BY KATHY KAHN The “charettes”—a series of discussions between planners hired by the Town of Ramapo’s Planning Department and town residents – continued this week. The charette’s planners have a vision for the town that includes several hundred, perhaps several thousand— “affordable” senior living, multi-family condos, apartment buildings and town homes, as well as the […]
PRESS RELEASE (New City, New York) – Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann, met earlier this month with Ramapo Supervisor Michael Specht to celebrate the completion of the construction of a new cul-de-sac that has been installed on Samuel Road in Nanuet at the border of the Town of Clarkstown and the Town of Ramapo. The cul-de-sac, […]
By Supervisor Michael B. Specht Ramapo is home to eighteen beautiful parks. Parks which are open to all. Some municipalities have chosen to restrict usage of their parks by enacting residency requirements. In Ramapo, we have instead chosen to improve our parks, making them more welcoming for residents and non-residents alike. This summer, my administration […]
By William Weber If you think that things could not get worse in Ramapo, they just did. The Ramapo Town Board adopted the 2019 budget on November 20th. The adopted budget is a massive insult to the hardworking taxpayers of Ramapo. To get “under” the tax cap, the Town, in my opinion, has overestimated some […]
By Supervisor Michael B. Specht Being my very first column for this newspaper, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Dylan Skriloff and the Rockland County Times for allowing me to address issues of importance for the Town of Ramapo and all of Rockland. Last week, on October 24, Americans were shaken to […]
Last Sunday, the local sports legends of East Ramapo High School gathered together at the Mahwah Double Tree Inn to be honored as the first-ever inductees into the school’s newly established Hall of Fame. Two coaches, 11 athletes, and one team were all officially inducted into the Ramapo Hall of Fame during an event that […]