Rockland County Bits & Pieces
Opposition To Flock, ALPR Cameras Bubbling Up In Rockland County; Led By Faction of Working Families Party; Working Families Party Jumps On De-Flock Wagon; To Hold Rally in Spring Valley Aug. 18
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Midtown Kingston Receives Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA) Designation Midtown Kingston has been approved for the Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA) designation by New York’s Department of State. Designation gives development in the area priority and preference for State programs, eligibility for pre-development funding, and unlocks tax credits for property owners and developers for brownfield cleanup and […]
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Fiscal Stress Scores Evaluate Financial Stability & Management; Moody’s “AA” Credit Ratings Issued On New Clarkstown Debt ANALYSIS Orangetown, Stony Point, Clarkstown and Haverstraw are not fiscally stressed, according to The New York State Comptroller’s Office’s annual report released last week. In contrast, Ramapo was designated as being moderately fiscally stressed due to diminished fund balances […]
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Pocket Neighborhoods Can Help Alleviate A Housing Shortage, But First Zoning & Building Codes Need To Change By Mike Oates Every week, I hear a version of the same story from employers across our nine counties. A hospital can’t fill nursing shifts because the candidates can’t afford to live within a reasonable drive. A school […]
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Sewer District Connection Fees In Haverstraw Challenged In Court; Rockland County Seeks Court Subpoena For Pool Rental Records From SWIMPLY; KOC Object To OAG Discovery Efforts
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New York’s Constitution’s “Gift & Loan Clause” Prohibits Public Spending To Benefit Private Businesses
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Hoehmann Claims Town of Clarkstown Received “Recognition” In The Report That Is Widely Consistent Among Fire Departments Countywide, & That Lacks Empirical Data; Self Commissioned Illegal Housing Task Force Rounds Up Anecdotes On Feedback From Firefighting Officials;
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Unity Walk: A Fundraiser for Proyecto Faro’s Immigrant Justice Programs Sept 27 at Stony Point Center; RCC Hosted Ribbon Cutting for 5,000-square-foot Nursing Simulation Lab; Briefs
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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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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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