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Featured stories from Rockland County news.
Public Hearings On Three Major Development Projects Set For Middle Of Summer
Environmental Reviews Of Controversial Development Projects Advance During Summer Sessions Before Local Land Use Boards REAL ESTATE This summer season means more than beaches and barbeques. It is also a time when local governments have planned public hearings on major development projects pending before town and village land use boards. At the public hearings, residents […]
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Grist For The Mill – Special America 250 Poetry Column
The arts are a significant thread in the fabric of Rockland County. They inspire, enrich, and chronicle our lives. They also play a role in our economic well-being; theater, writing, dance, crafts draw us to spaces. They invite strangers to share in our bounty. They are an indelible contribution.
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Congress Passed a Housing Bill. Now Comes the Hard Part
The Housing Act’s Many Impacts Wouldn’t Be Felt For Some Time, Assuming Passage
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HNA/IBM Redevelopment Plan Includes 342 Luxury Housing Units, Subdivisions & A Late Night Catering Hall
A Plan Chosen For the Former IBM Center In Palisades By Orangetown Town Board Morphs From Updated Hotel, Conference Center, Spa & Biodynamic Farming To Luxury Townhouses & Condominiums “It feels a bit like a bait and switch,” said Architect Rick Cook at the public presentation revealing plans for the former IBM/HNA center on Route […]
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454,000 Square-Foot Warehouse Project Across from Planned Animal Shelter Moves Forward
Village of West Haverstraw Accept “DEIS” environmental statement from Grassy Point Bend Wholesale Storage and Warehousing Facility
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Real Estate Roundup: Another Floating Zone Proposed For Orangetown; SEQRA Amendments Exempt Most Housing Projects From Environmental Review; Clarkstown’s Real Estate Transfer Tax
Orangetown considers residential zoning overlays in commercial zones; SEQRA changes exempt most housing projects from environmental review; Clarkstown’s transfer tax
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Vacation-Home Purchases in New York Fall Nearly 60 Percent Since 2021
Vacation-Home Purchases in New York Fall Nearly 60 Percent Since 2021; Post-Pandemic Second-Home Purchases Plunge Amid High Mortgage Rates & Persistent Inflation
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Understanding Chapter Amendments
Chapter Amendments Are Used To Modify, Clarify, Improve, And Sometimes Alter Legislation
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SEQRA Watch
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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