The work caused fill to be discharged into 1.5 wetland acres at the expansion site, the suit alleges. Pushkal, Vanover, and Maplewood Warmbloods, through their lawyer at the time, entered into discussions with EPA about the alleged violations.Īt the end of that month, the suit claims the the EPA learned of potential development activity at an additional property and that December told Thomas Pushkal by phone that he would need a federal permit if filling protected wetlands on any additional properties.īut from December 2018 to April 2019, the suit claims the defendants used dump trucks and other machinery for earth moving, grading and filling to build private access roads, comprised of crushed construction and demolition material, though the additional property, without a permit. In November 2018, Thomas Pushkal, Vanover, and Maplewood Warmbloods received EPA’s inspection report summarizing its inspection conclusion, including that defendants had illegally filled about two acres of wetlands without a permit. In September 2018, EPA inspectors examined the Bart Bull Road site and focused largely on the eastern side of it where fill material had allegedly been deposited. The suit claims the discharges occurred while operating and expanding the breeding, boarding and training facility, which is located on a portion of 460 Bart Bull Road.įrom June 2015 to March 2016, they allegedly directed or permitted construction and demolition material to be trucked in and deposited at the Bart Bull Road Site and directed or permitted use of heavy machinery to spread the fill material to level and raise the property’s grade. Garcia, Environmental Protection Agency regional administrator, names as defendants Thomas Pushkal, Jennifer Vanover, Edward Pushkal, Frances Pushkal, and Maplewood Warmbloods, a limited liability company.įrom 2015 to 2019, the suit alleges Thomas Pushkal, Jennifer Vanover and their business Maplewood Warmbloods discharged fill material without a federal permit into a total of about 3.5 wetland acres that are protected by the federal Clean Water Act. Attorney for New York’s southern district, and Lisa F. The suit, announced in a statement by Damian Williams, U.S. “As you have witnessed today, our Hall of Fame inductee, Sari Feldman, is truly a Fallsburg treasure who will forever be memorialized in our Hall of Fame.A federal lawsuit claims the owners of a town of Wallkill horse boarding and training facility discharged fill material without a permit into wetlands near the Wallkill River, material that included rock, brick, electrical wiring, ceramic, asphalt, rebar, PVC piping, metal, and glass. Ivan Katz, also gave his remarks about Ms. “As a graduate of the Fallsburg Central School District, it is a great honor to be inducted into the Fallsburg Central School Hall of Fame,” Sari said. She is also a columnist for Publishers Weekly. Upon retirement, she became a board member for Overdrive, a digital book distribution company, and RB Media, an audiobook publishing company. Feldman was president of the American Library Association from 2009 to 2010 and the Public Library Association from 2015 to 2016. It was also considered one of the most well-run and efficient libraries in the nation. Her tenure earned her library the prestigious Library Journal-5 recognition for ten consecutive years. One of her most notable accomplishments was serving as the Director of the Cuyahoga County Public Library in Ohio. Her forty years of experience will leave a lasting impact on the American library system for years to come. Feldman has a storied career as a public librarian. She is the district’s sixteenth Hall of Fame member. FALLSBURG- On July 15, 2023, the Fallsburg Central School District honored Hall of Fame inductee, Sari Feldman, with a commemorative plaque.
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