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ADVISORY: WATER MAIN BREAK AT FISCHER AND BANK STREETS REPAIRED BY DPW

Posted on March 27, 2024 by John Bailey

THE MAYOR’S OFFICE REPORTS AS OF MOMENTS AGO, THE WATER MAIN BREAK AT FISCHER AVENUE AND BANK STREET HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND WATER HAS BEEN RESTORED.

THE MAYOR’S OFFICE ADVISES RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY THE BREAK TO RUN COLD WATER UNTIL THE COLORATION DISAPPEARS, BEFORE USING THE WATER.

PLANNING BOARD WITH LOTS OF CONCERNS TO DRAFT LETTER TO COMMON COUNCIL TO CONSIDER SPECIFIC AMBIGUITIES

Posted on March 26, 2024 by John Bailey

CONCERNS RAISED OVER AMBIGUITY, INTERPRETATION, ZONING CHANGES, NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION.

WPCNR PLANNING BOARD BRIEFING. By John F. Bailey. March 26, 2024:

The White Plains Planning Board spoke out Tuesday evening on the status of numerous unclear statements (in their opinion) in the OneWhitePlains Draft Comprehensive Plan before it is submitted to the Common Council for review.

Their issues ranged from the administration ability to change zoning even if the new OneWhitePlains Comprehensive Plan (if adopted) conflicted with requested zoning changes
Whether affordable housing requirements should or should not be increased.

The need for an independent architectural review of new project design of large projects such as The Galleria project.
Plan lack of clarity on how the plights of the city minority quality of life could be improved.
The need for feasibility studies detail to make decisions on city-suggested initiatives.
Require city departments to handle environmental review of developer plans.

Most were issues raised arose from what several characterized as the vagueness of the plan.

Commissioner of Planning Christopher Gomez repeatedly answered and explained matters of concern, and admitted some matters written in the plan could have been clearer.

At the close of the meeting, John Ioris, Chair of the Board, said he wanted all the concerns of the members to be conveyed to the Common Council.

He said their comments would be drafted into a letter that would be considered at the next meeting of the Planning Board, April 16.

The discussion of the OneWhitePlains Draft plan began approximately 730 PM and ended at 9 PM.

The meeting can be seen in its entirety on the City of White Plains website under “Common Council Meetings and agendas, and clicking on View Common Council meetings and clicking on Planning Board.

MOVIES COMING BACK TO CITY CENTER IN NEXT 3 MONTHS

Posted on March 26, 2024 by John Bailey

WPCNR COMMON COUNCIL CHRONICLE EXAMINER By John F.Bailey. March 26, 2024:

In the city council work session Monday night KITE management announced in response to Councilperson Jen Puja’s question that Kite is in the final stages of signing a contract WITH a major theater chain that would see movies rolling again in the City Center in the 2^nd quarter.

All equipment, technical and projection equipment had been retained by Kite when National Amusements vacated. Puja remarked last night was the first the Council had heard movies were coming back.

The theaters were closed when National Amusements declined to renew their lease

Since then Kite has been working to bring back the movies as a draw to City Center.

The surprise announcement came about when Ms. Puja stated her concerns about the vacating of the Center by several tenants, and of course, the theaters.

Here is the interchange between Ms. Puja and Kite spokespeople.

SHIMSKY ISSUES STATEMENT SAYING SHE OPPOSES EDGEMONT INCORPORATION AS A VILLAGE

Posted on March 25, 2024 by John Bailey

***STATEMENT***

Statement from Assemblymember MaryJane Shimsky on Edgemont Incorporation

I oppose the incorporation of Edgemont as a new village. I have spoken with many in the 92nd Assembly District about the issue and have found overwhelming consensus from them that this is a bad idea for our community.

While I look forward to seeing CGR’s complete assessment, the study itself was done on a very compressed time frame and with a number of costly items left unexplored. Even so, none of the data they provided has changed my underlying concerns about what this would mean for Greenburgh overall.

The issue of Edgemont incorporation has been discussed for many years and predates my time in Albany. When I arrived in the Assembly, I co-sponsored two pieces of legislation to modernize and strengthen New York’s village incorporation laws — legislation which passed during my first year in office.

But, unfortunately, I had also inherited a situation where Edgemont was now cut off from Greenburgh and the rest of the district, through a redistricting process approved by my predecessor.

This has set up a situation in which Edgemont is no longer represented in balance with the interests of the Town as a whole.

Former Assemblyman Abinanti failed to pass any legislation on village incorporation during his 12 years in office, and yet has chosen to misrepresent my record for his own political gain.

But, the fact remains that I never supported an exemption for Edgemont from the new laws, and I never sponsored legislation to that effect. Rather, I have spoken out and voted against a carve-out for Edgemont, and I have worked to make Greenburgh’s voice heard in Albany.

Moving forward, I will continue to listen to the people of District 92 and provide my support for keeping unincorporated Greenburgh whole.