designer and also went to our building department because we just want everything to go smoothly, with no problems, since we’re doing a big job . . . more
|
The Hempstead Town Board tabled Supervisor Laura Gillen’s proposal to audit its Building Department.
Hempstead Town Board tables audit of Building Department
The Hempstead Town Board voted on Feb. 5 to table the hiring of an outside consultant to audit the Town Building Department. The roughly $155,000 measure was intended to offer recommendations on how … more
|
Town Supervisor Laura Gillen with Oceanside homeowner Michael Cascio, who was told five years after Hurricane Sandy that he needed to elevate his house because of damage it sustained during the storm.
Gillen seeks audit of town Building Department
Town Supervisor Laura Gillen announced on Jan. 16 that she was seeking to hire an outside consultant to audit the town Building Department and offer recommendations on how to streamline its building … more
|
Oceanside resident Mike Cascio with a letter he received from the Town of Hempstead in February telling him, more than five years later, that he would need to elevate his home because of the flood damage it sustained in Hurricane Sandy.
Over five years after Sandy, Town of Hempstead homeowners are told they must elevate
When Oceanside resident Mike Cascio went to the Town of Hempstead’s Building Department last May to obtain the necessary permits for a home extension, the town informed him that he needed to … more
|
Building departments’ selective oversight
Q. My father is an architect in Florida, and drew plans for changes to my house. He included electrical outlets, switches and lights. A local architect, who we’ve asked to review the plans, told us . . . more
|
A. Thomas Levin
Civic Law
Q: My town is overrun by signs that people have posted with information about garage sales, missing pets, fundraisers, etc. Are there any laws governing what can be posted publicly? A: As every town, city and village has … more
|
Raising the roof — and everything else
The way we live is always changing, and in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the way we think about our homes is changing, too. Many of us are thinking about raising them — literally rebuilding them higher. more
|
Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray held a press conference on Thursday, Nov. 1 in front of a Levittown home on Rose Lane that was damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Murray, center, was joined by, from left, left, homeowners Lenny and Donna D'Andrea, Councilman Gary Hudes, Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin and Building Department Commissioner John Rottkamp.
Town Supervisor offers relief for homeowners
The Town of Hempstead is one of many local governments that are scrambling to help homeowners in need following the wreckage caused by Hurricane Sandy. more
|
Inside this home at 14 Montauk Ave., 40 animals were discovered
RVC's houses from 'hell'
Twice last week, authorities discovered neglected animals inside dilapidated Rockville Centre homes. The second discovery was by far the worst ... At 14 Montauk Ave., Faith Ross, 54, and her … more
|
1 | 2 Next »
Currently viewing stories posted within the past year.
For all older stories, please use our advanced search.
© 2024, Richner Communications · 2 Endo Blvd · Garden City, NY · (516) 569-4000
Powered by Creative Circle Media Solutions