MONTICELLO – Code enforcement in Monticello is the responsibility of the village and officials were stunned when Sullivan County District Attorney Brian Conaty unilaterally took over that duty recently.

As a result, the village board has concerns that Conaty’s actions deprive the village of the ability to properly enforce zoning laws and building code violations.

The board has instructed their attorney, Michael Sussman, to address the issue.

“The village has to be able to maintain its own integrity and govern in a manner which includes code enforcement, and if the word is out contrary to what has been going on that you can get away with whatever you want with no consequence, then who is going to follow the village code when it is opportune for them not to,” the attorney said. “And I hav

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