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Bring your dogs, cats and ferrets. County residents will be able to bring pets to New Rochelle for free vaccinations next month. The clinic at the Stamen Animal Hospital at 61 Quaker Ridge Road in New Rochelle will be open to dogs, cats and even ferrets on Sunday, April 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The shots to protect our furry friends are free, but advance registration is required. No examinations will be offered at the free vaccine clinic at Stamen Animal Hospital. All pets must be supervised at all times while at the clinic. Cats and ferrets must be in carriers and dogs must be on a leash. Aggressive dogs must be muzzled. Pet owners can call 914-632-1269 for more information about April's free rabies vaccination clinic. |
EMT RATE: $18.75
PARAMEDIC RATE: $30.00
In the meantime, here are some takeaways from the meeting:
- Guest speaker, realtor Raymond Inello informed us that realtors will evaluate your home and work side-by-side with you to get your house ready to sell. It's good to start the discussion early because sometimes it takes years.
- Contact Raymond Inello at [email protected] for more information or to sign up for MLS listings.
- Thank you, Raymond, for your presentation.
- CH Firehouse is expected to be up & running by the Fall of 2023.
- Contact the town if you would like a tree planted in front of your house - this is planting season.
- Shop Local, Keep our Stores Thriving
- New J & G Deli
- Town hasn’t had any issues and have heard that people are glad that the deli has returned to the area.
- Coffee Lab Roasters
- No new information regarding the schedule for their opening. They are aware that the mural needs to painted over once the weather warms up. This is due to town ordinances.
- Alyssa Marie Salon (490 New Rochelle Rd)
- Permits issued for new hair salon and is currently under renovation. Inspections are underway and should be nearing completion.
- Mobil
- Court summons issued for property maintenance. Town is continuing its weekly inspections and have found no current activity of rats.
- CVS
- Not in operation and not occupied by any tenants. Town continues to monitor the trash/dog waste situation. From time to time they still find household trash thrown over the fence and green dog waste bags.
- All of the businesses in the area that generate food waste and trash have been diligent in keeping their trash area tidy and clean.
- There is continuously a call for CHCA volunteers. Please email [email protected] if you would like to help.
- Spring Plantings and Gazebo Decorating
- Picnic planning
- Anything else you would like to see or a talent you would like to share
Membership registration will start on Saturday, April 1st
Membership Office Hours: Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm, Saturday & Sunday: 10am - 4pm
Tuckahoe High School has a 6 week senior internship program. The purpose of the program is to provide eligible seniors with a volunteer internship in a career of their interest starting in early May and running through mid June. The students are interested in pursuing business, sales, and marketing as future careers. Consider sponsoring a student intern. As a site sponsor you will be provided with a hard working, unpaid student intern for up to 20 hours per week, for approximately six weeks. In return, you are asked to provide the student with guidance and a meaningful opportunity to learn about working in the field. Contact teacher Cheila Mosa with any questions or to sign up. Cheila's email is: [email protected] |
- No food service establishment shall provide single-use foodware or condiment packets to any dine-in or take-away customer unless specifically requested;
- Any single-use plastic beverage stirrers or single-use plastic beverage “splash sticks” are no longer permitted. Retail food stores may sell packages or boxes of single-use plastic beverage stirrers or single-use plastic beverage splash sticks to their customers;
- Lastly, when requested, single-use foodware items or condiment packets must be provided individually and not in a package containing multiple items.
Neighbors have noticed a lot of unscooped poop around our neighborhood. AND THIS IS A NEW ONE... There are at least 20 green bags of scooped poop that have been thrown into the wooded area at the end of Parkview (next to our neighbors' houses). Please talk to the dog walkers in your family and remind everyone that the poop should be scooped and brought back for disposal at your house. Someone puts extra bags in the stop sign posts, so if you forget a bag, look there.AND if you catch someone on your cameras, you can send us the photo and the CHCA will reach out to the offender (and keep it anyonymous). |
Note: This is not a partisan issue.
March 16, 2023:
So many of you have reached out to me after learning about Governor Hochul‘s “Housing Compact.” I want to assure you that it is a front burner issue with all of the Trustees and I am personally working with many of our Westchester colleagues, especially the small communities surrounding rail stations as the impact is of enormous significance.
As a colleague from Suffolk County said, based on the numbers required in the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) piece - in our case a new zoning law requiring a minimum of 50 units per acre in the half-mile radius around the train station - enactment of the law could be an “extinction level event” for small towns and villages.
As a recap, the Housing Compact is a two-pronged initiative; the first requiring us to build 75 new housing units every three years. Should we not meet this goal, a new fast track approval mechanism would be automatically triggered at the state level for mixed income, multifamily projects, notwithstanding any local zoning, planning, and land-use regulations to the contrary.
Part Two is a compulsory rezoning of the area around the train station, requiring us to pass an amendment to Village law, adding a new section, so named, “Density of residential dwellings near transit stations,” and in our case, allowing 50 units at a minimum per acre or 10,000 new potential housing units.
This compact is labeled an affordable housing initiative, which is a goal most everyone agrees is a worthy endeavor but the language in this flawed proposal actually does not require any of these units to be affordable and all could be built at market rate or above market rate levels, so the overriding purpose is completely obliterated.
What is incredibly important is the provision, should we not hit the state dictated numbers, that allows builders and developers to build mixed income multifamily projects, notwithstanding any local land-use regulations including lot coverage, open space, height, setbacks, floor area ratios and permeable surface requirements.
As you can imagine, developers are absolutely salivating as it would offer carte blanche to build the structures of their choice in our communities. The builder/developer lobby is so powerful in Albany that it is a bit of David and Goliath as we try to counter their lobbying with our words as their advocacy funding is in high gear.
What exacerbates this detrimental situation is that none of these projects would require State environmental laws be triggered, let alone any local ones on the subject as to floodplains and impermeable surfaces.
In true irony this week, Trustee Mary Behrens, Jim Palmer and I spoke with our Congressman, Jamaal Bowman’s office and representatives from the State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Army Corps of Engineers about the persistent flooding in our community with the hope of near-term solutions to alleviate the perennial problem. While we are doing this, developers are waiting to come into the Village to build with no environmental checks or balances.
The problem is further magnified in the 11 communities in the New York State Watershed Area subject to the Transit Oriented Development rules, where very stringent environmental laws assure the water quality for the 9 million plus of us in the southern Westchester suburbs and New York City who depend on it for our drinking water.
It now appears the governing authorities, responsible for the watershed at the Department of Environmental Conservation were not in on the discussion formulating the housing proposal.
Also, not allowed in the building equation is a community’s capacity for water and sewage service, police coverage, fire protection, road construction, parking and the education of students.
To cover these costs, the Governor has offered $250 million as the stipend for the entire State of New York.
To put in real terms, a sewer pipe costs approximately $1,000 per linear foot and this does not take into account the long-term cleaning, re-lining and water treatment. Just to repair their aging sewer/water infrastructure, our neighbors in Mt. Vernon received $150 million in state aid and this does not even cover the entire project.
The Governor’s statewide stipend would cover the infrastructure needs of realistically one medium sized community so the rest of us would be saddled with the largest unfunded mandate in state history.
This type of top down, no local input and punitive approach is the antithesis of what makes New York communities unique and appealing. What is best for Yonkers should not be best for North Salem, nor North Salem’s rules for Bronxville. One-size fits all is not the answer.
As point of reference, Bronxville already has a density factor greater than White Plains and over 40% of our housing units are apartments, coops and condominiums.
The tax burden imposed on current residents would be unfathomable and further accelerate exodus to low taxed states. We already lost one Congressional seat due to southern migration and this could only further exacerbate departures.
It is important to note that Bronxville wants to be a bipartisan partner in a solution, but this current plan is fatally flawed.
Our two elected representative, Senator Shelley Mayor and Assemblywoman Amy Paulin have lent strong voices in opposition to the “Housing Compact” as written but I urge you to lend your voice by contacting the Governor at 518-474-8390, by email or by mail: The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York State, NYS State Capitol Building, Albany, NY 12224
IMPORTANT
Please Read & See Call-to-Action
Supervisor Colavita Urges Residents to take action:
The Honorable Kathy Hochul
Governor of New York State
NYS State Capitol Building
Albany, NY 12224
By Phone: 518-474-8390 | Office hours: 9:00am to 5:00pm
Contact Form | Governor Kathy Hochul (ny.gov)
Shelley Mayer
EMAIL [email protected]
ALBANY OFFICE 518-455-2031
DISTRICT OFFICE 914-934-5250
Contact Form Shelley B. Mayer | NY State Senate (nysenate.gov)
Amy Paulin
EMAIL [email protected]
ALBANY OFFICE 518-455-5585
DISTRICT OFFICE 914-723-1115
Contact Form Amy Paulin - Assembly District 88 |Assembly Member Directory | New York State Assembly
CHCA General Meeting |
Guest Speaker
Raymond Inello will discuss the local real estate market.
Get tips on buying and selling a home.
Eligible Candidates
Below you will find the petition, to be returned to the District Clerk by 4:00PM on Monday, April 17, 2023.
The petition must be signed by at least 25 qualified district voters.
- Hiring and evaluating the Superintendent
- Establishing goals and planning the district’s future
- Reviewing and supporting the instructional program
- Approving and monitoring the budget
- Ratifying collective bargaining agreements
- Establishing and maintaining effective community engagement
- Hearing appeals related to policies
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Monday, May 8, 2023 at Siwanoy Country Club.
Enjoy the beauty of the new clubhouse and an amazing round of golf supporting a great cause. This year, the event will be a shotgun format with lunch, followed by an evening
dinner event featuring a live and silent auction.
Golfer Registration Opens March 20th!
Now more than ever, your support is crucial to the success of The Community Fund’s mission.
Click Here For More Info
Pasta night helps support the scholarship fund created in his memory and all proceeds go to scholarships for local students.
All are welcome to attend. If you are unable to attend please consider making a donation to the fund. Donated gifts or services to be raffled off at the event would also be greatly appreciated
This is a part-time position and the current rate of pay is $21.00 per hour.
Qualified applicants should return a completed employment application to: Eastchester Police Department 40 Mill Rd. Eastchester N.Y. 10709 or emailed to [email protected]
Application: https://cms5.revize.com/.../Employment%20Application2020.pdf
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