Give Palisades Center Its Unused Space, Says Clarkstown Report
The 10-page report, which is more a prescriptive than a specific road map, broadly touches on ways to enhance Clarkstown’s potential as a place to do business.
Continue ReadingThe 10-page report, which is more a prescriptive than a specific road map, broadly touches on ways to enhance Clarkstown’s potential as a place to do business.
Continue ReadingThe 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.
Continue ReadingIn 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.
Continue ReadingClarkstown will not put a referendum on the ballot for the upcoming November election asking citizens whether or not they agree to allow the Palisades Center to occupy 240,000 square feet of unused space on the mall’s fourth floor.
Continue ReadingThe Town of Clarkstown has won two rounds in a court battle with the Palisades Center but the town may not win the war
Continue ReadingThe owners of the Palisades Center have lost their claims based on federal law to lift restrictions that prevent the mall from expanding but have options moving forward including appealing the district court decision to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and/or they can also take their state law claims to Rockland County Court.
Continue ReadingThe Town of Clarkstown is preparing to move forward with a scaled-down version of the multi-use residential/commercial hub planned around the Nanuet train station in response to concerns raised by the New York State Department of Transportation.
Continue ReadingMonday night, in a 4-2 vote, the same board shocked the resident-packed room when it granted variances to Vitane Pharmaceuticals Inc. for its expansion.
Continue ReadingOverprotective zoning decisions can have a chilling effect on businesses that want to grow and expand.
Continue ReadingEmphasizing the need to keep Rockland’s economic engines revved up and ready for competing challenges, County Executive Ed Day is strongly urging Clarkstown and the Palisades Center to work out their differences, and allow the mall to build out 250,000 square feet of fallow space.
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