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  • Town of Ramapo Change to Comp Plan – Pascack Ridge

    Town of Ramapo Change to Comp Plan – Pascack Ridge

    Tonight – February 11th, 2015 – there is a Public Hearing at the Town of Ramapo at 8:00pm regarding a proposed change to the comprehensive plan of the Town of Ramapo to facilitate the rezoning of two properties along Pascack Brook along with a number of other lots in the immediate vicinity. Currently this area…

  • Patrick Farm DEC Permit Applications are In

    On October 17th the NYS DEC posted the notice that the Patrick Farm applications were “complete” on the Environmental Notice Bulletin site: http://www.dec.ny.gov/enb/20121017_reg3.html ROSA foiled the NYS DEC for copies of the application and received 3 scans: 2012-03-30 LJA to DEC Permit Applications Supporting Documents 2012-03-30 LJA to DEC Stream Disturbance Permit Application 2012-03-30 LJA…

  • Appellate Decisions – Shapiro & Youngewirth Article 78 on Zoning

    For a summary of these decisions please see the Press Release August 22, 2012 – 2012-08-22 Shapiro Appeals Decision August 22, 2012- 2012-08-22 Youngworth Appeals Decision    

  • "Water Flowing By" – A video by Dorice Arden

    Dorice Arden created a marvelous video on the importance of water which was presented at a workshop about our connection with water. Presented by Strawtown Studio, Laurie Seeman and Joanna Dickey. People in general take clean drinking water too much for granted and don’t really think about it’s role in our lives, or why it…

  • Article 78 Lawsuit re: Town of Ramapo Planning Board Decision of 1/6/11

    On January 6, 2011, the Town of Ramapo Planning Board issued a decision granting the application for preliminary subdivision approval for the project entitled Patrick Farm Subdivision. The community at large had 30 days to file any opposition to this decision. Please view our press release regarding the Article 78 lawsuit that was filed in…

  • 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.

  • Patrick Farm DEIS and FEIS Documents

    Tim Miller and Associates prepared the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Patrick Farm Development. These documents are extensive but actually don’t go into the level of depth necessary for a project of this magnitude on a location of such environmental concern and significance. To access these documents GO…

  • Town of Ramapo Comprehensive Plan

    A key resource that all residents of the Town of Ramapo should be familiar with and have access to is the Town of Ramapo comprehensive plan. It is actually available online at the Town of Ramapo website although it isn’t exactly the easiest to find. So here is a link to the comprehensive plan. In…

  • Suffern Public Hearing – November 10, 2010

    A meeting was held in Suffern on November 10, 2010 to allow the public to speak and address their concerns regarding the impact that the Patrick Farm Development will have on the water supply for Suffern Residents. The following videos were taken of some of the key speakers at that meeting who were providing details…

  • Video of Patrick Farm from the Sky

    This is a video shot with Lee Ross flying over the Patrick Farm area. It shows the pristine beauty of this open space. A View of Patrick Farm From the Sky from FlavoredLayers on Vimeo.