The Town of Clarkstown was created by an act of the New York State Legislature on March 18, 1791, during…More George Washington's first term of office. Since Rockland County was not created until 1798, Clarkstown was first a Town in Orange County before it became a Town in Rockland County.<br /><br />In 1791 the population of Clarkstown was under 2000. In 1950 Clarkstown's population was approximately 15,000. With the opening of the Tappen Zee Bridge in 1955, the Palisades Interstate Parkway, and the Garden State Parkway extension, Clarkstown rapidly grew in population during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. As of the year 2000 census, Clarkstown's population was 82,082. Clarkstown ranks 15th in population of New York State's 932 towns.<br /><br />Clarkstown is governed by a Town Board consisting of a Supervisor and four Councilpersons, all of whom are elected at large. The Supervisor serves for a two-year term, and the councilpersons serve for four-year terms, with two members of the council up for election every time the Supervisor runs. Clarkstown's other Elected Officials include the Town Clerk (two-year term), the Receiver of Taxes (four-year term), the Highway Superintendent (two-year term), and four Town Justices (four-year terms). The Supervisor is the Chief Fiscal Officer of the Town, as well as a member of the legislative body. Each member of the Town Board (the four Councilpersons and the Supervisor) has one vote. The Supervisor does not possess a veto, so issues are decided by a majority vote of the Town Board.<br /><br />Clarkstown is located 25 miles from midtown Manhattan, and New City is the seat of both Town Government and Rockland County Government. The Town encompasses approximately 41 square miles and includes the hamlets of Bardonia, Central Nyack, Congers, Nanuet, New City, Rockland Lake, Valley Cottage, West Nyack, all of the Village of Upper Nyack, and portions of the Villages of Nyack and Spring Valley. Clarkstown has almost 300 miles of roads, which are maintained by the Town's Highway Department, and an extensive park system that continues to expand as the Town acquires additional lands under the Open Space program.</p> <p>Clarkstown has a full assessed valuation of over $11.1 billion, an AA financial rating by Standard and Poor's and an Aa3 rating by Moody's. The Town is presently ranked the second-safest place to live among 300 communities with populations topping 75,000 people by Morgan Quitno Press. The Town is serviced by its own 171 member police department which covers the entire Town with the exception of the Spring Valley portion.</p>

The Board of Education has seven members elected by the voters of the Clarkstown Central School District. The board…More sets academic and fiscal policy for the district and its 14 schools—11 elementary schools, a middle school and two high schools.</p> <p>Meetings of the board take place twice each month, usually on Thursday evenings at 8pm, with most meetings taking place at the Chestnut Grove Administrative Center, 62 Old Middletown Rd., New City.</p> <p>The board meetings are open to the public and public participation is invited. Information about school board agendas, as well as meeting dates, budget information and district policies is available at the board's Web page.</p> <p>Members of the board are Robert Alan Carlucci, Phillip DeGaetano, Donna Ehrenberg, Kevin Grogan, Diane Hoeneveld, Doug Katz and Joseph Malgieri.</p> <p>Margaret Keller-Cogan is Clarkstown's superintendent of schools.</p>

The Town Board is composed of five elected  officials: the Supervisor and four Council
Members. Each of…More the five officials has equal voting authority. The Supervisor, unlike the County Executive or the Governor, has no veto authority; his vote counts the same as each of the other four. The Town Board meets on most Tuesday evenings, either in a workshop session held at 7:30 pm in Room 301 at Town Hall or at an officially scheduled meeting held at 8:00 pm in the Town Hall Auditorium. Town Board meetings and workshop sessions are public meetings governed by the "open meetings" law. However, voting on Town business can be conducted only at Town Board Meetings.</p> <p><b>Supervisor Alexander J. Gromack</b><br />Gromack is the Chief Executive, Operational and Fiscal Officer of the Town of Clarkstown.</p> <p>Council members, in addition to their voting role on the Town Board, help provide oversight of specific town departments.</p> <p><b>Councilwoman Shirley Lasker <br /> </b>Deputy Supervisor<b><br /> </b>Building Department <br /> Comptroller's Office <br /> Planning Board <br /> Parks Board & Recreation Commission <br /> School Districts <br /> Youth Court<br /> Zoning Board of Appeals</p> <p><b>Councilman Frank Borelli<br /> </b>CSEA<br /> Police Department<br /> Emergency Services<br /> Highway Department<br /> Department of Environmental Control (Recycling, sewers, drainage)<br /> Receiver of Taxes<br /> Sanitation Commission</p> <p><b>Councilman George Hoehmann<br /> </b>Assessor's Office<br /> Insurance & Workers Compensation<br /> Street Lights<br /> Town Clerk's Office<br /> Villages within Clarkstown<br /> Mini Trans<br /> Purchasing Department</p> <p><b>Councilwoman Stephanie Hausner</b><br /> Architecture & Landscape Commission <br /> Elections <br /> Fire Board of Appeals <br /> Historical Review Board <br /> Justice Court <br /> Economic Development<br /> Traffic & Traffic Fire Safety Advisory Board</p> <p>You can e-mail the Town Board at towncouncil@town.clarkstown.ny.us</p> <p> </p>