Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | St. Lawrence County, NY
By ANDY GARDNER MASSENA -- After more than a year of controversy, the village Board of Trustees has ratified two pieces of legislation that resolve the ongoing issue with the town and village code …
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By ANDY GARDNER
MASSENA -- After more than a year of controversy, the village Board of Trustees has ratified two pieces of legislation that resolve the ongoing issue with the town and village code enforcement.
They ratified a deal that has the Massena Fire Department performing inspections in the town and village. It also allows the two governing bodies to split the joint code office secretary’s salary.
The debate escalated last year when both the town and village hired Peter Devine as joint code officer. He resigned from performing village inspections after less than a week.
He said Mayor James Hidy had it arranged so he answered to the fire department, but was under the impression it would be the opposite when he took the job. He resigned from the town in May, citing a need for more time to do his full-time job.
In the interim, the town and village had clashed over language in the intermunicipal agreement, which they okayed on Tuesday.
