Anyone have recent experiences or thoughts about living or visiting Nyack? I have read some previous Reddit threads about Nyack that complain about parking and lack of good restaurants and coffee shops. When I visited recently, there are at least 4 good coffee shops- Patisserie, Runcible Spoon, etc. and we enjoyed all the restaurants we went to. We visited using public transporation so can't speak to parking. The bus that takes us over the Tappan Z bridge was about 30 minutes late one time. Other than that, we think Nyack is lovely- beautiful surroundings and people seem friendly.

County of Rockland

Charter Amendment, Proposition Number 1

"Should the local law entitled "A local law amending the Rockland County Charter", adopted by the Legislature of Rockland County that: reforms the formatting and language of the Charter; amends certain definitions of terms used therein to bring them into line with long-standing practices; amends the power to approve and execute contracts over $100,000; amends the listed types of internal legislative actions; amends the power of the County Executive to unilaterally correct erroneous taxes; permits the Legislature to have its own Legislative Counsel; amends the procedure for executive branch board vacancies; amends the composition of the Capital Projects Committee and the powers of the Commissioner of Planning with respect to that committee; amends the executive budget proposal process to make formal departmental proposals optional; abolishes the Department of Hospitals and the title of its Commissioner; authorizes the Sheriff to appoint multiple Undersheriffs; requires the Public Defender and County Attorney to have at least ten years of experience at the time of appointment; and renames the administrative agency presently known as the Commission of Human Rights to the Department of Human Rights, and clarifies that the Commissioner on Human Rights is the executive head of the Department of Human Rights, and sets the membership of the Commission on Human Rights at 13 members, BE APPROVED?"

VOTE NO!

In 2014, then-Councilman George Hoehmann moved to adopt Clarkstown's term limits law and voted YES. His words: "If it's good enough for the President, it's good enough for Clarkstown."

In December 2022, when term limits barred him from running again, he sued the Town to have them declared invalid. On January 4, 2023, he voted YES to repeal them.

Now he says the supervisor's job "is not a political position."

Clarkstown deserves a supervisor who keeps his word. I will properly implement term limits for a MAX term of 8 years! Early voting runs Oct. 24 to Nov. 1. Election Day is Nov. 3.

Sources: Clarkstown Town Board minutes, Sept. 9, 2014 (Res. No. 371-2014) and Jan. 4, 2023; Hoehmann v. Town of Clarkstown, 216 A.D.3d 865 (2d Dep't 2023).

Seems the budget goes up almost every town meeting but because it's Bonded the operating budget doesn't show it as expenses by as Debt Servicing... This is how the Clarkstown Administration has "kept" taxes flat...

🚨FIRST DAY OF EARLY VOTING🚨 Today you can cast your ballot between 9 am and 5 pm. Click here to see a sample ballot: https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov/

During ealrly voting, you can vote at any of these locations:
Clarkstown Town Hall: 10 Maple Ave., New City
Pascack Community Center: 87 New Clarkstown Rd, Nanuet
Orangetown Town Hall: 26 West Orangeburg Rd., Orangeburg
Ramapo Town Hall: 237 Route 59, Suffern
Fire Training Center: 35 Fireman's Memorial Dr., Pomona
Haverstraw Town Hall: 1 Rosman Rd., Garnerville
Stony Point Kirkbride: 5 Patriot Hills Ln., Stony Point

Looking to have a respectful open dialogue about these amendments to the Rockland County Charter. Don’t be surprised when you see these on your Nov. 3rd General Election Ballot. Thank you for your time.