NEW CITY – Clarkstown Town Supervisor
Alexander Gromack believes the town is not getting the cooperation and
sharing of information pertaining to planning and zoning matters so he
has proposed changes that would provide for that.
Gromack said current state law “does not meet the challenges facing
municipalities in the 21st century; communities have a right to know what
is being built in other municipalities just outside their borders.”
In some instances, he said the town has had to FOIL information from those
municipalities so they can assess the any potential impacts on his town.
He is calling for meeting notices from board in adjacent communities should
be shared; materials required by state law to be sent to the county planning
department should also be sent to neighboring municipalities; the county
should supply geographic information system data for municipalities impacted
by a project and the Rockland Municipal Federation should provide better
communication among Rockland’s 24 towns and villages.
