Entrance to Town Hall is on Dutch Hill Road. Go around the building and exit through the new parking lot (in front of Dutch Hill Road.)
New traffic pattern at Orangetown Town Hall
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Suicide hotline number updated, simplified
As a public service announcement, the Town of Orangetown Police Department shared the following press release introducing the new three-digit nationwide number – 988 – to the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
Kenny interviewed by CBS News regarding solar panels in Orangetown
Orangetown Supervisor Teresa M. Kenny was recently interviewed by CBS News Report Tony Aiello. They were discussing the solar panels being removed at the off ramp at Route 304. Watch the news clip here.
Orangetown public hearings August 23rd, comprehensive plan meeting August 2nd
August 23, 2022 – Public Hearing:
- Postpone and continue the proposed zone change for a property on Gatto Lane in the Hamlet of Pearl River (from 7/26/22 to 8/23/22)
- Postpone public hearing to amend Chapter 43 in the Town Code to address zoning in the Hamlet of South Nyack (from 8/9/22 to 8/23/22)
- August 2nd at 7:00 pm, the Comprehensive Plan Committee will hold a Public Hearing on updates to the Comprehensive Plan.
Due to construction at Town Hall, the September 11th ceremony will be moved to Veterans Park in Orangeburg, NY. Mark your calendars.
Skoufis Responds to Polio Case in Orthodox Community, Calls on State DOH to Require Polio Vaccine be Administered to Every Rockland County Resident
“The announcement by the New York State and Rockland County Departments of Health that a resident has contracted polio is jarring given it is the first such naturally-occurring case our country has seen in over 40 years. According to reports, the patient is an unvaccinated resident of the Orthodox community.
“Earlier today, I was briefed by the Department of Health. I thank the state and county public health teams who are fully engaged – it is paramount we must take every meaningful action available to us in order to protect ourselves from any further spread of this dangerous virus.
“With that goal front-and-center, I am calling on the New York State Department of Health to require every Rockland County resident currently unvaccinated against polio be administered the series of shots. Similar imperatives were enacted – and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court – as states fought smallpox in the early 20th century. The polio vaccine is proven, safe, and time-tested: today’s news out of the Orthodox community requires this same, decisive action.
“Additionally, I am calling on the Department of Health to allocate whatever resources are necessary to expeditiously contact trace the virus and, in coordination with the Department of Education, review Rockland County school compliance with polio vaccine requirements – and bring the full force of the law down on those who have skirted these requirements. Some Ramapo yeshivas in Rockland County have a history of non-compliance with the state’s vaccine laws; proactive, additional enforcement is required in light of today’s news.
“In the year 2022, it is hard to believe we are talking about a polio case in our backyard yet, given the extremity of the situation, a proportional response is absolutely warranted and necessary to safeguard the community. Polio has been eradicated from the United States for decades. Today’s alarming news requires us to utilize every tool at our disposal in order to ensure we stop this virus in its tracks and eradicate it once more.”