New City, NY, – Rockland County Executive Ed Day ordered all County Flags to be lowered to half-staff on Wednesday, July 7, 2019, out of respect for long-time Rockland resident and Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winning novelist Toni Morrison. “Rockland County mourns the loss of this wonderfully talented soul,” said Day. “Having called Grandview-on-Hudson home for […]
By County Executive Ed Day We are in the black again! For the second year in a row Rockland County has grown its Unassigned Fund Balance in the General Fund (a surplus). It has grown from $6.2 million in 2017 (which was the first surplus since 2006!) to just over $32 million in 2018. This […]
Marks Paneth Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Released New City, NY, – County Executive Ed Day announces positive news relating to the just released 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) on Rockland County’s finances. “For the second year in a row Rockland County has grown its Unassigned Fund Balance in the General Fund; from reporting just […]
By County Executive Ed Day Back in March I stood with health officials, business leaders and members of law enforcement to declare a state of emergency in Rockland County. I am happy to now say our State of Emergency has ended. Much of what we predicted in March came to pass. Increased cases of measles, […]
By County Executive Ed Day Rockland has taken another step forward in our mission to serve and provide for all our residents. We just cut the ribbon on a handicapped-accessible kayak launch and replacement docks at Haverstraw Bay County Park. I was joined by our Division of Environmental Resources, our Office for People with Disabilities, […]
Legislature & Executive Back $50,000 To Fund Important Nonprofit Organization New City, NY (July 15, 2019) – The Rockland County Legislature and County Executive have approved $50,000 in funding to the Rockland Farm Alliance for operations and maintenance for 2019. “The Rockland Farm Alliance is one of our county’s important nonprofit organizations, providing both educational programs and […]