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Demeza Delhomme, the mayor of Spring Valley, N.Y., speaks to reporters as he is released from jail in New City, N.Y., Tuesday, Aug. 5,...
Ex-Mayor Sues Spring Valley, Says They're On Hook For Legal Fees
Politics & Government
Ex-Mayor Demeza Delhomme says three trustees unlawfully denied his attorneys repayment after residents tried to have him booted from office.
SPRING VALLEY, NY — The former mayor of Spring Valley says the village is on the hook for nearly $150,000 in legal fees incurred while he defended himself against a 2015 lawsuit from residents seeking to oust him from office.
Last summer, Fonvil feuded with Mayor Demeza Delhomme over the village's camp program.
In 2015, residents accused then-Mayor Demeza Delhomme of misconduct and malfeasance. They said Delhomme improperly fired a part-time recreation director and her mother, a village clerk.
But a referee declined to boot Delhomme out of office — saying that's a decision that should be made by voters — and an appeals panel upheld that decision.
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Now, Delhomme has filed a lawsuit alleging that three trustees unlawfully denied re