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Supreme Court Decision on Eminent Domain Should City Use It on NYPH?

Posted on June 28, 2005 by John Bailey

WPCNR MR. & MRS. & MS. WHITE PLAINS VOICE. JUNE 29, 2005: The Supreme Court decision last week that cities can take private property for the public good, as noted by WPCNR correspondent “Michael” gives the city a powerful new tool to use on New York Presbyterian Hospital in its long pursuit of a set-aside of hospital land for a central park for the city. But, should the city make an attempt to take 55 to 100 acres of New York Presbyterian Hospital property for a public park? The land is worth approximately $2 Million an acre if one uses the recent acquisition of the St. Agnes Hospital Property at auction as a yardstick. Should the city involve the Trust for Public Land to condemn the property using eminent domain for a park using the “public good” premise of the Supreme Court decision? Send the city your thoughts by voting in the poll at the right.

SHOULD CITY EXPLORE NEW EMINENT DOMAIN OPTIONS ON NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL PROPERTY AS A RESULT OF THE SUPREME COURT DECISION LAST WEEK? The lush “necklace of greenery,” is shown as it appeared in November, 2004 in upper lefthand corner of this WPCNR NEWS PANORAMA from over downtown White Plains. Westchester One is in the center of view, with Fortunoff, the Crown Plaza and the Westchester slightly to the left of center. Bloomingdale’s is just across from Fortunoff. The strip of parkland that possibly could be the target of an eminent domain move on the part of the city rolls down the left of Bloomingdale Road (Center of picture) Photo by WPCNR News.

Presbyterian Hospital Silent on Proton Accelerator Status

Posted on June 27, 2005 by John Bailey

WPCNR EAST SIDE STORY. By John F. Bailey. June 27, 2005: Vito Cappello, Vice President of Hitachi North America, told WPCNR today, that his inquiries of New York Presbyterian Hospital on the status of their proton accelerator project, which comes up for a site plan renewal in approximately 90 days before the Common Council, have not been responded to. Cappello made his inquiries about one month ago, and has not had his calls returned he told WPCNR today. He also said that the University of Pennsylvania medical center should be making a decision on the vendor to build their proton accelerator facility in Philadelphia within two weeks. Cappello said he had no knowledge of whether New York Presbyterian Hospital was talking to other Proton Accelerator vendors.

New York Presbyterian Hospital has not responded to extensive questions on whether or not their proton accelerator/biomedical facility project is still a live project, or whether they are contemplating sale of their land in White Plains. If the Common Council is asked to renew the special permit for a fourth year (2005 being the third year the project has been approved while nothing has happened on the site), this would probably come up on the September agenda.

Heather Miller, Successful Fundraiser, Slater Center Expert, to Succeed Booth

Posted on June 27, 2005 by John Bailey

WPCNR West Side Story. By John F. Bailey. June 27, 2005: When Charlie Booth completes his last day as Executive Director of The Slater Center Thursday, he will be replaced by Heather Miller, presently working with Westchester County’s homeless network, as Mr. Booth put it.

Booth said Ms. Miller worked with him for 22 years at the Slater Center as his Administrative Assistant, and then developing programs for the Center and as a fundraiser. He said she personally was responsible for raising over $200,000 for the Slater Center through her writing of grants proposals. He said she had arranged a $50,000 grant from Verizon and other monies from The United Way and other philanthropic organizations. She has also worked for the YWCA.

Samaritan House Homeless Women to Be Moved Reportedly to Pleasantville

Posted on June 27, 2005 by John Bailey

WPCNR MAIN STREET JOURNAL. By John F. Bailey. June 27, 2005: A supervisor working with the homeless women residents of Samaritan House at Grace Church told WPCNR today that they are anticipating the residents who number at least a dozen women and less than twenty ( the person would not give an exact number), will be moved out of the facility in the very near future, (early July) reportedly to Pleasantville.

Samaritan House Is Currently Housed in the Grace Church Annex. Photo, WPCNR News Archive.

The women, according to the supervisor we spoke said the women have not been told where they are going.

WPNCR called Joe Rubin of Open Arms the other homeless shelter run by Grace Church Community Center to get details of the move, and is awaiting his return call.

Bruce Berg, of Cappelli Enterprises, said that the Cappelli organization is finishing their drawings of the renovations of the Grace Church annex, (where the Samaritan House residents are presently housed), and finalizing their construction agreement with Grace Church. Berg said he expected work to begin on the Grace Church annex by the end of this year. He described the work as replacing windows, replacing air conditioning, new bathroom construction, new “lifts,” and described it as “layered”. The construction originally proposed by Cappelli Enterprises in the interest of being a good neighbor, is the reason the Samaritan House residents need to be moved.

Two weeks ago, County Legislator Bill Ryan (who fought hard to keep Samaritan House open and serving the homeless) told WPCNR there were no plans to move the residents out of the shelter two weeks ago, when WPCNR brought up this issue. Ryan said that any funding the Department of Social Services budgeted for operation of Samaritan House would stop, unless Grace Church continued to use the monies to house the women who were residents of Samaritan House elsewhere for the same expense. Whether or not Grace Church would be required to return any difference in what they would pay another facility to house them (if less), is unclear, pending determination of where the Samaritan House residents are going, and what the arrangements are. Ryan said two weeks ago that another scenario would be he thought the residents would come under the care of the Department of Social Services, and funding would stop for Samaritan House.