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East Farmingdale resident asks Town of Babylon to verify historic two-dwelling status at 62 Alexander Ave
Summary
A resident seeking confirmation that a two-dwelling property at 62 Alexander Ave was legal in the 1960s asked the Town Board to review historic records; the planning commissioner and town attorney will meet with the resident and provide a report.
Kathleen Gomez of East Farmingdale asked the Town of Babylon Town Board on April 9 to review historic records for her property at 62 Alexander Ave, which she said contains two dwellings and was taxed as such for decades.
"I have paperwork to show that the property was considered a dwelling, a CO from when the second house was built in 1962," Gomez told the board during the open portion. She said family members lived in the cottage in the 1960s and that prior owners paid taxes on the two dwellings for more than 40 years.
Gomez said town staff told her the second dwelling was not legal, and that the town has focused on records after a 1976 death in the family. She said she provided aerial images and other documents and asked the town to search records earlier than 1976 and consult the town historian.
Supervisor Schaeffer responded that Planning Commissioner Denise Graziano and Town Attorney Joe Wilson would sit down with Gomez to review her materials and provide a report to the board. "We'll have you sit down with Denise and Joe Wilson, who's our town attorney, and they'll go over everything, and they'll provide a report to us," he said.
Gomez submitted documents and asked staff to include any available pre-1976 records in their review. No formal board action was taken; staff follow-up was directed.
