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 …

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 …

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 …

NY State Bill Passed Re: Code Enforcement Officials

The Department of State will have the authority to revoke an official’s certification if there is misconduct. Assemblyman Kenneth P. Zebrowski 22 hrs · Great news: the Governor has signed my code enforcement official integrity legislation into law. Ensuring fire safety and restoring proper code enforcement are issues that have been my top priorities, and …