Residents press board over code enforcement, lighting and uninhabitable property complaints

Sep 8, 2025

Multiple residents told trustees Code Enforcement failed to address neighborhood problems: Roger Wells and Jeremy Ellis reported unshielded American Legion lights shining into homes; Tammy Mullen said a house on John and Burgoyne remains a health hazard after being deemed uninhabitable and residents have not received timely follow‑up from Code Enforcement.

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Multiple residents told the Hudson Falls Board of Trustees they have not received adequate responses from Code Enforcement. Roger Wells said repeated reports about new spotlights at the American Legion went unanswered and that the fixtures are angled into neighboring windows rather than pointing downward. "None of them are pointing directly down like the Village Code states and it’s crosses property lines, into their windows at night," Wells said; Mayor Barton said he will follow up with Code Enforcement to request the angle of the lights be changed or an alternative solution.

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