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Shortly after Christopher St. Lawrence became Ramapo Supervisor, he announced that he wanted to pass a new, comprehensive master plan for land use in Ramapo. His initial plan included several “Planned Residential Development” districts. It seemed obvious to me that these PRD districts could not possibly fulfill the basic NYS requirements of a master plan. [Read more…]
Ramapo Supervisor Michael Specht Photo: Carucha L. Meuse/The Journal News
“The Town of Ramapo has pulled a controversial proposal to give tax breaks to first-time buyers of newly constructed homes.
The plan would have lowered town taxes over five years, by 50 percent the first year down to 10 percent in the last, for those who bought a newly built home and had not owned a home before. [Read more…]
Ramapo Supervisor Michael Specht Photo: John Meore/The Journal News
“Ramapo Supervisor Michael Specht and the Town Board have ambitious plans for 2018, an agenda being watched closely by critics and supporters. Along with goals to improve services for residents, they are looking to change the culture of the town, one dominated by corruption, poor fire and building enforcement, over-development, and a lack of transparency. “We want to restore our credibility and demonstrate we are transparent,” Specht said recently during an interview in his Town Hall office. “We want to show we’re fair to all our residents. We understand this will take time. One major goal is to save the taxpayers money.” [Read more…]