With just a few minor tweaks, the Rockland County Legislature last week adopted the County Executive’s $870 million budget for 2024. In a 13-0 vote, the legislature kept County Executive Ed Day’s two percent property tax cut, maintained programs and has no layoffs. The County Executive has five working days after receipt of the amended adopted version to issue any line-item vetoes. The Legislature has until December 20th to override any vetoes.
Indian Point Shutdown to Take Eight More Years
The company that’s overseeing the decommissioning of the Indian Point nuclear plants says the process will take up to eight years longer than originally anticipated, and they’ll have to lay off 130 people right after Christmas. News 12 reported Holtec International made the move late last week, at the meeting of the Oversight Board. In August, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation banning the dumping of radiological waste from Indian Point into the Hudson River. Holtec says the layoffs are the result of the project of transferring all waste from the plant to dry cask storage now being complete. A Holtec representative told Spectrum News the 8-year delay is based on what the company has encountered at other plants it’s been handling, and the possibility of legal action.
Rockland to Host Holiday Ceremonies Monday Afternoon in New City
Rockland County is holding its annual Blessing of the Nativity Creche and Lighting of the Menorah in front of the Allison-Parris County Office Building in New City this afternoon. The Blessing of the Nativity Creche gets underway at 3:30 pm, and the Menorah Lighting starts at 5pm. For more information visit www.RocklandCatholic.com or www.ChabadOfRockland.org. The creche and the 15-foot menorah will be on display outside the front of the Allison-Parris County Office Building.