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Stop-Work Order Upheld, But Sag Harbor Officials Say Damage Done

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Sag Harbor officials say the owner of this house at 24 Rysam Street exceeded approvals granted by village boards by demolishing most of its historic features. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

Sag Harbor officials say the owner of this house at 24 Rysam Street exceeded approvals granted by village boards by demolishing most of its historic features. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

A worker at 24 Rysam Street in Sag Harbor before the village obtained a restraining order forcing a suspension of construction at the site. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

A worker at 24 Rysam Street in Sag Harbor before the village obtained a restraining order forcing a suspension of construction at the site. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

authorStephen J. Kotz on Jun 30, 2020
Sag Harbor Village this week obtained a temporary restraining order, allowing it to enforce a stop-work order on the renovation of a house at 24 Rysam Street that village officials... more

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