Plaintiffs Win Article 78 Challenge Against Ramapo Planning Board SEQR Determination and Ramapo Zoning Board Use and Area Variance Approval for the Bluefield Extension Project FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, March 5, 2021 CONTACT: Susan H. Shapiro, Esq. 845-371-2100 | susan@rocklandenvironmentalgroup.com Rockland Environmental Group is pleased to announce the Decision and Order of Honorable Judge Eisenpress of …
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Ramapo rezoning: Environmental impacts, traffic increases among concerns in northeast plan
Steve Lieberman (copied by CUPON from Feb.2, 2021 article to this website) Rockland/Westchester Journal News RAMAPO — Ramapo officials are facing a choice: Allow housing, schools and other development in the town’s most rural area, or maintain open space beloved by area residents? Environmentalists and northeast town property owners fear high-density housing and a campus for private schools along …
CUPON-Hillcrest wins right to continue Bluefield Extension lawsuit in court
Yesterday – October 9, 2018 – CUPON-Hillcrest received the Rockland County Supreme Court Decision, dated September 29, 2018, ruling that the article 78 civil lawsuit filed in April 2018 against the Bluefield Extension Zoning Board decisions can proceed. 2018-09-29 Eisenpress Decision on Motions to Dismiss The Town and Owner Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss the lawsuit – …
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Finding a Way by Ed Day, County Executive
The Rockland Report https://www.facebook.com/Rocreport/?hc_ref=ARQvy79pz6wyspxZRe2o1WovlFOI1c0ZmbbZA-GMQqhoaTDW-22C8oMJHwY74aCB1jM&fref=nf “Finding a Way” – County Executive Ed Day Believe it or not, Rockland County is finding ways to curb overdevelopment. One of the tools we are using is General Municipal Law (GML) and while GML doesn’t sound that exciting it is important. Under the State mandated General Municipal Law (GML) application …
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ROCKLAND COUNTY SUES RAMAPO
ROCKLAND COUNTY SUES RAMAPO: Lawsuit alleges town officials sidestepped rules to downzone property at Bluefield Extension project By rctadmin on June 13, 20180 Comments Rockland County Times BY JOEL GROSSBARTH While former Ramapo Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence continues to languish in a federal prison only three months into his 2 ½-year sentence, the effects …
CUPON Hillcrest Files Article 78 Against Bluefield Extension
Bluefield Extension Over-development Project in Hillcrest As many of you know, CUPON-Hillcrest has been opposing this development for about three years. Initially we filed a Declaratory Judgement in 4Q2017 against this project seeking to have all approvals nullified, and subsequently filed an Article 78 as well. WE took this action because a county GML (the …
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A Blue-Field Of Dreams – County Legislator Charles Falciglia
Below is a link to a revealing article written by County Legislator Charles Falciglia for the Rockland Voice regarding the proposed Hillcrest development called Bluefield Extension. We have also included notes by the writer in this post. (Repost from 12/12/17) A Blue-Field Of Dreams ********************************************************** NOTES FROM ARTICLE (SUMMARY) “A Blue-field of Dreams” http://rocklandvoice.com/opinion/a-blue-field-of-dreams/ By …
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CUPON Spring Valley Meeting – June 14, 2018
Chestnut Ridge Monthly Village Board Meeting
**See Link Below for the Lo Hud Banner for More Details** https://www.lohud.com/news/rockland/ Chestnut Ridge Monthly Village Board Meeting April 26, 2018 at 8 PM Chestnut Ridge Village Hall 277 Old Nyack Turnpike Chestnut Ridge We have another important meeting to attend and let the Village know its concerned residents are watching and will have a …
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