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Middle Township, NJ
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Grassy Sound Pier Reopens After $3M Makeover
The wait is finally over. Cape May County’s iconic Grassy Sound Fishing Pier is back and better than ever — just in time for the summer season. County Director Len Desiderio and the Board of County Commissioners will cut the ribbon on the newly rebuilt pier at 10 a.m. Friday, June 13. The ceremony will take place at 13 Old North Wildwood Blvd. East, next to the Grassy Sound Marina in Middle Township. The beloved fishing and crabbing spot had been closed for nearly three years due to safety concerns. In 2024, county commissioners approved a rehabilitation project not to exceed $2.98 million…
Rye, NY
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Playland To Open For 2025 Season: Here's When
Following an emergency order to fast-track critical ride inspections and repairs at Playland, Westchester County officials have confirmed that the amusement park will open in summer 2025. In a press conference held on Wednesday, May 7, Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins said the beloved park, located in Rye, would open Memorial Day Weekend with free admission. The specific rides that will be open for that time are not yet confirmed, as it depends on whether the New York State Department of Labor okays their opening as the county works with Zamperla, Inc. to repai…
New City, NY
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Rockland County Executive Ed Day Announces Staffing Changes
Rockland County Executive Ed Day has announced a series of staffing changes that will take effect this week. Day said beginning Monday, Feb. 28, Chief of Staff Mike Hoblin will replace Deputy County Executive Guillermo Rosa, who retired on Friday, Feb. 25. "Guillermo Rosa has been by my side since I first took office in 2014 and moved mountains in service to Rockland residents," Day said in a statement. "Guillermo is directly responsible for many of the transformational initiatives we have implemented within county government over the last eight years and has led the charge of mod…
New City, NY
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Day Vetoes Amended $709M 2019 Budget
Rockland County Executive Ed Day used his line-item veto power to strike down 95 amendments totaling several million dollars to the 2019 budget. In vetoing the amended budget, which tops out at $700 million, brought to him by the Democratic majority, Day said the "ill-advised amendments" would have jeopardized the county's plan to dig itself out of a fiscal hole. “The majority’s amended budget would have been a return to the days of speculative revenue, over-estimating sales tax revenue and a refusal to modernize county government,” said Day. “In short, a budget like theirs could lead…
White Plains, NY
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Revised Westchester Shared Services Plan Could Save $27M, Latimer Says
In a unanimous vote, municipal leaders from across the county voted to approve the Latimer Administration’s “Update on the Westchester County Shared Services and Taxpayer Savings Plan." The program is expected to save taxpayers tens of millions of dollars over time. The revised plan was submitted to the state Division of the Budget on Friday, Sept. 14. The 2018 plan, which includes eight new proposals on top of the one proposal from the 2017 plan, would begin in 2019 with matching state funds in 2020. The updated plan projects $7.5 million in 2019 savings, $9.3 million in 2020 savin…
