Today’s second quarter report once again confirms that Rockland County cannot rely upon a sales tax increase to fix its long-term budgetary problems. The data shows that the county has actually slipped .81% in sales tax revenue compared to one year ago today. This is why I staunchly opposed raising the sales tax from the start because short-term gimmicks just won't add up. I look forward to working with my partners in county government to find reasonable alternatives other than raising taxes.
Statement on Rockland County's Second Quarter Decline in Sales Tax Revenue
Rockland County, Sales Tax Revenue Decline
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Charles W. Samoylo June 18, 2013 at 06:54 pm
congrats for your Fundraising efforts for such a worthy cause.
Paul Williams June 16, 2013 at 08:33 am
He also wanted to know the most effective method of spying on the other kids so he could get elected…Read More Class President.
Green Farmer June 13, 2013 at 01:39 pm
Why not cut out the middle man and just send the money directly to the religious schools.
Paul Williams June 16, 2013 at 08:27 am
If they reported all their income........if every other home was not owned by a "RABBI"…Read More and tax free.....if they returned all the books and learning materials they "borrowed" .......ETC ETC.....Get real Weeder.
Lisa Buchman (Editor) June 13, 2013 at 11:20 am
Fantastic! Just posted the photo on New City Facebook too!
Tom Nimick June 11, 2013 at 09:23 pm
Mr. Pointing says that an issues conference is unusual. The unusual step is called for because this…Read More project is highly unusual; it is unprecedented. This French-owned water company wants to implement its pet technology at our expense - it makes sense for the company because the project makes lots of money. There is information available that calls into question the "definitive" studies carried out by the water company. Of course they found that their technology was the best option - what a surprise! They have not made the case that they carried out a disinterested examination of the issues in the public interest. Yes there are still issues. Also, stop threatening us with increased costs from delay. First, it does not make sense and second, you are trying to bully us into accepting your proposal. That is one more sign that something is wrong in your proposal.
John Taggart June 13, 2013 at 08:08 am
An issues conference will be a wast of time and money. So many ' issues ' have been pulled out of…Read More thin air. The people who organized against the plant will just keep saying the same thing. No amount of info will be enough, no answer will be accepted. The issues conference will be a circus of endless questions, ideas, and demands. Haverstraw bay reclassified as drinking water will better protect it, provide an endless supply of water and finally help end the stereotype of the Hudson being polluted
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Tom Nimick June 11, 2013 at 09:12 pm
There were no open meetings. I attended the April meeting and Mr. Lettre was directed by the Town…Read More Board to return with more precise estimates and to include options for other upgrades. I have attended every meeting of the Town Board since that time and Mr. Lettre never returned in an open meeting.
Mr. Borelli indicated that Mr. Lettre had addressed his concerns directly and privately.
According to the Open Meetings Law, the deliberations of the Town Board are to be open and visible to the public. Private individual meetings or communications with members of the Town Board so as to avoid open deliberations flouts the intent of the Open Meetings Law.
Mr. Gromack's statement of other meetings is inaccurate and, since it was specifically in response to a question about open meetings, dishonest.
Mr. Borelli, shame on you for accepting a private communication and not standing by your guidance to Mr. Lettre that he was to come back to an open meeting of the Town Board.
Kevin Zawacki (Editor) June 9, 2013 at 09:32 pm
Thanks for sharing, Grace! Your thoughts on their noise?
Grace Anthony Zemsky June 10, 2013 at 09:00 am
The traffic from the nearby Palisades Parkway is more of a noise nuisance than the cicada chorus.…Read More (We have triple-paned windows because of it.)
There is something almost musical about the hum of the cicadas. Of course, it may bother me more if I lived in the "affected area" and heard it constantly. Upon entering this nearby neighborhood, the sound crescendos. And yet, it can't be heard a couple of streets away.
The drone of locusts is more bothersome than these 17 year cicadas.
Coleen Crowe June 10, 2013 at 01:30 pm
There are swarms of them at my house in upper nyack. Take a ride down Broadway in Upper Nyack near…Read More Nyack beach and they are super loud.
Linda June 8, 2013 at 10:39 am
I missed this! Is there still a way to get a signed copy? Maybe he will do another signing?
John Murphy June 11, 2013 at 08:20 am
This is the most accurate word picture of one of the tragic corollary side effects of one of…Read More humanities ' gruesome failings , which is war. Thank you Pam Sitomer for putting your writing genius to work for a noble cause.
Lisa Buchman (Editor) June 6, 2013 at 03:16 pm
Now I'm hungry! Great info, great cause, thanks for sharing.
.With the exception of a few programs govt screws up most things it touches.
Rob, save yourself the paper work and shop in Rockland, when your done shopping stop in a resturant by the river have dinner, then take the worms you bought shopping and find a place to throw a line in for a while.
They are really in trouble though. why would I go to the mall or even new city if I can but it on the internet for 1/2 price +1/2 tax get free shipping and even next day or 2nd delivery.. no gas not time spent is more $$ for me and less for the gas stations around here. believe me when I tell you you get very used to not getting it on the spot and taking it home immediately. even a week is not bad if you don't need it in a hurry. you can count the money you saved while you are waiting.