Thursday, February 9, 2012
Bedford and Mount Kisco seek to end auto deliveries in the middle of heavily traveled Route 117.
Bedford’s planners added their voice Tuesday to a growing chorus of official criticism of new-car delivery practices on busy North Bedford Road. Car-carrying trailers, these officials charge, routinely park in the center left-turn lane to offload new autos rather than performing that operation on dealership property. Parking in the center lane slows traffic in the remaining two lanes of the road, also known as Route 117, as it passes through heavily traveled commercial strips of both Bedford and Mount Kisco. Officials in Mount Kisco have condemned what the village building inspector called a “community traffic nuisance” that could jeopardize at least one dealer’s continued operation. In Bedford, where two dealerships went before the …
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Reilly was selected as local woman for a district-wide project from state Sen. Greg Ball.
Speaking to congratulate his precedessor on becoming a "woman of distinction," Mayor Michael Cindrich noted that Patricia Reilly's career and volunteerism is more extensive than the biography submitted for the honor. “It doesn’t tell the whole story," he said at Monday's Mount Kisco Village Board of Trustees meeting. “What Pat did in each and every one of these organizations was much more than could be expected of any person, and that’s what makes this community a great community," he said. At the meeting, officials from state Sen. Greg Ball's office came to honor Reilly, who served as mayor from 1999-03 and as a village trustee for five years prior to that. She was nominated by Cindrich two weeks ago as part of Ball's program that honors …
Rare meeting centered around promoting the downtown, being collaborative and changing regulations.
Facing a rise in empty storefronts, Mount Kisco's board of trustees is getting input from landlords and the community on what to do to reserve the trend. Hold a rare work session Tuesday night with landlords, the mayor and trustees asked them to give their anecedotes, challenges and what can be done to promote commerce in the village. Early in the meeting, Mayor Michael Cindrich acknowledged that landlords have been getting some of the public blame for the vacancies, with that being one of several complaints being heard. “Now, there’s a lot of innuendo out there about landlords forcing people out, [that] the rents are too high," he said. Cindrich also gave an estimate for the village's commercial space that got assistance with from realtor…
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Rep. Nan Hayworth is the fifth highest scoring Republican member of Congress, according to the environmental watchdog organization.
Democratic members of Congress from the Hudson Valley had high marks on the annual New York League of Conservation Voters 2011 National Environmental Scorecard release Tuesday. Both Democratic senators—Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand—had top scores of 100, said Marcia Bystryn, president of the league. "New Yorkers care a lot about our environment," she said. "It should not come as a surprise both of our senators had perfect scores in 2011." In the House, Rep. Nita Lowey, D-Harrison, achieved a 97, while Rep. Eliot Engel, D-Bronx, scored a 94. On the Republican side of the aisle in the House, Rep. Nan Hayworth, R-Mount Kisco, was given a grade of 43. "While her score is nothing to write home about," Bystryn said, "her score in the …
In a new report, Westchester County claims it's far ahead of schedule in its commitment to build affordable housing. The Anti-Discrimination Center disagrees.
As families move into the first affordable housing units mandated by the federal government, Westchester County says it's ahead of schedule in its obligation to build 750 fair housing units. But a range of civil rights groups and the plaintiff in the case, New York City-based Anti-Discrimination Center, dispute the county's claim. The majority of affordable housing projects in the works continue the practice of "exclusionary zoning" and won't make an impact in housing segregation in the county, they say. The first affordable housing unit was sold late last year, and two families are moving into rental units in a three-family house this month, according to the county. The county also touted its progress in moving larger projects through …
State officials released findings last week that Indian Point could close with little impact on ratepayers and reliability.
New York Assembly committees released preliminary findings of their Jan. 12 public hearing on the plans for the potential closure of Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC). The findings concluded that Indian Point could close without overburdening ratepayers or threatening reliability standards, according to a press release from the Committee on Energy and the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions. This could happen with proper planning and the success of proposed energy and efficiency projects over the next several years, which would provide “more than enough resources to close Indian Point,” the committee chairs said. They based findings on testimony and evidence demonstrated by several energy and environment organizations, …
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Special work session come amid concern about rise in empty spaces.
Mount Kisco's Village Board of Trustees will hold a special work session tonight to meet with commercial landlords to discuss the recent rise in retail vacancies. The meeting, at 6 p.m. at Village Hall, comes amid a growing worry about empty spaces in the downtown. The most prominent site, perhaps, is the former Borders space that straddles the Village Centre Lot and South Moger Avenue, at nearly 22,000 square feet. Other major vacancies include the former downtown sites of Victoria's Secret, The Flying Pig, Edward Jones and Purple Passage. Some residents see commercial landlords as charging too much in retail rent and thereby contributing to the problem. Sarah O'Grady, a local blogger taking up the vacancies as a topic of concern, did a …
Retirement taken in January.
Mount Kisco Mayor Michael Cindrich has more free time with his retirement from Mamaroneck Town's police department. Cindrich said that she retired on Jan. 19 and took a retirement incentive from the Town of Mamaroneck. Originally he had planned to give his paperwork in March. Having spent decades as a police officer, Cindrich had a career that took him from patrolman, to detective, to detective sergeant and finally to lieutenant. His career in Mamaroneck included supporting the U.S. Justice Department, he said. Another notable moment occured several years ago when he helped save a person's life through CPR.
Monday, February 6, 2012
The Super Bowl champions will be feted by NYC Tuesday.
The celebratory ticker tape parade for the New York Giants—winner of Super Bowl XLVI—will kick off at Battery Place and Washington Street in New York City on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 11 a.m. “Big Blue gave us a game to remember, and on Tuesday we're going to give them a parade to remember,” said New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg in a statement today. The parade will travel north on the Canyon of Heroes to Worth Street. A ceremony will follow at City Hall, where the mayor will present the Keys to the City to the team. Metro North will be offering additional trains to accommodate travelers tomorrow: To Grand Central Terminal: From Grand Central Terminal: Click here to see to access the regular Metro North schedules. NJ TRANSIT will offer extra…
Project for Public Spaces, which did similar work for Chappaqua, does preliminary review of the Millwood hamlet.
A new study suggests that downtown Millwood has good potential for retail growth and suggests that it needs stronger branding. The preliminary findings were submitted by Project for Public Spaces (PPS) to New Castle town officials and released to the public on Friday. The intent of the study, which the town board approved last fall, is to eventually create a hamlet plan for revitalizing Millwood, similar to what is currently being done for downtown Chappaqua. PPS starts off by noting that Millwood has several challenges, such as the spread out nature of its existing retail, which is interspersed with land that has industrial use. The power lines that cut through the hamlet, along with proximity to other shopping downtowns, are also cited …
Catherine Lepone
8:47 am on Thursday, February 9, 2012
I thought that the parking meter covers over the holidays was a great attraction to stay and shop in the area. While it is understood that parking meters generate income, it still may be a good idea to do this again, perhaps once per month as part of an overall marketing campaign with merchants to host sales or special events in Mount Kisco. more ›