How New York's property tax levy cap actually works
The state limits how fast the tax levy — not the tax rate, not your bill — can grow, and 60 percent of a board can vote around it.
Government
Town boards, county legislature, zoning and budgets, reported from the agenda packets.
How to request public records from Rockland's town and county governments
New York's Freedom of Information Law gives residents a right to town, village, and county records — here's how the request actually moves once it's filed.
The Rockland County budget calendar: when the executive proposes, the legislature decides, and you can speak
The county budget moves on a fixed fall schedule — proposal, committee review, public hearing, and a year-end vote — and each step has a moment where residents matter.
Town justice courts in Rockland: what gets heard in your town hall, and what does not
Traffic tickets, small claims, evictions, and misdemeanor arraignments all pass through town and village courts — here is how they differ from County Court in New City.
Those extra lines on your Rockland tax bill: water, lighting, fire, and sewer districts explained
Special districts are mini-governments with their own budgets — and in Clarkstown, Ramapo, Haverstraw, and Orangetown they explain most of the small line items residents ask about.