Municipal+Building

I had an interview with Mr. Bollatto. He is the village clerk and treasurer. I asked him who the people were that worked at the Municipal Building, this is the information he gave me: • deputy village clerk • account clerk • clerk stenographer • village attorney • village engineer • building inspector • court clerk • assistant court clerk • superintendent public works He also told me that at the Municipal Building there were offices for the elected officials. This includes the Mayor, Board of Trustees and the Judge. The employees work hard for our village and for the operation of government. The Fire Department is located in the Municipal Building. There is a big hall (large room) where many events, parties, and programs take place. In the Municipal Building, court is held in a large formal meeting room. In this room other committees meet, such as the planning board and zoning board. The Municipal Building is located on Route 17 in the Municipal Plaza. The building was built in 1960 and it was renovated in 1998. It is very modern and professional looking. The land the building sits on was purchased in 1941 from the Erie Railroad. The site where the building sits was once George Waldron’ s blacksmith shop. In the lobby there are pieces of history from the blacksmith shop. The first mayor of Sloatsburg was David Henion from 1929-1949. The building he used was located next to today’s hardware store. The lease was 12 dollars a month! In 1940 the village needed more space for its offices, so they rented space in the Henry Club. The spot for the Municipal Building today is the third set of offices. Sloatsburg became a village on October 7, 1929. I have been to the Municipal Building many times for award ceremonies, some parades and the spaghetti dinner. This time I went to do an interview. The building is a work place where many people work hard for our village. I was able to see the offices and I even saw the room where many years and years of important documents are stored. I saw the first book of minutes after Sloatsburg was incorporated and Samuel Rose recorded the minutes. I learned a lot about the Municipal Building. I had lots of fun.