Ed Day Proposes $729 million Budget Under Tax Cap
Rockland County Executive Ed Day unveiled the proposed 2020 budget which stays under the New York State property tax cap.
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New Yorkers Weigh In On License Plates, Election Consolidations, Cuomo and Trump
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s favorability and job performance ratings improved from all-time lows last month and his favorability rating is now back in positive territory.
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CVS Pharmacy Still Tied Up In Court Over Proposed Route 303 Site
The fate of a proposed CVS Pharmacy on Route 303 in Valley Cottage next to Lake Ridge Plaza could soon be determined by a Westchester court following more than three years of litigation that hinges on access to a right-of-way or “paper road” adjacent to the former Cefola oil change site.
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Does Clarkstown Need To Hold A Referendum To Resolve Mall Impasse?
In the upcoming report, several members of the economic committee are calling for Clarkstown’s leadership to find a way to allow the Palisades Center to expand its unoccupied fourth floor without the need for a public referendum.
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Rockland’s Unassigned Fund Balance for 2018 In Good Shape
Rockland County has grown its Unassigned Fund Balance in the General Fund from $6.2 million in 2017 to just over $32 million in 2018,” according to the Marks Paneth Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
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Siena College Poll Says Majority Believe Cuomo Has Made NY Better Place In 9 Years As Governor
By a 51-39 percent margin, New Yorkers say Andrew Cuomo has made New York a better place to live in his nine years as governor.
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Gov. Signs Equal Pay Protection Law At Ticker-Tape Parade For U.S. Women’s Soccer Team
Governor Cuomo today signed into law legislation that expands equal pay laws to prohibit unequal pay on the basis of a protected class for all substantially similar work, and forbids employers from asking prospective employees about their salary history
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Nanuet TOD On Track To Pass June 25th
Clarkstown is on the cusp of rezoning the heart of Nanuet’s business district from a pastiche of industry and fallow land into a cluster of dense residential housing and light commercial that is designed for walkability and train use.
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Nyack’s Former River Club To Be Razed
Nyack’s Village Board’s voted last week to tear down the distressed building.
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Proposed County Law To Allow County To Lease Space To Nonprofits
Rockland County legislators have proposed a law that would streamline the process for nonprofits to lease space in county buildings.
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