Eugene Bondar for Clarkstown Supervisor

Before rezoning four hamlets, the current administration was legally required to take a hard look at the environmental impact. They issued a rubber-stamp Negative Declaration instead.

Here is exactly what they were supposed to do and what they actually did. Under my leadership, the Town will order the review they skipped.

Clarkstown's overdevelopment crisis didn't happen by accident. The current administration rezoned four hamlets for high-density development and skipped the traffic studies, the environmental review, and the impact fees our own Comprehensive Plan required.

They created the problem. I have a plan to fix it: a 12-month moratorium to finally do the work they refused to do.

voteforbondar.com/proposed-laws-and-policies

Beautiful day to clean up our town! Keep Rockland Beautiful, Inc. plays an essential role in ensuring Rockland communities are clean and safe for residents to traverse.

Over the last 10 days, I've shared the outline of Chapter 135 — a proposed law to protect Clarkstown homeowners, support the good, hardworking contractors who do things the right way, and preserve the professional standards our Town has always counted on.

This isn't a sketch. It's a 29-page drafted law — over 20 hours of work drawing on my decade as a government attorney, including prior experience in Consumer Affairs and for the County of Rockland. When I say Chapter 135 is ready to introduce on Day 1 in office, I mean the text is written, the authority is grounded, and the structure is designed to survive legal challenge.

The response over these past ten days has been encouraging. But a law on paper isn't a law that passes.

Here's how you can help make Chapter 135 real:

1️⃣ READ IT. The full 29-page draft is at voteforbondar.com/proposals. If you're going to vouch for it, know what's in it.

2️⃣ SHARE IT. Send this post to a neighbor, a family member, or a friend who's hired a contractor in the last five years. They'll want to know this is coming.

3️⃣ MESSAGE ME. Questions, suggestions, critiques, or offers to help — send them. I read every message. If you're a contractor, a homeowner, a former building inspector, a union member or leader, a lawyer, or just someone with an opinion — I want to hear from you.

The strongest laws come from the strongest conversations. Let's have them. 🏡

Read the full draft at https://voteforbondar.com/proposed-laws-and-policies/. Tell me what you think. 🏡

🧠 Some people have asked me: why draft a new contractor law now? What changed?

Here's the honest answer.

For 40 years — since 1984 — Clarkstown homeowners have been protected by strong County-level oversight of home improvement contractors. That oversight worked. It created expectations. Homeowners knew they had recourse.

In April 2026, Rockland County reorganized that program. The enforcement infrastructure that backed up those protections was reduced.

That's a decision the County made. I'm not here to litigate it.

But when a layer of protection that homeowners have relied on for 40 years changes, a Town Supervisor's job is to respond — to make sure our residents don't lose what they've always had.

Chapter 135 is that response. It preserves the level of oversight Clarkstown homeowners have always expected, delivered at the local level, administered by our Building Department, and paid for by contractor fees.

Chapter 135 has been fully drafted and will be formally introduced to the Town Board upon my taking office as Supervisor in 2027.

It's not reactive. It's not political. It's a Town doing what a Town should do when circumstances change: protect its residents.

Read the full draft at voteforbondar.com/proposed-laws-and-policies/. Tell me what you think. 🏡

📝 A note to the home improvement contractors in our Town:

Chapter 135 was written with you in mind.

If you carry proper insurance, use written contracts, handle deposits responsibly, and deliver what you promise — you already meet every standard in this law. The $50,000 bond is a cost of doing professional business. The escrow requirement for large deposits is a protection you should welcome, because it also protects YOU from disputes.

What this law actually changes is the competitive landscape:

✅ Contractors who operate under a different business name every 18 months can't undercut you anymore
✅ Operators who take deposits and walk away can't hurt homeowners — and can't hurt your reputation by association
✅ A clear local registry means homeowners can verify credentials instantly before they hire

The professional standard becomes the minimum standard. That's good for you.

Chapter 135 also includes a 180-day transition period for contractors already operating in the Town — plenty of runway to come into compliance — and preserves your access to Town debris disposal.

I'm open to feedback from anyone in the trades. If there's something in the draft that doesn't work for legitimate businesses, I want to hear it. Message me. voteforbondar.com/proposed-laws-and-policies/. Tell me what you think. 🏡

Met many Clarkstown voters today at Congers Spring Festival. Everyone across the party lines agrees that the Town officials have created an overdevelopment problem, and nobody wants high-rises!