MTA CHAIRMAN TO SPEAK (AND LISTEN) IN ROCKLAND TUESDAY

MTA CHAIRMAN TO SPEAK (AND LISTEN) IN ROCKLAND TUESDAY

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s new chairman is coming to Rockland next week – to get an earful from the public. Jay Walder will appear Tuesday at a noon-time luncheon at the Rockland Country Club in Sparkill. It’s part of what’s being called a “listening tour” by Walder of the four counties that share a single vote on the MTA Board. What he’s likely to hear MOST are complaints about the recently-imposed Payroll Mobility Tax, a fee that will cost employers in the MTA region millions of dollars a year. The public is invited to Tuesday’s luncheon by reservation only, through the Rockland Business Association, the event co-sponsor.