Budget Under NYS Property Tax Cap County Executive Ed Day signed the Resolution adopting Rockland County’s 2020 Budget which contained amendments from the Legislature. These amendments did not result in any additional increase in taxes from the County Executive’s Proposed Budget. The Budget was adopted by a 15-2, bipartisan vote of the Legislature on Tuesday, […]
SUFFERN, NY – Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) and the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance hosted a free Property Tax Forum for residents on December 4 at Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York. The forum gave an opportunity for residents to learn about changes to the Star program, the veteran’s property tax […]
By Joe Kuhn The Rockland Legislature has approved the county’s 2020 operating budget by a near unanimous vote of 15-2. The new budget, which totals more than 700 million dollars, includes raises for many elected officials, five million dollars for the construction of the new Hi Tor Animal Shelter, and more than 70 million dollars […]
Photos by Scott Waters PRESS RELEASE Prosecutors, Sheriffs, Police Chiefs, Police Unions and Local Elected Officials joined together last Thursday to urge New York State Lawmakers to authorize a moratorium on the Criminal Justice Laws Set to Take Effect January 1, 2020 in order to carefully examine the full impacts of these laws. This was […]
Lawmakers & Residents to Call on Governor to Sign Bill Into Law to Close the Pothole Loophole Greenburgh, NY – 11/22/19 – Assemblymember Tom Abinanti (D-Greenburgh/Mt. Pleasant) and Senator David Carlucci (D-Westchester/Rockland) will be joined by Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner and members of the Sirens Motorcycle Club on Sunday to bring attention to potentially dangerous […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman The Ombudsman Alert has complained about the fraudulent scam calls made by companies attempting to convince unsuspecting consumers to call a certain 800 number with the threat that by NOT making such a call they would be billed up to $299,99. This clearly illegal practice has increased over the past […]