Rockland County finance, bankruptcy, environmental, employment
The Understory Provides Important Year-Round Habitat, Even After Deciduous Plants Have Dropped Their Leaves By Christine Toth Riding along Seven Lakes Drive, the lush, green forest on either side of the road can be deceptively reassuring. A closer look reveals that, in some sections, a critical layer of a healthy forest—the understory—is noticeably missing. The […]
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Change Is Coming To Your Community. The Only Question Is Who Gets To Steer. By Mike Oates I have a saying that I trot out at nearly every public meeting, and it has never once failed to get a knowing laugh: people like change, as long as everything stays the same. We all do it. […]
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Settlement Funds Are Intended For Education And Mental Health Services For Young People By David Carlucci If you have a teenager in a New York public school, you already lived through one big change this year. The phones go away when the day starts and come back when it ends. That is state law now. […]
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Politicians Use Moratoriums To Address Voters’ Woes In Clarkstown’s Heated November Election; Democrat Eugene Bondar Proposes 12-Month Building Moratorium in June, Town Responds With Six-Month Moratorium
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Clarkstown Town Board Considers 6-Month Development Moratorium; Saying It Needs Time To Write New Zoning Regulations The Clarkstown Town Board on Tuesday will hold a public hearing and vote on a six-month development moratorium impacting several pending development projects. The local law is billed as a stopgap or interim measure to temporarily “suspend the approval […]
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A Proposed Change To Gaming Media Production Credit Would Raise The Maximum Qualified Production Costs Per Project By David Carlucci Empire State Development has proposed amendments to the regulations governing the New York State Digital Game Development Program. The public comment period closes in October. The amendment is narrow, but it comes as several larger […]
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The Study Describes Economic Benefits Far Beyond Its Direct Spending On Operations, Capital Improvements, and Employment
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SEQR requires all local, regional, and state government agencies to equally examine the environmental impacts along with the social and economic considerations for a certain project, or action, during their discretionary review
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A Field Guide To Business Jargon, And What Actually Gets The Job Done In The Hudson Valley
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Clarkstown Puts Another Engineer On Paid Administrative Leave With Little Explanation; Garabet Karakoulian Latest Target In A Widening Probe; Some Are Asking Whether This Is An Investigation or a Cover-Up
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