Passaic County prepares to buy former lingerie factory in Paterson
Starting in 1976, county officials approved a lease of a portion of the building to house its welfare department. The only dissenting vote came from Edward O’Byrne. Then the county commission director, O’Byrne said the county would save money in the long run by buying a downtown office building outright. Auctioned in a tax sale in 1984, the site was bought and expanded soon after by current owner Bascom Food Products. It has also been used recently as a distribution warehouse and as a storage area for county voting machines and other items. Passaic County through its lease obtained the fi...
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