Ed’s Blog

Recently my administration including Fire and Emergency Services Director Chris Kear, County Attorney Thomas Humbach, and Intergovernmental Relations Director Stephen Powers stood alongside New York State Senators Bill Weber & Pete Harckham, and New York State Assemblymembers Ken Zebrowski, John McGowan, Chris Eachus, ...

With Spring finally in the air, we know for a fact many homeowners plan to take on projects to either enhance their home lifestyle or the beauty of their homes, but did you know an estimated 1 in 10 people ...

For so many years Rockland’s finances were struggling. Upon taking office nearly 10 years ago, we had incurred a massive $138 million deficit fund balance and were on the brink of insolvency. Various crushing taxes were in place as was three ...

Here in County Government, we are always working to improve the lives of everyone who calls beautiful Rockland home. For this reason, the moment my administration received $63 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds we capitalized on the opportunity to ...

Every year during February we present the Buffalo Soldiers Award to outstanding African-American veterans who live in Rockland County. A "Buffalo Soldier" is the nickname first given to members of African-American cavalry regiments of the U.S. Army who served in the ...

My administration continues to be humbled by what can only be described as an incredibly remarkable moment in Rockland’s history, when Martin Luther King III visited our County. The American human rights activist, philanthropist and advocate, and oldest son of civil ...

I’m proud to announce something very special this week - the latest properties purchased, preserved, and protected under the County of Rockland’s Open Space Acquisition Program. Those properties are located at 176 and 180 South Mountain Road in New City, totaling 14 ...

Two years ago this month, we fulfilled an order by New York State Department Of State (NYSDOS) to assume all functions and responsibilities of the Spring Valley Building Department, launching our Office of Buildings and Codes (OBC). We are working ...

State Senator James Skoufis tried his best to paint my factual concerns about significant changes to local elections as nothing more than a child’s tantrum. The State Senator dedicated more words to name calling and insults than he did trying ...

Recently I stood alongside our Director of Economic Development and Tourism Lucy Redzeposki and announced $298,650 in grants to 31 organizations promoting tourism in Rockland Friday, the highest amount ever. The county-funded grants are competitive and utilized to promote events in Rockland outside ...