KINGSTON, N.Y. – A controversial boarding house whose owner, Joseph Sangi, was denied a special permit this month has closed, according to Mayor Steve Noble. “Last week, our Corporation Counsel received an email from Sangi’s attorney indicating he would be closing the boarding house, and – as of yesterday (Monday) it’s officially closed,” Noble said […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. The city’s Planning Board voted unanimously Tuesday, Jan. 16, to deny a request for a special use permit to operate a boarding house at the center of legal wrangling between the city and the property’s owner, Joseph Sangi. The meeting grew testy at times as board members and Sangi argued. In denying […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. A public hearing is set for Tuesday night on a request for a special permit to operate a boarding house on West Chestnut Street. According to the Kingston Planning Board agenda, the public hearing will be held during the board’s 6 p.m. meeting at City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 16. The focus […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. – A federal justice has ruled against Chestnut Hill owner Joseph Sangi and three unnamed residents with disabilities in a lawsuit against the city challenging the Planning Board’s denial of his special permit renewal in July. The suit claimed that the board’s actions violated the federal Fair Housing Act and that occupants, according […]