Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino joined with Councilman Lou Imbroto and the Town’s Highway and Planning & Development officials, as well as local neighbors, to commence the demolition of a long-dilapidated zombie home in the South Farmingdale community. This longtime eyesore was recently court-granted for demolition following multiple complaints from local neighbors.

 

“This property has had a lack of maintenance, multiple violations, and complaints from neighbors,” said Supervisor Saladino. “Over and over, Town personnel found deplorable conditions at this location with each passing inspection. This property showed clear signs of neglect, and it became more and more evident that this dwelling was falling into great disrepair.”

 

Town inspections discovered a variety of code violations, including overgrown vegetation, deterioration of walls and roofing, debris strewn throughout both indoors and outside, damaged or missing ceilings, and overall deterioration. With the property owner not fulfilling most opportunities to clean it up, the Town Quality of Life Task Force stepped in to help residents.

 

“While the condition of this property worsened over time, the Town continued all efforts to keep the property maintained, in general acceptable appearance, and of course safe to the surrounding neighborhood,” said Councilman Imbroto. “The great success of our Task Force really speaks for itself, as we’ve now successfully demolished more than two dozen homes since its inception.”

 

The Code Enforcement Bureau of the Department of Planning and Development is charged with the enforcement of all codes, rules and regulations pertaining to zoning, housing and public safety. It is expressly designed to handle requests of citizens regarding possible violations.  To file a complaint, or to register a zombie property in your neighborhood, please visit www.oysterbaytown.com/codeenforcement