This steady loss of rateable value means householders will face higher rate increases. (australianclimatemadness.com)
Both Haverstraw Town Supervisor Howard Phillips and Rockland Business Association President Hector May have expressed support for the plant, arguing growth in the county would eventually require additional sources of water and that it would bring rateables to the town. (rocklandtimes.com)
Though he stated rateables which may be produced by such a project are desirable, the plant was not worth the potential health and environmental risks. (rocklandtimes.com)