How a village budget gets made in Rockland: from the treasurer's draft to the board's final vote
A plain-language walk through the steps every Rockland village — from Nyack to Spring Valley — follows before property tax bills go out.
Government
Town boards, county legislature, zoning and budgets, reported from the agenda packets.
What planning boards in Rockland actually approve — and why it takes months
Site plans, subdivisions, special permits, and SEQRA: the review machinery behind nearly every new project in Clarkstown, Ramapo, Orangetown, and Haverstraw.
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.
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.
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.