NEWS FROM THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE

(Note: Most Recent News Releases are at the top of the list)             Past Press Releases

08/19/08 - Legislator Harriet Cornell Acknowledges 88th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment
08/07/08 - Rockland County Legislature Passes Legislation to Regulate Sale of Outdated Perishable Food
08/06/08 - Chairwoman Cornell Voices Opposition To “Fast-Tracking” Rockland Water Desalination Plant
08/05/08 - Legislators Day and Moroney Demand the FAA Hold Public Hearing in Rockland County Prior to Establishing Any Air Space Re-Design Plan
07/24/08 - Rockland County Legislative Chair, Vice Chair, Majority Leader, and Budget and Finance Chair Announce Cost Cutting Measures to Reduce Expenses
07/22/08 - Legislator John Murphy and Sheriff Kralik Invite Residents to Traffic Safety Carnival in Blauvelt
07/17/08 - Rockland County Legislator Ed Day Pleased by NYS Supreme Court Decision Upholding Pedophile-Free Child Safety Zone Law
06/26/08 - Legislator Day Sponsors Legislation to Save Energy Through a Flex Time Program
06/19/08 - Legislator Connie Coker Schedules Discussion Concerning the Sparkill Creek and Ferdon Pond

06/19/08 - Rockland County Legislature passes local law sponsored by Legislator Alden Wolfe prohibiting the use of Polystyrene Foam in county facilities
06/13/08 - Legislator Alden Wolfe, Sheriff James Kralik and Chaverim of Rockland to Co-Host Child & Traffic Safety Event
06/11/08 - Legislator Coker to Introduce Non-Toxic Landscape Maintenance Act
06/10/08 - Legislator Pradhan to Introduce Legislation Banning Use of Metal Bats During All Pre-High School Athletic Competitions
06/03/08 - Public Safety Committee Chairman Hood Provides Tips for Safe Summer-Time Recreation
05/27/08 - Cornell Announces Third Hearing to Explore Aging in Rockland
05/22/08 - Rockland County Legislators Wolfe and Coker Sponsor Green Building Code Requirements for County Construction Projects
05/22/08 - Legislator Ed Day Submits Legislation Establishing a “Patient’s Bill of Rights” in Rockland County

05/21/08 - Cornell and Coker Meet with NYS Thruway Authority and Discuss Implementing Additional Suicide Prevention Measures on TZB
05/16/08 - Legislator Day to be Keynote Speaker at New City Memorial Day Recognition Ceremony
05/12/08 - Legislator Day Reminds Residents to Attend the Rockland County Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony
05/08/08 - Legislator Di Michel Recommends Change to NYS Public Health Law to Require Parenting Classes as a Prerequisite for a Marriage License
05/08/08 - Legislator Philip Soskin, Chairman of the Multi Services Committee to Discuss Proposal for New County Hospital and Nursing Home
05/07/08 - Rockland Legislature to Host Public Hearing in O&R Rate Case
05/05/08 - Legislator Darden to Sponsor a Public Forum Concerning Homeownership in a Challenging Marketplace. Thursday, May 8, 2008, 6:00pm to 9:00 pm, Louis Kurtz Center
05/02/08 - Legislators Wolfe and Coker Call Upon U.S. Senate To Revamp FAA Re-Authorization Bill
05/01/08 - Legislator Ed Day Sponsors Legislation to Suspend Gasoline Taxes During the Summer
04/24/08 - In Wake of Recent Rash of Suicides on TZ Bridge, Rockland Legislators Cornell and Coker Call on NYS Thruway Authority to Implement Additional Suicide Prevention Measures on Bridge
04/23/08 - Legislator Di Michel and U.S. Representative Eliot Engel to Conduct a Community Informational Meeting
04/16/08 - Legislator Di Michel Resolution for the Establishment of Youth Courts in Rockland Towns and Villages Passes

04/15/08 - Legislator Jay Hood, Jr. Joins with Haverstraw Officials in Support of Initiative to Reduce Noise Caused by Illegal Muffler Systems
04/15/08 - Cornell Announces Second Hearing to Explore Aging in Rockland
04/07/08 - Chairwoman Cornell Applauds NYS Assembly Decision Not to Act on Congestion Pricing Proposal: “Regional Problems Need Regional Solutions,” says Cornell
04/03/08 - Legislators Hood and Meyers to Discuss Ways to Encourage Compliance with Law Banning Hand-held Cell Phone Use While Driving at April 8th, 2008 Meeting of the Legislature’s Public Safety Committee
04/03/08 - Majority Leadership Submits Comments to USDOT in Support of Flight Volume Caps at Newark Airport
04/01/08 - County’s Legislative Minority Members Call Upon the FAA to Implement Limits on Air Flights Over Rockland
04/01/08 - At the Request of Legislator Joseph Meyers a Discussion Concerning Rockland County Sewer District #1 Will Take Place at April 8th Meeting of County Legislature’s Planning & Public Works Committee
03/31/08 - Cornell Comments on TZ Bridge Plans
03/27/08 - Rockland Legislators Meyers, Wolfe and Jobson Schedule a Public Forum to Discuss TZB/I287 Mass Transit Options Sunday, April 13, 2008, 2 Pm, Suffern Village Hall
03/25/08 - Legislator Di Michel Continues Monthly Community Informational Meeting Schedule
03/20/08 - Legislator Meyers’ Resolution Seeking Congressional Review of Rluipa Unanimously Passes Legislature
03/18/08 - Cornell Announces First Hearing to Explore Aging in Rockland
03/18/08 - Legislator Joe Meyers Requests Committee Discussion on Rockland County Sewer District #1
03/17/08 - Statement by Chairwoman Cornell on Lt. Gov. Paterson’s Ascent to Governor’s Office
03/13/08 - Legislator Ed Day Proposes Enhanced On-Line Tracking and Investigation of Child Sex Offenders
03/05/08 - Legislator Day Recognizes New City Resident for Quick Action that Saved Neighbor’s Life
03/04/08 - Legislators Hood and Meyers to Discuss Ways to Encourage Compliance with Law Banning Hand-Held Cell Phone Use While Driving
03/03/08 - Legislator Day Joins in "Parents as Reading Partners" Program
02/29/08 - Legislator Meyers Proposes Comment Period in Advance of County Lease or Purchase of Property Intended for County-funded Programs
02/28/08 - Legislator Day Proposes “Pay For Stay” Program for the Rockland County Jail
02/20/08 - Legislator Michel to Hold Monthly Community Informational Meetings
02/11/08 - Legislator Day Presents Annual Report of the Legislative Minority
02/08/08 - Legislator Di Michel Recommends Establishment of youth Courts in Rockland Towns and Villages
02/06/08 - Cornell Announces Formation of Aging Initiative Working Group
02/01/08 - Cornell and Schoenberger Call on NYS Legislature to Put the Brakes on Controversial Congestion Pricing Plan
01/31/08 - Legislator Ed Day Introduces Legislation Establishing Regulation of Outdated Perishable Food Sales
01/24/08 - Chairwoman Cornell to Voice Continued Opposition to Proposed Congestion Mitigation Plans that will Place Undue Burdens on Rockland Commuters
01/22/08 - Legislator Jay Hood, Jr., Public Safety Committee Chair Announces that the Honorable Jacques O. D’i Michel has been Named as Vice Chair for 2008
01/15/08 - Legislator Joseph Meyers Introducing Resolution Requesting Congress to Review "RLUIPA"
01/09/08 - Chairwoman Cornell Attends Governor's State of the State Address
01/07/08 - County's Legislative Minority Members Issue Joint Call for Governor Spitzer to Veto Port Authority toll Hikes
01/07/08 - Legislative Chair Cornell Announces 2008 Committee Chairs
01/07/08 - Cornell to Chair Rockland Legislature for Unprecedented Fourth Consecutive Term
01/02/08 - Leg. Day Requests Dept. of Consumer Protection Assistance in Removing Counterfeit Electrical Ext. Cords from Local Stores
01/02/08 - Chairwoman Cornell Announces Joint Metro North/NJ Transit Effort to Improve Rockland Rail Service