Press release from the Rockland County Department of Economic Development and Tourism: March 21, 2021 Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Economic Development Director Jeremy L. Schulman today announced groundbreaking for the Sloatsburg Gateway Park project, which received a $249,000 grant under the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Business Development Grant Program. The federal funding will be used to rehabilitate a vacant parking lot... [read more]

Haverstraw Wins $10M State Grant To Revitalize Downtown   HAVERSTRAW, NY — Haverstraw has won one of New York's coveted downtown revitalization grants, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday. In its fifth year, the statewide program will invest $200 million in up to 20 downtowns. Communities were nominated by the state's 10 Regional Economic Development Councils based on the downtown's potential for transformation. Winners are provided with funding... [read more]

Exclusive: Rockland County Amends Co-op Law to Require Co-Op Boards Explain Reasons for Applicant’s Denial By John Jordan | March 4, 2022           Article Link Click Here Rockland County Executive Ed Day signed the co-op disclosure amendment bill on March 3. FILE PHOTO NANUET—Rockland County Executive Ed Day signed on March 3 a bill amending the county’s existing cooperative application decision law to require co-op Boards to... [read more]

Rockland County: No property tax increase for 2023. Here's what the budget offers Steve Lieberman Rockland/Westchester Journal News   NEW CITY − Rockland property owners will not see a county tax increase in 2023 for the second consecutive year under an $812.4 million budget adopted by the Legislature. The spending plan maintains the average county property tax bill at an estimated $1,292. The county bill is the lowest compared to taxes paid to school districts,... [read more]