After months of preparation, on Feb. 14 Rockland County officially assumed responsibility for enforcing fire and building codes in the village of Spring Valley. Rockland’s new Office of Buildings and Codes stands as the first instance in New York history of a county assuming responsibility for enforcing village zoning laws; the take-over was ordered by […]
True to their word, county legislators have passed the four measures necessary to fund a new building department, which will assume responsibility for enforcing zoning codes in the village of Spring Valley. Funding was approved by a unanimous vote of 16-0 during a special meeting of the Legislature on Tuesday Feb 8, after a meeting […]
Rockland’s voice in the New York Assembly is speaking out against a bill which would legalize accessory housing units across the state. In effect, the New York State Accessory Homes Act (S4547, A4854) would require that municipalities allow at least one accessory dwelling unit ( a basement or attic apartment for instance) per residential lot: […]
This week, Governor Kathy Hochul sighed new legislation that will add addtional penalties for irresponsible property owners who disregard local zoning laws. Originally sponsored by Rockland’s State Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski and State Senator Rachel May of Syracuse, this new law will introduce harsher fines for landowners who’s holdings do not meet local building codes and […]
In the evening hours of Saturday, September 18, 2021, Clarkstown police officers were dispatched 135 Convent Rd., in Nanuet, after receiving multiple reports of a male firing numerous gunshots. Witnesses provided officers with both a description of the male who had fired the handgun and the vehicle he was operating. Responding officers soon located the […]
It’s been 20 years since America was forever changed by the tragic events of September 11th, 2001. The attack that so shocked and changed the nation is an especially painful memory for the people of Rockland, many of whom lost friends and loved ones on that day and the days since. Just last month, our […]