COUNTY PRESS RELEASE County Executive Ed Day presented the 2018 Buffalo Soldier Award to US Army Sergeant Robert L. Ellision and Lieutenant Colonel Jesse Raymond Robinson (deceased) during a special ceremony at the Rockland County Fire Training Center in Pomona this week. The Buffalo Soldier Award is presented annually to outstanding African-American veterans who reside […]
Delivered by Rockland County Executive Ed Day, February 6, 2018 to the full assembly of the County Legislature Ladies and gentlemen, that video shows just part of what Rockland County is all about. Good evening, Rockland. Greetings to the Chairman, Toney Earl, members of the Legislature, community and business leaders, county department heads, employees and citizens […]
Standard and Poor’s rated announced another upgrade in Rockland’s bond ratings this week, grading the county’s debt in the A category for the first time in several years. It is the county’s sixth consecutive bond upgrade since 2014. Rockland’s bonds were rated just above junk at that time and the deficit tab reached $138 million. […]
“The ‘Fix NYC’ congestion pricing report is fundamentally flawed as Rockland County already faces a $40 million value gap between what our residents pay and the services we receive from the MTA. Exempting the East River bridges from tolls is a slap in the face to Rockland and the suburbs of NYC. The currently toll […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day We are moving forward, remaking our government, making it more effective, more streamlined, less costly. We have moved 150 employees, out of the deteriorating and decrepit Sain Building, into renovated and spacious offices in Building A at our Pomona Campus. Rockland County has been given a chance to do something […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day We have spent the last 4 years fighting our way back from the brink of bankruptcy. We have paid off the $138 million deficit, that existed when I took office, much faster than anyone thought possible. The renaissance of Rockland County is well underway. Today we take our next […]