BY DYLAN SKRILOFF At a meeting of the Rockland County Legislature's Economic Development Committee on Wednesday, Rockland Commissioner of Planning and Public Transportation Thomas B. Vanderbeek said a study by Cambridge Systematics on
the MTA Value Gap in Rockland County, shows that the county should seek to cooperate with neighboring Orange County in withdrawing -LSB-...]
Not exact matches
Day also pointed out that Rockland conveyed $ 90 million to the
MTA but only received $ 45 million back in services, a
value gap that would increase to $ 63 million with the imposition of the mobility tax.
Just look at the
value gap between what we pay the
MTA and the limited service we get in return.
«The «Fix NYC» congestion pricing report is fundamentally flawed as Rockland County already faces a $ 40 million
value gap between what our residents pay and the services we receive from the
MTA.
We forged an agreement with the
MTA to fund the expansion, which was another positive step to continue bridging Rockland County's multimillion dollar
value gap.
We are pleased that our ongoing negotiations with
MTA resulted in their agreement to fund the service expansion, which was a positive step in the right direction that continues bridging Rockland County's multimillion dollar
value gap.
While improved under my tenure, we still endure a significant «
value gap» between what we pay the
MTA and the limited service we get in return.