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Bondar Releases Proposed Land Use Moratorium, Faults Current Administration for Overdevelopment

Proposal Would Pause Approvals in Hamlet Center Zones the Town Rezoned Without Traffic Studies, Environmental Review, or Developer Impact Fees

For Immediate Release

NEW CITY, NY — Eugene Bondar, a New York and New Jersey attorney and candidate for Clarkstown Town Supervisor, today released a proposed local law as part of his campaign platform, faulting the current administration for advancing high-density rezonings without the studies the Town's own Comprehensive Plan required. The proposal, Proposed Local Law No. __ of 2027, would enact a twelve-month temporary moratorium on development applications in the Town's Hamlet Center zoning districts. Bondar has committed to introducing it on the first day of his administration if elected.

The moratorium would cover districts the current administration created or amended in 2023 and 2025, including the New City Hamlet Center Zones (H1–H4), and the Hamlet Center Zones for Congers, Valley Cottage, and West Nyack.

Clarkstown's overdevelopment crisis didn't happen by accident. The current administration rezoned four hamlets for dense development and skipped the traffic studies, the environmental review, and the impact fees our own Comprehensive Plan required. They created the problem. I intend to fix it.— Eugene Bondar

The proposed law identifies five deficiencies in how the current administration handled the rezonings. First, it issued a Negative Declaration rather than the hard look at cumulative environmental impacts required by the 2021 FGEIS and 6 NYCRR 617.10(d). Second, it enacted the rezonings without a comprehensive, cumulative traffic study of the four hamlets together. Third, it left the design standards for architectural character, scale, and buffering weak and largely unenforceable. Fourth, it established no impact fee framework, leaving taxpayers to fund the infrastructure new development demands. Fifth, it conducted no Housing Needs Assessment.

During the twelve-month period, the proposed law would direct the Town to complete a supplemental SEQRA review, commission a comprehensive traffic study, draft design-standard amendments, develop a developer impact fee system, and conduct a formal Housing Needs Assessment.

The proposed law includes a hardship exemption for owners who demonstrate it deprives them of all economically viable use of their property, consistent with Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, 535 U.S. 302 (2002). The applicability provisions track New York's vested rights doctrine.

Smart growth protects taxpayers, preserves community character, and still gets projects built. Just ones that follow the rules. Clarkstown deserves leadership willing to do the homework the current administration skipped.— Eugene Bondar

Residents are encouraged to review the full proposed law at voteforbondar.com/proposed-laws-and-policies.

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Eugene Bondar Issues Public Challenge to Hoehmann and Launches a Residents’ Petition: “End the Stall Tactics and Codify Term Limits Now”

Supervisor Candidate Launches Resident Petition to Force Action on Town Board Stalling

For Immediate Release

NEW CITY, NY (March 18, 2026) — Today, Clarkstown Supervisor candidate Eugene Bondar, joined by Town Clerk Candidate Greg Sheehan and Town Board Candidates Joe Damiani, Sylke Jackson, Gina DeFelice, and Susan Bloom, issued a blistering public demand to incumbent George Hoehmann and the Town Council, calling for an immediate end to the political “shell game” regarding term limits. Bondar is challenging the administration to stop the excuses and finally codify a term-limit law that ensures local officials serve the public, not their own lifelong career ambitions.

Drawing a Line in the Sand

The time for ‘considering’ and ‘studying’ is over. Today, I am issuing a direct challenge to George Hoehmann: Place a clean, ironclad term-limit local law on the agenda for the very next Town Board meeting. No more legal loopholes, no more taxpayer-funded lawsuits to protect your own seat, and no more broken promises. If you truly believe in the will of the people, prove it with a vote.— Eugene Bondar

Launching the Clarkstown Term Limits Petition

Bondar aims to ensure that the voices of all Clarkstown residents are heard. To achieve this, he has announced the launch of a town-wide online petition. This initiative encourages residents to urge the Town Board to stop delaying and begin taking legislative action.

The voters of Clarkstown shouldn't have to wait for an election to have their voices heard on basic government accountability. Today, I am launching a Petition to restore Term Limits in Clarkstown. We are gathering the names of every resident who remains tired of lying politicians who spent their tax dollars to overturn term limits and have refused to take action to restore the law. This isn't just a campaign issue, it’s a crisis of transparency.— Eugene Bondar

A Legacy of Deception and Litigation

Bondar highlighted Hoehmann’s unprecedented record of political flip-flopping. After self-righteously voting to implement term limits, Hoehmann turned his back on the voters, suing the Town of Clarkstown to strike down the very law he helped write and pass. Since the court’s technical overturn of that law, Hoehmann has engaged in a systematic campaign of misinformation, repeatedly claiming he would introduce a “replacement”—a promise that remains unfulfilled years later.

Call to Action for Residents

Sign the petition and join the movement for accountability at https://forms.gle/afCk63P1jN5YkoAm9. Bondar will be delivering the results of this petition directly to the Town Board after the petition period ends.

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Eugene Bondar Unveils “Clarkstown First” Plan to Overhaul Development, Mandate Union Labor, and Protect Taxpayers

Proposal Calls for Development Moratorium to Modernize Zoning, Requires Developers to Fund Infrastructure, and Mandates Project Labor Agreements for IDA-Backed Projects

For Immediate Release

NEW CITY, NY — March 14, 2026 — Eugene Bondar, candidate for Clarkstown Supervisor, today announced his “Clarkstown First” plan, a comprehensive strategy to overhaul the Town’s approach to development. The plan is designed to hold developers accountable, protect local taxpayers from shouldering infrastructure costs, and ensure new projects create good-paying union jobs for the community.

The plan consists of two core pillars: a temporary moratorium on new major development to modernize the Town’s zoning code, and a non-negotiable demand that the Rockland County IDA require Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) for any project in Clarkstown receiving tax abatements.

For too long, development has happened to Clarkstown, not for Clarkstown. Our taxpayers have been forced to subsidize the impacts of new projects while our infrastructure strains and our local workers are left behind. My plan changes that. We will hold developers accountable and ensure that growth benefits our residents first.— Eugene Bondar

The first phase of Bondar’s plan is a strategic pause on new major development applications. This temporary moratorium will provide the time needed to comprehensively update Clarkstown’s zoning code to explicitly require developers, not taxpayers, to fund the full cost of the infrastructure improvements their projects demand. This includes necessary upgrades to roads, sewers, sidewalks, and traffic control systems.

The second pillar of the “Clarkstown First” plan directly addresses the use of public tax incentives. Bondar committed to using the full influence of the Town Supervisor’s office to demand that the Rockland County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) make Project Labor Agreements a mandatory condition for any developer seeking tax breaks in Clarkstown.

PLAs are collective bargaining agreements with labor unions that set the terms and conditions of employment for a specific construction project. Bondar stressed that requiring PLAs ensures projects are built with highly skilled local labor, which promotes superior safety and quality, prevents costly delays, and keeps wages circulating within the local economy.

This is a realistic, legally sound plan that puts taxpayers and our workforce first. Tax breaks are a privilege, not a right. If a developer wants to build in our town and receive public benefits, they will partner with our local union workforce and pay their fair share. It’s that simple. We will build a Clarkstown where growth means good local jobs, protected taxpayers, and a better quality of life for all our families.— Eugene Bondar

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Eugene Bondar Announces Candidacy for Clarkstown Supervisor, Pledges to End “Reckless Overdevelopment” and Restore Fiscal Transparency

For Immediate Release

NEW CITY, NY — February 15, 2026 — Today, attorney and longtime public servant Eugene Bondar officially announced his candidacy for Clarkstown Supervisor. Bondar laid out a reform-driven vision aimed at protecting Clarkstown’s suburban character, halting unsustainable development, and instituting a “residents-first” approach to local government.

An attorney and entrepreneur, Bondar enters the race with a platform centered on reversing years of what he characterizes as “backroom deals” and “reckless zoning approvals” that have strained the town’s infrastructure.

Clarkstown is at a breaking point. Our roads are congested, our infrastructure is aging, and our current leadership continues to green-light high-density developments that ignore the concerns of the people who actually live here. I am running to provide the professional, transparent leadership that Clarkstown deserves—leadership that values our quality of life over the interests of developers.— Eugene Bondar

The “Bondar Blueprint” for Clarkstown

Bondar’s campaign is built on five key pillars designed to modernize Town Hall and protect taxpayers:

A Zoning Moratorium. An immediate pause on all major high-density residential approvals to allow for a comprehensive modernization of the town’s outdated zoning code.

Infrastructure Accountability. Shifting the financial burden of growth from taxpayers to the private sector by requiring developers to pay for traffic mitigation, drainage improvements, and green spaces.

A “Click-to-See” Transparency Platform. Implementing a searchable online database providing residents with immediate access to all town contracts, budgets, resolutions, and financial audits.

Aggressive Code Enforcement. Aggressively combat illegal property uses and zoning violations, pursuing maximum penalties without settlement and condemning bad actors’ properties.

Fiscal Discipline. Conducting a full forensic audit of town finances to address long-term debt and eliminating “patronage jobs” to keep property taxes stable.

This is more than a campaign; it’s a movement to ensure our children can afford to grow up in the same beautiful, safe community we know today. It’s time to open the books and put the residents back in charge.— Eugene Bondar

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