Peter M. Fasce of Poughkeepsie admitted to illegally dumping more than 70 cubic yards of construction and demolition debris and to using that debris to fill in protected wetlands.
Fasce was granted a conditional discharge on the first charge and fined $1,003 on the second.
Court records say that sometime in 2015 and continuing to March and April 2016, Fasce arranged for several trucking firms to deliver what was supposed to be clean fill. Instead, it contained construction and demolition debris - tiles, metal, drywall, styrofoam and lumber, among other things. The material was dumped on property at the intersection of Hill and Main streets in Hurleyville, which was not a legal dump site.
According to court records, Fasce arranged for the deliveries by several trucking firms. Neither the firms nor the property owner was charged, according to the court.
Fasce and two of the dump truck drivers were charged by DEC officers on May 15, 2016. The drivers, Alberto Santiago and Michael Whitley, are scheduled to appear Sept. 4 in Fallsburg Town Court.
Fasce declined to comment Tuesday night. Tim Havas, executive director of the Legal Aid Society of Sullivan County, said his agency was assigned to represent Fasce and declined further comment. The Sullivan County District Attorney’s Office, which prosecuted the case, could not be reached Wednesday.
