NEWBURGH – Following the recent deaths of three people from carbon monoxide poisoning in their Newburgh home, the city council voted Monday night to establish continued support for the distressed property remediation policy.
Residents want more inspections of homes. Two councilwomen went on their own to check for potential CO poisoning in one residence.
Mayor Judy Kennedy told the council session they are working on the issue.
“There are probably about 7,000 rental units in this city and of those rental units, if you divide that by 12, that’s about 400 rental units that need to be inspected per month,” Kennedy said. “It is going to be very necessary to lay out a plan and track where we are going with all of this. Just know we are taking this very seriously. We are putting together a plan.”
City Manager Michael Ciaravino said 40 of the city’s firefighters are certified to conduct code inspections so there should be progress in moving them forward.
