Journal News Takes Over Stamford and Greenwich Dailies

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WPCNR DAILY VARIETY. March 6, 2007 UPDATED 6:20 PM EST: WPCNR has learned through a news release obtained by WPCNR that The Gannett Co. Inc., owner of The Journal News, the daily newspaper serving metropolitan New York’s northern suburban region, “announced today that it is acquiring two of the leading daily newspapers in adjacent Fairfield County, CT ­ The Advocate in Stamford and Greenwich Time, serving the Town of Greenwich. The two newspapers have been owned by Southern Connecticut Newspapers Inc., a Tribune Company. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the month. “


By doing so, The Journal News solidifies its control of the news content that reaches the Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and southern Dutchess counties in New York, with the addition of Fairfield County in southwestern Connecticut.


 


The Journal News has a daily circulation of 129,554 and Sunday circulation of 144,335  in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and Dutchess Counties, which have a total combined population of 2.4 Million persons.  The Advocate and Greenwich Time have a combined circulation of 34,587 daily and 38,096 Sunday and domininate their coverage areas.


 


“This is great opportunity for our company,” says Thomas Donovan, president and publisher of The Journal News in the news release.  “The addition of these two well-known daily newspapers significantly expands our marketing footprint. It is a logical extension for us geographically and creates numerous new opportunities for both readers and advertisers.”


 


 The handout, not circulated to WPCNR, describes its acquisitions as follows: The Advocate traces its roots to 1839, and Greenwich Time to the 1870s.  The two newspapers are well established in the growing and affluent communities they serve.  The Advocate’s circulation area extends to surrounding communities and as far east as Norwalk.


 


The Journal News publishes five daily editions: Southern Westchester, Central Westchester, Northern Westchester, Putnam and Rockland, the release reports.


 


Gannett saves payroll at the expense of local news coverage, it has been observed by media experts, by  exchanging stories between one edition and the other, while saving on editorial costs at the expense of knowledgeable comprehensive local coverage of the individual communities it claims to serve.


 


 The company according to the release, maintains a news and information website, LoHud.com, and publishes six weekly newspapers, three upscale magazines and various specialty publications focused on the Lower Hudson Valley region.


 


Marie Smyth, circulation sales & marketing director of The Journal News, in the news release, said the addition of the two Connecticut newspapers is consistent with the company’s expanded marketing network.  “We are uniquely positioned to reach one of the most affluent market areas in the country,” she explained.  “Over the last two years we have been aggressive in adding new advertising and


marketing venues, most notably LoHud.com and our custom magazines.  When combined with the power of our daily newspaper, we offer the most complete reach of any media.”


 


She continues: “This month we are adding TV to our multi-media platform with a daily two-hour news program to be aired on the RNN, the Regional News Network.  RNN will take us into households across the New York metropolitan area.  This is a very exciting time for our company.”


 


“The Advocate and Greenwich Time have a well-earned reputation for providing high-quality, in-depth local news reporting, and for their thorough understanding of their local advertising and circulation markets,” Donovan said.  “Our goal is to retain that in-depth local knowledge while at the same time broadening our marketing impact.  We are very familiar with balancing local connectivity with strong market reach.  The two newspapers joining us only expand our potential in both of these areas.”   


 


 

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Council Passes Malmud Resolution Bidding Court Street Shelter be Closed

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WPCNR COMMON COUNCIL CHRONICLE-EXAMINER. By John F. Bailey. March 6, 2007: Council President Rita Malmud introduced a surprise resolution that the Council voted to replace Mayor Joseph Delfino’s resolution calling upon the controversial 85 Court Street Drop-In Shelter to be closed — and approved it unanimously last night.


Ms. Malmud read the new resolution which the Mayor was unaware until she introduced it. The Democrat-inspired resolution replaced Mayor Delfino’s resolution which had been tabled since last fall. At that time,  the Mayor, Councilman Arnold Bernstein and Councilman Glen Hockley introduced a resolution asking the Council to adopt a sense of the Council statement that the Court Street Shelter should be closed. Democrats Boykin, Malmud, Power and Roach refused to go along with the resolution, and instead, Ms. Malmud was asked by the Mayor to negotiate with the County on the possibilities of closing the shelter.


Ms. Malmud has sent WPCNR the text of that resolution which calls upon the county to relocate the shelter. According to Ms. Malmud, a letter from County Executive Andrew Spano dated March 2, had advised Ms. Malmud that the county had come up with another location for the shelter different from the Westchester County Police Headquarters site that the County Executive originally had suggested, but withdrew under pressure from the Valhalla town government. Ms. Malmud said the new location was not in White Plains, but did not know where the new location was.


The new resolution passed last night reads as follows:


WHEREAS the sheltering of homeless individuals is the social and moral responsibility of the greater community and must be addressed on a county wide basis; and


 


WHEREAS, the present location of the Drop-In Shelter at 85 Court Street places additional strains on valuable City resources and personnel services; and


 


WHEREAS, relocating the Drop-In Shelter from its present location at 85 Court Street to another location in the County of Westchester would be in the best interests of the citizens of the City of White Plains, and


 


WHEREAS, the burden of placing homeless shelters and the services concomitant with same must be shared by municipalities throughout the County of Westchester on an equitable and fair basis,


 


NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED for all of the foregoing reasons, that the Common Council strongly urges the County of Westchester, effective immediately, to relocate the ‘Drop-In Shelter’   from 85 Court Street to another location in the County of Westchester outside of White Plains.



 

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Council Approves North St Community Oldies Zone. Partner Details Project Changes

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WPCNR COMMON COUNCIL CHRONICLE-EXAMINER. MARCH 6, 2007, UPDATED 2:07 PM UPDATED MIDNIGHT, March 7, 2007: A spokesperson for the North Street Community, Geoffrey Thompson, told WPCNR that Alfred Caiola was pleased at the Common Council approval of the senior citizen residential zone legislation Monday evening. Thompson said the process took some time, but that the owner, Alfred Caiola said a lot of good had come out of the process. Thompson reports that the project next hurdle is the site plan approval. He said the North Street Community could not officially offer units before approval by the state, but that the project already had 100 persons expressing interest in the approximiately 330 senior condominium units envisioned for the St. Agnes Hospital site.


In a supplementary wrapup release issued Tuesday evening, Alfred Caiola, a partner of North Street Community LLC, the site’s owner/developer, said: “This vote is a win for the seniors of White Plains who will now have the opportunity to continue living in this city. Many of them had told us that they wanted the opportunity to downsize and live in a senior community in the city they love.”


 


The statement said the next step in the approval process will be the City Council’s review of the site plan that is expected to begin at the Council’s meeting in April. “We are very pleased with the Council’s support and look forward to completing the final stages of the review process,” Caiola said. “We plan on breaking ground within a few months of approval of the site plan.” Known as North Street Community, construction of the project will require about 20 months. 


 


 


The modified development plan that the Council reviewed addressed the concerns of the immediate neighbors as well as the comments of elected officials. ”We re-designed the buildings, lowered the height, re-oriented their locations and sited them away from the property lines,” Caiola stated. In addition, additional medical offices were eliminated to reduce traffic.


 


The modifications to the plan include:


 



  • Reducing the number of independent living units from 390 to 335.

 



  • Raising the minimum age for buyers from 55 to 60.

 



  • Substantially increasing the setback from the property line of the four independent living buildings. These planned buildings have been shifted toward the center of the property and away from adjacent properties.

 



  • Situating the project’s two-story Community Center on the south end of the property, 75 feet from the property line.  This will minimize any visual impact of the project on the adjacent Wyndham Close condominiums. 

 



  • Reducing the maximum height of residential buildings from seven to six stories. 

 



  • Reducing the total number of parking spaces on site from 1,200 to 987.  As a result, peak hour traffic will be reduced by 16% in the morning and 19% in the afternoon.  Under the new plan, doctors, staff and medical patients of the existing 82,000-square-foot 311 North Street medical office building will utilize designated parking spaces in one of the new garages planned for the site that will be accessed by valet parking service.

 



  • Placing all but limited visitor parking in garages beneath new buildings.

 



  • Demolishing the 26,300-square-foot medical office building at 303 North St. and replacing it with a partially underground three-level parking garage.  The garage will be screened from the street with extensive new landscaping.

 



  • Eliminating the 38,800 square feet of medical office space that had been proposed for inclusion in 305 North Street, the former St. Agnes hospital building. 

 



  • Adapting the 150,000-square-foot former hospital for 92 assisted living residents (84 one-bedroom, 8 two-bedroom) and approximately 20 Alzheimer’s units. These usages will result in fewer car trips and reduced parking that would have been generated by medical offices.

 


 The 41,200-square-foot Carvel Children’s Rehabilitation Center built in 1996 will remain on the property.  Parking for its staff will be increased from 95 to 105 spaces and incorporated into one of the sites new subsurface garages.


 


 “This plan is the result of an extensive analysis of all aspects of the property—from its topography, to traffic access, to site and architectural design. We are excited to turn this vision into a reality for White Plains seniors and it will address a very strong demographic need,” Caiola stated. He added: “According to the U.S. Census Bureau, by the year 2010, at least 15% of the White Plains population will be over the age of 65. We’ll be ready for some of them.”


 


Last night the Common Council approved, as expected, by a 5-2 margin, the creation of a senior housing zone on the former St. Agnes Hospital property, despite warnings from the citizenry that establishment of such a district would establish a precedent leading to custom developing on other parcels throughout the city. Mayor Joseph Delfino, Councilpersons Glen Hockley, Arnold Bernstein, Rita Malmud, Benjamin Boykin voted in favor, while Councilpersons Dennis Power and Thomas Roach demurred. 


The approval of the special zone, all but assures approval of the  North Street Community project itself within the next few months, which will create about 330 luxury condominiums for persons over 60 years of age and over 100 assisted living units.


In other expected action, the Council also voted to purchase the Greico property in Woodcrest Heights for $1.6 Million, without specifically saying where the money would come from, preserving the strip of woodlands, long the target of developers. Members of the Greico family have been longtime contributors to the Mayor’s three campaigns for the Mayoralty.


The Council also extended permits to build The Metropolitan condominium project and the Bobker Group Condominium project planned for Maple Avenue for one year, also as expected.

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Bradley Notes Passage of Workmen’s Compensation Bill

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WPCNR’S ADAM IN ALBANY. By New York State Assemblyman Adam T. Bradley. 89th District. March 5, 2007:  March is here and as we continue budget negotiations, my colleagues and I are working with Governor Spitzer to produce a budget that is fair, balanced and on-time.  My focus is on making sure Westchester families receive meaningful tax relief and schools and health care facilities are sufficiently funded.  In addition to budget discussions, the legislature and governor also reached a significant agreement on worker’s compensation reform. 

 


 


After years of failing to improve a worker’s compensation system that was the most expensive and inefficient in the country, an agreement was reached that increases benefits for injured workers while reducing premiums for businesses.  Worker’s comp reform had languished for years and everyone had to bite the bullet to reach a reasonable and fair compromise.  All sides from labor to business came to the table and reached an agreement that will dramatically improve the business climate in New York State by reducing premiums and increasing the benefits for injured workers.


 


However, there are other areas that we need to be cognizant of and ensure that residents are protected.  One such area is in consumer protection.  This week the Assembly passed legislation I authored which prevents commercial entities from penalizing a person just for seeking competitive interest rates for mortgages or auto loans (A.1416).  Lenders use various models to determine a person’s credit score; these models incorporate searching for competitive interest rates as an indication of assuming greater debt.  What is worse, the individual shopping around has no idea that their credit score is being negatively affected!  Once consumers discover that their actions have lowered their credit scores, they either stop seeking the best rate for their investment and/or accept a higher rate of interest because of this often unknown and hidden penalty.


 


Consumers should be free to shop around when looking to purchase a home or a vehicle; these are important and expensive investments and it is in the person’s best interest to find the best deal.  Nevertheless, they are being penalized by lenders.  Consumers should not be penalized for doing what is in their best interests – shopping around for the best deal.  Models should accurately reflect your financial situation rather than make assumptions that end up hurting a credit score.  This matter was brought to my attention by a constituent a few years ago and I am proud to say this legislation has passed the Assembly for a third year in a row and again the vote was unanimous.  Unfortunately, it has yet to be taken up by the State Senate.


 

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North Broadway Civic Association Urges North Street Community Zoning NIX

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WPCNR MAIN STREET JOURNAL March 5, 2007: The North Broadway Civic Association is the second neighborhood association to go on the record as being against special zoning for the North Street community.  In a letter to the Common Council, obtained by WPCNR, has made known its objections to alleged spot zoning of the St. Agnes Hospital property to allow the North Street Community Project.



            


    The letter from the North Broadway Civic Association notes acidly, if a developer purchases property for an amount which requires changed zoning to be commercially viable . . . that’s his problem.  The City sets a very bad precedent when it allows changed zoning to provide economic rescue for any property owner.  If inequitable treatment is allowed for one, it should be allowed for all. Plainly that is impossible.

The letter warns of the precedent setting action of approving a special Senior Residential Zone: When one parcel is handled on an exception basis, others will want the same treatment.  Neighboring land owners will see the increased value their parcel can bring if re-zoned. They will reasonably ask for the same treatment.  It is a slippery slope and one which should not be entered.  (We shudder to think of the number of condo housing units which could be put on NY Hospital’s and Burke Rehabilitation’s property using 335 units on St. Agnes’ property as a precedent.)

The Civic Association observes, The above arguments were true for two parcels in North
Broadway’s area.  We believe they are just as relevant for the St. Agnes property. 

A majority of the Common Council members expressed strong opinions that the American Lung Association property’s request should be turned down.  We feel that you should review the above points, maintain a consistent stance, and reject the St. Agnes proposal on Monday night. 

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WP Girls Win 3rd Straight Title. Aguirre, Adams, Flooks, McGuire Team Victory.

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WPCNR COURTSIDE. March 5, 2007 UPDATED WITH PIX COMMENTARY: Angelei Aguirre and Lauren McGuire took over the backboards in the third quarter, getting the ball for Kim Adams and Liz Flooks consistently on both ends of the court to take the Section I Girls Title game away from Mount Vernon, 66-56, winning White Plains their third consecutive Section I Class AA Championship at the County Center. Kim Adams scored 8 of the Tigers first 13 points, and Liz Flooks the other 5 to get the Tiger winning rally started.


 



How Sweet it is! The Team — Winners of Three Sectional Titles in a Row Hoisting the Golden Ball High. Photos, WPCNR Sports


In the Opener of the Championship Sectional Doubleheader, the Mount Vernon Knights outdefensed and outrebounded  the White Plains boys in the third quarter, holding the Tigers to 6 points in the stanza, and holding the Tigers at bay, 64-49. Two key steals by MVP Mike Coburn midway in the third quarter put the game out of reach for good as the Tigers could not hit, were forced into many errors, and when they had open shots they did not drop. 



The Mount Vernon Knights boxed out and dominated the paint throughout the opening Championship game to take the Boys Section 1 Class AA Title from the White Plains boys team. Sean Kilpatrick picked up two fouls in the first quarter, sitting the second quarter, however it was Mount Vernon’s tenacious defense and ability to penetrate with lightning quick passes that took over the game in the third quarter.  The Tigers played the rangy quick Knights even in the first half, but the Knights’ swarming  disrupted the Tigers into turnover madness in the third quarter outscoring them 17-6.


The White Plains girls move on playing Carlton-Endicott Tuesday evening at 6 at the Center as they roll into the state championship round. The Mount Vernon Knights play Binghamton Tuesday afternoon at 4.


The White Plains girls did not hit their shots in the first half and found themselves tied at 25 apiece


Lauren McGuire cleared the boards in the opening possession getting the ball to Kim Adams for a long three-pointer  within the first 30 seconds of the third quarter set the tone. Adams stole the ball for an easy layup to make it 30-25 within the first minute.



TIGERSEYE! Liz Flooks far left has just swished a one-hander from the side of the key to lengthen the lead in the Tigers signature third quarter.


After Flooks one-hander made it 32-20 scored and Adams again dropped one in from the top of the key for a 34-29 lead. Flooks popped in a rebound and Adams another basket for a 38-30 lead before Aguirre and Spreewell caught fire and took the game under control.


 



Angelei Aguirre (24) putting up a bound to make the score 40-34, White Plains with 2:18 to go in the third quarter, one of two key buckets Aguirre hit to move White Plains out to a 44-34 lead breaking open the contest. After Aguirre hit this key bound, she hit another one-hander after Page Spreewell stole the ball from Vernon’s Candiese Williams and fed Angelei down court.. Aguirre hit another key shot with 55 seconds to make it 44-34. Spreewell off another steal, nailed a wide open 20 footer off the top of the left key to give the tigers a 46-34 lead with 24 seconds to go in the third quarter and that was all folks. Photo by WPCNR SPorts.



In your face defense: Page Spreewell in white far left comes out in the face of a Knights shooter while the trio of Tigers: Aguirre, Adams and we think Bree Bradley keep the Knights out of the paint. The Knights were forced into wild shots while the Tiger bounders got the ball to Adams and Flooks in a hurry down court for fast buckets in the last four minutes of the third quarter.


After three quarters the Tigers had the game in hand with a 46-34 lead. Within the first minute of the 4th stanza Adams swooped in for a layup to make it 48-34, and Liz Flooks feathered in a one-hander for a 50-36, and Adams drilled another one hander for a 52-36 margin with 5 and change to go. It was all over. 



White Plains Girls Basketball Team poses with the big Gold Ball: The Section I Class AA Champions 2007


The Third Quarter was not a happy experience for the White Plains boys. After trailing 28-26 at the half, the Tigers came out and the Knights stepped up their defense to another level. The Knights and Tigers traded defense tour de forces in the first half playing one of the most tenacious defensive halves I have seen. That Sean Kilpatrick was on the bench in the second quarter due to two quick fouls in the first quarter — one a charge — and there were at least 8 charging fouls called in the first three quarters — very unusual — gave the Tigers hope that they could come out and start hitting some shots.  Didn’t happen. The Knights disrupted Tiger passing lanes stole the ball and sliced and diced the Tiger zone deftly. It didn’t start out that way.


Coburn Takes out the Tigers.


The Tigers on a Kilpatrick steal tied the game at 28 at the 7 minute mark of the third and Rishawn Johnson tied it again on a big bound with 6-30 to go at 30. When Jamell Cromartie’s long one-hander tied it at 32-32 — there was Tiger hope for a takeover. Instead, Mike Coburn of Mount Vernon took over. His layup made it 34-32. White Plains took it down after a charge call, only to have Coburn steal the ball one-on-one and go in for a coast-to-coaster to put Mount Vernon up 36-32 at 4:43. This was a huge play.


And as the Tigers came down, he did it again, swooping in to extend the Knight leadt to 38-32 with 4 and change to go.On the next sequence the Tigers underneath had three rebounds they could not knock down. Vernon’s Sherrod Wright came down and scored to extend the lead to 40-32 at 2:30; and it was Coburn again for a 10-point lead at 1:49, off a Tiger errant pass. The dagger in the heart was a 3 point bomb by  Kevin Jones at the close of the 3rd, making the score 45-32 after three stanzas.


 



Combustible Kim Adams  (21 Points) holding her Most Valuable Player Plaque


 



Angelei Aguirre(17 points, 10 Bounds)  left, and Liz Flooks (15 Points), right try on their Section Champions T-Shirts.


 


Tiger Paws:  Kim Adams was named Most Valuable Player in the Girls Section I Class AA Division… Kim Adams scored 21 points and  Liz Flooks 15  with Angelei Aguirre delivering 17 ppoints and 10 huge rebounds — almost all of them key– and Page Sprewell delivered 9 points and 6 rebounds.  The Tigers could not hit in the first half and wound up with a 44% Shooting Percentage. However, so harassing was the Tiger defense that Mount Vernon only shot 36% for the game…


The White Plains Boys similarly were held to 43% shooting by the Vernon boys who, with a high percentage of inside shots (they were in the paint consistently) fired a blistering 55%. Though the official statistics do not show it, with turnovers being even,  the Tigers were forced into a lot of uncharacteristic turnovers when the game was on the line in the third quarter.



The crowd waited in freezing temperatures at 10 AM to get into this one.



The Scene at Gametime of the Section I Class AA Championshipo Doubleheader. The County announced yesterday it was planning to construct a larger lower deck adding 1,100 seats.

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Pinnacle Tied Up in Legal

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WPCNR DEVELOPERS DAILY. March 4, 2007: Super Developer Louis Cappelli’s report that the Pinnacle condominium project planned for Main Street in White Plains made before the Commoun Council two weeks ago gained credibility this week with the news that Ridgemour Meyer Properties, ertswhile partner with Ginsburg Development Corporation in the Pinnacle project was suing Ginsburg Development for millions.


Mr. Cappelli appeared before the White Plains Common Council February 22, announcing that he planned to build 23 apartments on a vacant floor of the City Center Garage. The move, Cappelli said, was to give him a way to fulfill his obligation to provide 23 affordable housing units as part of his Ritz-Carlton hotel and condominium project, as a condition of his obtaining a Certificate of Occupancy for the Ritz complex. Cappelli said he would offer the apartments at market rate if the Pinnacle project was built, providing his affordable housing quota but if The Pinnacle did not happen, that he might convert the City Center Garage apartments into affordable units to fulfill his affordable housing obligation.


Cappelli announced at that time that there was a possibility that the Pinnacle would not be built anytime soon and that he had to protect his Ritz-Carlton investment by providing the affordable housing as part of that deal. Cappelli also announced then that he had not officially sold the stores along Main Street where the affordable housing was going to be built.


WPCNR is attempting to develop details on the Ridgemour Meyer Properties-Ginsburg suit.

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Letterman’s Announcer, Jets Great Headline Volunteer Breakfast.

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WPCNR GOOD NEWS. March 4, 2007:     Alan Kalter, since 1995 the “voice” of The Late Show with David Letterman, and Ken Schroy, a nine-year defensive back with the New York Jets, have joined The Volunteer Center’s 27th annual Volunteer Spirit Awards celebration breakfast to be held at Doral Arrowwood on Friday morning, April 27.

Kalter will host the program as master of ceremonies and Schroy will present the 2007 President’s Award to former Jets defensive tackle Marty Lyons.  Seven other individual and group awards, voted on by an independent panel of judges, also will be presented to outstanding volunteers from Westchester and Putnam counties.



            Kalter, who has acquired the nicknames of “Big Red” and “TV’s Uncle Jerry,” is Letterman’s announcer and also performs in comedy segments and skits.  Over the years he has done hundreds of voiceovers for national radio and television commercials and has been the announcer on numerous game shows, including To Tell the Truth, The $10,000 Pyramid, The Money Maze and The $128,000 Question. He also is remembered as the voice of the Michelin Man, and more recently as “Mega Man” for the New York State Lottery.



            Schroy, a high school All-American from Quakertown, Pa., and a defensive back at the University of Maryland, starred with the Jets from 1976 through 1985.  His tackle of Miami receiver Nat Moore in the 1982 AFC championship game remains part of the NFL’s highlight films of “the greatest hits of all time.”  He has been a volunteer officer, now vice chairman, of the Marty Lyons Foundation since its inception in 1982.  He also serves on the board of Miracle League, a Westchester organization dedicated to providing baseball activity for disabled youth.



            The Spirit Awards Celebration features a full, served breakfast starting at 8:00 am on April 27th.  Tables of 10 are $450; individual tickets are $50, and may be obtained by calling The Volunteer Center at (914) 227=9303.


      The Volunteer Center, in a strategic alliance with United Way, has connected people with opportunities to serve in Westchester and Putnam since 1949.  It engages more than 4000 volunteers at over 600 not-for-profit agencies annually.  Through a variety of programs and services, the Center encourages people from all walks of life to volunteer and help deliver solutions that address community needs.

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White Plains Developer Building Cluster Housing in Vermont. Resort in Costa Rica

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WPCNR DEVELOPER DAILY. Special to WPCNR from Ray Shields, Bennington Vermont. March 3, 2007:  The local White Plains developer Frank Cantatore is  branching out. He is reported developing the abandoned Green Mountain Racetrack in Pownal, Vermont, according to news reports appearing in the Bennington Banner this week. The Banner reports Mr. Cantatore, arguably the first developer to jumpstart the White Plains Renaissance, building the 260-unit Clayton Park. Cantatore built Clayton Park for $40 Million and sold it for $78 Million.  He is partnering with Progress Partners to develop the 144-acre site where the old racetrack grandstand still stands.


The Banner notes Mr. Cantatore is a developer with the “wherewithal” to make the long vacant racetrack site work. The paper reports the project is expected to be built over eight years in village-style cluster housing on a progressive basis using prefabricated units  that possibly will be manufactured on the racetrack site. The Banner writes that Mr. Cantatore is a proven developer, pointing out he is developing a 1,700 acre resort in Tambor, Costa Rica.


The stories may be found at http://www.benningtonbanner.com/headlines/ci_5337951?source=email

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Feiner Announces Meeting March 22 on Greenburgh Flood Planning

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WPCNR THE FEINER REPORT. By Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner. March 2, 2007: There are a number of neighborhoods around town that are experiencing flooding conditions today. Earlier this week I scheduled a meeting with Peter Feroe, an assistant with Congresswoman Lowey. A meeting will be held on March 22nd at 3 PM at Greenburgh Town hall with Mr. Feroe to discuss the flooding problems and to help us develop an action plan to try to address this problem. County, state representatives will also be invited to participate in the meeting.

Among neighborhoods that have experienced flooding are homes near the Bronx River. The flooding problem is a difficult problem to solve and will require cooperation at the federal, state, county and local levels. Millions will have to be spent – funding will have to come from different government entities.


A few years ago the town was successful in obtaining federal funds to place some homes on Babbitt Court on stilts. During my tenure as a County Legislator I worked with former Congressman Gilman’s office on a flood control initiative in Ardsley that was funded. I’m hopeful that if we all work together we can develop short term and long term plans to address this problem.


If you are experiencing flooding conditions – please e mail me at pfeiner@greenburghny.com. I will keep you informed of progress being made and future meetings.


 


JOIN THE DISCUSSION…EXPRESS YOUR THOUGHTS…VISIT PAUL FEINER’S BLOG: WWW.PFEINER.BLOGSPOT.COM

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