BY LEGISLATOR ALDEN H. WOLFE (D- Montebello) Chairman, Rockland County Legislature The process of approving the 2017 County budget began with the County Executive’s proposal late last week. As the Charter provides, it now falls upon the Legislature to conduct a thorough review of the proposal, which includes public meetings with residents providing input and […]
ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES STAFF EDITORIAL After three years in office it is safe to assess County Executive Ed Day as a surprisingly effective budget hawk, a manager who appreciates the value of a pre-quantitative easing dollar (that was an economics joke) and a common sense leader of “the organization” known as the county government. Day […]
BY KATHY KAHN In Rockland, you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows– it’s an ill wind sweeping families and Millennials away, taking them to other locales or out of state altogether to avoid the burdensome property taxes and dismal inner workings of Rockland that have taken root over several years. […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM SUPERVISOR’S OFFICE Town Supervisor Andy Stewart presented his 2017 budget proposal at the regular meeting of the Town Board on Tuesday, September 27. If passed by the Town Board, this would be the fifth year in a row that the town budget has stayed under the tax cap. “This is a lean, […]
BY ROCKLAND COUNTY EXECUTIVE ED DAY When I took office just three years ago, this county was on the brink of financial disaster. We were a mere $42,000 away from default and had the worst score in New York on the state Comptroller’s list of most fiscally stressed municipalities. Rockland’s score then was 86.7, a […]
Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,C,I-Deerpark) announced today that he has been endorsed by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). NFIB bases its endorsements on candidate questionnaires and 2015-16 voting records. NFIB is an association built on 325,000 small and independent businesses owners united by one clear mission: to promote and protect their right to […]