By County Executive Day Believe it or not, Rockland County is finding ways to curb overdevelopment. One of the tools we are using is General Municipal Law (GML) and while GML doesn’t sound that exciting it is important. Under the State mandated General Municipal Law (GML) application process the Land Use Division of the County Planning Department […]
By Dr. J. Winston Porter In the face of rising electricity demand, Energy Secretary Rick Perry recently unveiled a plan to preserve some of the nation’s key coal and nuclear power plants. It’s a sensible move since the nation’s power grid can’t rely solely on natural gas, wind, and solar. What America’s families and businesses […]
By Supervisor George Hoehmann People of a certain age will remember the weight that having the “Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval” had for all kinds of services and products. It was the kind of currency that a business would spend ample time and resources acquiring, understanding that it meant something valuable to the consumer. We all […]
The Center for Auto Safety issued an alert recently advising that NY Senate bill 7545 should be revised to better protect consumers. Co-sponsor Senator David Carlucci stands by the original wording of the bill. He told the Ombudsman Alert, “Under New York state law all vehicles must be safe and roadworthy in order to be […]
This Ombudsman just received an EMERGENCY WARNING from the CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY, a venerable Auto Safety Group, often called upon to testify before the United States Congress,founded in 1970 by both Ralph Nader and Consumers’ Union,This warning was to inform our readers of the potential dangers of the possible passage of the bills, (A) […]