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“Running Wild” with ROSA – Film Screening & VIP Event
This special screening of Director Suzanne Mitchell’s new film Running Wild:The Life of Dayton O. Hyde at the Lafayette Theatre is sponsored by Rivertown Film Society to benefit ROSA 4 Rockland More than 20 years ago, ROSA’s founder Suzanne Mitchell was directing a television segment for a People Magazine special spotlighting fascinating people when she met conservationist cowboy Dayton…
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Meet ROSA – Open House Tuesday 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Last Sunday (June 9) ROSA had a table at the REACH Foundation Fun Run at the Torne Valley Sports Complex. At this wonderful gathering we were thanked profusely by many of the attendees who saw us there while others still had never heard of ROSA, or even the Patrick Farm. We realized that we really…
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ROSA Asks Planning Board to Rescind Final Approvals
Last Friday, May 31, ROSA’s attorney – Dan Richmond of Zarin & Steinmetz – delivered a request to the Town of Ramapo Planning Board outlining the definitive proof that the planning board made their decisions based on bad information and that they have the responsibility to correct their decision and findings. 2013-05-30 ROSA Lawyer letter…
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Planning Board Meeting and Public Hearing to Approve Final Subdivision
WHAT Public Hearing on Application for Final Subdivision Approval for 88 lots (two lots are MR-8 for 314 Market Rate Townhouses and 72 Workforce Flats AND Patrick Farm Volunteer Housing – 24) WHEN Wednesday January 20, 2013 – 8:00 pm WHERE Ramapo Town Hall – 237 Route 59, Suffern NY We don’t even have a…
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Public Hearing is Open to Written Comments thru Jan 30 5:00pm
The Journal News did a great post Public Hearing article that summarizes the meeting held on January 16, 2013. The public hearing is still open to written comments until 5:00 pm on Wednesday January 30th. Overall the key message that ROSA and various speakers raised was the astonishing lack of time to prepare responses for…
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Planning Board Meeting & Public Hearing Wed 01/16/13 to Approve Final Site Plans
WHAT Public Hearing on Application for Final Site Plans for Patrick Farm Condominiums – 314 Market Rate Townhouses and 72 Workforce Flats AND Patrick Farm Volunteer Housing – 24 WHEN Wednesday January 16, 2013 – 8:00 pm WHERE Ramapo Town Hall – 237 Route 59, Suffern NY The public notices are here: 2013-01-07 Notice of Public…
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Condominium and Volunteer Housing Site Plan, Elevations and Floor Plans
On December 27, 2011 the planning board approved the Site Plans for the Condominiums for the Patrick Farm before the town’s own CDRC board (internal reviewers including engineers, planners and building department personnel) had ever even reviewed what the buildings would look like. Judge Walsh agreed with ROSA’s argument that this was a violation of…
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Post DEC Hearing Recap
On Monday (1/7/13) afternoon and evening there were two sessions of a DEC Public Hearing covering the application permits before them regarding the Patrick Farm property and the current planned development. A LOT of people turned out to support our efforts and we really thank every one who came or wrote in comments to the…
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Testifying before the DEC Public Hearing
Thank you… for getting involved in this public hearing. This posting is to help community members prepare written and/or oral statements for the DEC Public Hearing scheduled for January 7th, 2013. There will be two sessions. The 1st session starts at 3:00 pm and the 2nd session starts at 6:30 pm. It will be held…
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Misrepresentation on Army Corps of Engineer Jurisdictional Approval
The federal wetlands on the Patrick Farm property were not confirmed by the Army Corp of Engineers.