WEST NEW YORK The Department of Community Affairs is investigating alleged building code violations at properties owned by Mayor Felix Roque, Chief of Staff Silvio Acosta and Commissioner Ruben Vargas, the state agency confirmed.
The DCA declined to say what it’s looking into, but a source with knowledge of the properties told The Jersey Journal the state became involved because of the inherent conflicts of interest when a municipality issues fines to municipal officials.
The state Office of Regulatory Affairs, a subdivision of the Division of Codes and Standards, has taken town files on five properties owned by the three city officials.
The properties under scrutiny are two homes on Lincoln Place, one each owned by Roque and Acosta; a property on 67th Street owned by Vargas’ wife, Carmen; and two Grant Place properties, one owned by Vargas and the other owned by Acosta.
“This is all part of a smear campaign,” Roque said, stating that he feels the investigation was launched by town employees who worked for former Mayor Sal Vega.
The DCA declined to say what it’s looking into, but a source with knowledge of the properties told The Jersey Journal the state became involved because of the inherent conflicts of interest when a municipality issues fines to municipal officials.
The state Office of Regulatory Affairs, a subdivision of the Division of Codes and Standards, has taken town files on five properties owned by the three city officials.
The properties under scrutiny are two homes on Lincoln Place, one each owned by Roque and Acosta; a property on 67th Street owned by Vargas’ wife, Carmen; and two Grant Place properties, one owned by Vargas and the other owned by Acosta.
“This is all part of a smear campaign,” Roque said, stating that he feels the investigation was launched by town employees who worked for former Mayor Sal Vega.
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