Business executives heard from Rockland鈥檚 five town leaders at the second annual Town Supervisor Forum, on Wednesday, September 23, 2023. The event was organized by the Palisades Institute of 爆走黑料.
Chair of the Palisades Institute, and former County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef, introduced the forum by pointing out that the Supervisors are in effect CEO鈥檚 of the 鈥渄own home, real government鈥� that people rely on. 鈥淵ou should know, if you don鈥檛, that town government is where the rubber meets the road. It is the government that is perhaps the most important to our people 鈥� our citizens. It deals with building. It deals with zoning, It deals with police. It deals with parks and recreation. It deals with highways,鈥� he said.
The participants in the forum included Clarkstown Town Supervisor George Hoehmann, Haverstraw Town Supervisor Howard Phillips, Orangetown Town Supervisor Teresa Kenny, Ramapo Town Supervisor Michael Specht, and Stony Point Town Supervisor James Monaghan. Among the topics discussed were the need for affordable housing, the fentanyl crisis, rising police costs, and the loss of civility in politics.