SQ Farms given short extension to allow town reinspection; photos submitted showing cleanup

The Special Magistrate granted a brief, seven-day extension for SQ Farms LLC at 1300 D Road so the town can perform a follow-up inspection after the respondent provided photos taken the morning of the hearing showing substantial cleanup. If the town finds remaining violations after inspection, the magistrate directed assessment of the prior daily fine of $250.

Code Inspector John Suarez presented the town’s case file, which described citations dating to June 21, 2024 for prohibited uses and outdoor storage. Suarez and public works staff inspected the property Jan. 14, 2025 and reported outdoor storage of trailers, containers and hay associated with a hay-transfer business. Suarez told the magistrate the town had been in contact with the owner and the owner’s attorney and that the town was prepared to allow a short additional time for reinspection.

Reginald Stambaugh, attorney for the respondent (Rescue Farms LLC) and client Shamir Qureshi said the property had been substantially improved and provided photographs taken an hour before the hearing. The magistrate admitted the town’s case file and directed the town to accept and file the respondent’s six photographs; the magistrate gave the town seven days to reinspect and set a compliance date of Feb. 10, 2025. If the property remains noncompliant after that date, the previous fine of $250 per day will be maintained and appearance at a March 3 fine-assessment hearing will be required. The magistrate reserved administrative costs from the hearing.

The town said that earlier the site also involved fill and sifting operations that had been removed but that outdoor storage and business-related hay transfer remained a concern. The town asked for $100 per violation if noncompliance continued after seven days; the magistrate maintained the town’s previously established $250 daily fine and reserved costs given the parties’ cooperation.