Yonkers Tribune

BxM4C Express Bus Service to Continue Under New Proposal

   Plan Would Reduce Frequency of Route This Year and Help Reduce Projected Budget Deficit    

White Plains, NY -- April 29, 2010 -- County Executive Robert P. Astorino (left) today announced a compromise plan to save the county’s BxM4C express bus to Manhattan but still save county taxpayers about $1.1 million this year and $2.5 million annually beginning in 2011.

Sal J. Prezioso Mountain Lakes Park Re-Dedicated

North Salem, NY -- County Executive Andy Spano joined friends, family and officials to re-dedicate Mountain Lakes Park in North Salem during a ceremony Wednesday, Oct. 21 in memory of Dr. Sal J. Prezioso, who for 60 years helped shape public policy in Westchester. In attendance were (left to right): County legislators Ken Jenkins and Vito Pinto; County Executive Spano; Prezioso’s widow Sybill; legislators Peter Harckham and Michael Kaplowitz; and County Parks Commissioner Joseph A. Stout. The ceremony culminated with the unveiling of the park’s new entrance sign.  

Westchester to Get Federal Medicaid Relief Funds

White Plains, NY -- Westchester County Executive Andy Spano said Westchester could receive between $61 million and $75 million in federal Medicaid relief funds over the next two and a half years, according to projections from the Governor’s office announced today.

Westchester County Withdraws Pay Raise Proposal

WHITE PLAINS, NY -- County Executive Andy Spano announced that there will be no raises for commissioners, directors or any non-represented management employees for 2008 and 2009. The pay plan has been completely withdrawn.

Lesnick Misrepresents County Position on SFC Yonkers Inc. Project By Hezi Aris

YONKERS, NY -- In a letter sent to Yonkers City Council President Chuck Lesnick (pictured right), dated September 19, 2008,( Download schwartz_letter_to_lesnick_091908.pdf ) Larry Schwartz (pictured left) , deputy county executive, stipulates that upon receipt of a letter sent by the Yonkers City Council to Alfred  DelBello, council to Struever Fidelco Cappelli, LLC (SFC), that a September 15, 2008*, letter sent to the Westchester County Commissioner of Planning was being touted as “one of three reasons that the [Yonkers] City Council will not take a vote on September 23 on accepting a final environmental statement (EIS) for the set of proposed development actions of the Park Center, Cacace Center, Palisades Point, and Larkin Plaza.” Schwartz points out that the purpose of the first letter was to remind the Yonkers City Council that queries submitted prior to the close of the comment period to the SEQR process, that is prior to May 30, 2008, had yet to be answered a letter submitted to the Yonkers City Council on May 29, 2008. Schwartz’s recent admonishment was to cajole attention to the unsatisfied inquiries previously made and a reminder that they must be included in the adoption process of the final environmental impact study (f-EIS), and “not any statements made after May 30.”

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Spano Releases Proposed Capital Projects Budget for 2008

Balances Needs of Taxpayers with Goal to Protect Residents, Maintain Infrastructure, and Deal with Flooding 

 

WHITE PLAINS, NY -- Saying that his long-term funding priorities remain protecting residents and taking care of the county’s infrastructure in the most efficient and cost-effective way, County Executive Andy Spano  proposed his general fund capital projects budget for next year that includes his commitment to a five-year, $50-million flood mitigation program.

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FAA Proposal Would Affect Noise Levels Throughout County

CEO Andy Spano Sends Strong Letter Opposing The Plan 

WHITE PLAINS, NY -- A more in-depth data review has only reinforced County Executive Andy Spano’s stance that the Federal Aviation Administration’s proposed rerouting of planes would negatively affect hundreds of thousands of Westchester residents. In fact - he has now concluded - the situation would be even worse than anticipated.

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Ryan, Rogowsky Search in Mt. Kisco for New Home for the Board Of Elections

M OUNT KISCO, NY -- County Board Chair Bill Ryan and Majority Leader Marty Rogowsky toured commercial space in Mt. Kisco today as they continued their search for suitable headquarters for the county’s Board of Elections. The site at 333 North Bedford Road, a former grocery store warehouse and distribution center, is massive. Several tenants are moving in and there is more than enough unrented space to accommodate the county’s needs for front office and voting machine warehouse space. 

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Alvarado Saves After School Program

$11,000 Check Presented Friday Keeps Valuable Program Going

YONKERS, NY -- Westchester County Legislator Majority Whip José Alvarado (D-Yonkers) presented a check in the amount of $11,000 to the Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, funds needed to keep the vitally needed after school program open. The program has been servicing the community’s children for 14 years and costs approximately $45,000 per year to operate. The program was dependent, in large part, on funding from a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). When the City of Yonkers substantially cut back the CDBG, the program could no longer be sustained without outside financial assistance. 

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Rogowsky Denounces Con Ed's Request to Raise RFates

Rogowsky Calls on County Public Utility Service Agency to Intervene in Con Ed Rate Case

HARRISON, NY -- County Legislator Martin Rogowsky (D, IN, WF-Harrison) denounced Con Ed’s request for a 17% rate hike for New York City and suburban Westchester Countyresidents and a 10.7% increase for businesses. The proposed increase would take effect over the next three years and would mean an average monthly increase of $12 for residents and $235 for businesses.  

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