Greenburgh Insider: Town of Greenburgh: Hearing on 2025 proposed capital budget on Monday night.

We are addressing many infrastructure needs of the town.

The Greenburgh Town Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2025 capital budget Monday, November 25th.  The Town Board meeting begins at 7:30 PM. We will also be holding a public hearing on the operating budget.  The operating budget was first proposed on October 30th and has been posted on the town website.

The proposed capital budget is $19,106,000. $18,594,000 is long term bonding.

A copy of the budget message and entire budget can be found on the link below:

https://www.greenburghny.com/DocumentCenter/View/13359/2025-Capital-Budget?bidId=

 

 

Highlights include:

$350,000 for a new advanced life support ambulance.  It takes about three years for an ambulance to be delivered once ordered.

$4,000,000 for sewer cleaning and relining along pipes around town. Relining underground piping can extend life expectancy of pipes  from 25-50 years.

$2,500,000 for curbing around town 

$1,500,000 for drainage improvements around town

$6,500,000 for road resurfacing around town.

$1,500,00 for sidewalks, crosswalks and other safety initiatives.

$175,000 for a new playground at Secor Woods.

$175,000 for AF Veteran park pool concrete decking and stairway work.

We have a request in the 2025 capital budget to implement a system that will allow notifications for water main breaks/flushing and other related events.

The Town Board will review the proposed budget in the coming weeks and can make modifications to the budget if they wish. Much of the proposed budget was discussed months ago when department heads met with the Town Board to discuss their capital needs at televised Town Board meetings.

PAUL FEINER
Greenburgh Town Supervisor

Greenburgh Insider: Hartsdale Fire District Elections - 12/10/24.

 

NOTICE FOR FIRE DISTRICT ELECTION ANNUAL ELECTION OF

HARTSDALE FIRE DISTRICT DECEMBER 10, 2024

 

 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that pursuant to Section 175 of the Town Law, the annual election of the Hartsdale Fire District will be held on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at Hartsdale Fire Station No. 1, 25 South Central Park Avenue, Hartsdale, Town of Greenburgh, County of Westchester, State of New York, for the following purpose:

 

To elect one (1) Fire Commissioner for a term of five (5) years

 

 

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that the candidates for the position of Fire Commissioner shall file their names with the Secretary of the Hartsdale Fire District on or before November 20, 2024, and in addition, require that such nomination be submitted in petition form signed by twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District. A form of nominating petition will be furnished by the Secretary upon request of any candidate.

 

The polls shall remain open for the purpose of receiving ballots of those qualified to vote during the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.

 

To be qualified to vote at this election, voter must be

 

1. A citizen of the United States

 

2. A resident in the Hartsdale Fire District for a period of thirty (30) days next preceding an election.

 

3. A registered voter in the County under permanent personal registration Registered with the Board of Elections of the Hartsdale Fire District certifying conditions (1) and (2) above. Must be registered no later than November 18, 2024.

 

BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS HARTSDALE FIRE DISTRICT SHARON A. SPAGNOLI, SECRETARY

 

(914) 949-2325

Greenburgh Insider: Greenville Fire District Elections 12/10/24.

 

LEGAL NOTICE

 

ANNUAL ELECTION OF

GREENVILLE FIRE DISTRICT

 

December 10, 2024

                                                                                       

 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Annual Election of the Greenville Fire District will take place on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 between the hours of 6:00 P.M. and 9:00 P.M. at Greenville Fire District Headquarters, 711 Central Avenue, Scarsdale, for the purpose of electing:

 

1. One commissioner for a FIVE year term, commencing on

January 1, 2025 and ending on December 31, 2029.  

 

All duly registered residents of the Greenville Fire District as of November 18, 2024 shall be eligible to vote.  

Candidates for District Office shall have their names filed in petition form, signed by twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the district, with the District Secretary at Greenville Fire District Headquarters, 711 Central Avenue, Scarsdale, by Wednesday, November 20, 2024.

                                                                   By order of the

                                                                                    Board of Fire Commissioners

                                                                                    Greenville Fire District

                                                                                    Westchester County, New York

                                                                                    Jennifer L. DiMartino

                                                                                    Fire District Secretary

                                                                                    November 12, 2024

Greenburgh Insider: Town of Greenburgh: Overnight Central Ave road repaving inconveniences ending....Manor Woods streets to be repaved.

Con Ed underground gas work in Manor Woods left streets a mess---roads to be repaved before end of year.

CENTRAL AVE OVERNIGHT WORK ENDING TONIGHT OR TOMORROW-   ROADS THAT CON ED CUT UP FOR GAS WORK WILL BE REPAVED BY END OF YEAR.

 

Central Ave night time repaving inconveniences to end according to NYS DOT tonight or tomorrow at latest.

NYS has been repaving the north bound lane on Central Ave—a road that is has been in desperate need of repaving. Next year they will repave the southbound lanes. Because Central Ave is such a busy road – the state indicated that the work needed to be done in the evening. I received some complaints from residents who live in apartments near the road work about excessive noise/lighting that made it difficult to sleep. The good news: the work is almost complete.

“We should be done completely tonight…. Worst case small amount Wednesday.   Thursday we’ll be down by the cross county”. Dina B. Colavito, Engineer In Charge  NYS Department of Transportation

CON ED UNDERGROUND GAS WORK – ROADS IN MANOR WOODS ARE IN BAD SHAPE AND WILL BE REPAVED THIS SEASON!

With the exception of E Hartsdale Ave. and Lewis Road (curbing work needs to be completed), all other of the Manor Woods roads will get paved this year of course weather permitting. 

Below are the list of roads within in Manor Woods that will be paved this year which Con Ed will cut a check to contribute to the paving costs:

•            Wilson Street

•            Lawton Ave.

•            Columbia Ave.

•            Holland Place

•            Catterson Terrace

•            Findlay Ave.

•            Charlotte Ave.

•            Mercer Ave.

•            Lakeview Ave.

•            Maple Street

•            Oak Street

Paul Feiner

Greenburgh Town Supervisor

Greenburgh Insider: Town of Greenburgh: Important child car seat safety tips from a nationally known expert & info car seat inspections.

Greenburgh police have been helping with child car seat inspections since 1999. If you have a small child you can take advantage of this free program --first and third Saturdays of each month.

CHILD CAR SEAT SAFETY TIPS FROM A NATIONALLY KNOWN LEADER INTERVIEWED ON SOLVING PROBLEMS.

GREENBURGH POLICE OFFER FREE CHILD CARE SAFETY INSPECTIONS FIRST AND THIRD SATURDAYS.

 

Stephanie Tombrello, the Senior Program Consultant for SafetyBeltSafe USA provides families with young children with important safety tips during an interview on  my cable TV show. Stephanie, who grew up in Hastings, is the sister of the late Vanessa Merton who was very active in Hastings civic activities and founder of the Pace Law School Immigration Clinic. Her brother Robert Merton won the Nobel Prize in Economic Science in 1997. Stephanie is nationally known for leading the effort promoting child car seat safety initiatives.

 

You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/Fjh4vCq2iVU

 

The highlights:

 

Most parents (80-90%) have installed car seats incorrectly and/or are using a faulty car seat, which could prove fatal to their child in the event of a car crash when all objects and passengers in a car fly forward with a force of their weight multiplied by the speed being driven. Choosing the right seat is the first important step – a seat that is new or not too old, has no known recalls, has no known crashes, and comes from a reputable company, and from a known seller. Then installing it correctly is essential.

 

The seat should have instructions and online videos for installing correctly, which you can review along with manufacturer information on your specific car for child safety.

 

Generally, babies and toddlers should face the rear for as long as possible (at least to age 2), and then face forward until about age 5-6, when they can transition to a booster. The booster, from at least 5 until 10-12 years old, is meant to adjust their smaller frames to match the measurements for the car’s safety features like air bags and straps.  

 

Older children can ride in a vehicle with a belt once they pass the five-step test:

1.           Does the child sit all the way back against the auto seat?

2.           Do the child’s knees bend comfortably at the edge of the seat?

3.           Does the belt cross the shoulder between the arm and the neck?

4.           Is the lap belt as low as possible, touching the thighs?

5.           Can the child stay seated like this for the whole trip?

 

Teens should stay in the back seat, where it’s safer, until they are old enough (age 15) to be beginning to need to observe the driver to learn to drive themselves. The longer they stay in the back the better.

 

If this all seems tricky, there’s help:

 

The Town of Greenburgh Police Department conducts inspections/installations the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of every month at the White Plains Subaru Volvo  Service Center, 499 Old Tarrytown Road from 11am-2pm. You can all 914-989 1650 for more infrmation about our inspection program. This program was started in 1999.

 

You can visit www.carseat.org to learn more. You can also reach out to Stephanie by emailing stombrello@carseat.org or call Car Seat.org at 800-745-SAFE

 

The “Don’t Risk Your Child’s Life’ video she mentions is available to watch on YouTube here: Don't Risk Your Child's Life

You can watch the interview with Stephanie here: https://youtu.be/Fjh4vCq2iVU

PAUL FEINER

Greenburgh Town Supervisor

Greenburgh Insider: Town of Greenburgh: For families who live with someone with Alzheimer's---an important Hastings library event Sunday.

Photo Credit: The Rivertowns Dispatch.

A suggestion that is worthy of consideration: A memory cafe for families and caregivers with memory loss at the library or community center. Read link to story in rivertownsdispatch.com

SUNDAY 2 PM HASTINGS ON HUDSON LIBRARY--Presentation: Award winning film dealing with memory loss, Alzheimer's, dementia--with a speaker.

 

The Rivertowns Dispatch (rivertownsdispatch.com) is a new weekly publication serving the Greenburgh river villages.  This week they featured an article about Robert Sanborn who is experiencing Alzheimer’s. His wife, Tarry Hum, highlights how she is helping Robert deal with the illness.   On Sunday, November 17 at 2 PM   their social worker will be at the Hastings Public Library for the presentation of the award-winning documentary “Keys Bags Names Words”. The film depicts stories of the personal impact of memory loss and ways in which artists and scientists use theater, drama, music, humor and compassion to change the narrative  about aging and dementia.  One experts says that music is more effective than drug treatment.

 

Hum has proposed a memory café at the Hastings Library -which I think is a great idea (I’ll suggest it to Greenburgh) – a gathering place for individuals with memory loss and their caregivers.  The article in the Rivertowns Dispatch also mentioned that the Sanborn family has benefitted from  different resources including The Bold Coalition led by the NYC Department of Health and Hospital.

 

Robert Sanborn is no stranger to Greenburgh. Robert worked for WESTHAB and was instrumental in advocating for the approval of affordable housing in town. He was a passionate advocate, hard working, had good people skills and really believed in helping people. And—most important of all he was successful in getting government to listen and to approve affordable housing in Greenburgh and around the region. Robert helped the less fortunate find a better quality of life through his housing advocacy and he and his wife are now continuing to help families cope with dementia and Alzheimer’s by courageously sharing their stories and experiences. I have always admired Robert for being a terrific person.

 

The link to the story about Robert Sanborn in the Dispatch is below. I hope that families who are experiencing memory loss issues will attend tomorrow’s presentation. And- want to thank the Rivertowns Dispatch for their excellent and informative articles.

 

https://www.rivertownsdispatch.com/couple-shares-alzheimers-journey/

PAUL FEINER

Greenburgh Insider: Town of Greenburgh: NYC Basket Brigade.

Anna Olivo has lived in Hartsdale since 1981. She is one of the organizers of the NYC Basket Brigade that feed people in our community for many years.

She is looking for  volunteers who can assist in preparing Thanksgiving food baskets for families in need.  They will be doing prep work Monday November 18 to Friday November 22 and assembly of baskets at Our Lady of Shkodra Church, 561 West Hartsdale Ave. Saturday, November 23rd 9 AM to 3 PM (shifts) loading baskets for pickup.

The NYC Basket Brigade, a 501©3 feeding families in Westchester and NYC, provides complete Thanksgiving dinners to battered women and children in the Bronx, Nazareth House in NYC, various churches and schools in the Bronx and Westchester and a Bronx soup kitchen. They feed over 900 families a year and don’t want to leave anyone out.

 

Also, to volunteer please visit our NEW website https://nycbasketbrigade.org/

PAUL FEINER
 Greenburgh Town SUpervisor