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WELCOME TO OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE GREENBERG, OUR TALENT BOARD FOR, UM, 2022.
I HOPE, UM, YOU'RE HEALTHY, SAFE, AND, UM, IF YOU HAVE COVID, UM, I HOPE YOU HAVE A QUICK, UM, YOU KNOW, RECOVERY.
[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
WE'RE GONNA BEGIN, UH, THE MEETING WITH, UM, THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, ALLEGIANCE ALL.
[ SWEARING IN CEREMONY (speeches/comments will be held until after everyone is sworn) Town Justice Bonnie Orden Town Receiver of Taxes Venita Howard Town Clerk Judith Beville Town Councilwoman Ellen Hendrickx Town Councilman Francis Sheehan Town Supervisor Paul Feiner APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM TOWN JUSTICE (first official vote of new Town Board) Appointment of Erin O'Shea McGoey as Town Justice for a term to expire December 31, 2022 SWEARING IN CEREMONY (CONTINUED) Town Justice Erin O'Shea McGoey COMMENTS FROM OFFICIALS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE REGULAR MEETING]
WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME SWEARING IN CEREMONIES.UH, AND, UM, THOSE WHO ARE GONNA BE SWORN IN AFTER THEY'RE SWORN IN, THEY COULD MAKE SOME STATEMENTS THAT THEY, THEY WOULD LIKE.
UM, SO THE FIRST, UM, CEREMONY IS GONNA BE FOR, UM, UH, TOWN JUSTICE.
UM, JUDGE JORDAN IS HAVING TROUBLE LOGGING IN, AND, UH, SO IF YOU COULD PUT HER MAYBE TOWARD THE END WHILE THIS IS RESOLVED, PLEASE.
SO, NEXT, UH, WE HAVE, UM, OUR NEW RECEIVER OF TAXES, DENITA HOWARD.
AND ON THE, YOUR RIGHT HAND, AND YOU'RE GONNA REPEAT AFTER NAME.
I'M NITA HOWARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, STATE OF NEW YORK.
I, NITA HOWARD OF GREEN OF WESTCHESTER STATE OF NEW YORK DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I'LL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF TAX RECEIVER TOWN GREENBURG I'LL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF TAX ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
WE'RE GONNA LEAVE, WE'RE GONNA LEAVE THE SPEECHES UNTIL THE ANSWER.
EVERYBODY GETS SWORN IN FIRST.
UM, NEXT, UH, THE TOWN CLERK, UM, JUDITH VILLE TO THIS SIDE, YOU MIGHT WANNA DO THE, SO YOU GET STAND TO THE MIC.
SO THEN WE HAVE JU ON THAT SIDE, AND I'LL STAND ON THIS SIDE.
I'M, YOU'RE GONNA REPEAT AFTER ME.
UH, I, JUDITH BRAIL OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, STATE OF NEW YORK.
JUDITH BEVILLE, THE TOWN OF GREENBURG COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, STATE OF NEW YORK, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF TOWN CLERK, TOWN OF GREENBURG, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF TOWN CLERK, TOWN OF GREENBURG ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
SO HELP ME GOD, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
SO HELP ME, GOD, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.
AND THANK YOU TO ONE OF MY LIFELONG FRIENDS, JOE BOYKIN.
UH, NEXT, UH, THE SWEARING IN FOR ELLEN HENDRICKS.
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TO DO IT HERE? AND WE TURN THE MICROPHONE THAT WAY.SO WHAT WORKS FOR YOU? THAT'S FINE.
IF WE GET DONE TO, YOU WANT ME TO STAND NEXT TO YOU? YEAH, WE'RE ALMOST UP THERE.
I P HENDRICKS OF STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, TOWN OF GREENBURG, STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER TOWN GREENBURG, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THAT I WILL UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.
AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY PERFORM MY DUTIES, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY PERFORM MY DUTIES AS GREENBERG TOWN COUNCILWOMAN AS GREENBERG TOWN COUNCILWOMAN ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES.
NEXT, UH, COUNCILMAN FRANCIS CHIAN.
I AM TRYING TO THE BOTTOM THERE.
I'M NOT SURE THEY'RE IN THE LITTLE SCREEN IN THE BOTTOM.
YEAH, SHE'LL BE, SHE'LL BE OKAY ON THE ZOOM RECORDING.
NOW, HOW DO YOU WANNA DO THIS? I WAS HOPING MY, I HAVE MY FAMILY REMOTELY AS WELL, BUT APPARENTLY THEY'RE NOT BEARING ON THE SCREEN
OH, THERE, THEY'RE IN A LITTLE CORNER
THAT'S SO, OKAY, EVERYBODY FRANCIS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
I FRANCIS, SHE, I FRANCIS SHEEN OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.
TOWN OF GREENBURG DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, UH, THAT I WILL UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.
AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY PERFORM MY DUTIES, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY PERFORM MY DUTIES AT GREEN AS GREENBURG TOWN COUNCILMAN, AS GREENBURG TOWN COUNCILMAN, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES.
SO HELP ME GOD, CONGRATULATIONS THERE.
CAN WE GET A PICTURE WITH THEM IN THE BACKGROUND? YES, JUDGE.
OH, WHAT, WHAT HAPPENED? I THINK THEY MIGHT HAVE, THEY MIGHT HAVE TO SPEAK CHRISTINE, IF YOU SPEAK, MAYBE THEY'LL, THEY'LL OH, PERFECT.
AND, UM, IS BONNIE WARDEN, UM, WAS SHE ABLE TO GET IT, GET HERE BY I'M ON THE PHONE WITH MS. NORDEN AND I'M TRYING TO TROUBLESHOOT RIGHT NOW.
SO SHOULD WE DO MINE FIRST? UH, YES, I THINK SO.
WE'LL NEED A FEW MORE MINUTES.
SO NOW WE'LL HAVE A SWEARING IN FOR MYSELF.
LET'S SEE, I GUESS BY THE, AND MR. FINER, YOU DO KNOW THAT EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE APPEARING VIRTUALLY, THIS OPEN OFFICE HAS THE SAME FORCE AND EFFECT AS IF YOU WERE APPEARING BEFORE ME PERSONALLY.
SO PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
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I PAUL J FINER OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THAT I WILL UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.
AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY PERFORM MY DUTIES, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY PERFORM MY DUTIES AS TOWN SUPERVISOR, AS TOWN SUPERVISOR ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
NO, WE HAVE TO, UH, NOW THE BOARD HAS TO, WE CAN'T WE CONVENE.
WE'RE GONNA CONVENE TO, UM, APPOINT A JUDGE.
UH, SO I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, UM, MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE, UM, YOU'RE MOVING PAUL, YOU'RE MOVING, NOT MAKING A RECOMMENDATION.
I'M MOVING THAT WE, UM, A APPOINT AARON
I THINK WE HAVE ANOTHER SWEARING IN COMING IN.
I, AARON MARGARET MAGOI, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO UPHOLD THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION? TO UPHOLD THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, AND TO FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE MY DUTIES AND TO FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE MY DUTIES FOR THE OFFICE OF TOWN JUSTICE, FOR THE OFFICE OF TOWN JUSTICE, FOR THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, FOR THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, HELP ME GOD.
AND, UM, I STILL DON'T SEE JUDGE OR YOU, UH, WHY DON'T WE, UH, UM, START BY, UH, HAVING ACCEPTANCE, UH, SPEECHES, UH, WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR HER.
SO, UM, MAYBE WE'LL START WITH VENITA HOWARD, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? VENITA? UM, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK THE RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE THE RECEIVER OF TAXES FOR THE TOWN OF GREENBERG.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS NEXT FOUR YEARS.
IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, WE HAVE AN OPEN DOOR POLICY, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US.
CALL, EMAIL, COME IN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY, AND THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
I SEE WHY YOU, UH, WON UNANIMOUSLY BECAUSE, UH, YOUR SPEECH WAS, UH, VERY SHORT AND TO THE POINT.
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GOOD EVENING TO OUR RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.I WANNA BEGIN BY THANKING OUR TOWN ATTORNEY TIM LEWIS AND A LIFELONG FRIEND JOSEPH BOYKIN FOR SUPPORTING MY SWEARING IN.
BOTH ARE A TREMENDOUS FORCES, UH, IN TERMS OF WHO THEY REPRESENT.
IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, THEY REPRESENT THE VOICES OF MEN WHO ARE NOT OFTEN HEARD FROM A FEW ABCS OF YOUR TOWN CLERK'S, OFFICE ACCEPTANCE, WE'RE ACCEPTING OF THE QUESTIONS, INQUIRIES, VARIOUS REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE AND GUIDANCE FROM OUR RESIDENTS.
THAT'S YOUR TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE BELIEF.
THE CLERK'S OFFICE STAFF BELIEVES THAT EVERYONE WHO CALLS, WHO EMAILS OR WHO WALKS INTO THE OFFICE IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT, AS WE ARE ALL EITHER COMING INTO THE CLERK'S OFFICE FOR ASSISTANCE OR INFORMATION TO FACILITATE MEETING A NEED IN OUR LIVES.
CUSTOMER SERVICE AND CARING IS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY OF THIS TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE.
WE ALSO ARE AKIN TO AN EMERGENCY ROOM WITH RESIDENTS COMING INTO THE CLERK'S OFFICE FOR DIRECTION AND INFORMATION, THE IMMEDIATE NEED FOR INFORMATION AND DIRECTION.
WE HELP TO TRIAGE THEIR NEEDS ACCORDING TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS THAT THEY NEED TO BE DIRECTED TOWARDS.
I WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUOUS AND ONGOING SUPPORT OF ME AS YOUR TOWN CLERK.
I LOVE BEING RECORDING STOPPED BEING YOUR TOWN CLERK.
RECORDING IN PROGRESS, ONE OF THE GREATEST JOYS OF BEING THE TOWN CLERK IS COORDINATING ALONG WITH TOWN SUPERVISOR PAUL FRYER, TOWN ATTORNEY TIM LEWIS WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE TOWN BOARD AND COMMISSIONER GARRETT DUQUE, COMMISSIONER RICH FAWN COORDINATING THE SUMMER TOWN HALL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM NOW IN OUR 14TH YEAR.
AND HERE'S A STATEMENT THAT ATTESTS TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THAT PROGRAM.
THIS CAME FROM ONE OF OUR 2020 INTERNS.
MY WHOLE EXPERIENCE AS AN INTERN WORKING WITH INTERVIEWING, FILMING, AND VIDEO EDITING HAS ENCOURAGED ME TO PURSUE A CAREER IN FILM.
I HAVE GRADUATED THIS PAST YEAR FROM SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY WITH A BSS IN COMMUNICATIONS AND RHETORICAL STUDIES, AND I'M PURSUING MY MASTER'S DEGREE ALL BECAUSE OF THE MOTIVATION AND THE INFLUENCE OF THE SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AT TOWN HALL.
ISN'T THAT FANTASTIC? ANOTHER STUDENT JUST WROTE TO ME A FEW WEEKS AGO AND SAID, OH, I WANT TO INFORM YOU THAT I RECENTLY RECEIVED THE NEWS THAT I GOT THE INTERNSHIP IN THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY.
I WANT TO THANK YOU DEARLY FOR YOUR LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION, AS I BELIEVE THAT THAT WAS A MAJOR FACTOR IN ME RECEIVING THE INTERNSHIP.
I LOVE BEING YOUR TOWN CLERK AND I LOVE EMPOWERING,
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ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR YOUTH IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING YOU AS YOUR TOWN CLERK, LEADING THE TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE, LEADING THE STAFF IN PURSUING AND BEING COMMITTED TO THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY OF CUSTOMER SERVICE.
LEADING YOUR TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE AS A TOP LEVEL EXECUTIVE, PUBLIC OFFICIAL PUBLIC IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, AND DELIVERING TO OUR RESIDENTS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE SERVICES AND, AND ACTIVITIES PROVIDED THROUGH THE TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE AT A HIGH LEVEL OF QUALITY FOR ALL RESIDENTS.
THANK YOU AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE.
UH, COUNSEL LYNN HENDRICKS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? YES, I WOULD.
SUPERVISOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, COMMISSIONERS, STAFF MEMBERS, GREENBERG RESIDENTS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
I HAVE HERE IN MY HAND TWO BOOKS, THE FIRST UNTHINKABLE, A MEMOIR BY CONGRESSMAN JAMIE RASKIN, WHO LOST HIS SON TO SUICIDE, THEN LIVED THROUGH AN INSURRECTION IN THE US CAPITOL ONE WEEK LATER, THE SECOND, A UNION PRAYER BOOK GIVEN TO MY OLDER BROTHER WHEN HE BECAME A BAR MITZVAH OVER 60 YEARS AGO.
THIS IS THE BOOK THAT I LAID MY HAND ON TO PLEDGE BY OATH TO THIS OFFICE.
I AM DEEPLY AFFECTED BY THE MEMOIR.
I KNOW THE PAIN OF LOST SUICIDE FOR THAT IS HOW I LOST MY BROTHER WHEN HE WAS JUST 36.
THERE'S RARELY A DAY THAT GOES BY THAT I DON'T THINK OF HIM.
HOWEVER, I ONLY TRULY GLIMPSED THE DEPTHS OF LOSS OF ONE'S CHILD WHEN I GAVE BIRTH TO MY OWN.
MY MOTHER GAVE THIS CHERISHED PRAYER BOOK TO MY DAUGHTER, A LEGACY OF SADNESS, BUT ALSO OF CONTINUITY.
I REFLECT NOW ON THE SECOND TRAUMA SUFFERED BY MR. RASKIN JUST ONE WEEK AFTER THE LOSS OF HIS BELOVED SON, THE ATTEMPT TO SUBVERT THE RESULTS OF THE PREVIOUS NOVEMBER'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND TO SUBVERT DEMOCRACY.
I'M DEEPLY THANKFUL IT DIDN'T SUCCEED ONE YEAR AFTER THAT FATEFUL ELECTION.
THOSE OF US WHO TAKE THIS OFFICE THIS NEW YEAR AFTER A RELATIVELY UNEVENTFUL ELECTION NEED BE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL AND MINDFUL THAT OUR DEMOCRACY CONTINUES AND WE MUST BE FIERCE IN OUR EFFORTS TO PROTECT IT.
AND SO I TAKE MY OATH OF OFFICE WITH GREAT SOLEMNITY AND PASSION TO GOVERN DEMOCRATICALLY, WISELY AND FAIRLY.
I TAKE OFFICE TWO AS WE EMBARK ON THE THIRD YEAR OF A WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC THAT HAS ALSO CHANGED OUR LIVES.
IRREVOCABLY, THE UPHEAVAL AND THE ISOLATION OF TAKING THEIR TO TOLL ON US ALL, BUT NOT NEARLY SO MUCH AS ON OUR ESSENTIAL WORKERS.
AND THAT INCLUDES OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THOSE WHO WORK FOR GOVERNMENT.
I HAVE HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE TO WORK FOR COUNTY EXECUTIVE GEORGIA LATIMER, WHO STEERED THE WESTCHESTER FLEET THROUGH THESE DANGEROUS WATERS WITH HIS FIRST MATE, DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE KEN JENKINS BY HIS SIDE, AND A SLEW OF DEDICATED COUNTY EMPLOYEES TO HELP KEEP THE MOTHERSHIP ON COURSE AMONG THE LARGEST SHIPS IN THE FLEET.
THE TOWN OF GREENBURG CREWED BY SUPERVISOR FINER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
SHE AND NER JONES AND JACKSON NAVIGATED ROUGH WATERS AS THEY MANAGED THE CHALLENGES OF GOVERNING AND THAT OF DAYTIME JOBS AND CHILDREN.
THEY NAVIGATED ALONG WITH THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND ALL OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, THE ADDED WEIGHT OF RACIST MURDER AT A DISTANCE THAT FELT LIKE IT
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HAPPENED TO OUR NEIGHBOR FOR THE IMPACT IT HAD ON US.THE COURT WAS THROWN INTO DISARRAY AS WELL.
THIS TOO HAD TO BE PILOTED BY JUDGES, SCOTT BRA, WHITE ORDEN, AND ALESSIO.
NONE OF THE EFFORTS WOULD'VE BEEN ABLE TO SUCCEED HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF WHO STAYED THE COURSE.
I AM THANKFUL, THANKFUL TO THESE GREAT PUBLIC SERVANTS WHOM I JOINED THIS NIGHT.
I'M THANKFUL FOR MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND JOHN, AND MY DAUGHTER KATE, WHO ALWAYS HAVE MY BACK, THE WIND IN MY SAILS AS I JOINED THE FLEET.
I'M GRATEFUL TO THOSE WHO HAVE HELPED ME CHART MY WAY AMONG THEM.
LEGISLATOR MARY JANESKY, I BELIEVE SHE'S LISTENING.
AND WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CHAIR SUZANNE BERGER.
AND THANK YOU TOO FOR SWEARING ME AND MY FRIEND, JUDGE DOLORES SCOTT ROTHWAY, THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME HERE, MAYOR NIKKI ARMCO AND TRUSTEE GEORGIA LOPEZ.
LOPEZ, I'M HONORED AS FOR CONTINUITY.
I HOPE TO CONTINUE THE GOOD WORKS OF DIANA JUTTER, WHOSE YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE SET A HIGH BAR THAT I ASPIRE TO.
I AM HONORED TO BE SWORN IN WITH SUPERVISOR FINER COUNCILMAN SHEEN CLERK, BEVILLE RECEIVER HOWARD AND JUDGES ORDEN AND MAGOI.
WE CONTINUE TO GOVERN DEMOCRATICALLY.
WE CONTINUE TO FIND CREATIVE WAYS TO BATTLE ILLNESS AND TO HELP OUR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS.
WE CONTINUE TO STRIVE TOGETHER FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THIS WONDERFUL, DIVERSE COMMUNITY.
AND WE CONTINUE TO CHALLENGE OURSELVES TO DO BETTER.
I KNOW I WILL CONTINUE MY EFFORTS TO MEET THAT CHALLENGE WITH YOUR HELP.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY.
UH, WE NOW HAVE JUDGE JORDAN ON, AND MAYBE WE SHOULD, UM, DO THE SWEARING IN.
I I DON'T KNOW IF JUDGE RIVERA, UH, CAN WAIT LONGER.
UH, BUT WHY DON'T WE DO THAT NEXT.
WELL, THANK YOU AND I THAT, UH, THE JUDGE WAS ABLE TO GET ON.
I HAVE THE HONOR OF WO SWEARING IN JUDGE BONNIE ORDEN.
THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME I GET TO SWEAR HER IN BECAUSE FOUR YEARS AGO WHEN SHE WAS FIRST ELECTED, I HAD THE SAME PRIVILEGE TO SWEAR HER IN.
JUDGE, WOULD YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
I BONNIE ORDEN, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.
I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, BUT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
NOW I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE AND I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF TOWN JUSTICE OF THE GREENBERG TOWN COURT.
WANNA GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN? THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF TOWN JUSTICE.
THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF TOWN JUSTICE OF THE GREENBERG, OF THE GREENBERG COURT.
ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES.
IF YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING, UH, I WOULD, UH, IS IT APPROPRIATE FOR ME TO DO SO? NOW YOU COULD DO SO NOW.
AND THEN WE HAVE TWO OTHER ACCEPTANCE, THREE OTHER ACCEPTANCE SPEECHES AFTER.
UH, I FIRST, UH, WANT TO SAY I AM A LITTLE RATTLED TRYING TO GET ON FOR 50 MINUTES, AND I WANNA GIVE MY GREAT THANKS TO GARRETT WHO HELPED ME DO THAT FOR THE LAST, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG, BUT I WAS LOCKED OUT.
SO I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE.
UH, I WANNA THANK JUDGE RIVERA FOR TAKING THE TIME, UH, OUT OF HIS BUSY SCHEDULE TO SW ME IN AGAIN AS GREENBERG TOWN JUSTICE.
MY REMARKS WILL BE BRIEF THIS EVENING, AS I THINK THAT TONIGHT SHOULD BE DEDICATED NOT ONLY TO THOSE HAVE BEEN REELECTED, BUT THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN NEWLY ELECTED, AND TO AN IN INDIVIDUAL ABOUT TO BE APPOINTED AS OUR NEWEST PARTNER ON THE GREENBERG BENCH JUSTICE ERIN MCG, UH, ALL OF US, UH, WELCOME YOU TO THE TOWN COURT AND TO OUR TEAM.
AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT, UH, YOU WILL PUT YOUR OWN DISTINGUISHED, INDIVIDUALIZED IMPRINT ON THE BENCH AS YOU SERVE.
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UH, I'D ALSO, UH, LIKE TO THANK THE VOTERS, UH, OF THIS TOWN FOR GIVING ME THE HONOR TO SERVE ONCE AGAIN, UH, AS WELL AS THE MENTORS, SOME OF WHICH HAVE BEEN MENTIONED, UH, ALREADY.UH, AND THE DISTRICT LEADERS WHO WORK VERY HARD IN OUR, UH, COMMUNITY, UH, FOR YOUR SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS.
AND TO MY ROCK, MY LOVE, MY LIFE'S COMPANION, MY HUSBAND STEWART.
UH, THANK YOU FOR STANDING BY MY SIDE EACH AND EVERY DAY.
THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES THIS SWEARING IN A LITTLE DIFFERENT FOR ME PERSONALLY IS THAT THIS TIME I WON'T HAVE MY MOTHER PHYSICALLY PRESENT TO WATCH, BUT SHE ALWAYS STANDS ON MY SHOULDER.
I GO ON TO CONGRATULATE SUPERVISOR, FINER COUNCILMAN SHEEN, TOWN CLERK, JUDITH BEVILLE, UH, NEWLY ELECTED, UM, TOWN RECEIVER, MS. HOWARD.
AND A HARDY WELCOME BACK TO THE NEWLY ELECTED ELLEN HENDRICKS.
TONIGHT, WHEN I TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE I HAD BEFORE ME, UM, MY RIGHT HAND WAS UP, BUT MY LEFT HAND WAS RESTING ON THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
IN THESE PERILOUS TIMES WHERE SOME OF US MAY FEEL THAT OUR DEMOCRACY, UH, HAS WEAKENED FOOTING, TAKING A SOLEMN OATH TO UPHOLD OUR CONSTITUTION IS FAR MORE THAN RITUALIZED WORDS.
AS A MEMBER OF THE JUDICIARY IN SWEARING TO UPHOLD AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION, FOR ME, I FOUND PROFOUND MEANING IN THOSE WORDS, IN SERVING IN ONE OF THE BUSIEST COURTS IN THE STATE.
WE SEE PEOPLE, WE SEE AND RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALS.
EVERYONE WHO COMES BEFORE THE COURT HAS HIS OR HER OWN STORY.
AND MANY TIMES IT'S BECAUSE OF THEIR OWN INDIVIDUATED BACKGROUND THAT, UH, PLAYS A PART AND A ROLE IN WHY THEY APPEAR BEFORE THE COURT.
EVERY STORY IS IMPORTANT, AND WHETHER IT'S A FIRST TIME OFFENDER OR JUST MADE AN ERROR, OR IT'S A REPEAT OFFENDER WHO HAS SPENT HALF OF HIS OR HER LIFE IN JAIL, AND THEN UPON RELEASE KEEPS COMMITTING THE SAME CRIMES OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
IT'S UP TO US AS JUDGES TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX, SEE WHERE THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED IN THE PAST, AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE IT BETTER SO IT DOES NOT FAIL AGAIN.
UH, IN OUR COURT, DURING THE PANDEMIC, WHICH HAS PLAGUED OUR LIVES FOR TWO YEARS NOW, WE'VE SEEN A MARKET INCREASE IN THEFTS IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES AND DWIS AND CRIMES COMMITTED DUE TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ADDICTION.
THERE HAVE BEEN ALSO A MARKET INCREASE IN TENANTS WITH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN, UH, ARE FACING EVICTION BECAUSE THEY CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO PAY THE RENT.
IN EVERY EVALUATION OF A MATTER THAT COMES BEFORE THE COURT.
THE CHALLENGES CAN BE PROFOUND.
AND AS A JUDGE, I BELIEVE WHOLEHEARTEDLY THAT IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT HOW YOU CAN APPLY THE FACTS TO THE LAW AND REACH AN EQUITABLE DECISION.
IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT BEING FAIR AND IMPARTIAL.
AND IT'S NOT JUST A DEDICATION TO KNOWING THE LAW, KEEPING UP WITH THE LAW AND IT'S MYRIAD CHANGES, AND APPLYING IT WITHOUT FEAR OR FAVORITISM TO SERVE ON THE BENCH.
WITH DISTINCTION, THERE ARE SOME ADDED INGREDIENTS.
I BELIEVE THAT IT TAKES HEART AND IT TAKES A DAILY COMMITMENT TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION, WHAT CAN I DO BETTER TODAY THAN I DID YESTERDAY TO IMPROVE THE TRAJECTORY OF SOMEONE'S LIFE WHO APPEARS BEFORE THE COURT? I GIVE YOU MY SOLEMN OF NOT ONLY WILL I UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION, BUT I WILL DO JUST THAT AND SERVE WITH HEART AND DAILY ASK THAT QUESTION.
I STAND HERE HUMBLED AND MOST GRATEFUL AND AND HONORED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO AGAIN, SERVE ALONGSIDE JUSTICE BRALEY AND JUSTICE MAGO.
AND BEST OF LUCK TO YOU, JUDGE CELESIO.
NEXT, UM, WE HAVE, UH, COUNCILMAN, UH, FRANCIS CHIAN.
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UH, UH, THIS IS, UH, VERY STRANGE SWEARING IN CEREMONY.OBVIOUSLY WE HAD SOME ENTIRELY REMOTE, WE HAD SOME ENTIRELY IN PERSON.
WE HAD SOME HYBRID, UH, BUT WE ALSO, UM, HAVE TO DEAL WITH REALITY.
I ENVISIONED SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT, UH, EVEN FOUR MONTHS AGO ABOUT TONIGHT.
UH, I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE, UM, AN EVENT WHERE I COULD HAVE ALL OF MY FAMILY HERE.
'CAUSE WE ALL KNOW THAT AN ELECTED OFFICIAL CANNOT DO THE WORK OF AN ELECTED OFFICIAL WITHOUT A SUPPORTIVE FAMILY.
NOW, OF COURSE, THE JOKE IS, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY SAY, YOU KNOW, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO DO OVER A TOWN HALL? IT MAY BE THEY JUST WANNA GET ME OUT OF THE HOUSE,
UM, UH, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE CASE.
UM, UH, I'M JOINED HERE TODAY BY SURPRISE, BECAUSE I THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO BE UP ON THE SCREEN WITH MY DAUGHTER, MY TWO, UH, GRANDCHILDREN AND MOM ORTIZ.
UM, AND THEY SURPRISED ME BECAUSE THEY APPARENTLY, UH, LEFT AFTER ME AND GOT HERE BEFORE ME AND WAS SITTING HERE.
SO I'M JOINED BY WITH MY WIFE, MILLIE, MY DAUGHTER.
SOME PEOPLE SAY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, BUT DAUGHTER DIANA AND MY SON FRANCIS.
AND WHAT YOU SAW, WHO YOU SAW ON THE SCREEN BEFORE, YOUR SON, YOUR SON, AND YOUR SON,
UH, AND I'M REALLY TERRIBLE WITH NAMES, SO I NAMED HIM FRANCIS, SO IT, IT WASN'T TOO HEAVY OF A LIFT.
UM, AND SO WE HAVE A FAIRLY ROBUST HOUSE AND, UH, WE, WE ENJOY IT, UH, IMMENSELY.
UH, AND, UH, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, MANY OF THEM ARE, UH, INVOLVED IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND NOT SIA OR CADEN YET.
THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT TOO YOUNG.
UM, BUT I WANNA GIVE THANKS TO, UH, MY FAMILY FOR, FOR HANGING IN THERE.
'CAUSE, UH, THERE'S BEEN LOTS OF LATE NIGHTS.
THERE'S, UM, THERE'S, UH, A LOT OF WORK THAT THEY DO ON THEIR PART, WHICH I'M NOT SO SURE THEY WOULD DO IF IT WASN'T THAT I WAS IN THE POSITION THAT I WAS IN.
UH, BUT THEY DO IT AND THEY DO IT LOVINGLY.
I WANNA THANK THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, WHO, FOR 20 YEARS HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY SUPPORTIVE OF MY EFFORTS AND MY, UH, ETHIC FOR, UH, GOVERNANCE.
I WANNA THANK THE WORKING FAMILIES PARTY FOR THE SAME, FOR THE SAME 20 YEARS.
I WANNA THANK THE VILLAGE OFFICIALS WHO HAVE WELCOMED ME TO THEIR MEETINGS SO THAT WE COULD WORK COOPERATIVELY.
TOWN AND VILLAGE IS, UH, TOGETHER.
AND I NOTICED, UNFORTUNATELY, UH, COUNTY EXECUTIVE LATIMER HAD TO LEAVE.
UH, BUT I WANT TO THANK THE COUNTY AND THE COUNTY COUNTY LEGISLATORS FOR WORKING SO COOPERATIVELY WITH THE TOWN.
I REALLY ENJOY COMMITTEE WORK.
I REALLY ENJOY WHEN WE GET TOGETHER AS A GROUP BECAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BUILD SOMETHING MORE POSITIVE THAN WHATEVER WE THINK IS THE BEST IDEA POSSIBLE.
UH, SO WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT.
UH, SUPERVISOR FINDER'S PRETTY GOOD ABOUT RATTLING HIM OFF REALLY QUICK, SO I'LL LEAVE THAT TO WHEN, WHEN WE GET TO HIS.
UH, I DO WANNA POINT OUT THOUGH THAT, UH, WE HAVE TAKEN ON SMALL PROJECTS, UH, SUCH AS HANDING OUT MASKS AND MEETING THE PEOPLE OVER THE WEEKEND, UH, HANDING OUT TEST KITS AND MEETING THE PEOPLE DOING THAT, AND GETTING JUST A WONDERFUL RESPONSE DOING IT.
BUT WE ALSO TAKE ON BIG PROJECTS, WHICH IS WHAT GOVERNMENT'S ALL ABOUT.
WE HAVE NEVER HAD A REDUNDANT SOURCE OF WATER IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG UNTIL NOW.
YOU CAN LIVE WITHOUT ELECTRICITY FOR A WHILE.
UH, YOU LIVE WITHOUT NATURAL GAS FOR A WHILE.
YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT WATER VERY LONG AT ALL.
AND SO, UNBEKNOWNST TO MANY, THAT HALF THE TOWN IS SERVED
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BY ONE WATER SOURCE, HALF THE TOWN ON THE OTHER.AND IF ONE PUMP WENT DOWN AND THEY WERE 50 TO 60 YEARS OLD, THERE WAS NO WAY TO PROVIDE YOU WATER.
BUT WE TOOK ON AN AMAZING PROJECT, MAJOR PROJECT WASN'T CHEAP, A MAJOR PROJECT TO PROVIDE REDUNDANCY SO THAT WE'RE NOT PUT IN THAT POSITION IN THE FUTURE.
THOSE ARE NOT THE KIND OF THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN BOAST ABOUT 'CAUSE OH, IT'S WATER, RIGHT? IT'S NOTHING REALLY SEXY ABOUT WATER UNTIL YOU DON'T HAVE IT.
AND SO, UH, WHAT I'M HOPING FOR IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS IS FOR IT TO MEET, TO BUILD ON THINGS THAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED ALREADY AND TAKE ON SOME MORE TASKS.
WHOEVER THOUGHT FOUR YEARS AGO, WE WOULD BE DEALING WITH A PANDEMIC.
AND HOW DO WE TRY TO KEEP OUR EMPLOYEES SAFE AND OUR RESIDENTS SAFE? YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GONNA POP UP AS THE NEXT ISSUE.
MANY TIMES YOU START THE DAY AND YOU THINK, I'M GONNA DO THIS, THIS, AND THIS THROUGHOUT THE DAY, AND YOU GET NONE OF THAT DONE BECAUSE OTHER ISSUES COME UP AS WELL.
AND SO I'M REALLY DELIGHTED THAT ELLEN HENDRICKS IS JOINING THE BOARD.
DIANA JUTTER, UM, QUIT AFTER JUST 29 YEARS.
UH, BUT I CAN TELL YOU I'VE SEEN HER RECENTLY AND SHE HASN'T LOOKED HAPPIER IN A LONG TIME.
SO, UH, YOU KNOW, SHE, AS SHE SAID, IT WAS TIME.
AND SO, UM, AND I THINK SHE FEELS MORE COMFORTABLE BECAUSE THERE'S SOMEBODY SITTING IN THE SEAT WHO WILL, WILL CONTINUE TO CONTINUE THE WORK THAT, UH, THAT SHE HAS BEEN DOING AS WELL.
SO, I, I'M GONNA LEAVE IT AT THAT.
I'M SURE I'M GONNA LEAVE OUT SOMEBODY AND, UH, BUT I, I, I, I JUST AGAIN, UH, WANT TO EMPHASIZE, UH, THIS IS NOT DONE BY ANY, ANYTHING THAT I MIGHT HAVE DONE.
IT'S WHAT WE HAVE DONE TOGETHER.
AND I WANT TO THANK THE VOTERS WHO HAVE BEEN SO SUPPORTIVE OVER THE YEARS.
AND, UH, AND I HOPE THAT I CONTINUE TO EARN, NOT THE ONLY THOSE THAT VOTED FOR ME, BUT THOSE WHO DID NOT THAT, UM, THAT I WIN THEM OVER AS WELL.
UM, AND, UH, THAT'S, THAT'S MY, THAT'S MY GOAL.
AND I HOPE WE ALL STAY SAFE AND WE'RE ALL TOGETHER AGAIN, UH, THIS TIME NEXT YEAR.
UM, NEXT, UH, WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM OUR TOWN J NEW TOWN JUSTICE AARON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? I GUESS WE SHOULD ALL RISE.
IS THAT MICROPHONE IN THE WAY? OKAY.
UH, TOWN SUPERVISOR, FINER BOARD MEMBERS.
I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR APPOINTING ME AS THE NEWEST GREENBERG TOWN JUSTICE.
IT IS AN EXTRAORDINARY HONOR TO ME AND A DREAM COME TRUE.
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT COMES WITH, IT'S A ROLE THAT COMES WITH GREAT RESPONSIBILITY, AND I PLAN TO TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING THE PEOPLE OF GREENBERG.
I PROMISE THAT I WILL BE A FAIR, NEUTRAL, AND RESPECTFUL JUDGE TO ALL WHO COME BEFORE ME.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH JUSTICE BRATHWAITE AND JUSTICE ORDEN AND ALL OF THE, UH, COURT, UH, COURT PERSONNEL.
I WANNA THANK MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO WANTED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING, BUT DUE TO C O V I D ARE WATCHING, UM, FROM AFAR, ESPECIALLY MY SISTER, MY BROTHERS, MY SISTER-IN-LAWS, BROTHER-IN-LAWS, MY 25 NIECES AND NEPHEWS, MY DEAR FRIENDS, I LOVE YOU ALL.
I WANNA THANK OUR NEW YORK STATE SUPREME COURT JUDGE, CHRISTY DALESSIO, WHO'S A VERY DEAR FRIEND OF MINE.
IT MEANS THE WORLD THAT YOU WERE HERE TONIGHT TO SWEAR ME IN AND PASS THE BATON AND THE SUPREME COURT'S VERY LUCKY TO HAVE YOU.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK SOME FRIENDS IN THE ROOM, OUR DEPUTY
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COUNTY EXECUTIVE, KEN JENKINS.I KNOW OUR COUNTY EXECUTIVE, GEORGE LATIMER WAS HERE EARLIER, AND OUR DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CHAIR, SUZANNE BERGER.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
I'D LIKE TO THANK MY MOTHER AND FATHER WHO HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BESIDE ME FOR EVERY MILESTONE, INCLUDING TONIGHT.
THEY'VE ALWAYS ENCOURAGED ME TO REACH FOR THE STARS.
NOTHING WAS IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT HARD WORK.
THEY ARE THE GREATEST AS AND SHOULD BE.
THEY HAVE INSTILLED THAT IN ME FROM A VERY YOUNG AGE.
HARD WORK, INTEGRITY, RESPECT FOR ALL YOU MEET, AND FAITH THOSE WILL ALWAYS SEE YOU THROUGH.
I WANNA THANK MY HUSBAND, MY BEST FRIEND, THE BEST PARTNER ANYBODY COULD ASK FOR.
THANK YOU FOR BEING BY MY SIDE AND SUPPORTING ME IN EVERYTHING I WANNA DO.
AND FINALLY, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MY THREE GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
MADELINE, JOHN, MATTHEW, MY CHILDREN, THE LOVES OF MY LIFE.
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH ME TONIGHT.
I AM TREMENDOUSLY HONORED AND I WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN.
CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE ELSE WHO WAS SWORN IN TONIGHT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL.
AND NOW I'LL MAKE MY COMMENTS.
UM, I'D LIKE TO, UH, TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE GRATITUDE TO THE RESIDENTS OF GREENBURG FOR ALLOWING ME TO REPRESENT THEM AS TOWN SUPERVISOR FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
TO ALL THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO VOTED FOR ME, PLEASE ACCEPT MY DEEPEST APPRECIATION FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO DID NOT.
I'M HERE AND AVAILABLE TO EACH OF YOU, AND I NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU SO THAT I MAY, UH, SO I MIGHT NOTE WHAT I CAN DO BETTER OR DIFFERENTLY TO GAIN YOUR SUPPORT AND CONFIDENCE, UM, IN THE FUTURE.
AND MY CELL PHONE'S NUMBERS HAVE NOT CHANGED.
UM, THE TOWN CELL PHONE IS FOUR THREE EIGHT THIRTEEN FORTY THREE, AND MY NON-GOVERNMENT PHONE IS FOUR SEVEN EIGHT ONE TWO ONE NINE.
UM, THOSE ARE MY CELL NUMBERS.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE TOWN SUPERVISOR IS BUT ONE AND FIVE ON THE TOWN BOARD BOARD, AND THAT OUR SUCCESS IN NAVIGATING THESE PSS FEW EXTREMELY DIFFICULT YEARS IS BASED UPON THE ABILITY OF THE BOARD TO FIND CONSENSUS ON IMPORTANT ISSUES AND TO ACT TOGETHER IN SUPPORT OF OUR CONSTITUENCY.
I'D LIKE TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE TOWN BOARD FOR THEIR DILIGENT WORK AND FOR THEIR GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT COUNCIL MEMBERS, SHEEN JONES, JACKSON, UM, HENDRICKS, AND OUR FORMER COUNCILWOMAN JUTTER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ALL THAT WE MAY ACCOMPLISH TOGETHER IN THE COMING YEAR.
ALTHOUGH I HAVE BEEN SERVING THE PEOPLE OF GREENBURG FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS AS TOWN SUPERVISOR, AND EIGHT YEARS BEFORE THAT, AS COUNTY LEGISLATOR, MY EXCITEMENT ENTERING A NEW TERM NEVER DIMINISHES.
AND THIS COMING YEAR IS NO EXCEPTION.
WE BEGIN 2022 WITH NO TAX HIKE FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR AS A BOARD.
IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT THE PANDEMIC DE DEVASTATED INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES IN OUR COMMUNITY, BOTH FISCALLY AND EMOTIONALLY.
AND THAT THE HURDLE OF INCREASED PROPERTY TAXES COULD ONLY ADD TO THE STRESS OF THE SITUATION BASED UPON PAST PRUDENT USE OF TOWN FUNDS.
COUPLED WITH THE SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN FEES AND PROPERTY TAXES GENERATED BY NEW DEVELOPMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MEET OUR FISCAL NEEDS WITHOUT INCREASING TAXES.
THE TOWN BOARDS PREVIOUS REZONING OF THE REGENERON CAMPUS EXPANSION WAS PRE PRODUCING RESULTS.
AS A 207,000 SQUARE FOOT LABORATORY BUILDING WILL BEGIN BEING CONSTRUCTED THIS YEAR, THE 1.8 BILLION EXPANSION WILL CREATE MORE THAN A THOUSAND NEW JOBS AND GENERATE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN ONE-TIME CONSTRUCTION FEES, AS WELL AS SUBSTANTIAL SUMS OF NEW PROPERTY TAX REVENUE, WHICH WILL BENEFIT EVERYONE IN THE TOWN.
ADDITIONAL MAJOR PROJECTS PLANNED FOR 2022 INCLUDE OUR CONSULTANT, WOODEN AND KAREN WILL PROVIDE US WITH RECOMMENDATIONS TO DEAL WITH LONG-TERM FLOODING ISSUES AT TROUBLESOME AND MANHATTAN.
BROOK, THE TOWN IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN IDENTIFYING AND APPLYING FOR FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS TO ADDRESS, UH, THESE SERIOUS ISSUES.
AND IN THE PROPOSED CAPITAL BUDGET THAT I WILL PRESENT TO THE TOWN BOARD, THERE'LL BE FUNDING FOR, UM, DRAINAGE.
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YOU KNOW, MITIGATION, WE HAVE PLACED IN THE CAPITAL BUDGET FUNDS FOR ADDITIONAL SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION.UH, WE WILL COMPLETE A SIDEWALK ON HILLSIDE AVENUE, SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO WALK FROM, UM, ONE 19 ALL THE WAY, UM, TO, UM, TO SOUTH ROAD.
ANOTHER SIDEWALK WILL BE BUILT ON NORTH WASHINGTON AVENUE AND ON LONGVIEW, UM, AVENUE.
WE ARE CURRENTLY REVIEWING PLANS FOR SIDEWALK ON JUNIPER HILL.
AND, UH, THE DESIGN WILL TAKE PLACE IN 2022 AND WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IN 2023.
WE HOPE TO RECEIVE GOOD NEWS FROM NEW YORK STATE IN THE COMING MONTHS CONFIRMING THAT WE WILL BE RECEIVING FUNDING FOR A SIDEWALK ON WEST HARTSDALE AVENUE, WHICH WOULD BE AN ENORMOUS, UM, BENEFIT TO RESIDENTS AND STUDENTS, UM, WHO ATTEND SOLOMON SCHECHTER.
MARIA REGINA AND, UM, AND WOODLANDS HIGH SCHOOL AND CONGRESSMAN ON, ON MONDIRA JONES ON, UM, INDICATED THAT HE'S PUSHING HARD FOR A SIDEWALK ON DOPPS FERRY ROAD.
A HAWKEYE SAFETY INITIATIVE LIGHT WILL BE INSTALLED ON CENTRAL AVENUE AT THE SITE OF THE PREVIOUS PEDESTRIAN, UM, ACCIDENT.
PROVIDING SAFETY IN THAT, UM, EFFORT WAS, UM, INITIATED BY, UH, COUNCILMAN, UM, FRANCIS CHIAN.
UH, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL PROCEED WITH THEIR GOAL OF ESTABLISHING A RECYCLING CENTER WITHIN THE TOWN.
RESIDENTS WILL SOON BE ABLE TO USE THEIR CELL PHONES TO TAKE PHOTOS OF POTHOLES AND OTHER PROBLEMS THEY MAY FIND AND, UH, IMMEDIATELY UPHOLD THE DATA AND A FIX-IT GREENBERG APP, WHICH WILL REPORT THE LOCATION USING G P SS TO, UM, THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT.
UM, JOE ESEI HAS BEEN WORKING HARD ON THAT AND, UM, WE'RE IN THE FINAL STAGES AND WE'RE RIGHT NOW TESTING IT BEFORE IT GOES ON GOES PUBLIC.
THE GREENBERG, UM, WATER DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT IMPORTANT INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVES, WHICH INCLUDE REPLACING THE VERY DATED NORWOOD PUMP STATION, WHICH WAS LAST REHABILITATED IN 1965.
AND OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT HAS TAKING STEPS TO BUILD FOUR NEW PICKLEBALL COURTS AT EAST ROMBERG PARK AND TO CONVERT TWO, UH, TENNIS COURTS AT AF UH, VETERAN PARK INTO SIX ADDITIONAL PICKLEBALL COURTS IN 2022.
WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING, UM, TO COMPLETE ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS OF THE HISTORICAL DELL HOUSE MOVING AHEAD WITH OUR PLAN TO MAKE, UH, THE PROPERTY A MUSEUM.
I AM VERY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS YEAR WE WILL BEGIN IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE AGAINST SYSTEMIC RACISM, CHAMPION BY COUNCILWOMAN GINA JACKSON FOR STAFF RECRUITMENT PROCESSES, POLICE TRAINING INITIATIVES, AND, UM, ADDITIONAL REFORMS. A NEW POLICE CHIEF WILL BE HIRED TO REPLACE, UM, UM, UM, OUR, UM, INTERIM, UM, UH, CHIEF JOHN GEORGE, UM, LONGWORTH.
WE ALSO HOPE TO COMMENCE, UH, BLACK LIVES MATTER MURAL, UM, PLAN FOR MANHATTAN AVENUE TO BE, UH, PAINTED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE I 2 87 OVERPASS ILLUSTRATED ASPECTS OF BLACK HISTORY CHRONICLED FROM 1619 TO THE PRESENT.
COUNCILMAN KEN JONES IS LEADING, UM, THAT EFFORT.
WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SIDEWALK FOR THE RESIDENTS OF, UM, FAIRVIEW, UM, CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SUP, UM, GROCERY STORE, UM, OR SUPERMARKET OR FOOD STORE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF FAIRVIEW WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF MANHATTAN AVENUE.
AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN VERY POSITIVE, UM, WITHIN THE COMING MONTHS ON THAT CONSTRUCTION OF BRIGHTVIEW SENIOR LIVING SHOULD BEGIN, UM, IN 2022 ON DOPPS FERRY ROAD.
AND THE SHOPRITE SUPERMARKET IN NORTH ELMSFORD WILL ALSO OPEN IN 2022.
WE SHOULD APPROVE A HOUSING PLAN AT THE ABANDONED ELMWOOD COUNTRY CLUB, WHICH WILL BRING RESIDENTS AND BEAUTIFUL NEW HOUSES TO OUR COMMUNITY GENERATING ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TAX AND CONSTRUCTION FEE REVENUE FOR THE TOWN.
AND WE'RE GONNA BEGIN SEEING THE CONSTRUCTION OF 45 UNITS OF WORKFORCE HOUSING ON DRONE WAR ROAD.
70, UH, UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING WILL OPEN LATER THIS YEAR ON MANHATTAN AVENUE FOR SENIORS.
AND, UM, AND, AND WE ALSO EXPECT TO HAVE A FARMER'S MARKET AT TOWN HALL DURING THE MONTHS FROM JUNE THROUGH NOVEMBER.
AND THAT EFFORT IS BEING, UM, LED BY, UH, TOWN CLERK JUDITH VOL.
2022 IS A YEAR WE HOPE TO FINALIZE PLANNING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW GREENBURG POLICE HEADQUARTERS TO REPLACE THE CURRENT BUILDING, UH, WHICH IS CON SIGNIFICANTLY PASSED ITS USEFUL LIFE.
AND WE HOPE TO BENEFIT FROM COUNCILWOMAN
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ELLEN HENDRICKS EXPERTISE IN CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURE.AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS.
UH, ONE OPTION WOULD BE HAVING A, A FREESTANDING NEW POLICE HEADQUARTERS AND THEN TO, UM, RENOVATE, UM, THE CURRENT, UH, COURTHOUSE AND, UM, AND MODERNIZE THAT AND GIVE THE COURTHOUSE, UM, MORE SPACE, UH, WHERE THEY CURRENTLY, YOU KNOW, ARE, UM, AS ALWAYS, WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE TOWN BOARD WILL WORK, UM, DILIGENTLY, INTELLIGENTLY TO ENSURE LIFE SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR CONSTITUENCY.
WE'RE GONNA, UM, GET THROUGH THE PANDEMIC TOGETHER.
WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR, UM, UM, WAYS TO, UM, MAKE GOVERNMENT, UM, AS EFFICIENT AND RESPONSIVE AS POSSIBLE.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UM, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO, UM, UM, YOUR CONTINUED, UM, UM, SUPPORT, ADVICE, AND CONSTRUCTIVE SUGGESTIONS WITH GREAT RESPECT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND HAVE A GREAT YEAR.
LET'S SEE, I, I THINK WE HAVE SOME, UH, WE ACTUALLY HAVE, UM, THE MOMENT OF SILENCE.
WELL, WE HAVE ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT HAVE BEEN JOINED WHO JOINED US, UM, WHO, WHO WANTED TO, UH, TO SPEAK ABOUT THE SWEARING IN OR, OR NOT, UH, WAIT, I'M SORRY.
WE'RE STILL ON THE SWEARING END PART.
TRUSTEE LOPEZ AND I ARE HERE TO OFFER OUR HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS TO NEWLY ELECTED COUNCILWOMAN HENDRICKS ON THIS MOMENTOUS OCCASION.
YOU ARE A DAUGHTER OF OUR VILLAGE HASTINGS ON HUDSON, AND WE ARE SO VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE WHO HAS ELECTED TODAY, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE OUR DEEP BELT PRIDE.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR THE, THE OPPORTUNITY.
I CERTAINLY FIRST BRING YOU GREETINGS ON BEHALF OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE GEORGE LATIMER, WHO HAD TO GO TO MAEK TO GET ANOTHER ONE OF THE SWEARING INS THAT WERE HAPPENING OVER THIS EVENING.
UH, IT IS SO, SO VERY, UM, IMPORTANT, THESE PARTICULAR CEREMONIES AS YOUR PEOPLE ARE GETTING SWORN IN AND THEIR REPRESENTATION OF THE TOWN.
AND CERTAINLY AS GREENBERG BEING WESTCHESTER'S LARGEST TOWN, UM, AND AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, HENDRICKS SAID, UM, AND THE SHIPS AS THEY SAIL THROUGHOUT THE GREAT COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER AND EVERYONE MOVING TOGETHER.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE FOLKS THAT GOT REELECTED, SUPERVISOR, THE CLERK, UM, CERTAINLY OUR TAX RECEIVER.
I KNOW PEOPLE DON'T LIKE TO SAY THE TAX RECEIVER, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE'S CHEERING FOR THE TAX RECEIVER.
AND, AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HENDRICKS, COUNCIL MEMBER SHEEN, THE SUPERVISOR, UM, JUDGE ORTON, AND CERTAINLY TONIGHT, UM, THE APPOINTMENT OF JUDGE EY.
RIGHT? IT'S CERTAINLY SO VERY HAPPY TO SEE EVERYONE TONIGHT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE OUTSTANDING WORK THAT THE TOWN OF GREENBERG WILL CONTINUE TO DO IN ITS LEADERSHIP AND CONTINUED SUCCESS FOR EVERYONE.
HAVE A GREAT EVENING, EVERYONE.
SO NEXT, UH, ONE MOMENT, PAUL, I JUST WANT TO BRING GREETINGS FROM THE, UH, WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, ELLEN HENDRICKS, ON HER NEW FOUR YEAR TERM, FRANCIS SHEAN RENEWING HIS FOUR YEAR TERM CLERK, JUDITH BRAIL ON HER REELECTION, YOU SUPERVISOR FINER, AND I'M PARTICULARLY EXCITED TO WELCOME, UH, JUDGE MAG TO THE BENCH IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.
SO, CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYBODY, PUBLIC SERVICE IS KEY, AND WE THANK YOU FOR IT.
NEXT, UM, WE HAVE, UH, THE ROLL CALL FROM THE TOWN CLERK.
ALRIGHT, SO WE'RE GONNA TAKE MAYBE A TWO MINUTE BREAK TO LET PEOPLE CLEAR OUT AND SEE PEOPLE WHO PROBABLY WANNA LEAVE.
I BELIEVE, UH, MARY JANESKY WAS, UH, ON AND WANTED TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
YEAH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH GARRETT AND PAUL.
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THE SUBJECT OF CONTINUITY CAME UP EARLY TONIGHT, AND TRULY THIS IS CON THIS WHOLE SWEARING IN CEREMONY WAS CONS, UH, CONTINUITY IN ACTION.WE HAD SEVEN SWEARING INS TONIGHT.
UH, THREE OF THEM, PAUL, JUDITH, AND FRANCIS ARE OLD HANDS AND THEY HAVE SET AN EXAMPLE OF CARING FOR THE PEOPLE OF THIS TOWN THAT EVERYONE ELSE, UH, WOULD BE WELL SERVED TO EMULATE.
UM, JUSTICE SODEN IS BEGINNING HER SECOND TERM, AND SHE AND SENIOR JUSTICE BRALEY HAVE DONE SO MUCH TO MAKE OUR COURT SECOND TO NONE AND ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING.
UM, ANYONE WHO KNOWS BONNIE KNOWS THAT THE SHARPNESS OF HER INTELLECT AND THE DEGREE TO WHICH SHE CARES ABOUT WHAT SHE DOES AND SHE CARES ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE IS GOING TO COME THROUGH IN HER JOB PERFORMANCE.
AND THEN WE HAVE OUR, OUR NEW PEOPLE, UM, NEWLY SWORN INJUSTICE MAGOI.
UH, YOU TWO HAVE A GREAT INTELLECT AND YOU TWO, UM, HAVE A REAL KNACK FOR PEOPLE.
YOU HAVE A FIRST CLASS JUDICIAL TEMPERAMENT, AND I THINK THE THREE OF YOU TOGETHER WILL MAKE A FABULOUS TEAM ON THE BENCH.
UM, RECEIVER OF TAXES, HOWARD.
UM, YOU HAVE ONE OF THE TOUGHEST CUSTOMER SERVICE JOBS OUT THERE, BUT I KNOW THAT YOU'RE UP TO THE TASK.
AND I KNOW THAT WHEN PEOPLE COME TO YOUR OFFICE, REGARDLESS OF HOW THEY'RE FEELING AT THE MOMENT, YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE HEARD AND THAT THEY'RE RESPECTED AND THAT THEIR NEEDS ARE TAKEN CARE OF AS BEST AS POSSIBLE.
UH, AND THEN THERE'S, UM, THE ALMOST NEW COUNCILWOMAN.
NOT TOO LONG AGO, WE, UM, WE SIGNALED THE END OF THE DIANA HUTTNER ERA IN GREENBURG, BUT NOW WE HAVE THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS ONLY 11 YEARS AGO THAT ELLEN STARTED THE WAY SO MANY OF US START IN POLITICS.
SHE WAS A COMMUNITY ACT ACTIVIST, A COMMUNITY ADVOCATE.
AND IN THAT SHORT TIME, THAT SHORT 11 YEARS, UM, SHE BECAME A GOVERNMENT PROFESSIONAL.
AND ONE OF THE BEST AROUND MY CONSTITUENTS LOVED DEALING WITH ELLEN ON THE PHONE, AND OF COURSE SHE WAS SO GREAT.
UM, GEORGE SCOOPED HER UP AND SHE'S NOW ON, UM, A NEW PROMOTION THERE AS WELL AS DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH.
AND HAVING SOMEONE WITH ELLEN'S GOVERNMENT BACKGROUND IS JUST GOING TO BE SO WONDERFUL FOR THE TOWN.
IT WILL REALLY BE HELPFUL, UM, IN SO MANY WAYS, BIG AND SMALL.
EVERYBODY'S BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE BIG PROBLEMS IN THE WORLD AND THEY ARE THERE, OF COURSE, THEY HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF SWALLOWING US UP AT ANY MOMENT.
BUT WHAT WE CAN DO AS A TOWN, AS A COUNTY, AS LOCAL OFFICIALS, IS MAKE SURE THAT WE DO THE BEST JOB WE CAN.
THAT WE TREAT EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITIES WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT, AND THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING HERE WORTH SAVING IN THE FACE OF ALL THE FORCES OUT THERE.
AND I WISH ALL OF YOU THE BEST OF LUCK IN DOING SO AND CONGRATULATIONS AND, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYTHING YOU DO THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
UM, SO NEXT WE HAVE THE ROLL CALL FROM THE TOWN CLERK.
SO WHY DON'T WE LET EVERYBODY CLEAR OUT.
YOU CAN SAY YOU WANNA SAY GOODBYE NOW OR, UH, MY PLEASURE.
I HOPE IT WENT THE WAY YOU LIKE.
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THANK YOU.SORRY IT TOOK LONGER THAN I THOUGHT ONCE WE GET BACK.
SO THE CONCLUSION WAS WE ARE GONNA DO, UM, PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE PUBLIC COMMENT.
OH, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WE DISCUSSED PUBLIC HEARING, BUT YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE BECAUSE IF THERE, IF PUBLIC, IF YOU COMBINE SINCE THERE'S ONE ONE DISCUSSION, THEN PEOPLE CAN COMMENT ON THE THAT'S TRUE PUBLIC HEARING.
[ ROLL CALL: Town Clerk]
SO COULD YOU DO THE ROLL CALL? YES.PRESENT COUNCILWOMAN ELLEN HENDRICKS.
COUNCILMAN FRANCIS SHEEN, PRESENT TOWN ATTORNEY.
UH, WOULD THE UNRULY JUDGES PLEASE MOVE OUTSIDE.
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OTHERWISE WE'LL HOLD YOU IN CONTEMPT, RIGHT,[ MOMENT OF SILENCE In memory of the 842,141+ individual victims of COVID-19 who have died in the United States, 5,492,595+ deaths worldwide, each leaving family members and friends too soon In memory of Constantine Andreadis, (a/ka/ Dr. A) as he was known, a beloved and cherished teacher at Woodlands High School. He was the best. A kind, giving, caring and super involved teacher who loved everyone one of his students. He taught art and photography but also chaired the yearbook club and Greek club and directed the WISE Internship Program at Woodlands. He opened doors for so many to potential careers that students wouldn't have dreamed to explore without him. He made coming to school a happy, warm, welcoming and inclusive experience. His classroom was always a safe place to go for help or advice. He was an incredible educator who touched many lives in this community.]
UH, A MOMENT OF SILENCE, UM, IN MEMORY OF THE 842,141 PLUS INDIVIDUAL VICTIMS OF C OVID 19 WHO HAVE DIED IN THE UNITED STATES? 5,492,595 PLUS DEATHS, UM, WORLDWIDE, EACH LEAVING FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS TOO SOON.AND WE HAVE, UM, A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN MEMORY OF CONSTANTINE.
A AS HE WAS KNOWN, HE WAS A BELOVED AND CHERISHED TEACHER AT WOODLANDS HIGH SCHOOL.
HE WAS A KIND, GIVING, CARING, AND SUPER INVOLVED TEACHER WHO LOVED EVERY ONE OF HIS STUDENTS.
HE TAUGHT ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY, BUT ALSO CHAIRED THE ARABIC BOOK CLUB AND, UM, AND, AND GREEK CLUB AND DIRECTED THE WISE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AT, UM, AT WOODLANDS.
HE OPENED DOORS, UM, FOR SO MANY, UH, STUDENTS, UM, ENCOURAGING THEM TO PURSUE POTENTIAL CAREERS THAT STUDENTS WOULD NOT HAVE DREAMED OF, UM, WITHOUT HIS HELP, ADVICE, AND ENCOURAGEMENT.
AND HE ALSO MADE COMING TO SCHOOL A HAPPY, WARM, WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE EXPERIENCE.
HIS CLASSROOM WAS ALWAYS A SAFE PLACE TO GO FOR HELP AND ADVICE.
HE WAS AN INCREDIBLE EDUCATOR WHO TOUCHED MANY LIVES IN THE COMMUNITY AND HE'S GONNA BE SORELY MISSED.
HE WAS WITHOUT QUESTION ONE OF THE BEST AT THE GREENBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT, UM, YOU KNOW, HAD.
AND, UM, WE ALL FEEL SO HORRIBLE ABOUT HIS, UM, IN HIS PASSING.
AND THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE WHO WERE TOUCHED BY HIS LIFE.
UM, SO MOMENT OF SILENCE IN HIS MEMORY.
[ Promotion of Police officer Joaquin Algaba to the position of Police Detective]
UH, CHIEF LONGWORTH, YOU'RE GONNA BE, UH, PRESENTING A PROMOTION OF POLICE OFFICER.OKAY, I'M GONNA GO TO THE GOOD EVENING.
JUST WANNA MAKE SURE YOU CAN HEAR ME OKAY? YES.
UM, I DON'T BELIEVE WE GOT A, UH, UH, AN EMAIL TO SEND TO THE OFFICER BEING PROMOTED.
I BELIEVE HE MAY BE ON IN THE AUDIENCE THIS EVENING.
HE, HE SENT TO REQUEST AN, HE, HE RECEIVED IT.
IT'S, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT THE, THE TOWN BOARD THIS EVENING WHERE THE CANDIDATES BE MOVED UP TO THE POSITION OF, UH, DETECTIVE WITHIN THE GREENBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICE OFFICER JOACHIM AL GABA, AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN BY HIS, UH, COWORKERS, IS JACK IS 41 YEARS OF AGE AND WAS BORN IN SPAIN.
HIS FAMILY IMMIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES WHEN HE WAS 10 MONTHS OLD.
HE GREW UP IN THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS AND ATTENDED ARCHBISHOP STEPAK HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH IS, IN MY OPINION, THE FINEST HIGH SCHOOL IN THE COUNTY.
UM, JACK HAS BEEN A POLICE OFFICER FOR THE PAST 13 YEARS.
HE STARTED HIS POLICE CAREER IN THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON AND TRANSFERRED TO THE TOWN OF GREENBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT IN 2011.
IN 2014, HE BECAME A MEMBER OF THE TECHNICAL RESPONSE TEAM, AND 2016, HE WAS ACCEPTED TO THE SPECIAL WEAPONS AND TACTICS TEAM, WHERE HE RECENTLY BECAME AN ASSISTANT TEAM LEADER.
JACK IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE GREENBURG POLICE HONOR GUARD.
HE HAS WORKED THE MAJORITY OF HIS CAREER IN THE PATROL DIVISION.
JACK HAS BEEN MARRIED FOR 11 YEARS AND HAS TWO DAUGHTERS, AGES 10 AND FIVE, NAMED GABRIELA AND JACQUELINE.
JACK, YOU WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS? UH, YES SIR.
I JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THIS, UH, MEETING OPPORTUNITY.
SO, I ABOUT TO MOVE THE PROMOTION, UM, A POLICE OFFICER, UM, JACK, UH, GBA TO THE POSITION OF POLICE, DETECTIVE.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND HARD WORK.
JUST BY, UH, BY CHANCE, WHAT HIGH SCHOOL DID YOU GO TO?
THE FINEST, THE FINEST HIGH SCHOOL IN, IN THE COUNTY.
RIGHT? REGRETFULLY ON MY PART.
I WASN'T THERE AT THE SAME TIME AS JACK,
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BUT[ Continuation of a Public Hearing to consider a request for a modification with respect to a previously approved Site Plan Application of Avalon Green III, LLC, for property located at Town Green Drive (P.O. Elmsford, NY)]
WE HAVE A CONTINUATION OF A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR A MODIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SITE PLAN, UM, APPLICATION OF AVALON GREEN FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT TOWN GREEN DRIVE ANDI'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE OPEN UP THE HEARING.
ANYONE LIKE TO, UH, YOU KNOW, SPEAK SUPERVISOR? FINE.
I'M JUST GONNA OPEN WITH A FEW WORDS YOU EVENING, SUPERVISOR FRYER, MEMBERS OF THE TOWN BOARD FOR THE RECORD.
GARRETT DUANE, COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION.
THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS A CONTINUATION OF THE HEARING HELD ON OCTOBER 14TH, 2020, AND PERTAINS TO A REQUEST FROM AVALON WHO OPERATING MULTI-FAMILY APARTMENT BUILDING COMPLEX ON TAXI ROAD IN THE ELMER PORTION OF THE TOWN.
IT'S PART OF THIS RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL, AVALON HAS OPERATED A SHUTTLE FOR HIS RESIDENCE TO THE NEAREST METRO NORTH TRAIN STATION, WHICH IS TERRYTOWN DURING PEAK COMMUTER HOURS.
AVALON IS REQUESTED THE RELEASE FROM A SHUTTLE REQUIREMENT DUE TO LOW RIDERSHIP.
THE TOWN BOARD CHOSE NOT TO CLOSE THE HEARING IN 2020, IN PART DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE COVID PANDEMIC.
SINCE THE OCTOBER 14TH, 2020 HEARING, THE APPLICANT AT THE REQUEST OF THE TOWN OPERATED THE SHUTTLE WITHOUT THE TYPICAL MONTHLY COST TO SIGNED UP RESIDENTS DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 2021.
THIS FREE SHUTTLE, IF YOU WILL, WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY, EIGHT NEW RESIDENTS TO UTILIZE THIS SERVICE DURING THIS MONTH LONG TRIAL RANGING FROM ONE INDIVIDUAL RIDE TO FIVE INDIVIDUAL RIDES.
FOLLOWING THIS PERIOD, THE APPLICANT SUBMITTED DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THE MONTH LONG TRIAL AND REITERATED ITS POSITION OF REQUESTING RELEASE FROM THE CONDITION TO OPERATE THE SHUTTLE.
ON JANUARY 11TH, 2022, WESTCHESTER COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT ISSUED A LETTER COMMENTING ON THE REQUEST TO DISCONTINUE THE SERVICE.
THE LETTER CITES A FORTHCOMING MOBILITY AND BUS REDESIGN STUDY THAT WILL LIKELY INCLUDE RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO A MICRO TRANSIT SERVICE, WHICH IS A FORM OF COORDINATED CAR SHARE STRATEGIES WITH COMPANIES SUCH AS UBER AND LYFT.
THE COUNTY ALSO EXPRESSED INTEREST IN A LONGER DURATION OF A FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE OR A COST STRUCTURE BORN BY ALL RESIDENTS.
THIS WOULD BE AT AVALON TO UNDERSTAND IF THERE WOULD BE CONTINUAL RIDERSHIP INCREASES.
ANN KLEIN ATTORNEY REPRESENTATIVE ON BEHALF OF AVALON IS PRESENT AND I BELIEVE THERE MAY BE ONE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SEEKING TO SPEAK TONIGHT.
I'LL HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK THAT.
SO WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR, UH, MS. KLEIN ON, AND DID YOU INTEND TO SPEAK? YES.
GOOD EVENING, SUPERVISOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
HAPPY NEW YEAR AND CONGRATULATIONS ON ELECTIONS REELECTIONS.
UM, LINDSAY ROMANO IS ALSO, UM, ON WITH ME THIS EVENING.
WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, I'D JUST LIKE TO ADD TO, UH, WHAT COMMISSIONER DUANE SAID, UM, AT YOUR REQUEST AFTER THE MEETING IN 2020, WE DID MEET WITH THE EAST IRVINGTON CIVIC ASSOCIATION, UM, AND WE DID NEGOTIATE, UM, A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO PARKING IN THE AREA, WHICH WAS, UM, SOMETHING THAT, UH, THEY FELT WOULD MAKE UP FOR THE, FOR THE LACK OF THE SHUTTLE.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE WORKED THAT OUT WITH THEM.
I BELIEVE, UM, SUPERVISOR FINER WAS AWARE OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS AS WELL.
UM, AND AS I SAID, WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
THE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT, UM, YES.
FOR LIKE, UM, A DELAY IN, UM, YOU KNOW, IN, UM, FINALIZING THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, AGREEMENT AND I, I ASSUME YOU'VE SEEN, UH, THEIR
UM, OUR CONCERN WITH, UH, PAUSING UNTIL THEIR STUDY IS COMPLETED IS THAT THE LETTER DID STATE THAT THE STUDY WOULD PROBABLY NOT BE COMPLETE UNTIL THE END OF THIS YEAR.
UM, SO AN ENTIRE, ANOTHER YEAR OF THE SHUTTLE WITH VERY LOW RIDERSHIP IS, YOU KNOW, IS NOT REALLY SOMETHING THAT, UH, MY CLIENT IS INTERESTED IN PURSUING.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE MORE THAN A YEAR.
I MEAN, JUST NOT HAVING AN END DATE FOR THAT STUDY MAKES US,
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GIVES US SOME CONCERN.ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ANYBODY HAS? AND WE'RE ALSO GONNA BE HEARING FROM THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THERE'S ONE SPEAKER, UH, MR. BOWDEN AND, UH, JUST SENT HIM THE MESSAGE TO, UH, JOIN US.
UH, IN REGARD TO GLOBAL WARMING AND THAT BEING THE TOP SUBJECT OF THE WORLD TODAY, REDUCING TRANSPORTATION'S OPTIONS AT THIS TIME IS ILL-ADVISED AND BAD PLANNING.
MORE AND MORE PEOPLE WILL BE GOING BACK TO THE OFFICE IN THE SPRING AS THE, UH, VACCINE RATE GOES UP.
THIS IS NOT A TIME TO CUT PUBLIC SERVICE.
THIS IS A TIME TO EXPAND PUBLIC SERVICE.
THE OVERRIDING CONCERN IS GLOBAL WARMING MEANS REDUCING THE NUMBER OF CARS THAT GO ANYWHERE AND JOINING IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
THIS PROJECT, AS, AS CONSTRUCTED RIGHT NOW, PROBABLY WILL BE, UH, MODIFIED, BUT THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO STOP IT.
IT HAS TO GO UNTIL MORE AND MORE PEOPLE AS THEY GO BACK TO THE OFFICE BECAUSE THIS CURRENT WAVE OF INFECTIONS WILL SUBSIDE AS MORE IMPORTANT.
PEOPLE GET VACCINATED, CARS ARE GOING ELECTRIC TO REDUCE THE POLLUTION FROM OIL.
FOSSIL FUELS ARE GOING, IT'S PRETTY MUCH ACCEPTED.
THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT IT TO GO AWAY ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE MAKING MONEY FROM IT.
I REPRESENT MY GRANDCHILDREN'S GENERATION.
I WANT US TO LEAVE THEM A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, INCREASE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, DON'T DECREASE IT.
ANYBODY ELSE? IF I COULD RESPOND TO, UM, TO MR. BOWEN? SURE.
UM, LINDSEY ROMANO WITH, WITH AVALON BAY.
THANK YOU FOR, FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY.
UM, THE ONLY, THE ONLY POINT I WOULD MAKE IS, AND I UNDERSTAND MR. BOWEN'S POSITION AND AVALON BAY'S VERY COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABILITY AND CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT OUR COMPANIES RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY FOR, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE VERY FOCUSED ON.
UM, WE'VE ALSO DONE A NUMBER OF SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS AT THE AVALON GREEN, UM, PROPERTIES, UM, INCLUDING L E D RETROFITS AND, UM, AND OTHER, OTHER UPGRADES.
UM, I WOULD SAY THAT THE NUMBER OF SHUTTLE TRIPS THAT ARE TAKEN, UM, EVERY DAY, UM, ACTUALLY THERE'S ALMOST MORE TRAFFIC WITH THE SHUTTLE THAN THE RESIDENTS WHO ACTUALLY USE THE SHUTTLE AT THIS TIME.
AND THE ONLY OTHER POINT I WOULD MAKE IS, WELL, YOU KNOW, COVID OF COURSE HAS IMPACTED PEOPLE'S NEEDS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
UM, THE SHUTTLE HAS BEEN NOT USED BY THE RESIDENTS SINCE IT WAS INITIALLY IMPLEMENTED WHEN, UM, WHEN GREEN TWO WAS BUILT BACK IN 2012.
SO IT'S, IT'S, WELL, COVID HAS PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, MADE THAT A LITTLE BIT LESS OF A NEEDED SERVICE.
UM, IT'S NEVER BEEN A POPULAR SERVICE, SO THANK YOU.
SO THEN I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE, IF THERE'S NO OTHER, UH, COMMENTS, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN.
I CLOSE THE HEARING AND LEAVE THE RECORD OPEN FOR SEVEN DAYS.
I'M GONNA VOTE NO TO THAT BECAUSE I, I WANT TO HONOR WHAT THE COUNTY REQUESTED.
WHY WOULD YOUR, WHY WOULD YOUR RECOMMENDATION BE, UH, LEAVE IT TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED? IS THERE ANY OTHER THOUGHTS FROM OTHER BOARD MEMBERS? I MEAN, WE, I THINK, I DON'T THINK WE'RE READY TO VOTE, YOU KNOW, NOW ANYWAY.
UM, SO I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH YOUR RECOMMENDATION.
BUT WHAT DID OTHER BOARD MEMBERS FEEL? NO, I, NO, I THINK WE SHOULD FOLLOW WITH THE COUNTY.
WE SHOULD FOLLOWED BECAUSE OF THE COUNTY.
SO WHY DON'T YOU MODIFY YOUR MOTION.
I WAS JUST GONNA SAY, WHEN, WHEN WILL WE ADJOURN IT TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED? 'CAUSE WE WON'T KNOW UNTIL WE FIND OUT MORE FROM THE COUNTY.
DO YOU THINK, UM, IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO, UM, ASK THE COUNTY IF, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY COULD MEET WITH US AND, UM, YOU KNOW, AND, YOU KNOW, AVALON, UM, YOU KNOW, AND MAYBE, MAYBE HAVE, HAVE A
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DISCUSSION, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, A DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS.GARRETT, WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHT ON THAT? WELL, I THINK THE COUNTY WOULD BE OPEN TO A DISCUSSION WITH THE APPLICANT, UM, YOU KNOW, WHICH WOULD GIVE IT GOOD INFORMATION FOR, ITS, ITS UPCOMING STUDY.
SO I THINK I COULD FACILITATE THAT.
AND MAYBE, UH, MAYBE THERE'S A WAY OF ENCOURAGING THE COUNTY TO PUT LIKE A DATE CERTAIN WHEN THE, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE STUDY WILL, WILL END.
BECAUSE SOMETIMES THESE STUDIES GO ON AND ON AND ON.
SO I COULD, I COULD DO SOME OUTREACH, UM, VERY SOON WITHIN A FEW DAYS TO FACILITATE THAT MEETING.
AND I WOULD JUST ADD, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE IDEAS WITH THE, THE UBER DISCOUNT PROGRAM, WE DID DO THAT AT AVALON, AUSTIN.
AND WHEN WE, UM, WHEN WE WENT WITH THE SHUTTLE, UM, REMOVAL THERE, AND THAT WE FOUND TO BE MUCH MORE OF A, UM, SUCCESSFUL OPTION BECAUSE IT WAS MORE FOLLOWING WITH THE DEMAND OF THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS TODAY, WHICH IS ON DEMAND AS NEEDED VERSUS, UM, A PREDETERMINED SHUTTLE.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE CAN, WE CAN TALK TO THEM ABOUT THAT PROGRAM AS WELL WHERE WE'VE, WHERE WE'VE IMPLEMENTED IT ELSEWHERE.
AND WHAT DO YOU DO, YOU KNOW, HOW DOES THAT BASICALLY WORK? YEAH, SO WHAT WE, WHAT WE DID IS WE, UM, WE BASICALLY OFFERED A SUBSIDIZED, UM, UBER FAIR.
SO WHERE WE, WE BASICALLY SPLIT THE COST OF THE UBER RIDE WITH THE RESIDENT.
UM, I HAVEN'T DONE THE ANALYSIS OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE HERE.
UM, BUT WE, WE MADE IT MORE, UH, IT, IT WAS MORE FLEXIBLE, I WOULD SAY, THAN THE SHUTTLE, WHICH, YOU KNOW, WE OPERATE IN THE MORNING AND THE EVENING.
SO, UM, AND WE OFFER THAT TO RESIDENTS AND, UH, FOUND THAT TO BE, UH, MORE DESIRABLE FROM OUR RESIDENTS THAN IN THE SHUTTLE ITSELF.
SO IS THERE LIKE A LIMIT AS TO HOW MANY TIMES THEY COULD USE IT? WE, WE DIDN'T IMPLEMENT A LIMIT AT THAT PROPERTY, NO.
AND HOW OFTEN DO MOST PEOPLE USE IT? IT, YOU KNOW, IT HASN'T, IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT HEAVILY USED BECAUSE THE SHUTTLE WASN'T HEAVILY USED THERE, AND THAT'S PART OF THE REASON.
BUT, UM, BUT THE, THE FEW RESIDENTS THAT USED IT WERE UTILIZING IT.
SO AGAIN, IT'S A SIMILAR SITUATION.
I MEAN, HERE WE HAVE FIVE MONTHLY RIDERS, RIGHT? SO IT'S, IT'S, IT'S NOT A LARGE, UM, A LARGE DROP OF, UM, OF RESIDENTS.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD, WE WOULD HOPE THAT WE WOULD'VE MORE UTILIZING THAT.
UM, THEN, THEN, YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS UTILIZING THE SHUTTLE.
SO, UM, I GUESS WHAT I WOULD SAY IS I WOULD WELCOME CONVERSATIONS WITH, WITH THE COUNTY TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THESE OPTIONS, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IN ADVANCE OF FINALIZING THE MOBILITY STUDY IF, IF WE KNOW, YOU KNOW, SOME OPTIONS THAT ARE OUT THERE.
SO ARE YOU SAYING THAT, YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AT THE OTHER LOCATION WHERE YOU IMPLEMENTED THE UBER SHARE REMAINED THE NUMBER THAT USED THE SHUTTLE SERVICE? OR DID IT INCREASE AMONGST RESIDENTS? IT, IT INCREASED A LITTLE BIT.
I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBERS AHEAD OF ME, BUT IT, IT WASN'T A DRAMATIC INCREASE IF WE DID THE UBER OPTION, UM, WOULD THE AVALON, UH, YOU KNOW, THE AGREEMENT THAT WE REACHED, YOU KNOW, WITH THE TEXTER ROAD PARK CONTINUE TO BE, UH, HONORED? UH, YES, WE COULD HONOR THAT.
WE COULD HONOR THAT, BUT WE WOULD PREFER TO HAVE IT BE RESOLVED SOONER THAN THE END OF THE YEAR GIVEN, UM, WE'VE ALREADY HAD THE, WE'VE ALREADY HAD THE COMMITMENT INTERNALLY, SO IT'S ALREADY BEEN, THE FUNDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SET ASIDE.
AND, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE REALLY WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, THE UBER OPTION IS PROBABLY PREFERABLE TO MOST RESIDENTS BECAUSE IT GIVES THEM THE FLEXIBILITY OF USING UBER ANYTIME, YOU KNOW, DURING THE, DURING THE DAY.
UH, THEIR HOURS ARE ARE DIFFERENT.
SO THE RUSH HOUR COMMUTE IS, IS REALLY DIFFERENT.
SO UBER MAY ACTUALLY BE, UM, YOU KNOW, MORE, YOU KNOW, MORE PRACTICAL.
I MEAN, I, I ALSO FEEL THAT THE, YOU KNOW, THE TAXI ROAD PARKING AREA, UM, WOULD BE AN ENORMOUS, YOU KNOW, BE, YOU KNOW, BENEFIT.
UM, YOU KNOW, LET ME ASK YOU JUST ONE OTHER QUESTION, UM, BECAUSE I'M GONNA BE PROPOSING, YOU KNOW, MY CAPITAL BUDGET, UM, PROBABLY LIKE WITHIN THE NEXT LIKE WEEK OR SO.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, LET'S SAY, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GETTING A FINAL DATE FROM, YOU KNOW, THE, YOU KNOW, THE COUNT, YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY AS TO WHEN IT'S DONE.
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WE, I FEEL WE COULDN'T RESOLVE THIS, YOU KNOW, SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT, I DON'T WANNA WAIT, YOU KNOW, FOREVER, YOU KNOW, FOR THIS.
IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THAT, UM, IF I PUT IN THE CAPITAL BUDGET FUNDS FOR, UM, THE PARKING AREA SO I COULD, YOU KNOW, PROCEED WITH THAT AND, AND YOU KNOW, WE ASKED SAY THAT, UM, THE SAME AMOUNT BEING INCLUDED, SAY FOR A SIDEWALK ON TAX OR, YOU KNOW, ROAD, WHICH WOULD, YOU KNOW, REDUCE VEHICLE USE, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU MIGHT BE AMENABLE TO? YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? IF WE WANNA BUILD A SI A SIDEWALK.
I MEAN, WE HAD AGREED UPON A CERTAIN AMOUNT.
SO IF WE USE IT FOR A SIDEWALK OR PARKING, THAT'S NOT GONNA BE AN ISSUE BECAUSE THIS WAY I COULD PROCEED WITH, UM, YOU KNOW, WITH THE, WITH THE PARKING.
AND I DEFINITELY WANT TO SEE, UM, A SIDEWALK BUILT THERE ALSO AND THE SIDE.
SO THAT THE SIDEWALK IS BASICALLY ON TAXI ROAD.
UM, AND WE COULD DO LIKE SECTIONS, UH, PEOPLE ON EAST, THE EAST IRVINGTON CIVIC ASSOCIATION HAS, UM, HAS REALLY PUSHED HARD FOR A SIDEWALK AND THE PARKING MM-HMM.
NO, I DON'T, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THAT WOULD BE AN ISSUE TO, TO CHANGE IT.
SO PAUL, WE HAVE HERE, UM, DOCUMENTED PAUL MOVED TO CLOSE HEARING AND LEAVE RECORD OPEN FOR SEVEN DAYS.
NOW WITHDRAWING, NO, NO SECOND.
NO, I'M WITHDRAWING THAT VOICED NO.
AND RECOMMENDED LEAVING THE HEARING OPEN TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED FROM THE COUNTY.
AND SO NOW ARE YOU WITHDRAWING YOUR INITIAL MOTION? YES.
AND DARREN, MYSELF, WE'RE GONNA, UH, REACH OUT TO THE COUNTY AND, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, I THINK, I THINK WE SHOULD GET A, A LETTER TO THE COUNTY SAYING, DO TALKING ABOUT THE UBER OPTION BECAUSE THE, TO ME, THE UBER OPTION SERVES, UM, YEAH, IT'S, TO ME IT'S MORE PRACTICAL.
IT'S GONNA BE USED BY MORE PEOPLE.
UM, IT'S GONNA GET MORE CARS OFF THE STREET AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE COULD BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT, I THINK IT'S A GREAT COMPROMISE IDEA.
SO THE, THE, THE MOTION SHOULD BE, UM, TO LEAVE THE RECORD OPEN FOR A DATE TO BE DETERMINED.
AND IF IN DEALING WITH THE COUNTY IT GETS WORKED OUT SOONER, THEN WE CAN SCHEDULE THE HEARING OTHER THAN PUTTING IT ON WITHOUT ANY EXPECTATION OR KNOWLEDGE OF WHETHER OR NOT IT'S GOING TO BE RESOLVED OR NOT.
IS THAT THE MOTION YOU'RE MAKING, FRANCIS? THAT'S THE MOTION.
IS THERE A SECOND? SO PAUL, IS PAUL MAKING THIS MOTION, OR IS FRANCIS MAKING? WELL, PAUL, PAUL WITHDREW HIS MOTION.
SO PAUL WITHDREW HIS INITIAL MOTION.
AND SO FRANCIS JUST SAID THE MOTION SHOULD BE, BUT WHO IS THAT MOTION COMING FROM? WELL THEN TIM ASKED, AM I MAKING THAT MOTION? SO I SAID I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.
NEED A SECOND? SECOND FAVOR SECOND.
NEXT, UH, GINA, WE'LL HAVE, AYE.
UM, NEXT UP, BARBARA, YOU DONE? THANKS, BARBARA.
[ PUBLIC COMMENT (Please note change) Advance signup via PublicComment@GreenburghNY.com is required. A five minute limit per speaker will be strictly enforced. No interruptions by Town Board members, the Town Clerk or the public will be permitted. Any questions or comments on agenda items or any other topic should be raised during this extended time period for the public to address the Town Board Department Heads have the option of leaving the meeting following Public Comment. There will not be a second public comment period at the end of the meeting. Any written comments sent to the PublicComment address will be forwarded to all Town Board members in advance of the meeting for their consideration.]
PUBLIC COMMENT.THAT HOUSE SAMUS HAD REQUESTED TO SPEAK.
IS HAL ON ZOOM? UH, HAL, SAM? YES, HE IS.
MURRAY WAS THE FIRST ONE TO RAISE HIS HAND THOUGH ON ZOOM.
MARY BODEN? YEAH, JUST, UH, PROMOTED HAL.
MR. SAMIS, IF YOU COULD UNMUTE AND, UM, PLEASE SPEAK.
OKAY, SO WE START SPEAKING NOW? YES.
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BASICALLY, UH, TONIGHT WE'VE HEARD MR. FINE'S, UH, INTENTIONS FOR 2022.UH, THEY DIFFER SOMEWHAT FROM MY OWN, UH, BECAUSE THEY'RE MY OWN HAVE TO DO WITH THINGS THAT WERE NOT DONE IN 2021.
FOR EXAMPLE, I'VE YET TO HEAR A STATUS REPORT ON 100 HILLSIDE AVENUE AS THE PROPOSED SITE FOR A NEW COURT AND POLICE STATION.
APPARENTLY THE IDEA HAS SHIFTED SOMEWHAT.
NOW I'VE YET TO HEAR IT CONFIRMED BY THE TOWN BOARD OR TOWN SUPERVISOR.
AND I'M ALSO CURIOUS THEN WHY WE RENEWED THE CONTRACT WITH C B R E ARE ADVISORS FOR THAT LOCATION IN ADVANCE OF ITS EXPIRATION, WHEN AT THAT TIME THE TOWN BOARD REALLY KNEW THAT WHAT C V R E WAS SUGGESTING WAS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THIS TOWN.
SO THAT COULD BE TAKEN AS A QUESTION AWAITING YOUR ANSWER, THE BOARD OF ETHICS RULINGS AND SEEKING OPINIONS FROM THE TOWN BOARD.
YOU HAVEN'T RESPONDED TO THOSE.
SOME OF THEM GO BACK TO JUNE OF 2021.
ARE YOU EVER GOING TO ANSWER AND RESPOND TO ETHICS COMPLAINTS WHICH HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO THE TOWN BOARD? HOW ABOUT MR. HAYES SEEKING A OPINION FROM THE TOWN BOARD? YOU ACT LIKE THERE IS NO BOARD OF ETHICS OR ETHICS CODE IN GREENBURG IN 2022.
DO YOU SUPPOSE YOU'RE GONNA GET AROUND TO DEALING WITH THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE TOWN LAWS, AS WERE SWORN TO BY VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE TOWN BOARD TONIGHT? WHY IS EVERYTHING NOW ON THE NEW TRACK TOWARDS HIDING ITS DISCUSSION IN EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER THESE VERY VAGUE DEFINITIONS OF WHY YOU'RE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THIS USED TO BE CALLING ITSELF A TOWN BOARD, WHICH DID NOT BELIEVE IN OPAQUENESS.
IT ADVOCATED TRANSPARENCY, OPEN GOVERNMENT.
WE NO LONGER HAVE THAT IN GREENBURG.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY WAS THE BUILDING INSPECTOR FIRED? NOW, YOU CAN HIDE BEHIND PERSONAL MATTERS, BUT SINCE THE BUILDING INSPECTOR PRESUMABLY INSPECTED BUILDINGS, THERE MAY BE LIABILITIES OUT THERE THAT THE PUBLIC IS NOT AWARE OF.
AND I THINK YOU OWE A RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PUBLIC WHEN MAJOR ACTIONS SUCH AS A FIRING OCCUR, PARKS AND RECREATION SPENDS OVER $4 MILLION OF MONEY.
IT HAS LARGEST VOLUNTEER BOARD, 18 MEMBERS SERVING IT, YET IT'S THE ONLY DEPARTMENT CONDUCTING MEETINGS, WHICH DOES NOT BROADCAST ITS MEETINGS, WHICH DOES NOT EVEN, UH, NOTICE ITS MEETINGS ON THE AGENDA ON THE TOWN WEBSITE AND DOES NOT PROVIDE MINUTES OF ITS MEETINGS.
HOW DO YOU CONTINUE TO TOLERATE THIS? DON'T LOOK SURPRISED BACK AT ME THAT YOU'VE NEVER REALIZED THIS BEFORE TO ELLEN, WELCOME ABOARD.
BUT TO USE YOUR OWN ANALOGY, I HOPE YOU DON'T TURN OUT TO BE LIKE THE OTHERS, A PAINTED CHIP UPON A PAINTED OCEAN.
SO FINALLY, I WOULD URGE THE TOWN BOARD GOING FORWARD THIS YEAR TO DEAL WITH SOME OF THESE CARRYOVER ISSUES FROM LAST YEAR AND REACH RESOLUTION OF THESE EXISTING PROBLEMS AND NOT JUST HIDING FROM THEM.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT, YOU KNOW, FROM MY, UM, CAMERA ON THE COMPUTER, I'M UNABLE TO TELL THAT THE TIME IS BEING MONITORED OR HOW MUCH TIME ELAPSES.
SO IF YOU GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAYBE, UM, SOMEHOW SIGNAL THAT THE CLOCK IS STARTED AND HOW MUCH TIME IS LEFT, I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO THE SPEAKERS.
I AM RUNNING THE CLOCK, SO, UH, FOR FIVE MINUTES AND, UH, YEAH, THEY, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THAT.
JUDITH, I JUST WANNA ALERT YOU, JUDITH.
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ALERT YOU THAT THERE ARE, UH, I BELIEVE FOUR ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS, UH, MURRAY BODEN, UH, WHO I JUST PROMOTED.MICHELLE BROWN, CLIFTON ABRAMS, AND STEPHANIE SWAN.
I'M 88 YEARS OLD AND HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH MEMORY BEING TREATED FOR DEMENTIA.
SO IF I MAKE A MISTAKE, UH, YOU'LL UNDERSTAND THAT, UH, I'M SEEING MY DOCTOR.
NEXT MONDAY, I, UH, SUPPORT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT'S NEW PICKLEBALL.
PAUL, COULD YOU PAY ATTENTION? THANKS.
I'M SUPPOSED TO PAY ATTENTION FOR YOU.
I EXPECT YOU TO PAY ATTENTION FOR ME.
I SUPPORT THE, UH, PICKLEBALL FEE, UH, PROPOSAL AT A PARKS DEPARTMENT.
I UNDERSTAND, I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT, BUT IT IS THE COMING THING.
THE WORLD FACES GLOBAL WARMING, WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, OR YOU BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THERE IS A TRANSITION GOING TO ELECTRIC CARS.
MY SON-IN-LAW JUST GOT A, AN ELECTRIC VOLVO.
THE WORLD IS CHANGING TO ELECTRIC CARS FOR ONE REASON.
FOSSIL FUELS CAN'T BE USED ANYMORE.
AND THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE MONEY FROM FOSSIL FUELS DON'T GET IT.
YOU CAN'T EXPAND OR BUILD ANY MORE GASOLINE STATIONS BECAUSE THE CARS ARE TRANSITIONED.
THEY STOP MAKING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES BECAUSE THOSE RAW CARS WILL BE ON A ROAD TOO LONG.
TRUCKS WILL BE RUN BY HYDROGEN BECAUSE YOU CAN PUT THOSE HYDROGEN STATIONS ON THROUGHWAY AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.
AS THE BUILDING A NEW POLICE STATION, ONE WOULD NOT BUILD A NEW BUILDING TODAY, BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY, MANY BUILDINGS THAT ARE BECOMING EMPTY FOR VARIOUS REASONS.
I WOULD GUESS THE BED BATH AND BEYOND BUILDING ON ONE 19 IS GONNA BE EMPTY NOT TOO LONG IN THE FUTURE.
THERE BUSINESS MODEL HAS KIND OF, UH, EVAPORATED.
THERE'S PLENTY OF PARKING THERE, AND IT'S ESSENTIALLY LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE LIBRARY.
AND SO TO EVEN CONSIDER CONSTRUCTING A NEW BUILDING TODAY IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING.
OTHER TOWNS ARE REP REPURPOSING THEIR BUILDINGS THAT WERE FACTORIES INTO APARTMENTS IN PLEASANTVILLE.
THEY HAVE A NEW BUILDING RIGHT ALONGSIDE OF THE PARKWAY.
MOUNT VERNON HAS A BIG NEW APARTMENT BUILDING NEXT TO THE RAILROAD STATION FOR, FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE IN.
THEY'RE BUILDING BUSINESS NEW BUILDINGS WITH STORES ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND APARTMENTS UPSTAIRS.
NEW YORK CITY IS CONVERTING, UH, INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS TO APARTMENTS AT AN ENORMOUSLY IMPORTANT RATE.
YOU HAVE TO THINK DIFFERENTLY.
PEOPLE, PEOPLE IN MY GENERATION HAVE BEEN SO IN USED TO DOING IT THEIR WAY.
THEY CAN'T ACCEPT THE FACT THAT THE WORLD CHANGED.
THEY FINALLY ADMITTED THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO ELECTRIC.
THE M W IS THINKING ABOUT HYDROGEN, BUT IT WON'T WORK FOR CAUSE 'CAUSE YOU CAN'T FILL 'EM.
THIS IS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE MY AGE AND EVEN A LITTLE YOUNGER.
WE CANNOT EXPAND GASOLINE STATIONS.
GREENBERG IS A TOWN OF AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIPS INSTEAD OF COMMUNITY HOUSING AT A FANTASTIC FOUR CORNERS WHERE THERE SHOULD BE AN APARTMENT HOUSE ON EVERY CORNER, WE'VE GOT NOTHING.
IF MOUNT VERNON CAN BUILD AN APARTMENT HOUSE NEXT TO MOUNT VERNON WITH RAILROAD STATION AND MOUNT VERNON HAS THE PROBLEMS THAT IT HAS, WHY IS IT NO DEVELOPER WANTS TO COME TO GREENBURG? I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE ASKING THIS QUESTION.
I APOLOGIZE FOR UPSETTING A LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE KEEP TELLING ME, KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
BECAUSE TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, I'M VERY SCARED THAT I EMBARRASSED THE WRONG PEOPLE.
THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANNA LISTEN TO ME.
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MAYBE IT'S TIME FOR THEM TO LEAVE.THIS WEEK, I RECOMMENDED THAT THE PRESIDENT OF METRO NORTH RAILROAD BE IMMEDIATELY REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE ROARING BOOK, RAILROAD CROSSING IN, UH, CHAPPAQUA WHERE THE READER'S DIGEST WAS.
THEY HAVE A RED BOX, 30 SECONDS, WHICH IS COMPLETELY ILLEGAL.
THAT'S THE END OF THE PROCESS.
YOU CAN'T USE A RED BOX BECAUSE PEOPLE WHO ARE COLORBLIND CAN'T SEE RED AND THE MINOR.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MR. BOWDEN.
YOU ARE THE GUY THAT CUTS ME OFF.
NEXT, OR MS. SWAN NEXT? YES, I BELIEVE MS. BROWN.
UH, IT'S PROMOTED AND SHOULD BE ON ANY SECOND.
CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE WHO WAS SWORN IN THIS EVENING.
IT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE THAT ON, AND I HOPE EVERYBODY'S HEALTHY.
WE ARE TRYING TO STAY HEALTHY HERE.
UM, I WANTED TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE $40,000 THAT WAS REQUESTED BY THE TOWN CLERK, HER OFFICE, UM, THAT WAS SWORN IN TONIGHT, UM, TO, UH, MAKE SURE THAT THAT OFFICE IS RUNNING EFFICIENTLY.
UM, WAS THAT GRANTED DURING THE BUDGET? UM, VOTE.
DO HAVE YOU VOTED ON THE BUDGET? I'M SORRY.
I'VE BEEN KIND OF OUT OF IT, UM, FOLLOWING WHAT HAPPENED.
IS ANYBODY CAPABLE OF ANSWERING THAT RIGHT NOW? IS THE BUDGET BEEN PASSED? UM, HAS THE $40,000 BEEN GRANTED TO HER OFF HER OFFICE? HELLO? OKAY, SO NOBODY'S GOING TO ANSWER THAT.
SO MICHELLE, I THINK THE ANSWER IS NO.
I THINK THE BUDGET HAS BEEN ADOPTED AND IT HASN'T BEEN INCLUDED.
AND, UM, $40,000 WAS GRANTED TO THE TOWN ASSESSOR IN, IN, UM, 2021 WAS ALSO GRANTED, RIGHT? CREATED THAT POSITION, RIGHT? EXCUSE ME.
IT CREATED THE, WAS THAT PART OF THE PIECE? WE MAY, IT, YOU KNOW, IT ALLOWED FOR, IT ALLOWED FOR AN EXPANSION, IT ALLOWED FOR AN INCREASE IN SALARY.
WE WANNA HAVE EVERYBODY'S PRESENTATION WITH NO INTERRUPTIONS.
AND AFTER THEY SPEAK, THE 40,000 WAS GRANTED TO THE TOWN COMPTROLLER, WHO, UM, WENT ON RECORD SEVERAL TIMES SAYING THAT, OR DISCOURAGING THE EXPANSION OF THE PART-TIME POSITION IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE, STATING THAT IF, IF THAT HAPPENS, OTHER PEOPLE WILL REQUEST IT.
HOWEVER, SHE REQUESTED AN EXPANSION OF A PART-TIME POSITION AND IT WAS APPROVED.
AND ALSO, UM, AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF 40,000 OR MORE WAS GRANTED TO THE, UM, COURT CLERK ADMINISTRATOR.
UM, SHE REQUESTED AN INCREASE FOR THE JUDGES, AND INSTEAD OF GIVING THE INCREASE TO THE JUDGES, THEY, THE BOARD APPROVED FUNDING TO, UM, UH, ENOUGH FUNDING TO SUPPORT A, UH, POSITION FOR A NEW COURT CLERK OF $97,000.
SO, UH, WITH RESPECT TO YOUR QUESTION, THE ANSWER IS NO.
AND YES, THE BUDGET WAS APPROVED.
AND THANK YOU FOR ANSWER FOR, FOR REQUEST, UM, FOR, UM, RAISING THAT QUESTION.
IN THE FUTURE, IN THE FUTURE, LET'S HAVE PEOPLE, ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK, SHOULD SPEAK FOR FIVE MINUTES.
THERE SHOULDN'T BE INTERRUPTIONS BECAUSE WE'VE SAID THAT THERE'S A FIVE MINUTE LIMIT ON, ON SPEAKING TIME.
AND IF PEOPLE, IF WE'RE GONNA HAVE BACK AND FORTH, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO, UH, KEEP TO THE RULES THAT THE BOARD SET.
SO IT WAS MY FIVE MINUTES, PAUL.
IF SHE USES MY FIVE MINUTES, WHY SHOULD I CHANGE? BUT SHE STOPPED YOUR CLASS.
I, RUBY DID NOT USE, I APOLOGIZE.
I STOPPED THE CLOCK WHEN YOU ASKED THE QUESTION AND NO ONE ANSWERED.
SO I'LL, I'D RATHER, I'D RATHER GOING FORWARD, I'D RATHER JUST SO WE COULD BE MORE ORGANIZED AND BE MORE PROFESSIONAL WITH THIS, LET PEOPLE SPEAK AND AFTER THEY SPEAK, IF ANYBODY ON THE BOARD WANTS A COMMENT, THEN, UH, THEY COULD COMMENT.
BUT THIS WAY, WHEN WE SAY FIVE MINUTES, WE'RE GONNA ADHERE TO THE FIVE MINUTE RULE WITH NO INTERRUPTIONS GOING FORWARD.
SO, SO PAUL, I JUST WANNA ASK AT THIS POINT, BECAUSE THIS, IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, MANY TIMES IN THE PAST WHERE A RESIDENT ASKS A QUESTION AND NO ONE ANSWERS.
SO ARE, ARE YOU ALSO AS TOWN SUPERVISOR,
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UM, YOU KNOW, GOING TO RENDER A, A DECISION OR AN OPINION ON, ON THAT POINT? DO YOU FEEL THAT RESIDENTS MERIT AN ANSWER TO THEIR QUESTIONS? I FEEL THAT MERIT, JUDITH, I, MY RECOMMENDATION IS, YOU KNOW, WE WANNA HAVE A MORE ORDERLY, UM, YOU KNOW, BOARD AND WE WANT IT TO BE MORE PROFESSIONAL, AND WE WANNA BASICALLY, UM, BE MORE EFFICIENT.SO I FEEL THAT PEOPLE SHOULD SPEAK FOR FIVE MINUTES AFTER SOMEBODY FINISHES THE FIVE MINUTES.
IF THE BOARD MEMBER CHOOSES, UH, TO, OR THE TOWN ATTORNEY OR YOU, ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO RESPOND, THEY COULD RESPOND.
BUT THE FI, ONCE THE FIVE MINUTES IS UP, THEN THE PERSON SITS DOWN AND WE, WE COULD, OTHERWISE, OTHERWISE, IT'S GONNA GET BACK AND FORTH.
AND THE MEETINGS ARE GONNA BE LIKE THEY, SOME OF THE MEETINGS WERE LAST YEAR.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO, YOU KNOW, IT IS, IT'S GONNA BE AN EMBARRASSMENT AND I DON'T WANT THAT.
SO THAT, SO, SO WE'RE GONNA DO THE FIVE MINUTES AND THEN ANYBODY CAN ANSWER.
ALL RIGHT, MS. BROWN, MAYBE YOU WANT TO CONTINUE? HOW MUCH TIME IS LEFT, JU? THANK YOU.
UM, I WANTED TO ALSO SAY THAT, UM, AND IT'S GONNA BE A QUESTION, SO IF YOU WANNA ANSWER, THAT'S FINE.
I GUESS, UM, WAS THERE ANY NEGOTIATION? BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE WAS ALSO SOFTWARE REQUESTED FOR THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION, UM, LOSS SO THEY CAN PROCESS THEM MORE EFFICIENTLY.
AND ALSO A CREDIT CARD SERVICE, UM, TO ASSIST THE PUBLIC THAT HAS BEEN GRANTED TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN THE TOWN HALL.
UM, THAT DOES NOT COST $40,000.
THIS IS, UM, WHEN MY POINT I'M MAKING IS, IS THERE NO NEGOTIATION? I MEAN, SHE IS A ELECTED OFFICIAL THAT THE TOWN HAS SPOKEN ON.
THEY WANT HER, THEY NEED HER, AND THEY WANT AND DESIRE HER BECAUSE THEY WANT HER TO RUN AN EFFICIENT OFFICE.
AND IF SHE SET UP TO FAIL, HOW DOES THAT, WHAT, WHAT GOES FROM, HOW DOES THAT WORK? THE TOWN IS NOT GONNA UNDERSTAND THAT.
MEANING THE RESIDENTS, THE CONSTITUENTS, THE PEOPLE THAT VOTED HER IN THAT PAY TAXES, YOU HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO BRING THOSE REQUESTS BEFORE THE COMMUNITY AND LISTEN TO WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT THE GATEKEEPER OF HER DEPARTMENT.
AND THAT IS WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
YOU ARE DENYING HER RESOURCES AS A BLACK ELECTED OFFICIAL TO SUCCEED IN HER POSITION.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR HER CONSTITUENTS VOICE.
DO THEY WANT HER TO NOT SUCCEED? WELL, THEY OBVIOUSLY DO.
AND ASKING FOR SOFTWARE TO MAKE IT MORE, UM, EFFICIENT IS UNREASONABLE FOR YOU TO JUST DENY IT AND NOT BRING IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE THAT VOTED HER IN, BECAUSE THAT IS THEIR MONEY TOO.
SECONDLY, DURING THE OPENING, UH, WHEN, WHEN MR. FINER WAS SPEAKING AND HE REFERRED TO THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MURAL BEING HAD, UH, LED UP BY KEN JONES, THAT IS INAPPROPRIATE.
SO SOMEBODY LOOK BACK ON THIS MEETING AND, UM, FOR JANUARY 12TH, THEY'RE GOING TO HEAR THAT KEN JONES IS LEADING UP THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MURAL.
AND ANOTHER THING NOBODY MENTIONS, SARAH WHITE.
SARAH WHITE IS VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS OF THAT MURAL IN THE SENSE OF ARTISTS COMING TOGETHER, ORGANIZING THE MURAL, ENSURING THAT THINGS GET DONE.
SHE'S A VERY CREATIVE, INNOVATIVE, INTELLIGENT BLACK WOMAN OF THIS COMMUNITY.
AND SHE IS DOING THIS AS A SERVICE, AS A PERSON THAT IS NOT BEING PAID BECAUSE SHE LOVES WHAT SHE DOES AND SHE LOVES HER COMMUNITY.
AND KEN, NO DISRESPECT, YOU CAN CLEAR THIS UP RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, YOU ARE NOT LEADING THE CHARGE FOR THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MURAL.
YOU DON'T GO TO THEIR MEETINGS THAT THEY HAVE, MEANING THE MURAL COMMITTEE
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MEETINGS.SO JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST STRAIGHTEN IT OUT.
JUST TELL THEM WHAT YOU'RE A PART OF AND TELL THEM WHAT YOU'RE NOT.
YOU'RE DEFINITELY INVOLVED, YOU'RE DEFINITELY ON THE BOARD AND YOU DEFINITELY HAVE A VOICE, BUT YOU ARE NOT THE ONE HEADING UP THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MURAL.
AND MR. FINER, IF HE'S NOT WILLING TO CORRECT THAT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CORRECT THAT TONIGHT? THANK YOU.
HEY, CLIFF ABRAMS. AND THEN THERE'S ONE MORE SPEAKER.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO GOT REELECTED AND ELECTED.
UM, THIS APPOINTED INFORMATION THAT MICHELLE BROWN LEFT OUT IS THAT EVERY TIME I SPEAK, I SPEAK OF SARAH BRACY WHITE, BECAUSE I AM THE ONE THAT GARY HAD ASKED ME, WOULD I MIND IF SARAH BE A PART OF IT? AND I AM THE ONE THAT PUTS SARAH BRACY WHITE ON MY COMMITTEE.
THAT WHERE I'M WEAK AT, SHE'S STRONG AT, AND WHERE SHE'S STRONG AT.
I AND WHERE SHE WEAK AT, I'M STRONG.
I JUST WANTED TO PUT A POINT OF INFORMATION, MR. FINALLY.
YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS AGREE TO DISAGREE, YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S AMAZING YOU TALK WITH FALSE TONGUE SOMETIMES, BECAUSE YOU SAID TO ME, CLIFF, FROM HERE ON OUT, YOU GONNA GET CREDIT FOR THE MURDER AND JUST, JUST IS ON RECORD.
KEN AND FRANCIS IS ON THE MAIN MEETING WHEN IT COME TO THE SIGN AND BANNERS.
I AM THE LEAD PERSON ON THE MURAL.
AND SARAH AND AND MYSELF BEEN HERE SINCE DAY ONE.
AND GAR CASEY, COMMISSIONER OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CAN CORRECT, CAN CORRECT HIM BECAUSE HE IS THE ONE THAT ASKED ME, WOULD I MIND? SARAH CAN COME BE A PART OF IT.
AND THAT'S THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED BECAUSE SHE TAKE MY VISION AND BRING IT TO LIFE.
AND WE MEET EVERY TUESDAY FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, EVERY TUESDAY.
AND THEN WE GO TO ANOTHER MEETING, WHICH KEN AND FRANCIS IS THE LEAD OF, WHICH IS THE BANNER AND THE SIGN, WHICH IS NOTHING BUT A TRAGEDY BECAUSE THE SIGN SHOW HOW RACIST GREENBERG IS.
AND THEN THE BANNERS GOT DESTROYED AND THAT'S WHAT THEY LEAVE.
BUT THE MERL, THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE MERL UNTIL ME AND SARAH BRACY WHITE SPEAK ON IT.
AND I ALSO ASKED PASTOR WILLIAMS OR UNION BAPTIST CHURCH, BISHOP PRESTON OF CHRIST TEMPLE AND JURIS
AND PAUL AND YOU GOING TO TRY TO TELL MY VISION AND MY IDEA, YOU KNOW? RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, IT STARTS FROM WHEN WE WAS DOING
THAT'S WHERE THE MURAL STARTS AT.
THEN IT COMES FROM 1619 TO PRESENT.
I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT I REALLY DON'T WANT TO SPEND TOO MUCH TIME ON THIS BECAUSE I'M THROUGH WITH IT.
I GOT NOTHING TO PROVE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE MY ANCESTORS AND THE MOST HIGH GOD GAVE ME THIS VISION.
AND I WANNA MAKE IT CLEAR, I'M THE ONE WHO PICKED OUT THE, THE ARTISTS GOT THE ARTISTS TOGETHER, AND SARAH BRACY WHITE IS THE ONE WHO FOLLOWED THROUGH TO LET THEM KNOW WHEN WE MEET AND WHAT WE DON'T MEET.
AND SARAH BRACY WHITE ALWAYS COME TO ME TO ASK ME WHAT I THINK.
AND I ALWAYS GO TO SARAH BRACY WHITE TO ASK FOR HER FEELINGS.
PAUL AND PAUL, YOU TALKING BEFORE TERM BECAUSE YOU SAID TO ME, OH, CLIFF, FROM HERE ON OUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COME TO TOMORROW YOU WOULD GET THE CREDIT.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT'S FUNNY? I'M NOT EVEN LOOKING FOR CREDIT.
I DIDN'T LOOK FOR CREDIT UNTIL YOU AND KEN JONES BEEN ON NEWS 12.
AND KEN WENT ON THE WHITE PLAIN EXAMINER AND SAID, MY VISION AND MY IDEA AS IF IT WORTH THE TOWN BOARD.
AND, AND LET'S SAY THIS, IT STARTED WITH THE ME.
AND THEN OUT NOWHERE YOU CAME WITH THE THREE PART MERL
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SIGN AND BANNERS.BUT WE ALL KNOW THE MAIN PART OF THIS THREE PART PROJECT IS DE MERL, BUT FOR Y'ALL TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CONTROL.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAID WHEN PEOPLE PLAY POLITICS.
BUT SEE, I UNDERSTAND THAT POLITICS ONLY WORKS FOR A CERTAIN PERSON.
NOW, WHAT I ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS SECTION THREE, AND KENT AND TIM LEWIS KNOW I'VE BEEN TALKING WITH TIM AND, AND GARY, YOU KNOW, HIS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER.
I SAID SECTION THREE, LOW INCOME PEOPLE FROM HOUSING.
ANYTIME THERE'S ANYTHING BEING BUILT UP HERE, POSTAL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET WORK.
AND YOU GOT THE MANHATTAN AVENUE PROJECTS GETTING READY TO GET BUILT.
THESE, ALL THESE PROJECTS THAT COME IN HERE, THE SIDEWALKS, NOBODY FROM THE COMMUNITY DID ANY WORK CALL.
YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN ON THIS FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.
I JUST WANNA MAKE IT CRYSTAL CLEAR.
SARAH BRACY WHITE IS A MAJOR PART AND I ALWAYS MENTION HER NAME.
UM, MS. SWAN, I THINK RIGHT? YOU READY FOR MISS WAN? YEP.
AND WE DO PERFECTLY THANK YOU.
WELCOME ABOARD AGAIN, ELLEN, THANK YOU.
UM, I LIKE THANK YOU MS. SWAN.
YOU'RE QUITE WELCOME LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
UM, I'D LIKE TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF, UH, PAUL WITH THE, UM, SIDEWALKS.
I NOTICED SOMETHING TODAY WHEN I WAS CUTTING ACROSS TO GET TO CENTRAL AVENUE, TAKING THE OLD WAY WHERE THE TOWN BOARD MEETING USED TO BE.
NORWOOD ROAD OVER THERE ARE QUITE A FEW LITTLE, UH, BUSINESSES THAT ARE ALL COMBINED, EVEN THE COMMUNITY, UM, THE HEALTH CENTER.
I NOTICED A WOMAN AND THREE CHILDREN WALKING TOWARDS THE ACME GROCERY STORE AND THERE WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC COMING.
IS THERE ANY WAY THAT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE TO GET A SIDEWALK THERE BUILT? BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY DANGEROUS AND YOU SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE WALKING ON THAT AREA.
AND PLUS THE DISABILITY, UM, WHEN YOU GO FOR CERTAIN TESTS.
UM, ALSO I BELIEVE, UM, UH, SOCIAL SECURITY IS OVER THERE AND, YOU KNOW, YOU REALLY HAVE NOWHERE TO WALK.
AND WE ARE REALLY WAITING FOR AN ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN.
UM, ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO DITTO OFF OF, OF MICHELLE BROWN WITH, UH, THE TOWN CLERK, JUDITH VILLE.
THIS IS REALLY A SAD HISTORY AND TIME WHEN THINGS ARE BEING DONE INTENTIONALLY BECAUSE OF THE, UH, RACES, THE RACISM WITHIN OUR WORKPLACES.
I'VE HAD IT DONE TO ME AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE, BUT $40,000 SEEMS LIKE A LOT TO EVERYONE.
BUT $40,000 IN A WORKPLACE MEANS A LOT BECAUSE IT BUYS SUPPLIES, IT GETS YOU YOUR RIGHT STAFF, AND IT ALSO GETS YOU TO MAINTAIN AN OFFICE PROPERLY WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE THESE FINANCES AND IT'S THROWN IN YOUR FACE BLUNTLY SO THAT YOU CAN FALL.
THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH OUR DEMOCRACY IN THAT AREA.
ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, UH, POSSIBLY, UM, MISS, UH, UH, JUDITH VILLE WITH PARKWAY GARDENS.
I, I NOTICED FROM LAST, FROM THE LAST MEETING, UM, PEOPLE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT IT TO MAKE IT A SECTION EIGHT OR A VOUCHER.
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? NEITHER DO I, BECAUSE I GREW UP IN PARKWAY GARDENS AND PARKWAY HOMES AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS AREA SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A HISTORICAL SITE.
AND I WAS WONDERING IF POSSIBLY IF YOU COULD HELP ME OR POSSIBLY WE COULD GET SOME TYPE OF COMMITTEE TOGETHER TO COME UP WITH THIS, UM, RESOLUTION.
I DON'T KNOW IF I'M USING THE RIGHT WORD OR NOT, BUT TO MAKE THIS A HISTORICAL SITE, BECAUSE I WAS SPEAKING TO A GENTLEMAN, YOU MIGHT EVEN KNOW HIM, UH, MR. JOHN ARMSTRONG.
AND, UM, WE WERE TALKING THIS EVENING, UM, UH, ABOUT THIS BECAUSE WE'VE, IT'S A LOT OF HISTORY THERE IN PARKWAY GARDENS AND A LOT OF FAMOUS PEOPLE, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HISTORY IS, IS THE FACT THAT PARKWAY GARDENS WAS THE PLACE WHERE, UH, IN ORDER TO LIVE THERE YOU HAD TO BUY PROPERTY.
AND THE FIRST PEOPLE THAT BROUGHT THE PROPERTY WERE THE WELL-TO-DO EDUCATED BLACK PEOPLE.
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IT SHOULD BE KNOWN THAT WE ARE EDUCATED, WE ARE SMART, WE KNOW HOW TO OWN PROPERTY, WE KNOW HOW TO PROSPER.AND TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS HISTORICAL AND THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, I TRULY, TRULY BELIEVE WOULD REALLY MAKE A VERY GOOD POINT.
AND ALSO TO SHOW THAT WE DO EXIST IN THIS TOWN.
ANOTHER THING THAT I'D LIKE TO HIT ON IS, UM, COUNSELOR, UH, KEN JONES.
YOU MISSED THE MEETING AT THE, UH, GREEN GREENBURG HEIGHTS L L C MEETING, UM, BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO TRY TO BRING UP THE LETTER IN WHICH I HAD, UM, SENT YOU AND I SENT THE, UH, INFORMATION TO YOU BACK ON DECEMBER 14TH AND YOU TOLD ME TO PUT IT IN A P D F UM, FORM IN WHICH I DID.
AND I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING BACK FROM YOU.
SO I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD POSSIBLY RESPOND TO ME BY EMAIL AND MAYBE WE CAN GET SOME TYPE OF CONVERSATION, UH, GOING.
IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY ONE MORE THING, MAURY, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH.
I HAVE DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER ON BOTH SIDES OF MY FAMILY.
GOD BLESS YOU AND GOODNIGHT EVERYONE, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.
I'LL ABSOLUTELY FOLLOW UP MS. WAN.
ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE THE RESOLUTIONS.
UM, FIRST RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING, UM, THE TOWN SUPERVISOR TO EXECUTE A TEMPORARY AND THAT'S BEING HELD OVER TO JANUARY 26TH.
[ AS 1 - 1/12/2022 Resolution granting the Town Assessor, as provided by NYS, discretion to administer, where appropriate, exemptions on the 2022 Town Assessment Roll to persons who received such exemptions on the 2021 Assessment Roll, dispensing with the need for such persons to file renewal applications and dispensing with the requirement for the Town Assessor to send out said renewal applications]
THE TOWN ASSESSOR IS PROVIDED BY NEW YORK STATE DISCRETION TO ADMINISTER WHERE APPROPRIATE EXEMPTIONS ON THE 2022 10 ASSESSMENT ROLES TO PERSONS WHO RECEIVED SUCH EXEMPTIONS ON THE 2021 ASSESSMENT ROLE DISPENSING WITH THE NEED, UM, FOR SUCH PERSONS, UH, TO FILE RENEWAL APPLICATIONS AND DISPENSING WITH THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE 10 ASSESS TO SEND OUT SET RENEWAL APPLICATIONS.[ AT 1 - 1/12/2022 Resolution authorizing settlement of property damage related Claim, File No.: 108/21C by Travelers Home and Marine Insurance Co., a/s/o Christine Raciti and Robert Raciti, for an amount not to exceed $6,038.43]
T ONE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED SETTLEMENT OF PROPERTY DAMAGE RELATED CLAIM FILED 1 0 8 21 C, MY TRAVELERS HOME AND MARINE INSURANCE FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $6,038 AND 43 CENTS.[ AT 2 - 01/12/2022 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner Danny Rosamilia for property located at 26 Yellowstone Avenue. The Town’s share of the refund is $4,072±; the County’s share is $2,318±; the Bronx Valley Sewer District’s share is $307±; the Fairview Fire District’s share is $3,195±; the Consolidated Sewer Mtc District’s share is $132±; the Greenburgh Central School District’s share is $10,466±. Refunds from all sources total $20,490±]
AUTHORIZED TAX S SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER DANNY ROSALIA, UH, TOTAL 20,490.[ AT 3 - 01/12/2022 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner 68 East Hartsdale Avenue Owners Corp. for property located at 68 East Hartsdale Avenue. The Town’s share of the refund is $66,960±; the County’s share is $37,612±; the Bronx Valley Sewer District’s share is $4,980±; the Hartsdale Fire District’s share is $61,603±; the Consolidated Sewer Mtc District’s share is $2,413±; the Greenburgh Central School District’s share is $174,962±. Refunds from all sources total $348,531±]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX RE SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER 68 EAST DALE AVENUE, UH, REFUNDS FROM WALL SOURCES, UM, UH, 348,531.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE.
[ AT 4 - 01/12/2022 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner Central Westchester Tenants Corp. for property located at 100 East Hartsdale Avenue. The Town’s share of the refund is $8,363±; the County’s share is $4,848±; the Bronx Valley Sewer District’s share is $645±; the Hartsdale Fire District’s share is $7,181±; the Consolidated Sewer Mtc District’s share is $229±; the Greenburgh Central School District’s share is $20,692±. Refunds from all sources total $41,959±.]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX ARY SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER CENTRAL WESTCHESTER TENANTS CORP.UH, REFUNDS FROM ALL SOURCES 40 1009 59.
[ AT 5 - 01/12/2022 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner Hartsdale Ave. Properties LLC for property located at 150, 160 & 170 East Hartsdale Avenue. The Town’s share of the refund is $88,665±; the County’s share is $49,829±; the Bronx Valley Sewer District’s share is $6,568±; the Hartsdale Fire District’s share is $81,636±; the Consolidated Sewer Mtc District’s share is $3,193±; the Greenburgh Central School District’s share is $232,007±. Refunds from all sources total $461,898±]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX SARY SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER HARTSDALE PROPERTIES 400, UM, $61,898.I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.
[ AT 6 - 1/12/2022 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner Gagliardi Enterprises 530 LLC for property located at 530 Tarrytown Road. The Town’s share of the refund is $18,367±; the County’s share is $10,232±; the Bronx Valley Sewer District’s share is $1,359±; the Fairview Fire District’s share is $14,510±; the Consolidated Sewer Mtc District’s share is $663 the Greenburgh Central School District’s share is $47,810±. Refunds from all sources total $92,940±]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX SARY SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER GAGLIARDI ENTERPRISE TOTAL AMOUNT 92,940.[ CL 1 - 1/12/2022 Resolution scheduling Public Hearings for Wednesday, January 26, 2022, 7:30 PM, to consider an Amended Site Plan Application and adopting an Order setting a Public Hearing to hear a petition to extend the Consolidated Water District No. 1 submitted by Hackley School, located at 293 Benedict Avenue, (P.O. Tarrytown)]
SCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARING WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26TH.CONSIDER AN AMENDED, UM, SITE PLAN APPLICATION AND ADOPTING AN ORDER SETTLING, UM, UH, PUBLIC HEARING TO HEAR A PETITION TO EXTEND THE CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT NUMBER ONE SUBMITTED BY HOCKLEY SCHOOL LOCATED AT 2 93 BENEDICT AVENUE, UM, IN TAR 10.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.
[ CO 1 - 1/12/2022 Resolution authorizing Fiscal Year 2021 budget transfers]
AYE.RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FISCAL YEAR 2021.
[ PR 1 - 1/12/2022 Resolution authorizing award to lowest bidder or New York State contract approved vendor, whichever is lowest cost per item meeting specification, for Paper Goods and Kitchen Supplies for 2022, at a cost not to exceed $41,297.86]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AWARD TO LOWEST BIDDER OF NEW YORK STATE CONTRACT APPROVED VENDOR, WHICHEVER IS LOWER COST PER ITEM.UM, YOU, YOU WANNA SAY FOR PAPER, GOODS AND KITCHEN SUPPLIES.
UH, THE TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 40 1002 97 80 6 CENTS.
[ PR 2 - 1/12/2022 Resolution authorizing the Town of Greenburgh Department of Parks & Recreation to solicit Requests for Proposals for the Development, Operation, Maintenance and Management of Seasonal Tennis Facilities through lease agreements at Anthony F. Veteran Park]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TOWN OF GREENBURG, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO SOLICIT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR DEVELOPMENT, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SEASONAL TENNIS FACILITIES[02:10:01]
THROUGH LEASE AGREEMENTS AT ANTHONY VETERAN, UH, PARK.UM, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.
[ PR 3 - 1/12/2022 Resolution authorizing the Town of Greenburgh Department of Parks & Recreation to solicit Request for Proposals for the Operation of Food Concessions for Anthony F. Veteran Park]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TOWN OF GREENBURG DEPARTS, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO SOLICIT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR, UM, OPERATION OF FOOD CONCESSIONS AT ANTHONY VETERAN PARK.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE.
[ PR 4 - 1/12/2022 Resolution authorizing the release of Trust and Agency Parkland Funds for the development of (4) Four Pickleball Courts at East Rumbrook Park]
AUTHORIZING THE RELEASE OF TRUST IN AGENCY PARKLAND FUNDS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOUR PICKLE WORLD COURTS AT EAST, UM, UH, ROMBERG.UM, PARK, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.
[ PO 1 – 1/12/2022 Resolution authorizing the Supervisor to enter into an Inter-Municipal Agreement (IMA) with the Villages of Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Elmsford, Hastings-on-Hudson, Irvington, Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, and the Town of North Castle, to continue a Task Force aimed at Drug and Alcohol Enforcement]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUPERVISOR TO ENTER INTO, INTO MUNICIPAL AGREEMENT WITH VILLAGE OF LEY DUMPS FERRY, UM, ELMSFORD HASTINGS IRVINGTON, SLEEPY HOLLOW TARRYTOWN, AND THE TOWN OF NEW, UH, NORTH CASTLE TO CONTINUE A TASK FORCE, UM, AIMED AT DRUG, UM, AND ALCOHOL ENFORCEMENT.[ PO 2 - 1/12/2022 Resolution promoting Police Officer Joaquin Algaba to the position of Police Detective]
PO TWO AYE.UH, UM, UM, THE OFFICER EARLIER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AWARD, UH, A BID FOR WATER TREATMENT CHEMICALS IS THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER FOR 2002 22.
[ PW 3 - 1/12/2022 Resolution authorizing the award of bid for Water Materials and Supplies to the lowest responsible bidders for 2022]
AWARD BID FOR CHEMICAL SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES TO THOMAS ENGLISH AND ASSOCIATES, UH, 2022.RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE AWARD OF THE AWARD OF MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDERS FOR 2022.
[ PW 4 - 1/12/2022 Resolution authorizing the retention of Michael Broder as a consultant to assist the Department of Public Works, for an amount not to exceed $35,000 annually]
AUTHORIZING THE RETENTION OF MICHAEL BRODER AS A CONSULTANT TO ASSIST THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $35,000 ANNUALLY.LIKE TO MOVE
I'D LIKE TO MOVE, RE ADJOURN, SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I JOIN THE BOARD.