PRESS RELEASE The State Comptroller’s review of the county’s budget for the 2016 fiscal year found that “the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the proposed budget are reasonable.” In accordance with the comptroller’s recommendations, County Executive Ed Day has offered a policy to reduce the audited year-end General Fund unreserved deficit fund balance each […]
Toys back on the sales rack through end of year BY CAROL MCILMURRAY Safe to Play Coalition is threatening to file suit against Rockland County for the new “Toxic Toy” law, Local Law 3, which bans the sale of children’s products made containing any amount of seven dangerous chemicals. In an effort to avoid lawsuit and […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day A few weeks ago, I received word that Rockland County would be on the receiving end of a lawsuit. An advocacy group that calls itself “The Safe To Play Coalition” was threatening litigation following the recent adoption of the County’s so-called “Toxic Toys” law. One did not need a […]
Republicans to take 4-1 council margin in Clarkstown; Ward system to be implemented for four council seats The Republican Party, with the help of the new-found Reform Party line, has earned one of the most unlikely political victories in recent Rockland County history, sweeping town and county races in the Town of Clarkstown. Elected supervisor […]
In the Town of Stony Point we recommend the Republican slate. Candidates from the Republican Party have dominated Stony Point politics in recent years with the exception of outgoing Supevisor Geoff Finn, a Democrat who incidentally has endorsed Republican supervisor candidate Councilman Jim Monaghan. The town board has made some strides promoting economic development, avoiding […]
Op-Ed by RBA CEO/President Al Samuels Recently a national real estate data company listed Rockland County as the county with the second highest property tax burden in the entire United States. Naturally, this caught my eye as we don’t need more negative stories that might discourage businesses from locating here. The Rockland Business Association, having previously […]