BY JOEL GROSSBARTH A lawsuit filed by residents opposing a commercial land development project along Route 202 in Haverstraw has successfully challenged a finding by the Town Planning Board. In Matter of Green Earth Farms Rockland, LLC v. Town of Haverstraw Planning Board, an appeals court in Brooklyn ruled that the Town of Haverstraw Planning […]
RAMAPO – Supervisor Yitzchok Ullman this week issued the following statement calling on Rockland County to share sales tax revenue form Palisades Credit Union Park: “Several weeks ago the Rockland Boulders welcomed their one-millionth fan to Palisades Credit Union Park. This venue has become one of Rockland’s most popular tourist destinations, with approximately 35 […]
Open Letter to Acting Supervisor of the Town of Ramapo Yitzchok Ullman: First and foremost, thank you for taking on the responsibilities of Ramapo town supervisor with the departure of Mr. St. Lawrence. We look forward to more transparency and fair play under your guidance. After reading your statement in the Rockland County Times, I […]
BY CAROL MCILMURRAY WHITE PLAINS- Four days into the long awaited trial of Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence and several witnesses have already taken the stand for the prosecution. Key witnesses such as Ned Flynn, managing director of Jefferies LLC, the underwriter of a $25 million bond for a stadium project in Pomona, and […]
According to the grassroots group Preserve Ramapo, recently they resubmitted a Freedom of Information request for the Town of Ramapo audited financial report for the year 2012. Last week the group received a formal certification from the town that there is no audited report for last year. The financial close was on December 31, 2012, […]
The administration of Chris St. Lawrence, Town of Ramapo supervisor, continues to blame its woes on Finance Department administrator Melissa Reimer. An unfavorable financial review from the NY Comptroller’s Office, ranking Ramapo as the second most financially stressed town in New York State, came out Tuesday and the town immediately said it’s based on “incomplete […]