ROSA 4 Rockland

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  • Drive by Video of Patrick Farm

    Suzanne Mitchell drove 2/3 of the perimeter of the Patrick Farm boundary with Mark Leone filming the location. This video was taken in the winter when you can really see the lay of the land and the sheer number of trees and the expanse of the property.

  • Inappropriate Overdevelopment

    The developer of the Patrick Farm property has proposed building 87 single family homes and 410 multi-family units proposed for just 208 acres.

  • Polluting our water supply

    New roadways and rooftops become channels for surface runoff, full of contaminants that can pollute the sole source aquifer feeding our private wells and public water supply.

  • Future View on Route 202/306

    Imagine 5,000+ people living on one-third of a square mile in town homes that will have up to six (6) bedrooms each.  The population density could end being higher than Newark, NJ.

  • Taxes Go Higher / Home Values Lower

    Demand on municipal resources, such as garbage removal, roadway repair, and rescue services, go up exponentially, while the bucolic nature of our home properties suffer irreversible harm.

  • Planning Board Meeting (1/6/11) Brings Surprising Results

    This evening, 1/6/11,  the Town of Ramapo planning board met in a “special meeting” to make a decision regarding a number of items related to the Patrick Farm preliminary development plans. We were very pleased to see that our advocacy has had a impact on the decisions made this evening. The expectation going into the…

  • Meeting for Vote Announced – Thursday 1/6/11 @ 8p.m.

    Yesterday (1/3) the Town of Ramapo Planning Department quietly posted on their website their plans to hold a special meeting this Thursday night 1/6/11 at 8pm at Town Hall to decide on whether or not to give Preliminary Approval the proposed development of the Patrick Farm. Everyone should be attending.

  • Press Release: Rosa hires Keniry as attorney

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   MEDIA ADVISORY   Contact:  Suzanne Mitchell, ROSA (Ramapo Organized for Sustainability & a Safe Aquifer) Telephone:  646-470-ROSA (7672) Email: rosa4rockland@gmail.com   Organized Citizen’s Group Hires Attorney to Oppose Massive Development in Ramapo   “ROSA Names Albany Law Firm to Take on Town of Ramapo Planning Board”     RAMAPO, NY, December…

  • Planning Board Meeting – Tuesday 12/21/10

    The next Planning Board Meeting of the Town of Ramapo will be held this Tuesday 12/21/10 at 8:00 in the Council Room in Town Hall on Rt 59 across from Walmart. As of now there is still no posted agenda for tomorrow’s meeting.

  • Fundraising Campaign

    If you are looking for our  Fund Raising Letter 12.6.10, look no further just download it, and view it, print it and/or email it for your neighbors. (This letter is in pdf format and requires the free Adobe Reader.) Or read online the images from the letter below (note: printing this version won’t look great).…