So, Is It a Fire Company, or a Slush Fund?
The timeline behind the creation of South Blooming Grove's Fire District 1, which legally should not exist.
Today, we’re going to take a look at the illegal effort to create a new fire district entirely within the Village of South Blooming Grove.
Under New York State law, only Towns, not Villages, can create a new fire district. As of this writing, Town of Blooming Grove Supervisor, Robert Jeroloman, told The Monroe Gazette that he has “not received anything announcing or declaring a new fire service within the Town of Blooming Grove.” The Supervisor added, “If a Town creates a new district the Town is required, before creation, to seek approval from the NYS Comptroller’s office prior to adoption and creation of a new district.” [Emphasis added.]
Unfortunately, this has not stopped the Village of South Blooming Grove from creating a new fire district, known as Fire District 1.
As of this writing, the NYS Comptroller’s office has not commented about this new fire district, but there is something worth noting here: On the morning of March 21st, between the hours of 12am and 1am, Mr. Joel Stern, …