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The Days of "Trust Me, Bro" Are Over For FOIL Requests
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The Days of "Trust Me, Bro" Are Over For FOIL Requests

An Article 78 has been filed against South Blooming Grove, now here's how you can help push back against the Clovewood project that threatens the Ramapo River.

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B.J. Mendelson
Nov 16, 2024
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Hello, my friends.

I am still under the weather, but I realize there’s a bit of an information gap concerning Clovewood and South Blooming Grove that I’d like to address briefly. I also have a recommendation for those of you across Orange and Rockland County who have been stonewalled on FOIL requests.

We’ll resume covering South Blooming Grove this week, including the recent Village Board and Planning Board meetings.

Some things are going on right now that I can’t talk about.

For example, with the help of Amy Lavine of Liberty Street Legal, I have filed an Article 78 proceeding against Mr. Joel Stern, Fake Mayor George Kalaj, and the Village Clerk, Kerry Dougherty.

You can read all the associated court documents here.

I can’t say more about this specific case, but you can certainly read the documents now that they are publicly accessible.

What I can tell you is that if you’ve tried to get information from the Village of South Blooming Grove—I know …

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