Hometown Happenings: The Plan to Save Mini Trans

Hometown Happenings: The Plan to Save Mini Trans

By Supervisor George Hoehmann As Clarkstown’s 2019 Tentative Budget was taking shape, we relied upon two guiding principles to lead our way. We wanted it to be Responsible and Realistic, which meant that we had to add a third “R” into the budget equation: Restructuring. One of the key areas that we looked in to was […]

CLARKTOWN’S UNIQUE MINI-TRANS BUS SYSTEM WILL SURVIVE!

CLARKTOWN’S UNIQUE MINI-TRANS BUS SYSTEM WILL SURVIVE!

On Tuesday, October 16, 2018 in a Clarkstown workshop meeting, which lasted nearly two hours, Supervisor George Hoehmann and his board skillfully conducted a meeting that largely served as a public hearing open to the more than 100 residents who filled the auditorium, approximately 30 of whom voiced their opinions, pro and con, as to […]

Hometown Happenings: The Good Our Young People Do

Hometown Happenings: The Good Our Young People Do

By Supervisor George Hoehmann A couple of weeks ago I was surprised to listen to a speaker talk about the poor state of volunteerism in our community, especially among the young. I could not have disagreed more strongly. This past weekend I had the opportunity to reflect upon the good work that some of our young […]

Hometown Happenings: A Responsible, Realistic Budget for Clarkstown

Hometown Happenings: A Responsible, Realistic Budget for Clarkstown

BY GEORGE HOEHMANN The process of constructing an annual budget for Town government is a tough, time consuming one.  It is not a task that I take lightly. In fact, there were well over 70 meetings held with all of our department heads to create a responsible and realistic tentative budget for 2019.  Together, we […]

Hometown Happenings: A Day of Remembrance and a Day of Service

Hometown Happenings: A Day of Remembrance and a Day of Service

By Supervisor George Hoehmann People in every corner of our nation gathered once again to remember September 11, 2001. Once again we gathered outside of Town Hall to remember and reflect upon those in our community whose lives were unnecessarily cut short by evil, cowardly men. It is incredible to think that 17 years have elapsed. […]

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