PETER KATZ REPORT NOW AVAILABLE ON YOU TUBE SEE LINK BELOW. FASNY SUPER HEARING GOES INTO THE NIGHT. ENDS AT 11 PM. 125 WAIT TO HAVE THEIR 5 MINUTES OF “SAY”

Posted on April 6, 2017 by John Bailey

The Common Council Dais setup on stage at the White Plains Performing Arts Center awaited its Councilpersons slightly before 6 PM Wednesday evening for their apparently final hearing before a vote on the French American School of New York which could be held after 10 days, the final chance to comment on the controversial school proposal to build a school campus complex on the Ridgeway Avenue side of the former Ridgeway Country Club. The process of approval or denial has lasted six years.

UPDATED: PETER KATZ HAS PUT TOGETHER A VIDEO REPORT OF SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT’S MEETING WHICH IS AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE AT THIS LINK: https://youtu.be/j61B6ew_H6Q

WHITE PLAINS TELEVISION ANNOUNCED THURSDAY MORNING THEY EXPECTED TO HAVE A 5 HOUR TAPE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS WEBSITE AND ON www.wpcommunitymedia.org FRIDAY MORNING

Citizens to be heard on the FASNY issue filed in about 5:40 PM having had to sign up to speak. It was said some 60 persons had signed up to speak, and 3 hours later after the public started speaking, it was still going on.

Mayor Thomas Roach (to right of yellow City of White Plains flag) opened the Hearing on schedule at 6, reading the ground rules for speakers.

The French American School of New York was first up, present two school administrators who extolled the reputation and philosophy of the school, and presented a video. Michael Zarin, attorney for the school throughout the six years of this review, presented how the project had change. He also showed excerpts from the original 6-1 decision that the effects of the French American School campus could be mitigated, where the city in its decision allowed that the parcel A was not environmentally sensitive, which has been the basis apparently for the FASNY contention that the Parcel A was not environmentally sensitive and should be approved for construction of their alternate site plan

County Executive Announces Law Suit to Stop Closing of Indian Point Nuclear Plant

Posted on April 5, 2017 by John Bailey

WPCNR COUNTY CLARION-LEDGER. From the Westchester County Department of Communications. April 5, 2017, UPDATED APRIL 6, 2017:

Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino today set in motion a lawsuit to stop or delay the closure of Indian Point, arguing that Governor Cuomo’s secret deal with Entergy and Riverkeeper to close the nuclear power plant cannot move forward because the state did not complete a full environmental review prior to the agreement to shut the facility, as required by state law.

PETER KATZ OF WHITE PLAINS WEEK PERSONALLY COVERED THE NEWS CONFERENCE AND HAS POSTED THIS REPORT ON YOUTUBE–GO TO THIS LINK FOR PETER’S REPORT

https://youtu.be/x2UmeaKz4jg

Allowing the state to move forward on its plan to close Indian Point without first conducting a full environmental analysis that is subject to public review undermines the basic environmental protections in our laws. Among the unanswered questions that should have been discussed in public before the secret deal was inked are:

Where will the more than $4.5 billion come from that will be needed to decommission the plant and store nuclear fuels rods for at least six decades? And what are the guarantees that the answer won’t be the taxpayers of New York?
How will the $31 million in lost local revenues ($23 million from the Hendrick Hudson School District, $4 million from Westchester County, $3 million from the Village of Buchanan and $1 million from the Town of Cortlandt) from the closure of Indian Point be replaced?
Where will the energy come from to replace the 2,000 megawatts currently generated by Indian Point that produces 25 percent of the electricity used daily by 9 million New York City and Westchester County residents?
How much will the replacement energy cost and will it be “green”? New York already is second only to Hawaii as the state with the most expensive electricity costs. Nuclear power produces no carbon emissions.

The Westchester County Board of Legislators needs to approve the lawsuit by its May 8^th meeting so the county can file the lawsuit in Westchester County Supreme Court.

White Plains School District Names Elmsford School District Dr. Joseph Ricca as its New Superintendent of Schools

Posted on April 5, 2017 by John Bailey

The School Board’s Choice for Superintendent of Schools
Dr. Joseph Ricca Superintendent of the Elmsford School District

WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. By John Bailey. April 5, 2017:

The White Plains City School District announced today they have have offered the vacant Superintendent of Schools position to the Superintendent of the Elmsford Union Free School District, Dr. Joseph Ricca.

Clerk to the Board of Education, described Dr. Ricca as very experienced(he has been with the Elmsford School District for four years, and that Dr. Ricca is “very excited” coming to White Plains. His contract is under negotiation, Schoenfeld said.

The school district release said Dr. Ricca is the finalist for the position:

“The White Plains Board of Education has announced that Dr. Joseph L. Ricca is the finalist in its search for a new Superintendent of Schools. If a site visit and contract formalities proceed as anticipated, Dr. Ricca will be appointed Superintendent in May to succeed Acting Superintendent Dr. Howard W. Smith on July 1, 2017.

Rosemarie Eller, Board President, said “We believe that Dr. Ricca’s experience, record of success and enthusiasm qualify him to provide outstanding leadership for the district.”

Dr. Ricca has eight years’ experience as a Superintendent – the last four in the Elmsford Union Free School District, and prior to that, in East Hanover, New Jersey. He also has experience as a teacher and principal. He has a Bachelor’s Degree from Seton Hall University, two Masters’ Degrees – from Harvard University and Caldwell College, and an Educational Doctorate from Walden University. He also did advanced studies at Oxford University in England.

Applications were received from 40 candidates in 10 states and after initial interviews with top candidates, the Board narrowed the list and expanded the interview team. It included representativesfrom staff associations, parents and the community. Mrs. Eller said, “We wanted to include as many people as possible in the final interviews but were aware that we had to maintain confidentiality, or we would lose impressive candidates.”

Dr. Ricca expects to visit the district several times in the coming months.

SEIU: ICE AUTHORITIES SHOULD NOT ARREST UNDOCUMENTED CRIME VICTIMS

Posted on April 5, 2017 by John Bailey

WPCNR LETTER TICKER. From Local 32BJ Service Employees International Union, Hartford, Connecticut. April 5, 2017:

The following statement can be attributed to Hector Figueroa President of 32BJ SEIU in response to the federal government efforts to detain undocumented immigrants:

“Arresting undocumented immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and other crimes not only undermines much needed trust between immigrant communities and the police, but it will also potentially end a practice that has been proven to help make our country safer for all. Once again, the Trump administration is creating a dangerous environment where people are not going to feel safe, no matter their status.”

With more than 163,000 members, including 4,000 in the Hudson Valley, 32BJ SEIU is the largest property service workers union in the country.

SPANISH:

“El arresto de inmigrantes indocumentados víctimas de violencia doméstica, agresión sexual y otros crímenes no sólo socava la confianza necesaria entre las comunidades de inmigrantes y la policía, sino que también podría poner fin a una práctica que ha demostrado ser efectiva en ayudar a nuestro país a ser más seguro para todos. La administración Trump está creando un ambiente peligroso donde la gente no se va a sentir segura, no importa su estatus.”

Con más de 163,000 miembros, incluyendo 4,000 en el Hudson Valley, 32BJ SEIU es el sindicato mas grande de trabajadores del servicio de propiedad en el país.

NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS MAIL THEIR CONCERNS OVER THE NEW FASNY PLAN TO MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL

Posted on April 5, 2017 by John Bailey

WPCNR THE LETTER TICKER. From the Gedney Association. April 5, 2017:

FYI…..below is letter that was delivered today to Mayor Roach and Common Council members.

April 5, 2017

Mayor Thomas Roach & Members of the Common Council

City Hall

250 Main Street

White Plains, New York 10601

Dear Mayor Roach & Members of the Common Council:

The undersigned neighborhood associations represent thousands of residents in the City of White Plains who oppose The French American School of New York’s (FASNY) latest proposal for a regional school complex on the former Ridgeway Country Club property.

In 2015, FASNY lost a key vote by the Common Council, effectively killing the project. FASNY filed a lawsuit against the City. Despite a consensus view that the City was on strong legal ground the Common Council on a 4-3 vote entered into an agreement whereby FASNY would put on hold its litigation if the City would review a new proposal which eliminated the pre-school and lower school from the proposed complex.

In reality, FASNY’s plan for 640 students plus teachers and other staff is Phase I of the earlier plan with the exception that the so-called Conservancy would be significantly reduced in size and development plans for the remaining acreage are curiously absent. Interestingly, the School has increased the student population of the middle school and high school from 478 in May of 2014 to 640, a 33.9% increase. This of course does not include teachers, administrators, staff and delivery people.

One of the most unusual elements of the new application was the request that the Common Council remove the section of the property on which they wish to build from the City’s list of environmentally sensitive sites, which would be unprecedented in the City. The entire former Ridgeway Country Club has, for many years been recognized as an environmentally sensitive property. In 2013, the Common Council went out of its way to state that the entire property was an environmentally sensitive site due to its importance to area storm water management. The property is a key part of the Mamaroneck River system and has acted as an integral part of the storm water flood retention system. In response to FASNY’s effort to change the property’s designation the City commissioned two new consultant reports confirming that the parcel is environmentally sensitive. Also, the City’s Commissioner of Planning submitted a letter supporting the parcel’s designation as an environmentally sensitive site. A few weeks ago the Common Council resoundingly voted that the property is indeed an environmentally sensitive site.

The FASNY request to change the designation of the site was an obvious and transparent effort to circumvent the environmental laws of White Plains which require a super-majority vote for any development on an environmentally sensitive site (ESS).

The other significant and frankly unbelievable change in the new FASNY plan is that it proposes to use Ridgeway as the main entrance for the School. FASNY’s proposal is in direct conflict with the Common Council’s emphatic decision in 2013 that Ridgeway could not be used for numerous reasons of which the most important concerned safety issues. It is estimated that the FASNY complex would generate over 1,000 vehicular trips on Ridgeway in the morning and afternoon peak periods. FASNY recognizes that this increase would result in a Level of Service classification of “D” which the City’s own internal analysis found unsatisfactory for residential neighborhoods. Since 2013, Ridgeway has experienced significant traffic increases during weekday rush hours with traffic often backing up from Mamaroneck Avenue to the former golf club.

Simply put, the two-lane, narrow Ridgeway cannot safely accommodate FASNY’s dramatic increase in projected traffic. Ridgeway is essentially lined with single-family homes along its frontage from Old Mamaroneck Road to North Street. Numerous local streets intersect with it, many of which have limited sightlines. It serves as a key access road to the White Plains High School from neighborhoods all over the City. Most importantly, Ridgeway Elementary School is situated on Ridgeway at the intersection of Mamaroneck Avenue which is already difficult for drivers and children on foot to navigate. Should the FASNY complex be built gridlock will result encouraging drivers to enter the local narrow streets intensifying the danger to pedestrians and bicyclists. Lastly, traffic levels of this magnitude will delay emergency vehicles presenting unacceptable risks to the both residents and others requiring immediate response.

FASNY has been relentlessly hostile toward those who reasonably oppose their complex. They have undertaken a well-financed, slick public relations campaign to demonize and marginalize any opponents. Incredibly, FASNY attack(s) the homeowners who pay the City’s real estate taxes, whereas FASNY which will place major demands on City services is tax exempt. FASNY has no one to blame but itself. It purchased the property without normal contingencies, virtually unheard of among non-profits.

FASNY’s plan continues to be inconsistent with the City’s Comprehensive Plan and presents the affected neighborhoods in the south end with unacceptable levels of traffic that will adversely impact the health, safety and welfare of residents especially children.

The Gedney Association North Street Area Civic Association

Rosedale Residential Association Haviland Manor Neighborhood Assn.

Fisher Hill Association Carhart Neighborhood Association

Club Pointe Homeowners Assn. Maplemoor Pond Association

Glenbrooke Homeowners Assn. Stewart/Ross Neighborhood Association

Health Department Says: Low Water Pressure Problem in Sound Shore, Yonkers, Mount Vernon This Morning Resolved. Water Safe to Drink.

Posted on April 4, 2017 by John Bailey

WPCNR COUNTY CLARION-LEDGER. From the Westchester County Department of Health.April 4, 2017:

Residents in Yonkers, Mount Vernon, Scarsdale, Larchmont and the Town and Village of Mamaroneck may have experienced low or no water pressure this morning. The issue has now been resolved and the water remains safe to use. The issue began at approximately 6:00 a.m. and water pressure should be fully restored to all residents by 10:30 a.m. Residents in these areas may experience discolored/brown water due to the disturbance. The water is safe to use and anyone with discolored water should run the faucet until it becomes clear before use.

Editor’s Note: White Plains Department of Public Works Reports the city was unaffected by the water problem which apparently according to reports was with a key valve in the New York City Water System.

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Senator Latimer Announces He is Running for Westchester County Executive

Posted on April 3, 2017 by John Bailey

WPCNR COUNTY CLARION-LEDGER. From the Office of State Senator George Latimer. April 3, 2017:

George Latimer. New York State Senator, District 37

“Stan and Loretta Latimer, my parents, loved Westchester. They loved their home on Mount Vernon’s Southside, our boundless opportunities, and the diversity of our towns, villages and cities. For them, it was the American dream. That is the Westchester I was born in, and raised my family in, and as Westchester County Executive I will work every day to make it the Westchester of our children and our children’s children,” said State Senator George Latimer in declaring his candidacy for Westchester County Executive.

In announcing his candidacy today, Latimer, a Democrat, explained that his 30 years in public service and 20 year career as a business executive gave him the right experience to bring back the fiscal strength and common sense leadership Westchester needs.

“What happened to Westchester? That’s the question we need to answer,” said Latimer in declaring his intent to run for County Executive. “We have so much skill and talent in our county, so many hard-working people and so many families hoping for a better tomorrow. But we’ve been saddled with long-term fiscal problems from short-sighted, ideological decision-making that has mortgaged our future. We need leaders who are willing to do the hard work and make the tough choices to right this ship.”

“Nobody outworks me, and I will work every day for the people of Westchester, as I have done throughout my 30 years in public service, to get our county back on track,” he added.

“Westchester is a large, complex county that cannot be, and has not been, well managed by someone who spent five years running for Governor, thought about taking a job with his longtime ally Donald Trump in Washington, and now intends to run for Governor again. While the current County Executive is auditioning for his next role, his fiscal approach is turning the County’s budget into a flimsy house of cards. We need a County Executive who seeks a better Westchester, not a way out of Westchester.”

Latimer said that his campaign will focus on issues that are currently lagging: fiscal soundness, infrastructure, environmental protection, fair taxation, long-term planning and fighting opioid addiction.

“My opponent is a very skilled politician; I’m just a guy from Westchester who knows that we need hard work, practical solutions and an end to personal politics to make Westchester an even better place to live and work,” Latimer said.

OPENING DAY: THE BEST DAY OF THE YEAR.

Posted on April 3, 2017 by John Bailey

WPCNR Press Box. April 3, 2017:

They’re getting ready at CitiField. Today the Metropolitans play their Opening Day Game in Queens. In the honor of Opening Day, WPCNR brings back this original celebration I wrote about why Opening Day is the best day of the year

OPENING DAY is better than Christmas Day,
When you look out and know they’ll play,
Dreary gray or brilliant spring sunray
Opening Day means The Big Show is back today.

Decades past, Opening Day for fanatics starved,
Eager for sharp crack of ash on horsehide carved;
Pennants snapping in northwest winds
Top ramparts of inviting walls arches and sculpted friezes wistfully escarped.

Fans lucky to get away with ducats
Marvel at flannels sharp whites pristeen,
To play in the warm zephyrs in NY blazened caps,
Dashing specks of white warmup on the greenest green.

Motor cars pant in traffic jams on the Deegan,
Down Yawkey Way, on 35th and Shields or Waveland’s jam.
The first glimpse of storied Park,
The place where ball is played, where ghosts of Ted, Babe, Duke
Mel, Spahnie, Whitey, Mickey, Willie, Yaz, Minnie and Sandy lark.

Pay a fortune to park, pass stogie smoking old men
at the same gates for a hundred years,

Now out into the street

You go, aroma of roasting chestnuts, pungent cigars sweet,

Cries of “scorecard heah” “programs,heah” shout out, neath light towers to heaven.

Fans in cap and uniform, little boys and girls gawk in awe hoping to make the Anthem
Never seeing such sheer walls, topped with the legend “GameToday 1:30 PM.”

Clutching slim cardboard tix to Section 14 Upper Deck up to the turnstiles
Festooned with souvenirs more dear as diamonds, beyond, the lure of endless aisles.

Into press of crowd, grizzled usher,

RIPS YOUR TICKET.
Turnstile turns, clicks, and into the cathedral of ball you go
Into the rotunda greeted with magic signs dazzling the senses —
UPPER LEVELS SECTIONS 1 to 39, 2 to 40

Hawkers shout –Voices of Flatbush — colorful books in hand

“Yearbook heah,” “Dodger Yearbook here,” “Hot dog, heah,”
Assail ears! Up ramps you climb to the sign “NEXT HOMESTAND”

Walking the catwalk,sliver of blue is first look of the magic sphere
Into the sunlight splaying the vast rake of the mighty stand.

Below are baseball knights of the diamond in white hues
Cavorting, snapping throws across immaculate red clay
As majestic fungo bats — CRACK! send white spheres soaring to filling bleachers a mile away,
Bunting flutter from the deck rails red, white and true blues.

Old Glory furls on highest pole in centerfield
Colorful signage deliver the manly flavor of the only real game,
GILLETTE To Look Sharp, The Red Sox use Lifeboy, Schaefer It’s A Hit
Hey, Neighbor Have a Gansett, White Owl Cigars, Hit Sign Win Suit

From old friendly walls, to Gladys Gooding on the organ
Comfy old green scoreboard display
Today’s games in the bigs BETTER THAN CNN
CHI CLE BOS DET, CHI STL, NY WAS make you king for a day.
Two Bits for a scorecard, usher wipes your seat, ballpark fills your heart.

Penciling lineup 422B, 1 SS, 14 1B, 4 CF, 39 C, 6 RF, 23 LF 19 3B 36 P

Smell of beer, peanuts and pretzels.

Nippy air, warm rays sink into face feels nice,

Starters wheel,deal, kicking high on sidelines fueling expectancy

Men in blue, arms folded solemnly conduct the home plate regimen
Casey, Ralph , Walter, Joe and Sparky exchange lineup cards and knowing
Ground rules by heart, go over them for ritual’s sake.
Announcer entones “Good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen,

“Welcome to Yankee Stadium. Please rise for the playing of our national anthem,”

Nancy Faust at organ in Comisky of yore, Note by note renders baseball’s theme song

Rising in the breeze, uniting do-rag and ball cap,

Fedora, ponytail and bouffant in the spirit of the great game.

Grass is never greener on opening days
Strikes are louder, long drives electrify in alleys
Beers with whiter than white high creamy heads, Taste crisp cold mellow best brew all year

Smashes laser through short and in the gap in raucous rallies

Magicians without wands start 6-4-3s,

Backhand sure hits losing their caps

“Oh what a play’s” crackle on WGN with “CUBS WIN!”‘S

Jack and Mel, Vince, Red, Curt and Murph are back at the mikes turning mundane days

Into joy with a ninth inning elixir and “happy recaps”

Thunderous ROAR accolades the 2-out winner again creating big kids’ grins.

Baseball Starts Stupid. No 4-pitch intentional walk. Pitcher timing. And Giving an off-day after an Indoor Opening Day Game

Posted on April 2, 2017 by John Bailey

WPCNR VIEW FROM THE BLEACHERS. By “Bull” Allen. April 2, 2017:

Baseball, the greatest sport, does not know what it has.

The sport consistently just does stupid things that hurt the timeless appeal of the game.

Let’s put rule changes aside for a moment.

Today the Bronx Baby Bombers open the season in Tampa Bay, Florida, which has an indoor stadium without a retractable roof, and they are playing a day game. That in itself is absurd. It should be played at night to maximize the audience in Tampa and up here in The Big Apple.

But, nooooooooooooo they are playing it in the afternoon. I have news for baseball: most fans will not stay inside today to watch an afternoon game on a beautiful spring day.

But, wait, there’s more stupidity about schedule the Yankees Youth Corps in Tampa.

Tomorrow the Yankees have an off-day in Tampa. Are you kidding me? The baseball scheduling tradition of scheduling an off-day after an opening day game is to allow teams if they are rained out on the official opening day to pay the opener next day on an open date, keeping the big gate the opener provides.

(Not withstanding that they usually will not postpone any Opening Day before the crowd arrives, and they milk the crowd for concessions while the die-hard fans are drinking concessions, eating hot dogs, pizzas, ice cream waiting for a decision on whether the game will be called.)

Now this is not fake news.

However, I think some rejects from the Trump Presidency were given jobs in the baseball scheduling office who know nothing ABOUT baseball.

Someone in the major league baseball scheduling office did not know that the Tampa Bay Rays stadium, Tropicana Field has a roof on it.

Let me repeat that, Major League Baseball geniuses: Tampa Bay Field has a roof on it!

Let’s have a Rules Committee meeting on this, geniuses: Can you figure out what this means?

The Yankee Tampa Bay game since it is being played indoors has a roof on it.

This means the game cannot be rained out.

Let me repeat that, Major League Baseball people.

If a stadium has a roof, it cannot be rained out, which means the Yankees and Rays do NOT need an open date tomorrow in case of a possible rainout, BECAUSE rain cannot interfere with the game when it is played under a roof, people!

Is this scheduling an open date Monday just being done out of tradition?

Or is it being done to avoid cutting into the New York television audience for the boring Final Four game Monday evening? Come on.

This is nuts not scheduling the Yanks and Tampa Bay tomorrow night.

Now to the automatic intentional walk without throwing 4 pitches change.

In The Times this morning Ichiro Suzuki the all-time great mentioned another reason why taking away the 4 live pitches in providing an intentional walk takes something away from the game.

Ichiro says he used the time during those 4 pitches in an intentional walk before him, to review the game situation, think what he wants to do or strategize at the plate against either a relief pitcher to face him, or the pitcher he will face, or thinking possibilities. He described the 4-pitches as a time out to access for the on-deck hitter. He is so right.

Conversely, (puffing on a White Owl Wallop) the automatic intentional walk without having to throw four pitches is an advantage to the pitcher who does not have to concentrate on throwing four wide pitches without throwing one wild over the catcher’s head, and it does not break the pitcher’s control rhythm.

Shoot. This loss of the tradition of respect the 4-pitch intentional walk accorded the Musials, the Mantles, the Williamses, the Ruths (Babe Ruth received the most intentional walks of any hitter in baseball history) takes away “lore,” the mystique that only baseball has because it is such a situational game. How things happened in baseball’s history are remembered precisely because of the detail, the precision and the pitch by pitch record of box scores and play by plays of its past.

Now before baseball adopts shorter counts by going to 3 balls for a walk and 2 strikes and you’re out in the future, another dubious suggestion, then you force batters to swing on the 2nd pitch and the logic goes that with only 2 strikes you would have more hitting, more action.

No. You won’t. You will have longer games.

To combat a 3 ball, 2 strike rule, hitters–the great ones–will practice their ability to foul off more pitches. You will have more walks. More baserunners. Pitchers will tire faster in the games and the games will become longer. No lead will be safe. Starting pitchers will not last 5 innings. So they better put that one on the shelf. You will also see more brushback pitches right at the head to prevent toeholds by the hitters ready to go up there and whale the first pitch.

If the pitchers have a union, they have to fight this. Having only 5 pitches to tinker with a hitter, limits your strategy to get him out. It also eliminates the drama of the full count, or the advantage of the waste pitch on a 2-2 count.The more you work on a hitter, the more chance you can fool him. Limiting the experimentation time hurts.

No one loves a game more than the 23-22 donnybrook the Phillies and the Cubs played many years ago, I think in 1963. (The wind was blowing out at Wrigley Field.)

But, if every game is just pinball hitting, your concession sales will go down! It takes time to serve that exquisite boiled hotdog with mustard smeared on it in the aisles. It takes time to move that Ballantine Beer down the row to a fan. And it takes time to drink it. It’s really difficult drinking beer and eating a dog at a hockey and basketball and football game.

Baseball marries the American pastimes, talking about sports, second-guessing, eating and drinking while watching the game, and spending money on it, let alone keeping score on your scorecard The business men who run the game should note that–instead of trying to speed up the game.

You’re paying $20 for the cheapest seat in Yankee Stadium, you want that game to last. You pray for extra innings. At least I always did.

Baseball wants to be like the meaningless first three quarters of any NBA game?

Lecuona: We Can Change the Game. Sends Letter Signalling She Intends to Primary the Mayor

Posted on April 1, 2017 by John Bailey

White Plains Councilwoman Milagros Lecuona on Road to a Primary Challenging Mayor Roach for the Mayoral Nomination. Photo by WPCNR

WPCNR THE LETTER TICKER. April 1, 2017:

(Editor’s Note: After the Democratic City Committee Meeting Thursday evening, where the Committee unanimously nominated Mayor Tom Roach for Mayor, after Councilwoman Milagros Lecuona withdrew her bid for the nomination, Councilwoman Lecuona sent out this message signalling her intent to primary the Mayor for the nomination. It is not known yet whether the Republican Party will run a candidate for Mayor:)

We can change the game.

Dear Friend,

Last night, we sent a loud and clear message to the political establishment.

I stood in front of the White Plains Democratic City Committee at their endorsement meeting and I withdrew my name from consideration. The Democratic line in November will not be decided by a small group of insiders on a sub-committee. It will decided by the voters of White Plains at the ballot box in September.

Can I count on you to help fund my campaign to bring transparency to White Plains

today?

White Plains Democrats deserve a more open and transparent process for choosing their leaders. Just like the superdelegates in last years primary process, the Nominating Committee picked its candidate before the voters have had their say.

Help us send a loud and clear message to the White Plains political establishment.

I have stood hand in hand with the people of White Plains on the council, while Mayor Roach has made it clear where he stands. With our neighborhoods, firefighters and first responders being ignored, it’s time we take a stand.

As Mayor, I will stand up for White Plains families and children, neighborhoods and small businesses. It is time to change business as usual at City Hall. I want to bring transparent and open government to this city, but I cannot do it alone. Please join our team by making a contribution today. The only way we will win this race is together.

Milagros