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Another School District Certiorari Shocker: $1.378 Million to Gateway One.

Posted on March 15, 2005 by John Bailey

WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. March 14, 2005: At last night’s meeting of the Board of Education, the Board on recommendation of its certiorari counsel, voted to accept a $1.378 Million certiorari settlement to Gateway One, One North Lexington Avenue last night, bringing the total amount of certriorari refunds to prominent city commercial properties this year to $5.8 Million all to be paid out of a reserve for certioraris.

Superintendent of School Timothy Connors noted that City Assessor Eyde McCarthy would be addressing the relationship between development, certioraris and residential property assessments in addition to the trend in future PILOT payments the City School District can expect at the public hearing on the Preliminary School Budget March 21.

Actual amount of the certiorari was not publicly stated in the televised meeting. The Business Office stated the refund to Gateway One’s owners was $1,377,626.26. This is permanently lost revenue to the City School District.

Bradley’s Crusade on Medicaid Adopted by Assembly.

Posted on March 15, 2005 by John Bailey

WPCNR ALBANY CORRIDORS. From Office of Assemblyman Adam T. Bradley. March 15, 2005: Assemblyman Adam Bradley’s office has issued the following statement on Medicaid:

When I arrived in Albany, one of my first actions was to introduce legislation to cap counties’ contributions to Medicaid (A.4240-2003). I am pleased to see the Assembly’s budget resolution has taken up this cause to relieve the Medicaid burden on local taxpayers. This plan calls for a complete cap on county Medicaid costs (Resolution C322). Starting January 1, 2006, the state will permanently takeover any additional Medicaid costs.

This, combined with the state takeover of the Family Health Plus program enacted last year, will save Westchester County property taxpayers more than $18 million. That’s $7.8 million more than the governor’s plan would provide in 2006, and $15.2 million more in 2007. Overall, the plan, which I have advocated, will provide more immediate and more significant property tax relief than the governor’s plan. I hope the governor will join the legislature and the county executives and work with us to implement a meaningful Medicaid cap.

Adam In Albany: Authors Credit Protection.

Posted on March 15, 2005 by John Bailey

WPCNR’S ADAM IN ALBANY. By Assemblyman Adam T. Bradley. March 15, 2005: Buying a home is a daunting task, everyone should try to get the best mortgage rate they can to help keep their monthly bills in check. But not everyone knows that shopping for the best mortgage can hurt your credit, making it more difficult to purchase your dream home.

To take the mystery out of mortgage shopping and to help protect homebuyers’ credit, this week I introduced two bipartisan bills in the Assembly. My first bill would prevent consumer reporting agencies from penalizing a person for requesting a rate quote when determining a credit score (A.6303). My second bill would require lenders to inform customers of the potentially negative effect mortgage rate shopping can have on their credit (A.6306).

Currently, when a consumer is shopping for the most competitive mortgage rate, their credit score could drop when they engage in comparison-shopping. Furthermore, the consumer is rarely notified that a credit check will lower their score because lenders are not required to provide the information.

When consumers do become aware of the situation, they are deterred from further comparison-shopping due to the threat of a lower credit score or a negative inference on their credit report, which could lead to higher interest rates or increased financing fees. It is simply unfair to the consumer, who could save thousands of dollars with the right mortgage rate.

Homebuyers should be able to shop for the lowest mortgage rates and fees available without fear of a lower credit score. My legislation corrects this inequity by preventing a negative inference on a person’s credit report for competitive mortgage shopping and ensures that a person will not have their credit score adversely affected when they seek to find the best mortgage rate. In addition, it will make consumers more educated when dealing with their credit and lenders. I will work with my colleagues in the Assembly and Senate to provide homebuyers with the tools they need to make their dream of owning a home a reality.

The Finest Promote 9, Hire Legal Specialist from NYPD.

Posted on March 14, 2005 by John Bailey

WPCNR POLICE GAZETTE. March 14, 2005: The White Plains Department of Public Safety promoted nine officers and welcomed a Counselor & Intelligence Specialist to the Department in a ceremony at the Public Safety Building.

A Good News Police Story: Promotions for Service well done were announced for 9 officers and a new legal officer for the Department of Public Safety was officially brought on board. Photo by WPCNR News.

Officer Traffic: The Irreplaceable Living Trademark of The White Plains Police Department, Bill Biolsi. Photo by WPCNR News.

They also said good bye to “Officer Traffic” in White Plains, the man who has choreographed traffic at Main and Bank for twenty years, the man whom Commissioner Frank Straub characterized today as the model for what a White Plains Police Officer should aspire to be: Bill Biolsi. Detective Biolsi was promoted to Detective today as he retired.

Michael Knox was promoted to Lieutenant, and praised by Commissioner Straub for creating a training program for new police officers for which Lieutenant Knox devised the Neighborhood Conditions Unit that is now being extended to officers other than trainees. Photo by WPCNR News.

James Parlow, Cynthia Hood, and Howard Tribble come forth to be sworn in. Photo by WPCNR News.

Promoted to Sergeant were Cynthia Hood, for her work in the Domestic Violence Unit, James Parlow, and Howard Tribble. Sergeant Tribble’s promotion will move him out of the School Liaison Officer position serving the High School and Middle School, but Sergeant Tribble assured WPCNR that a worthy successor will be chosen.

Ed Rutledge was promoted to Detective Second Grade for his work in taking and handling some of the biggest cases in the Detective Division. Commissioner Straub administers the oath, as Mayor Joseph Delfino and Police Chief James Bradley observe. Photo by WPCNR News.

August Fazzino, Micharel Munroe, James Spencer and “Officer Traffic,” Bill Biolsi were promoted to Detective. Photo by WPCNR News.

The final swearing in was a welcome and official hiring of Martin Gleeson, as the Department of Public Safety Counsel and Advisor on Public Safety Issues. Photo by WPCNR News.

Mr. Gleeson retired last week after twenty years with the New York Police Department. He replaces Eve Monroe who left the position about one year ago.

Commissioner Straub told WPCNR that Mr. Gleeson recently served as a Sergeant in the Legal Bureau of the NYPD. He was in the Legal Bureau for 17 years according to Commissioner Straub handling “profile matters,” and most recently was in charge of advising the NYPD on their approaches to security matters related to the Republican Convention, including treatment of demonstrators, arrests, and security issues.

Straub said Mr. Gleeson’s first assignment will be to review Department of Public Safety training from a legal standpoint as to how officers are taught to conduct themselves with the public. Straub said he would also advise the department on safe housing issues, and evaluate options available to the department in their handling of restaurant, bistro, and bar issues.

Mayor Joseph Delfino at the beginning of the ceremony said what he had to say about the Department of Public Safety could not be said about any other police department in the country. He said the people of White Plains go to sleep at night that there are men and women, “someone out there watching and caring,” and that by the job they do they make White Plains a better place to live. Photo by WPCNR News.