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Triumphant Delgado to Debut at Council Work Session Tonight

Posted on July 22, 2004 by John Bailey

WPCNR COMMON COUNCIL CHRONICLE-EXAMINER. July 22, 2004: Larry Delgado, sworn-in Tuesday to the Common Council, replacing Glen Hockley will attend the work session this afternoon at 6 P.M. The agenda follows:

COMMON COUNCIL

SPECIAL MEETING

July 22, 2004

6:00 P.M.

FIRST READING

ORDINANCES:

1. Communication from Executive Director, Urban Renewal Agency, in relation to the transfer of funds from the New York State Urban Renewal Capital Grant Account, to fund up to $230,000 of the East Post Road Phase II Urban Renewal Project.

2. Ordinance authorizing the transfer of funds from the New York State Urban Renewal Capital Grant Account (“SUR-51 Account”) to fund up to $230,000 of the East Post Road Phase II Urban Renewal Project Budget for the East Post Road Phase II Urban Renewal Project, Project No. WPUR-9B.

3. Communication from Chairman, Capital Projects Board, in relation to Capital Project No. C5229, Longview Avenue Garage Design.

4. Communication from Environmental Officer

5. Environmental Findings Resolution

6. Ordinance amending the Capital Projects Fund by establishing Capital Project No. C5229 entitled, Longview Avenue Garage Design.

RESOLUTION:

7. Communication from Executive Director, Urban Renewal Agency, in relation to the designation of Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. as a Qualified and Eligible Sponsor for development of an Assisted Living Facility on an air rights parcel located in the East Post Road Phase II Urban Renewal Project.

8. Resolution of the Common Council of the City of White Plains designating Sunrise Senior Living, Inc., as the Qualified and Eligible Sponsor for the development of an Assisted Living Facility on an air rights parcel to be created from certain air rights over the following parcels shown on the Tax Map of the City of White Plains: Tax Lots 130.27-4-4 and 130.27-4-5, (Together “Acquisition Parcel A”); Tax Lot 130.27-4-3 (“Acquisition Parcel B”); and the City owned Tax Lot 130.27-4-6 known as the Longview Parking Lot (“Acquisition Parcel C”), all such parcels located in the East Post Road Phase II Urban Renewal Project, Project No. WPUR-9B: listed in Exhibit C of the East Post Road Phase II Urban Renewal Project, Project No. WPUR-9B; and shown on the attached Project Location Map.

DISCUSSION:

9. Our Lady of Sorrows site plan application.

10. White Plains Medical Center Associates Accessory Parking Lot.

11. 221 Main Street Affordable Housing proposal.

12. CAFRA Change in Due Date – Local Law.

13. Budget transfers – Public Safety.

14. Capital Project for paving of parts of Mamaroneck Avenue and Main Street.

Kensico Towers subordination of the mortgage.

Hudson River Panthers Win in Bracket Opener, 5-3.

Posted on July 21, 2004 by John Bailey

WPCNR PRESS BOX. By Fastpitch Johnny. July 21, 2004: Ardlsey’s Maggie Goldberg’s diving backhand tumbling snare of tailing liner in the left center field, choked off a 7th inning rally by the Fire and Ice Storm, enabling the Hudson River Parents to defeat the Fire and Ice Storm of Long Island, 5-3, this afternoon in 90 degree heat and humidity at Loudoun Virginia’s Trailside Park complex at the 2004 PONY Nationals Tournament of Champions.

Ray Frederick and Joe Carrabello’s club plays Thursday afternoon in bracket play to see if they can keep their run going.

The Panthers won behind the pitching of Lagrange’s Michelle Barone who went all the way for the win. The Panthers, a first year team are now 21-13 on the season. Valhalla’s Meg Davidson drove in a run with a single in the first inning. Maggie Goldberg squeezed home a second run in the 5th and Brewster’s Danielle Baciano squeezed home another run in the 5th inning to make it 3-0. Three errors in the sixth gave the Panthers the runs they won by.

Barone went seven innings pitching out of a second and third situation in the 4th, and a basesloaded 1 out situation in the sixth. A runner was on in the seventh and 1 in, and the score 5-3 when the Storm’s big boppette blasted one high and deep to left center. Goldberg off at the Dong of the bat raced into left center launched herself parallel to the grass, glove stretched out backhanded got the drive in the webbing, tumbled to her back holding on. CATCH! She saved a certain triple and perhaps a homer by her “circle-it-in-the-scorebook” catch. Instead of 5-4 and tying run on third. It was two out. Runner on first.

It was the best catch in fastpitch this reporter has seen, ranking with the great play a Greenwich player made on White Plains Cyndi Carheghi four years ago in White Plains night game.

Danielle Basciano also made a great leaping one hand grab of a liner just behind second base on the grass for another great play.

County Buses Into the Breach, Helping Commuters in P.M. Rush

Posted on July 21, 2004 by John Bailey

WPCNR TRAFFIC REPORT. From Westchester County Department of Transportation. July 21, 2004: Beginning at 3:45 p.m. the Westchester County Department of Transportation took those Metro-North New Haven line passengers headed towards New York City from various Westchester stations to the Mount Vernon West station (on the Harlem line), County Executive Andy Spano said.

The action to help so-called reverse commuters comes due to service
problems on the Westchester portion of Metro-North’s New Haven line. As of
this time, there has been partial restoration of service for commuters
heading home from New York City.

Westchester DOT will fill in the transit gap for those passengers headed
south, from Port Chester to Mount Vernon East (the stations on the New
Haven Line). Fifty buses have been called into service. As more
information become available, the county will post specifics on its
website: www.westchestergov.com <http://www.westchestergov.com>

During the morning rush hour, the county came to the rescue of about
10,000 commuters, mainly those going towards Manhattan. Buses picked up
commuters at the Westchester New Haven line stations (between Port Chester
and Mount Vernon East) and transported them to the Mount Vernon West
station (which is on the Harlem Line, where service has not been
affected.)

The buses being used are a combination of the county’s Bee-Line buses and
some private buses arranged by the county. Metro-North will reimburse
Westchester County for any expenses incurred.

Spano protests 9.2% Con Ed Rate Increase. Hearing Set for Thursday Nite

Posted on July 21, 2004 by John Bailey

WPCNR COUNTY CLARION-LEDGER. From Westchester County Department of Communications. July 21, 2004: In his continuing effort to get electric rates reduced in Westchester, County Executive Andy Spano is once again urging the Public Service Commission (PSC) to put an end to the long-time practice of Con Edison’s electric users subsidizing Con Edison’s steam customers in Manhattan.

The Spano Administration will present testimony on this issue Thursday at 7 p.m. at a public hearing before the PSC at the Westchester County Center. The PSC hearing deals with rates the PSC proposes to set for its steam customers. Westchester has no steam customers. Over Westchester’s objections, the PSC proposes to continue, instead of to eliminate, the subsidies for steam customers.

The testimony on behalf of Spano will be presented by Edward Gibbs, executive director of the Westchester County Public Utility Service Agency.

This is just Spano’s latest legal effort to make sure that Westchester electric users are not unfairly charged. Earlier this year, after four years, Spano won his legal battle to put an end to a practice of forcing Con Ed’s Westchester electric ratepayers to subsidize Con Edison’s New York City electric ratepayers.

“Con Edison rates are high enough without Westchester residents and businesses having to pay more than their fair share,” Spano says in his prepared statement in the latest case involving steam customers. “We will continue to use every legal means possible to fight any and all overcharges.

As noted by Spano, “The electric customers should not be required to subsidize steam customers by approximately $100 million per year.” Of this, approximately $12 million would come from Westchester electric ratepayers, and the remainder from New York City electric ratepayers.

He further states, “It is incontrovertible that Con Edison’s electric customers are being required to subsidize a steam system that is geographically limited and serves only a limited number of large customers in Manhattan. It does not matter whether you call this a subsidy, transferred costs or rents by the electric system, it is in fact a subsidization of these large steam customers by electric customers, including those on low and fixed incomes.”

He argues that this subsidy is even more unfair when put in context of a request by Con Edison for a 9.2 percent increase in its electric rates for residential customers.

In November of last year, the PSC ordered a phase out of a long-time practice whereby Westchester’s Con Edison electric users were subsidizing New York City’s electric users. The order from the PSC came in response to a four-year-long legal battle initiated by Spano to change Con Ed’s rate structure. Annually, Westchester had been paying overcharges of $100 million to $120 million.