Brockport CEO 'red tags' house

At the request of the homeowner, Brockport Code Enforcement Officer Scott Zarnstorff "red tagged" a property at 104 Monroe Avenue in the village. The property, owned by Nat O. Lester III, Town of Sweden's supervisor, sustained extensive damage to one of the apartments and led to its being deemed uninhabitable, Zarnstorff said. "There was significant damage and the home was missing safety devices and smoke detectors and had a lot of broken light fixtures," he said.

The residents, students at SUNY Brockport, were vacated from the premises and have found other housing while the landlord addresses the violations.

Lester sent a letter to village board officials commending Zarnstorff on his quick response to the situation.

In other matters at the April 4 village board meeting:

• The board approved a SUNY Lions Club walk scheduled for April 24 at 10 a.m. They also approved the procession application for the 23rd annual Crop Walk on May 1;
• Authorized the fire department to go out to bid for a vehicle to replace Ambulance 2339.
• Approved the spray chalk advertising request put forth by Seneca Park Zoo. Representatives from the zoo will spray chalk animal pictures onto high traffic areas within the village. The chalk is non permanent.