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PROGRESS.UH, WELCOME TO OUR TOWN BOARD MEETING.
TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH, AT, UM, AT SHORTLY AFTER 7:00 PM AND, UM, WE'RE GONNA START WITH A PLEDGE OF
[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
ALLEGIANCE PGI TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES, THE FLAG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR NATION.AND WE'VE NEVER SAID IT AS GOOD.
OH MY GOD, GOD, BRINGING TEARS TO MY EYES.
WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR MOMENTS OF SILENCE.
[ MOMENT OF SILENCE In memory of John (“Jack”) F. Degnan Jr., 63, was a longtime resident of Irvington, recognized for his life saving heroism, passed November 1, 2023, surrounded by family and friends. Jack grew up in Dobbs Ferry and attended Sacred Heart Elementary School, followed by Stepinac High School, graduating with perfect attendance. He then attended Manhattan College earning a B.A. in English literature, and was a member of the Gaelic Society. He worked for 25 years in magazine publishing, starting as a production manager at Preview magazine, and produced Computer Shopper, once setting the world’s record for most advertising pages for a monthly magazine, and then a world record for the most advertising pages in one year. In addition, for more than 30 years he was a favorite weekend server and bartender at Sam’s Italian Restaurant in Dobbs Ferry. Notably, on Feb. 27, 2013, while commuting to his job in New York City, Jack witnessed a woman fall onto the tracks at the Ardsley-on-Hudson train station. Without hesitation, he jumped from the platform, scooped up the woman, a Mercy College student who had fainted, and saved her life. A few months later Irvington declared July 15 as “Jack Degnan Day” to acknowledge his selfless action and also his humility because he told no one, not even his family, who learned about it from a police communication. In presenting the award, Irvington Mayor Brian Smith called Jack “the most humble guy I know.” A longtime member of Immaculate Conception Church in Irvington, he proudly served as a weekly lector at noon Mass on Sundays for more than 30 years. He was proud of his volunteer service to the community, serving as an Irvington AYSO soccer coach, an Immaculate Conception CYO basketball coach, and as an Irvington Bulldog football booster. Jack was much beloved by all who knew him, including by Greenburgh Parks and Recreation Commissioner Gerry Byrne, Jake's brother-in-law, and Jake's wife, Moreen (Byrne) Degnan, and he will be dearly missed. In memory of William Augustus Dorsey, 103, fondly called "Gus," who passed peacefully on October 17, 2023. Moving from Baltimore as a young boy to Greenburgh where he attended and graduated from Greenburgh public schools. After completing his education, Gus enlisted in CC Camp (Civil Service Conservation Core), a section of the US Army, completed Technician 5th Grade Aide Medical Core, and received a Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) certificate. In 1948, after he was honorably discharged from the Army, Gus went to work for Grasslands Hospital (Westchester Medical Center) as an LPN in the Psychiatric Division. In 1969 Gus married the late Anita Claire Marable and together they raised 3 children: Bruce Gordon, Stephen Laird, and Reverend Cynthia Denise Dorsey. He retired in 1984. Never one to be idle, Gus partnered with a friend to own and operate the Rye Cliff Restaurant in Croton, NY. In addition, he was a mason, laying cement for private homes, and at the same time ran a carpet laying business and a window washing service. Gus joined Union Baptist Church in the 1980s and remained a faithful member until his health began to fail. While at UBC, Gus made lasting friendships, served as a soloist Baritone in the Men's Choi, and, for over 40 years, served as a senior cook in UBC's Food Service ministry, serving breakfast, and dinners, and catering special occasions for Union C.A.R.E.S. Gus had a caring heart and as a result, he, and a group of UBC men, founded an organization called “15 Charity Men” which raised money for those in need. Gus was an avid football "Giants" fan and a golf connoisseur. He also loved Jazz and James Brown. He loved his grandchildren, especially Jamaine and Rodney. William leaves to cherish his memory two sons, Bruce Gordon Marable, and Stephen Laird Marable (Pam); a daughter, Reverend Cynthia Dorsey; four sisters-in-law, Jane Marable, Carolyn Marable, Elise Marable and Deborah Marable; two Grandsons, Jamaine Davenport and Rodney Brown; one granddaughter, Laura Marable; ten great grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, godchildren and friends. In memory of the people in Ukraine killed during Russia's invasion and relentless intentional targeted bombing of civilians in apartment buildings, hospitals, train stations, schools and children centers, deliberately targeting utilities used by civilians to leave them without electricity and heat through the brutal winter weather, with mass graves being found after invaded areas have been retaken, and now Russia's aggressive bombing of Ukraine's food-producing infrastructure to disrupt food supplies worldwide, all in Russia's effort to destroy Ukraine and its people, who are forced to fight for their land, their freedom, and general democratic principles. May they rest in peace and peace be restored to Ukraine. In memory of the people of Israel killed during Hamas’ unprecedented terrorist attack on Israel which started on Saturday, October 7, 2023, with more than 1400 people, mostly civilians, slaughtered, including more than 200 indiscriminately shot and killed en masse at a popular music festival, entire families massacred in their homes, and other acts too gruesome/inhumane to include here, with more than 200 others kidnapped to use as hostages and human shields, including the infirm, elderly, a holocaust survivor, women, children, toddlers and newborns. While we mourn, we support the leadership of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States’ Joint Statement unequivocally condemning Hamas and its terrorist acts, stating, in part: “Our countries will support Israel in its efforts to defend itself and its people against such atrocities….All of us recognize the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people, and support equal measures of justice and freedom for Israelis and Palestinians alike. But make no mistake: Hamas does not represent those aspirations, and it offers nothing for the Palestinian people other than more terror and bloodshed.” May those lost due to this horrendous ongoing terrorist aggression rest in peace and may peace be restored to Israel.]
SILENCE IN MEMORY OF JACK, UM, UH, NAN 63.HE WAS A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF IRVINGTON, RECOGNIZED FOR HIS LIFE SAVING HEROISM.
HE PASSED AWAY NOVEMBER 1ST, SURROUNDED BY FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
HE GREW UP IN DOPPS FERRY, ATTENDED SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FOLLOWED BY STEF HIGH SCHOOL, GRADUATING WITH PERFECT ATTENDANCE.
HE ATTENDED MANHATTAN COLLEGE, EARNING A BA IN ENGLISH LITERATURE, AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE GAELIC SOCIETY.
HE WORKED FOR 25 YEARS IN MAGAZINE PUBLISHING, STARTING AS A PRODUCTION MANAGER OF PREVIEW MAGAZINE AND PRODUCED COMPUTER SHOPPER ONCE SET, UH, SETTING THE WORLD'S RECORD FOR MOST ADVERTISING PAGES FOR A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, AND THEN A WORLD RECORD FOR THE MOST ADVERTISING PAGES IN ONE YEAR.
IN ADDITION, FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, HE WAS A FAVORITE WEEKEND SERVER AND BARTENDER AT SAM'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT IN DOPPS FERRY.
NOTABLY, ON FEBRUARY 27TH, 2013, WHILE COMMUTING TO HIS JOB IN NEW YORK CITY, JACK WITNESSED A WOMAN FALL ONTO THE TRACKS AT THE ARDSLEY ON HUDSON TRAIN STATION.
WITHOUT HESITATION, HE JUMPED FROM THE PLATFORM, SCOOPED UP THE WOMAN, A MERCY COLLEGE STUDENT WHO HAD FAINTED AND SAVED HER LIFE.
A FEW MONTHS LATER, IRVINGTON DECLARED JACK 15TH AS JACK NAN DAY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SELFLESS, UM, ACTION, AND ALSO HIS HUMILITY BECAUSE HE TOLD NO ONE, NOT EVEN FAMILY, AND THEY LEARNED ABOUT IT FROM A POLICE COMMUNICATION AND PRESENTING THE WARD IRVINGTON MAYOR BRIAN SMITH CALLED JACK THE MOST HUMBLE GUY I KNOW, A LONGTIME MEMBER OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH IN IRVINGTON.
HE PROUDLY SERVED AS A WEEKDAY, WEEKLY LECTOR AT NOON MASS ON SUNDAYS FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS.
HE WAS PROUD OF HIS VOLUNTEER SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, SERVING AS IRVINGTON, ASO SOCCER, UH, COACH, AND IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, CYO BASKETBALL COACH, AND AN IRVINGTON, UH, BULLDOG, UH, FOOTBALL BOOSTER.
JACK WAS MUCH BELOVED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM, INCLUDING, UH, GREENBERG PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSIONER, UH, JERRY BYRNE.
UH, JAKE'S, UM, UH, JACK'S, UM, UH, BROTHER-IN-LAW AND HIS WIFE, UM, MAUREEN BYRNE NAN, WHO WILL BE SORELY MISSED.
WE ALSO HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM AUGUSTUS DORSEY, 103 YEARS OLD WHEN HE DIED.
HE PASSED PEACEFULLY ON OCTOBER 17TH, 2023.
HE MOVED FROM BALTIMORE AS A YOUNG BOY TO GREENBURG, WHERE HE ATTENDED IN GRADUATED GREENBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
AFTER COMPLETING HIS EDUCATION, GUS ENLISTED IN CIVIL SERVICE CONSERVATION CORPS, UH, CAMP, A SECTION OF THE US ARMY.
COMPLETED TECHNICIAN FIFTH GRADE AID, UH, MEDICAL CORPS, AND RECEIVED A LICENSED PRACTICE, UH, PRACTICAL NURSING CERTIFICATE.
IN 1948, AFTER HE WAS ARNOLD LEE, DISCHARGED FROM THE ARMY, GUS WENT TO WORK FOR GRASSLANDS, UM, CLAIRE MARIBEL, AND TOGETHER THEY RAISED THREE CHILDREN.
UH, BRUCE GORDON, STEPHANIE LDD, AND REVEREND, UH, CYNTHIA DENISE DORSEY.
HE PARTNERED WITH A FRIEND TO OWN AND OPERATE THE R CLIFF RESTAURANT IN CROTON, NEW YORK.
HE LAID CEMENT FOR PRIVATE HOMES, AND AT THE SAME TIME RAN A CARPET LAYING BUSINESS IN A WINDOW WASHING SERVICE.
HE JOINED UNION BAPTIST CHURCH IN THE 1980S AND REMAINED A FAITHFUL MEMBER UNTIL HIS HEALTH BEGAN TO FAIL.
WHILE AT UBC, GUS MAY LASTING FRIENDSHIPS SERVED AS A SOLOIST, BARITONE, AND THE MEN'S, UH, CHOIR.
AND FOR OVER 40 YEARS, SERVED AS A SENIOR COOK AT UBC'S FOOD SERVICE MINISTRY, SERVING BREAKFAST AND DINNERS AND CATERING SPECIAL OCCASIONS FOR UNION CARERS.
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A CARING HEART, UH, FOR THOSE IN NEED.HE WAS AN AVID FOOTBALL GIANTS FAN AND GOLF CONNOISSEUR.
HE LOVED HIS GRANDCHILDREN, ESPECIALLY JERMAINE AND RODNEY.
WILLIAM LEAVES, UM, TO CHERISH HIS MEMORY OF TWO SONS, BRUCE GORDON MARIBEL AND STEVEN LDD, MARIBEL, UH, DAUGHTER, REVEREND CYNTHIA DORSEY, FOUR SISTERS IN-LAWS, JANE MARIBEL, CAROLYN, MARIBEL, ELISE, MARIBEL, UH, DEBORAH MARIBEL, TWO GRANDSONS, JERMAINE DAVENPORT AND RODNEY BROWN, ONE GRANDDAUGHTER, LAURA MARIBEL.
10, UH, GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND A HOST OF NIECES, UH, NEPHEWS, GODCHILDREN, AND FRIENDS.
AND WE ALSO, UH, SADLY HAVE THE MOMENT OF SILENCE AND MEMORY OF THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE KILLED DURING RUSSIA'S INVASION AND RELENTLESS INTERNATIONAL, INTENTIONAL TARGETED BOMBINGS OF CIVILIANS AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS, HOSPITALS, TRAIN STATION SCHOOLS AND CHILDREN'S CENTERS, DELIBERATELY TARGETING UTILITIES USED BY CIVILIANS TO LEAD THEM WITHOUT ELECTRICITY AND HEAT THROUGH THE BRUTAL WINTER WEATHER WITH MASS GRAVES BEING FOUND AFTER INVADED.
AND NOW RUSSIA'S AGGRESSIVE BOMBING OF UKRAINE, FOOD PRODUCING INFRASTRUCTURE TO DISRUPT, UH, FOOD SUPPLIES WORLDWIDE.
ALL IN RUSSIA'S EFFORT TO DESTROY UKRAINE AND ITS PEOPLE AND WHO ARE FORCED TO FIGHT FOR THEIR LAND, THEIR FREEDOM AND GENERAL DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES.
AND PEACE BE RESTORED TO UKRAINE.
AND IN MEMORY OF THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL, KILLED DURING HAMAS' UNPRECEDENTED TERRORIST ATTACK ON ISRAEL, WHICH STARTED ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7TH, WITH MORE THAN 1400 PEOPLE, MOSTLY CIVILIANS SLAUGHTERED, INCLUDING MORE THAN 200 INDISCRIMINATELY SHOT AND KILLED IN MASS AT A POPULAR MUSIC FESTIVAL.
ENTIRE FAMILIES MASSACRED IN THEIR HOMES AND OTHER ACTS.
TWO, GRUESOME IN HUMANE TO INCLUDE HERE WITH MORE THAN 200 OTHERS, KIDNAPPED TO U TO BE USED AS HOSTAGES AND HUMAN SHIELDS, INCLUDING THE FIRM, ELDERLY, A HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR, WOMAN, CHILDREN, TODDLERS, AND NEWBORNS.
WHILE WE MOURN, WE SUPPORT THE LEADERSHIP OF FRANCE, UH, GERMANY, ITALY, THE THE UNITED KINGDOM.
AND THE UNITED STATES, UH, JOINED STATEMENT UNEQUIVOCALLY CONDEMNING HAMAS AND ITS TERRORIST ACTS STATING, IN PART, OUR COUNTRIES WILL SUPPORT ISRAEL AND ITS EFFORTS TO DEFEND ITSELF, AND ITS PEOPLE AGAINST SUCH ATROCITIES.
ALL OF US RECOGNIZE THE LEGITIMATE ASPIRATIONS OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE AND SUPPORT EQUAL MESHES OF JUSTICE AND FREEDOM FOR ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS ALIKE.
BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE, HAMA DOES NOT REPRESENT THOSE ASPIRATIONS, AND IT OFFERS NOTHING FOR THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE OTHER THAN TERROR AND BLOODSHED.
MAY THOSE LOST DUE TO THIS HORRIFIC, UH, HORRENDOUS ONGOING TERRORIST AGGRESSION, REST IN PEACE AND MAY BE PEACE.
[ PRESENTATIONS First Puerto Rican Flag Raising Ceremony (outdoor flag raising, indoor presentation) Certificates of Appreciation - Girl Scouts Troop #2491, participants in the Puerto Rican Flag Raising Abigail Kuriakose, Abigail M. Barillas, Angelina Militano, Ariella Ovalles, Chelsea Lora, Cora Jacobsen, Isabella Laboy, Jade Coke, Kalia Ramos, Sophie Talebpour, Cameron Everly, Isabella Cepeda Certificate of Appreciation - Stanley Majdanski, who is being inducted into the Westchester County Senior Citizen Hall of Fame. Stanley was probably the most popular postal service employee serving Hartsdale for 42 years. He retired 12 years ago but still is remembered for his exceptional public service, customer service and desire to help everyone Congratulations - Elected 2023 Local General Election Candidates County Legislator Jewel Williams Johnson County Legislator David Imamura Supervisor Paul Feiner Councilwoman Gina Jackson Councilwoman-elect Beatrice Joy Haber Town Clerk-elect Lisa Nero Town Justice Delores Scott Brathwaite]
WE HAVE, UM, A PRESENTATION.THE PUERTO RICO, ARE WE NOT GONNA DO THE ROLL CALL? WELL, WE COULD DO THE, UH, ROLL CALL RIGHT AFTER THE, THE PRESENTATION.
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JUDGE, DO YOU WANT DO THE ROLL CALL? WANNA THE ROLL CALL PLEASE? YES.PRESENT, COUNCILWOMAN GINA JACKSON.
PRESENT COUNCILWOMAN ELLEN HENDRICKS PRESENT.
I JUST WANNA CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR REELECTION.
UM, AND I ALSO SEE JOY HABER, WHO'S A UHS LATER THAT'S COMING DOWN, SO THAT'S JUST STAY WELL, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, I JUST SAW HER WALK IN.
I JUST WANNA CONGRATULATE HER.
I THINK JOY'S GOING TO, UH, THE FAVORITE PLACE IN THE WORLD, PUERTO RICO, UH, THIS WEEK.
SO I JUST WANTED TO MENTION IT BEFORE THE CEREMONY.
SO THAT STARTS WITH YOUR TENURE THE RIGHT WAY, RIGHT? YEAH.
SO, UM, NOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR, OUR FIRST PUERTO RICAN FLAG RAISING CEREMONY.
JUST, JUST BEFORE YOU BEGIN, THERE ARE SEATS IN THE FRONT HERE.
I SEE THERE ARE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE STANDING IN THE BACK.
SO IF YOU WANNA COME FORWARD, THERE IS A COUPLE OF SEATS HERE IN THE FRONT.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SIT DOWN.
PLENTY SEATS ON THIS SIDE, RIGHT? RIGHT ON THIS SIDE.
I GUESS THIS IS MY RIGHT TO YOU GUYS OR LEFT? I'M SORRY.
AND I JUST WANNA MENTION, VINCENT, WE'RE GONNA BE HONORING YOU RIGHT AFTER THE PUERTO RICAN CEREMONY.
FINER, UH, GREENBERG COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE GREENBERG
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COMMUNITY.YOU CAME OUT IN FORCE TONIGHT.
GIVE YOURSELVES A HAND, A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
WELCOME TO OUR FIRST EVER CELEBRATION OF PUERTO RICAN HERITAGE MONTH IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.
IN 2020, A GROUP OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM WHITE PLAINS, A QUARTER OF WHOM WERE FROM THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, GOT TOGETHER TO BEGIN TALKING ABOUT A FLAG RAISING FOR PUERTO RICO, FOLLOWING THE WONDERFUL TRADITION OF THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS, WHICH HONORS VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL AND MULTICULTURAL TRADITIONS BY RAISING THEIR PERSPECTIVE FLAGS.
SINCE OUR FIRST PUERTO RICAN FLAG RAISING EVENT, OUR ORGANIZATION HAS GROWN TO INCLUDE MULTIPLE EVENTS IN WHITE PLAINS.
WE HAVE HAD WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE SUPPORT OF MANY COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING MAYOR TOM ROACH, THE WHITE PLAINS RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT, US CONGRESSMAN JAMAL BOWMAN, COUNTY EXECUTIVE GEORGE LATIMER, ASSEMBLYMAN CHRIS BURDICK, SENATOR SHELLEY MAYER ARTS WESTCHESTER HAS BEEN A MAJOR SUPPORTER, THE WHITE PLAINS PUBLIC LIBRARY RE, WHICH IS A CO-SPONSOR OF TONIGHT'S EVENT.
AND I SEE RIGHT REHA JUST WANNA SAY AMONG OTHERS.
UH, IN ADDITION TO THE WHITE PLAINS FLAG RAISING EVENT, OUR ORGANIZATION HAS HO HOSTED SEVERAL POSTED DISPLAYS, A MAJOR ART EXHIBIT IN THE MAIN GALLERY OF ARTS WESTCHESTER, AND A WONDERFUL THREE KINGS DAY CELEBRATION AT THE WHITE PLAINS PUBLIC LIBRARY.
IT IS OUR GREAT PLEASURE TO PARTNER WITH THE TOWN OF GREENBERG AND COLLABORATE ON EVENTS THAT ALLOW US TO SHARE OUR CULTURAL TREASURES, OUR MUSIC, OUR DANCE, OUR ART, AND OUR LITERATURE.
TO BEGIN THIS EVENING'S PROGRAM, WE WILL BE JOINED BY GRISEL FELICIANO, AN EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER OF THE THE WHITE PLAINS, PUERTO RICAN CULTURAL COMMITTEE, PTA PERSON AND A GENERAL, UH, COMMUNITY ACTIVIST AND ADVOCATE IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.
AND SHE WILL INTRODUCE GIRL SCOUT TROOP 24 91.
THANK YOU EVELYN, FOR BEING MY MENTOR.
UM, MY NAME IS GELLE FELICIANO.
I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF GREENBURG FOR 12 YEARS, AND A CO-LEADER FOR THE GIRL SCOUT TROOP 24 91 WITH AMANDA AYA AND STEPHANIE LAURA.
UM, OUR TROOP WAS INVITED BY MR. PAUL FINER, UM, TO DO OUR FIRST PUERTO RICAN FLAG RACING HERE IN GREENBURG.
AND WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK HIM FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR CHILDREN TO UNDERSTAND THE, THE ROOTS WHERE THEY CAME FROM AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THEIR CULTURE.
THE MORE WE TEACH THEM ABOUT OUR HISTORY, THE FOOD, THE MUSIC, THE ARTS, THE MORE THEY WILL APPRECIATE AND LOVE OUR ISLAND.
BY INTEGRATING OUR CULTURE INTO THE COMMUNITY, WE PROVIDE OUR CHILDREN WITH A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIVERSE BACKGROUND BACKGROUNDS THAT MAKE UP PUERTO RICAN SOCIETY, INCLUDING THE INTEGRATION OF INDIGENOUS SPANISH AND AFRICAN CULTURES.
IN 1948, THE PUERTO RICAN LEGISLATOR ENACTED LA DE LAORA, WHICH MADE IT A CRIME TO OWN OR DISPLAY THE PUERTO RICAN FLAG.
HOWEVER, THIS LAW WAS LATER REPEALED ON THE GROUNDS THAT IT VIOLATED FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
THIS IS WHY IT'S CRUCIAL TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN THAT RAISING OUR FLAG IS A SYMBOL OF FREEDOM AND JUSTICE, AND THAT EVERYONE DESERVES TO BE TREATED WITH RESPECT AND EQUALITY.
WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT PUERTO RICO BECAME US TERRITORY AND ITS PEOPLE, US CITIZENS.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE ARE PROUD OF HOW FAR WE HAVE COME, AND WE WANT OUR GREENBERG COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT WE ARE STILL FIGHTING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND HELP THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY AND ANYONE IN NEED WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT.
WE PROUDLY REPRESENT OUR HERITAGE SO THAT OUR CHILDREN TEACH FUTURE GENERATIONS THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING UNITY DESPITE DIVERSITY.
NOW, I PROUDLY PRESENT TO YOU OUR BEAUTIFUL GIRL SCOUTS TROOP 24 91, SINGING THE PUERTO RICAN NA, NATIONAL ATHE LAB, KENYA.
IT IS TRADITION, UH, LIKE ANY NATIONAL ANTHEM THAT PEOPLE STAND.
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LET'S GIVE THEM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE, PLEASE.IS THERE A DRY EYE IN THE HOUSE? I DON'T THINK SO.
TONIGHT WE ARE VERY PROUD TO BE JOINED BY OUR RENOWNED GUEST SPEAKER, NEW YORK STATE JUDGE WALTER RIVERA.
JUDGE RIVERA IS A FORMER GREENBURG TOWN JUSTICE, A CURRENT NEW YORK STATE COURT OF CLAIMS JUDGE IN THE WHITE PLAINS DISTRICT, AND IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT OF THE LATINO JUDGES ASSOCIATION.
PLEASE WELCOME JUDGE WALTER RIVERA AND FORMER GREENBERG TOWN JUDGE AND GREENBERG RESIDENT.
AND, AND THANK YOU, UH, SUPERVISOR FINER MEMBERS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, THE, UH, WHITE PLAINS PUERTO RICAN CULTURAL COMMITTEE, THE BLE, UH, THE FOUNDER OF THE WHITE PLAINS, PUERTO RICAN CULTURAL COMMITTEE.
EVELYN ALI SANTIAGO, RESIDENTS OF THIS GREAT TOWN FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
AND I DO HAVE FAMILY HERE TONIGHT.
UH, AND, AND WE HAVE A PRESENCE HERE IN GREENBURG.
UM, MY, MY PARENTS ARE SELINO AND ANNA MARIA RIVERA RELOCATED TO NEW YORK CITY FROM PUERTO RICO IN THE LATE 1940S.
THAT WAS THE PERIOD OF WHAT THEY CALL THE GREAT MIGRATION, WHERE IT WAS AN ORCHESTRATED MIGRATION OF PUERTO RICAN LABORERS TO MEET THE MANS HERE IN THE STATES FOR FACTORY JOBS AND A RANGE OF OTHER JOBS.
AND MY PARENTS CAME DURING THAT WAVE AS A SECOND GENERATION PUERTO RICAN.
I AM HONORED AND PLEASED TO MAKE REMARKS AT THIS HISTORIC SYMBOLIC PUERTO RICAN FLAG RAISING CEREMONY HERE AT GREENBURG TOWN HALL.
AS YOU HEARD, PUERTO RICO IS AN INCORPORATED TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE JONES ACT OF 1917.
PUERTO RICANS ARE UNITED STATES CITIZENS AT BIRTH, AND PUERTO RICO HAS A NON-VOTING MEMBER IN CONGRESS.
YOU DO NOT NEED A PASSPORT TO TRAVEL TO PUERTO RICO, AND THERE ARE NOW MORE PUERTO RICANS RESIDING IN THE UNITED STATES, MAINLAND AND THROUGHOUT THE, THE COUNTRY THAN THOSE THAT LIVE IN PUERTO RICO.
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WITH DISTINCTION IN THE UNITED STATES MILITARY SINCE THE FIRST WORLD WAR, AND HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO ALL FACETS OF SOCIETY UNDER US MAINLAND, INCLUDING IN SPORTS, THE ARTS, POLITICS, ON AND ON.NOW, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE, THE HISTORY OF THE PUERTO RICAN FLAG THAT YOU SEE PROBABLY DISPLAYED HERE AT THE, UH, PODIUM WHERE THE COUNCIL AND THE SUPERVISOR ARE SEATED.
THIS FLAG, THE HISTORY CAN BE TRACED TO 1868 WHEN THE FIRST PUERTO RICAN FLAG KNOWN AS THE REVOLUTIONARY FLAG OF LARIS, WAS CONCEIVED BY THE ILLUSTRIOUS DR. ROMAN EMES, WHO WAS A DOCTOR AND ADVOCATE FOR INDEPENDENCE FROM SPAIN, BECAUSE PRIOR TO 1898, PUERTO RICO WAS A COLONY OF SPAIN FOR 500 YEARS OR SO.
THE THAT FIRST FLAG WAS EMBROIDERED BY A WOMAN NAMED MARIANA BLAS, MEANING HANDS OF GOLD.
AND THE FLAG WAS USED IN A SHORT-LIVED PUERTO RICAN REVOLT AGAINST SPANISH RULE THAT TOOK PLACE IN 1868 IN PUERTO RICO, KNOWN AS THE, THE, THE SHOUT FROM LA THE FLAG THAT YOU SEE HERE OF PUERTO RICO IS RECTANGULAR AND SHAPE AND CONSISTS OF FIVE ALTERNATING HORIZONTAL STRIPES.
THREE ARE RED AND TWO ARE WHITE, WITH THE TRIANGLE, WITH, WITH A FIVE POINTED WHITE STAR IN THE CENTER OF THE BLUE TRIANGLE.
THE THREE RED STRIPES REPRESENT THE BLOOD THAT NOURISHES THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT.
THE TWO WHITE STRIPES REPRESENT INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY AND THE RIGHTS OF MAN, WHICH MAINTAINED A BALANCE AMONG THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT.
THE WHITE STAR REPRESENTS THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, AND THE BLUE TRIANGLE REPRESENTS THE SKY AND THE OCEAN.
AND THE THREE SIDES OF THE TRIANGLE REPRESENT THE THREE BRANCHES OF THE COMMONWEALTH'S REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
THIS DESIGN IS BASED ON THE CUBAN FLAG.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE CUBAN FLAG, IT'S EXACTLY THE SAME EXCEPT THAT THE RED AND BLUE COLORS ARE INVERTED.
THERE ARE THREE VERSIONS, VERSIONS OF THE ORIGIN OF THE FLAG OF PUERTO RICO.
IT IS UNDISPUTED THAT THE FLAG WAS PRESENTED IN DECEMBER 22ND, ON DECEMBER 22ND, 1895 AT CHIMNEY HALL IN NEW YORK OF ALL PLACES BY JUAN DE MATA DE FORTE, A VETERAN OF THE ALITO DE LAIS, THE REVOLT I MENTIONED.
AND IT WAS PRESENTED TO A GROUP OF 59 PUERTO RICAN EXILES WHO WERE MEMBERS OF THE PUERTO RICAN SECTION OF THE CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY PARTY.
NEVERTHELESS, THE IDENTITY OF THE PERSON WHO PROPOSED THAT THE NEW FLAG OF PUERTO RICO BE SIMILAR TO THE CUBAN FLAG, IS OPEN TO QUESTION.
THE USE AND DISPLAY OF THIS FLAG IN PUERTO RICO WAS OUTLAWED.
AND THE ONLY FLAGS PERMITTED TO BE FLOWN IN PUERTO RICO WERE THE SPANISH FLAG FROM 1492 TO 1898 DURING THE SPANISH COLONIAL RULE AND THE AMERICAN FLAG FROM 1898 TO AS RECENT AS 1952.
IN 1952, THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO ADOPTED THE 1895 FLAG DESIGN AS THE OFFICIAL FLAG OF PUERTO RICO.
TODAY'S SYMBOLIC RAISING OF THE PUERTO RICAN FLAG IN GREENBURG IS A SOURCE OF PRIDE FOR THE PUERTO RICAN AND LATINO COMMUNITY.
IT SYMBOLIZES THE SOLIDARITY WITH AND RECOGNITION OF THE PUERTO RICAN AND LATINO COMMUNITY IN THIS GREAT TOWN OF GREENBURG AND IN THIS GREAT NATION.
ON MARCH 19TH, 2009, A SONG CALLED
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PUERTO RICAN FLAG.THAT SONG RA WAS PLAYED AS PART OF THE WAKE UP CALL FOR THE SPACE SHUTTLE, STS DASH ONE 19 IN HONOR OF MISSION SPECIALIST JOSE AALA, WHO IS PUERTO RICAN AND PARTICIPATED IN THAT SPACE MISSION.
SO I END MY REMARKS BY SAYING ELA, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL FLAG AND MADE A PUERTO RICAN FLAG CONTINUE TO TRANSPIRE GENERATION SUCH AS THESE GIRL SCOUTS HERE TODAY AND GENERATIONS.
TONIGHT, WE WE'LL HONOR SOMEONE FROM THE PUERTO RICAN COMMUNITY OF GREENBERG, AND IT WAS A SURPRISE UNTIL TONIGHT.
UH, STEPHANIE, LAURA, PTA PRESIDENT, AND NOW GREENBERG COMMUNITY ADVOCATE WILL INTRODUCE HIM.
TONIGHT, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MR. JASON CODO, A VALUED MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY, BORN AND RAISED IN THE BRONX.
JASON HAS A DIVERSE BACKGROUND WITH HIS MOTHER OF PUERTO RICAN DESCENT AND HIS FATHER OF DOMINICAN DESCENT.
JASON AND HIS WIFE ALEXIA, HAVE BEEN ACTIVE GREENBURG RESIDENTS SINCE 2009, RAISING THEIR TWO SONS HERE AND PARTICIPATING IN THE GREENBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, P-T-A-P-T-A.
IN ADDITION TO HIS INVOLVEMENT IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, JASON HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ELMSFORD LITTLE LEAGUE FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, HOLDING VARIOUS ROLES IN THE ORGANIZATION.
HE HAS ALSO SERVED AS BOARD MEMBER OF THE COOPERATIVE BOARD OF HIS RESIDENTS, WHERE HE HELPS SUPPORT HIS RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY OF 375 UNITS OUTSIDE OF HIS COMMUNITY WORK.
JASON IS ALSO AN ADVISING DEAN IN HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM DIRECTOR AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY.
FOR 25 YEARS, HE HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO ASSISTING FIRST GENERATION AND UNDERSERVED COLLEGE STUDENTS, HELPING THEM NAVIGATE THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL DEMANDS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
THROUGH HIS EXTENSIVE PROFESSIONAL CAREER AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, JASON'S PRIMARY OBJECTIVE HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO HELP OTHERS AND CREATE UNITY AMONG PEOPLE.
JASON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP?
UM, IF I WOULD'VE KNOWN I WAS GONNA BE HERE, MAYBE I WOULD'VE PUT A BLAZER ON.
MAYBE WORE SOME SHOES, BUT
UM, UH, DEDICATING YOURSELF TO KIND OF HELPING OTHERS IS, UH, SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN INSTILLED IN ME FROM, UH, GROWING UP AS A CHILD.
SO, BEING RECOGNIZED FOR THIS IS A LITTLE HUMBLING.
UM, AND IT'S HARD TO PUT INTO WORDS.
UM, THIS IS DEFINITELY MOTIVATING, UM, TO, TO BE HERE.
UM, MS. LAURA IS AN INSPIRATION, WITHOUT A DOUBT OF SHE OPENS PATHS FOR MANY PEOPLE, AND THIS JUST MOTIVATES ME TO WANT TO KIND OF DO MORE FOR MY COMMUNITY AND BE MORE INVOLVED.
SO THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING, UM, THE HARD WORK.
'CAUSE WE SEE IN GRISEL, WE SEE IN STEPHANIE, WE SEE IN THE GIRL SCOUTS, AND WE SEE IN JASON ALL THE POSSIBILITIES OF LEADERSHIP IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND IT REALLY MAKES US ALL PROUD.
UM, THIS EVENING WE WILL SHARE ANOTHER CULTURAL TREASURE, THE DRUMMING AND DANCE OF PUERTO RICAN, THE PUERTO RICAN GENRE KNOWN AS BOMBA.
BOMBA INTEGRATES THE RHYTHMS OF AFRICA THAT EVOLVED INTO A DISTINCT MUSICAL AND DANCE FORM IN PUERTO RICO.
HERE TO DEMONSTRATE, BOMBA IS A MASTER DANCER, AUTHOR, AND ARTIST ION TUCKER
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WITH HER MINI MEI WANNA INTRODUCE MASTER DRUMMER ANTE.
PUERTO RICAN AND CUBAN FROM THE BRONX.
MY DAUGHTER NYLA, UH, ALSO FROM THE BRONX.
AND I WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE MY MOTHER, MARGARITA.
WE RUN A NON-PROFIT DANCE ORGANIZATION IN THE BRONX.
I AM FROM BON PUERTO RICO DE AND WE PROMOTE, EDUCATE, PERFORM BOMBA PUERTO, WHICH IS PUERTO RICO'S AFRICAN ANCESTRY FOR ALL AGES.
I WROTE THE FIRST BOMBA CHILDREN'S BOOK TITLED BOMBA PUERTO, AND AS WELL AS HAVE A LINE OF DANCE ATTIRE.
THE FIRST LINE OF INTERNATIONAL DANCE ATTIRE BEEN HIGHLIGHTED IN NEW YORK FASHION WEEK, PUERTO RICO FASHION WEEK AS WELL.
AND OF COURSE, THE FIRST SKIRT THAT I MADE, THE FIRST FLAG THAT I MADE WAS MY FLAG
SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO,
BOMBA IS A COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LEAD, DANCER AND DRUMMER.
SO IT'S NOT GONNA, WHEN YOU GO TO PUERTO RICO, YOU'RE NOT GONNA FIND IT AS A PRESENTATION.
IT'S MORE DIALOGUE BETWEEN LEAD, DRUMMER AND DANCER WITH THE BARGA.
BOMBA, THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS HONOR AND THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO TAKE A LOOK.
I HAVE A COPY OF HER BOOK AND MY, IF YOU WANT, WELL JUST WANNA SHOW THE BOOK.
IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED, YOU CAN MEET YOUNG LADY AT THE END OF THE MEETING AND WELL AFTER IN THIS PREP SEGMENT AND TALK ABOUT HER BOOK.
BUT I JUST WANT TO SHOW EVERYONE A COPY OF THE BOOK.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND CONGRATULATIONS.
THIS IS DEFINITELY THE BEST TOWN BOARD MEETING WE'VE EVER HAD TO MAKE THAT DRUM.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE BEST OF OUR PROGRAM COME BACK UP.
THE GIRL SCOUTS, PLEASE COME BACK UP BECAUSE WE HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU GIRLS.
SO TONIGHT, GIRLS, BECAUSE OF YOUR PARTICIPATION AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL ANGELIC RENDITION OF LA, YOU ARE GONNA RECEIVE A, NOT ONLY A BADGE, BUT YOU WILL RECEIVE A RECOGNITION FROM TOWN SUPERVISOR PAUL FINER.
BUT FIRST, THE BADGE FOR HISPANIC HERITAGE FUND.
SO, UM, I JUST WANTED TO, UM, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT, UH, YOU'RE PROBABLY THE YOUNGEST, UH, GROUP, UH, PEOPLE
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WHO EVER WERE HONORED AT A TOWN BOARD MEETING.SO WHEN YOU APPLY FOR YOUR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP AT HARVARD OR YALE, UM, AND YOU WANT A FULL SCHOLARSHIP, YOU COULD PUT ON YOUR APPLICATION THAT YOU WERE HONORED.
SO YOU CAN SAY YOU, YOU GOT HONORED AT SEVEN AND THAT SHOULD GIVE YOU A LEG UP OVER ANYBODY OR ANYTHING ELSE.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO REC, I'M GONNA CALL YOUR NAMES AND, UM, YOU COULD ALSO TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A, A CELEBRITY.
UM, SO ISABELLA SUBPOENA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF AND WHY YOU'RE IN THE GIRL SCOUTS? I'M IN THE GIRL SCOUTS BECAUSE I ALWAYS LIKE HELPING OTHERS AND IT'S SO NICE TO BE KIND AND GENEROUS TO EVERY GIRL SCOUT AND EVERY PERSON.
AND CAMEROON? UH, EVERLY CAMERON.
AND COULD YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF AND WHY YOU'RE A GIRL SCOUT? I'M A GIRL SCOUT BECAUSE, DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS IT FINE? YOU WANT PEOPLE, YOU WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO JOIN THE GIRL SCOUTS IN THE FUTURE AND YOU WANT THEM TO LEARN HOW TERRIFIC IT IS AND YOU DON'T WANT TO TELL THEM RIGHT?
I WANNA BE A GIRL SCOUT BECAUSE YES.
DO YOU HAVE A LOT OF FUN? THAT'S A GOOD REASON.
WHY DID YOU BECOME A GIRL SCOUT? HMM.
YOU WANNA TELL US LATER? DO YOU THINK THAT YOUR GIRL SCOUT FOOD DOES THE BEST PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OF ANY, ANYONE ANYWHERE? YES.
ISABELLA, THAT'S YOUR CERTIFICATE.
CAN YOU TELL US WHY YOU'RE, YOU BECAME A GIRL SCOUT? I DON'T KNOW.
YOU TELL, SHE'LL TELL US LATER.
AND COULD YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF? ABOUT WHY YOU BECAME A GIRL SCOUT? THE GIRL SCOUTS HERE ARE, SHOW US ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES OF NOT BEING A POLITICIAN, BECAUSE IF THEY WERE POLITICIANS, WE WOULD BE HERE FOR FIVE HOURS.
AND WHY DID YOU BECOME A GIRL SCOUT? BECAUSE IT RULED.
AND WHY DID YOU BECOME A GIRL SCOUT? I'M A GIRL SCOUT BECAUSE, UM, BECAUSE EVERYBODY IS, UM, LIKE, UH, BROWNIES AND HELPFUL AND LOVE, AND I WANNA BE ONE BECAUSE I WANNA HELP EVERYBODY OF THIS WORLD.
AND WHY DID YOU BECOME A GIRL SCOUT?
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SHE'LL TELL US LATER.AND WE, WE ALSO HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR JASON COLLADO.
JASON, YOU WANNA COME UP AGAIN?
AND WE JUST WANT TO, UH, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
YOU'RE A REAL ROLE MODEL AND A REAL INSPIRATION.
AND JUST THANK YOU FOR, UH, EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE TO MAKE GREENBERG A BETTER PLACE.
LET'S DO A NICE, TAKE A PICTURE OVER HERE ALL TOGETHER AND THEN WE SHOULD BE RIGHT THERE, RIGHT? WANT ME THERE? YOU SOMEBODY RIGHT HERE.
YOU WANNA TAKE A LATER? WOULD, UH, THE MEMBERS OF THE TOWN BOARD, LIKE TO, UH, UH, WOULD THE MEMBERS OF THE TOWN BOARD LIKE TO COME UP? YES.
UH, WOULD JOY HABER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP ALSO SINCE YOU'RE GONNA BE ON THE COUNCIL ON GOING TO PUERTO RICO AND, UM, I'M LISA.
LISA NERO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP ALSO SINCE YOU'RE THE NEW TOWN CLERK? YEAH.
ARE YOU OKAY? SO WE'RE, WE'RE JUST ABOUT AT THE CLOSE OF OUR PROGRAM.
UM, WE RECOGNIZE THAT TODAY WAS, UH, YOU KNOW, DARK COLD NIGHT IN NOVEMBER, MAY NOT BE THE BEST TIME TO RAISE A FLAG.
AND THEN THE RAIN CAME, SO THAT, THAT WAS DEFINITELY OUT.
UM, SO WILL MEMBERS WAIT, DON'T, DON'T GO.
IF MEMBERS OF THE WHITE PLAINS, PUERTO RICAN CULTURAL COMMITTEE AND STEPHANIE OF COURSE, CAN YOU COME UP, WE'RE GONNA PRESENT THE FLAG TO HONORABLE, UH, TOWN SUPERVISOR FINER SO THAT HE MAY, UM, FLY IT.
SO WE'LL DO THE FLAG RAISING, I GUESS TOMORROW.
LET'S, LET'S OPEN THE, OPEN THE FLAG.
YOU DON'T WANT TOUCHING THE FLOOR? THERE'S A BIG FLAG.
SO WE MAY HAVE TO WAIT FOR A REGULATION SIZE FLAG.
UH, BUT IT IS REGULATION FOR CERTAIN SIZE BILL, BUT WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT LATER.
UH, BUT WE WILL GET YOU ONE IF IT'S NOT REGULATION SIZE.
UM, THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR JOINING US.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO COLLABORATING WITH THE TOWN OF GREENBURG ON OTHER EVENTS.
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WE HAVE SO MUCH TALENT IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE WANNA SHARE, AND, UM, WE INVITE YOU TO ALSO JOIN OUR ORGANIZATION.UM, IF YOU'D WANNA CHECK US OUT, PLEASE, I'M GONNA JUST DO A PLUG, LIKE FOLLOW AND, UH, COMMENT AND POST YOUR PICS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, WHICH IS THE WHITE PLAINS PUERTO RICAN CULTURAL COMMITTEE FACEBOOK PAGE.
AND ON THE PROGRAM, THERE'S A QR CODE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN US.
WE HAVE SEVERAL UPCOMING EVENTS.
WE'RE GONNA PAINT LOS REGOS ON DECEMBER 9TH AT QUI RESTAURANT, A PUERTO RICAN RESTAURANT IN WHITE PLAINS.
ON DECEMBER 16TH AND 17TH, WE HAVE THE SECOND ANNUAL WHITE PLAINS, PUERTO RICAN ARTISANS FAIR, FEATURING EDGARDO MIRANDA RODRIGUEZ, WHO'S THE CREATOR OF LARIN KENYA, THE FIRST PUERTO RICAN SUPERHERO.
HE WILL BE THERE ON DECEMBER 16TH.
AND IT'S CO-SPONSORED BY PREDA, WHICH IS THE PUERTO RICAN INSTITUTE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARTS.
UH, I JUST WANNA SHOUT OUT ISHA CARNA HERE AGAIN.
AND ON JANUARY 6TH WE'LL HAVE A FAMILY THREE KINGS DAY EVENT AT THE WHITE PLAINS PUBLIC LIBRARY.
AND JUST JOIN US AND, UH, WE'RE SO PROUD THAT YOU INVITED US.
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR, UH, FOR, UH, UH, ORGANIZING THIS, AND WE HOPE THIS WILL BE AN ANNUAL, UM, IN THE TOWN.
UM, BEFORE WE TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK, I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE, UM, TWO VERY, VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE, UM, IN THE COMMUNITY, UM, WHO ARE HERE.
AND THEY ALSO DESERVE TO BE, UH, HONORED.
UM, ONE OF, UM, OUR MOST POPULAR, UM, LIBRARIANS OVER THE YEARS HAS BEEN VINCENT BACCI.
AND VINCENT, WHO, IF YOU COULD COME UP, UM, VINCENT, IF AFTER VINCENT RETIRED FROM THE LIBRARY, THE LIBRARY HASN'T BEEN THE SAME BECAUSE VINCENT IS KNOWN FOR HIS OUTSTANDING SERVICE, HIS DEDICATION, UM, HIS HARD WORK, UH, HE HAS DONE SO MUCH GOOD FOR THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, AND HE RETIRED AFTER, UM, 37 YEARS WORKING UP FOR THE LIBRARY AND FOR THE TOWN AS A REAL INSPIRATION, A REAL ROLE MODEL.
UM, YOU KNOW, IF, IF EVERY EMPLOYEE WAS LIKE YOU, UH, IN EVERY PUBLIC SERVANT WAS LIKE YOU, UM, IN GOVERNMENT, EVERYBODY WOULD THINK THAT, UM, BUSINESS SHOULD BE RUN LIKE GOVERNMENT RATHER THAN GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE RUN LIKE BUSINESS.
UM, SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU THIS AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE AND WISH YOU GREAT SUCCESS.
AND HOPEFULLY, UH, NOW THAT YOU GOT RECOGNIZED, YOU, YOU'LL BECOME A VOLUNTEER
AND YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE LIBRARY? ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE GONNA BE DOING? OH, AND YOU ALSO, THE ONE THING ABOUT YOU THAT I HAVE TO SAY IS IF YOU DON'T, IF YOU ARE NOT A YANKEES FAN, DON'T EVEN BOTHER TALKING TO YOU, RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY.
UM, SO MY WIFE, WE A RED SOX FAN,
AND YOU'RE STILL MARRIED? I'M STILL ALIVE.
AND WE ALSO, I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE SOME, A UH, SOMEBODY WHO A LOT OF PEOPLE IN HARTSDALE, UM, UH, WOULD RECOGNIZE BECAUSE YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE WHEN YOU THINK OF THE POST OFFICE, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE NEGATIVE, UH, YOU KNOW, THOUGHTS.
BUT STANLEY MAJ, UM, MAJ DANSKY, UM, WAS, WILL BE INDUCTED INTO THE SENIOR CITIZEN HALL OF FAME IN 2 23, WITHOUT QUESTION.
UH, HE'S PROBABLY THE MOST POPULAR POSTAL SERVICE EMPLOYEE WHO SERVED HARTSDALE AND GREENBERG, I THINK, IN THE HISTORY OF THE POSTAL SERVICE.
UM, HE, UH, WORKED, UM, FOR HARTSDALE FOR 42 YEARS.
AND WHEN HE RETIRED 12 YEARS AGO, UH, THERE ALMOST WAS A PROTEST IN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE PEOPLE DIDN'T WANT HIM TO PROTEST.
SO, UM, HE'S STILL REMEMBERED FOR HIS EXCEPTIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE AND DESIRE TO HELP ALL.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, UM, UH, STANLEY TO COME
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UP AND, UM, HE'S GONNA BE HONORED, UM, NEXT MONTH, BUT HE REALLY, UH, HIGHLIGHTED WHAT A POSTAL SERVICE EMPLOYEE SHOULD BE LIKE.SO, DO YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? WELL, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR HONORING ME AND I WANT TO THANK ALL THE GIRL SCOUTS AND BEING HERE, THAT'S A SPECIAL HONOR.
I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE MORE THAN ONE HONOREE HERE TODAY.
AND I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD.
AND PAUL, I DID SERVE, UH, GREENBERG 42 YEARS AS THE POSTAL SERVICE DELIVERY PERSON.
I KNOW THEY'RE HARD TO FIND TODAY.
I KNOW, GOOD QUALITY WORK, BUT I APPRECIATE IT AND I THANK EVERYONE FOR THE SERVICE AND THANK EVERYONE THAT WAS HERE TONIGHT.
AND WHEN, UH, YOU WORKED FOR THE POSTAL SERVICE, UH, PEOPLE GOT LETTERS THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO GO TO THE RIGHT PERSON.
SO WHY DON'T WE TAKE, UH, A TWO MINUTE BREAK, UM, SO THIS WAY, IF PEOPLE WANNA, UH, WELL, PAUL, PAUL, PAUL, BEFORE YOU DO THAT, UH, WE'VE HEARD AGAIN ABOUT THE GIRL SCOUTS AND AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE'VE NEVER HAD A NICER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
AND SO WE'RE GONNA SEND YOU CERTIFICATES SIGNED BY ALL OF THE TOWN BOARD MEMBERS AND, UM, BECAUSE WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
AND IF YOU ARE EVER AROUND WHEN WE HAVE A TOWN BOARD MEETING, FEEL FREE TO COME.
UH, BUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO NOW IS WE'RE GONNA TAKE A FOUR MINUTE BREAK.
UH, WE MENTIONED THAT BEFORE, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA INSERT THE FLAG RISING INTO THAT PARTICULAR THING.
SO I, I JUST HAPPEN TO HAVE A TIMER UP.
AND SO, UH, BEFORE YOU DO, I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE HONORABLE WHITE PLAINS CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT, UH, JUSTIN BRASH, I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S STILL HERE, BUT HE WAS.
SO I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIS PRESENCE AND THANK HIM FOR COMING TO OUR BOARD MEETING.
[ SUPERVISOR & TOWN COUNCIL REPORTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS GOOD NEWS...The Town continues (since 2008) to have the highest possible bond rating from Standard & Poors (AAA) and (since 2010) (Aaa) from Moody's. Less than 1% of communities in the nation have this record of financial stability. Recently, on 09/21/2023, Moody's reaffirmed the Town earned Moody's highest rating and, on 09/18/2023, Standard & Poors once again reaffirmed the Town earned Standard & Poors highest rating. Anyone interested in serving on a board or commission should send a resume to the Town Board via Judith A. Beville, Town Clerk, 177 Hillside Avenue, Greenburgh, NY 10607 Any individual or group interested in a visit from the Town Board should email the Board at TownBoard@GreenburghNY.com ]
ON THE AGENDA.UH, WE'RE GONNA, UM, CONGRATULATE, UM, UH, YOU KNOW, THE WINNERS OF, UH, THE ELECTION AND, UM, UH, THE FIRST ONE, UH, TO BE, UM, RECOGNIZE WOULD BE YOU, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR WIN? OKAY.
YOU WOULD BE ME, RIGHT? WELL, IF WE COULD JUST SAY THAT COUNTY LEGISLATOR, UH, JEWEL WILLIAM JOHNSON AND COUNTY LEGISLATOR DAVID IMMAMORA.
UH, THEY WERE ELECTED LAST NIGHT AND, BUT THEY COULD NOT BE HERE.
THEY HAD A PRIOR SCHEDULED TO GREAT AND GREAT, WE WANNA RECOGNIZE THEM.
AND THEN SUPERVISOR FINE WAS ALSO ELECTED LAST NIGHT, SO WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE HIM.
AND THEN THERE'S COUNCILWOMAN GINA JACKSON AND, AND JUDGE.
AND JUDGE DOLORES SCOTT BRETH.
JUDGE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHE'S, SHE'S, SHE'S, SHE'S, SHE'S, SHE'S JUDGE ON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? LET, LET, JUST LET HIM DO IT.
JUDGE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP WITH RIGHT, WE'RE TAKING IT OUT OF ORDER.
WE'RE TAKING OUT ORDER, BUT PLEASE FEEL FREE.
WELL, THE SUPERVISOR CHANGED THE ORDER, SO OH, OKAY.
WE KNOW HOW TO RISE TO THE OCCASION, RIGHT?
OKAY, WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, JUDGE.
WHENEVER YOU HEAR ME, YOU PRESS THE BUTTON.
A TENANT HAS NOT PAID RENT FOR OVER SEVEN MONTHS, HAS FOUR CHILDREN.
SHE HAS TWO CHILDREN IN THERAPY.
THE LANDLORD HAS NUMEROUS EXPENSES THAT HAVE TO BE MET AND HE WANTS THE RENT MONEY.
WHAT'S THE ANSWER HERE? OR PERHAPS IT IS A COMMERCIAL TENANT WHOSE BUSINESS NEVER FULLY RECOVERED SINCE THE PANDEMIC AND THE RENT DUE IS NOW OVER $500,000.
HOW DO WE RESOLVE THIS ISSUE? OR MAYBE WE'RE DEALING WITH A DEFENDANT WHO STOLE
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OVER $300 OF FOOD FROM THE SUPERMARKET.DO WE TREAT THAT DEFENDANT THE SAME AS WE TREAT THE DEFENDANT WHO STOLE OVER $6,000 WORTH OF MERCHANDISE USING SOMEBODY ELSE'S IDENTITY? OR HOW ABOUT A 20 YEAR OLD WHO WAS RECKLESSLY SPEEDING AT OVER 120 MILES AN HOUR VERSUS THE PERSON NOT SPEEDING, BUT DRIVING INTOXICATED AND CAUSING INJURY, PROPERTY DAMAGE, OR LOSS OF LIFE? WHAT IF THE DEFENDANT LIVES IN ANOTHER COUNTY OR ANOTHER STATE? BUT ALL OF THE ISSUES TOOK PLACE IN GREENBURG? GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
ALL OF THESE SCENARIOS ARE ABOUT A MERE MICROCOSM OF THE ISSUES WE DEAL WITH EVERY DAY AT THE GREENBURG TOWN COURT.
OUR COURT IS LIKE AN EMERGENCY ROOM.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S COMING IN, SO YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO STAY AT THE READY.
AS JUDGES WE'RE CALLED UPON TO MAKE DECISIONS EVERY DAY, ALL DAY DECISIONS THAT MUST BE BASED UPON THE LAW, WHILE NOT LOSING OUR HUMANITY AND OUR MERCY IN THE PROCESS.
OVER THE PAST 12 YEARS, YOU HAVE ENTRUSTED TO ME TO BE, TO BE YOUR JUDGE AND TO MAKE THESE HARD DECISIONS, DECISIONS THAT AFFECT A PERSON'S LIFE, LIBERTY AND LIVELIHOOD.
YESTERDAY I HAD THE HONOR AND THE PRIVILEGE OF AGAIN, BEING REELECTED TO SERVE AS YOUR TOWN JUSTICE SO I CAN CONTINUE TO DO THIS IMPORTANT WORK.
AT THIS TIME, I WANT TO SINCERELY THANK THE GREENBERG DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE FOR UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTING MY REELECTION, AND ESPECIALLY THE PEOPLE OF BOTH THE INCORPORATED AND UNINCORPORATED GREENBERG WHO CAME OUT AND VOTED FOR ME YESTERDAY.
YES, I WAS UNCONTESTED AND MANY SAID TO ME, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.
'CAUSE IF ONLY YOU AND YOUR FAMILY VOTE, YOU STILL WILL GET IN.
BUT THAT'S NOT A PREMISE THAT I CAN OR WILL ACCEPT.
AND LOOKING AT THE NUMBER OF VOTES THAT I RECEIVED IN THE ELECTION YESTERDAY, I'M GLAD IT WAS MORE THAN THE FOUR VOTES THAT MY FAMILY HAS.
YES, MANY YEARS AGO, LOIS BRONZE, MAY SHE REST IN PEACE, SAID TO ME, NEVER EVER TAKE PEOPLE FOR GRANTED, AND ESPECIALLY THE VOTERS.
SO I SAY TO YOU, YOUR VOTE, EVERY VOTE WAS IMPORTANT TO ME.
SO THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO WENT OUT, PUT OUT LAWN SIGNS FOR ME, TOOK AROUND PALM CARDS, AND THOSE WHO WENT OUT AND STOOD WITH ME.
I'M ALSO HONORED AND HUMBLED AT THE SUPPORT FOR ALL OF THE ENDORSEMENTS THAT I RECEIVED.
THE GREENBERG POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, THE GREENBERG FIREFIGHTERS, ELEANOR'S LEGACY, THE WESTCHESTER PUTNAM, A-F-L-C-I-O, THE WESTCHESTER BLACK DEMOCRATS, THE WESTCHESTER BLACK BAR ASSOCIATION, THE WOMEN'S BAR ASSOCIATION, THE WESTCHESTER BLACK WOMEN'S POLITICAL CAUCUS.
I WANT TO ALSO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ELLEN HENDRICKS, WHO SERVED AS MY CAMPAIGN MANAGER.
I ALSO WANNA GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO WALTER AND SYLVIA SIMON, WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY IN GETTING THE LAWN SIGNS AND WORKING WITH ELLEN TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAD A SEAMLESS CAMPAIGN IN WHICH I HAD TO DO NOTHING.
I ALSO WANNA THANK MY SONS LARRY AND JASON WHITTLE, WHO WERE ALSO VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING WENT ALL RIGHT WITH THIS HIGHLY CONTESTED UNCONTESTED CAMPAIGN THAT I WAS RUNNING.
I WANT THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU THIS EVENING.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE GREENBERG AND I THANK YOU GREENBERG FOR AGAIN, ENTRUSTING ME WITH THIS IMPORTANT AND CRITICAL POSITION IN THE TOWN.
I PROMISE TO CONTINUE TO DO MY VERY BEST TO ENSURE THAT JUSTICE, MERCY, AND HUMANITY WILL ALWAYS PREVAIL AT OUR GREENBERG TOWN COURT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOTES AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE ANOTHER TERM.
GINA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? I HAVE TO COME BEHIND THE JUDGE.
I HAVE TO COME BEHIND THE JUDGE, BRO.
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SO I FIRST WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE RESIDENTS FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND TRUSTING ME AS YOUR COUNCILWOMAN.SERVING WITH INTEGRITY AND HONESTY HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY TOP PRIORITY, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TOS DOING SO FOR ANOTHER TERM.
TOGETHER WE HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES, IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND I'M PROUD OF WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED.
BUT THERE IS STILL WORK TO BE DONE.
I'M COMMITTED TO STRIVING EVEN GREATER ACHI, GREATER ACHIEVEMENTS IN THESE COMING YEARS WITH THEIR SUPPORT.
I'M CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN MAKE OUR COMMUNITY EVEN A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN ME.
I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE JOY.
I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE LISA MARIA.
I KNOW THIS WASN'T EASY, BUT KNOW THAT YOU HAVE THE SKILLS TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
AND REMEMBER, EVERYBODY HAS A FIRST DAY
I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO THANK THE DISTRICT LEADERS, THE CHAIRS FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK, THE VILLAGE MAYORS AND TRUSTEES.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO BUILDING OUR RELATIONSHIP, THE CIVIC ASSOCIATION LEADERS, MY PARTNERS IN GOVERNMENT, MAJORITY LEADER ANDREW STEWART, COUSINS ASSEMBLYWOMAN, MARY JAMES CHIMPSKY, AMY PAULIN, CONGRESSMAN MAR JONES, CONGRESSMAN JO JAMAL BOWMAN COUNTY EXECUTIVE.
GEORGE LATIMER, DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE.
KEN JENKINS, COUNTY EXECUTIVE.
JEWEL WILLIAMS COUNTY EXECUTIVE DAVID AND MEMORIAL JUDGE DOLORES.
BRAD WITH, UM, ALSO BIG, BIG, BIG THANK YOU TO THE CHAIR, STEVE BASS, THE WESTCHESTER CHAIR, SUSAN BERGER, UH, GREENBERG DE DEMOCRATIC TOWN COMMITTEE, OUR HONORABLE ALFREDO WILLIAMS, UM, TO MY COUNCIL MEMBERS, KEN JONES.
I APPRECIATE THESE LAST FOUR YEARS WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER.
I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST YOU WILL BE CALLED UPON, UH, ELLEN HENDRICKS.
I WROTE THIS, I WROTE THIS TWO DAYS AGO FOR YOU.
AND I THINK ABOUT HOW OUR RELATIONSHIP HAVE INVOL HAS EVOLVED SINCE THE FIRST DAY WE MET.
AND ALL THE WORK WE HAVE DONE THESE LAST FOUR YEARS, THESE LAST TWO YEARS.
AND I WILL SAY, I WILL SAY, AND THE REASON WHY, UM, I DO HAVE TO TAKE A SPECIAL MOMENT.
UM, WHEN ELLE AND I FIRST MET AND WE WERE REALLY GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER, LEARNING EACH OTHER, UM, IT WAS RIGHT AFTER THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD AND SHE ASKED ME, WHAT CAN I DO EXPLAIN TO EXPLAIN TO A JEWISH WOMAN HOW TO UNDERSTAND THIS.
AND I TOLD HER I CAN'T UNDERSTAND IT.
BUT WHAT WE DID DO WAS TAKE THAT TIME TO LEARN EACH OTHER AND TO LOOK AT THE WORLD THROUGH EACH OF OUR LENSES.
I TAUGHT HER HOW I SEE THE WORLD THROUGH A BLACK WOMAN.
AND SHE TOLD ME AND TAUGHT ME HOW TO SEE HOW TO SEE THE WORLD THROUGH A JEWISH WOMAN.
AND THIS RELATIONSHIP HAS ALLOWED ME TO SEE AND REALLY HELPED ME DO MY JOB EVEN BETTER BECAUSE I'M ABLE TO SEE AND LOOK AT ALL DIFFERENT LENSES IN A BIGGER LENS.
AND TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF DIALOGUE WITH SOMEONE IS JUST AMAZING, ESPECIALLY IN THESE, IN THESE HORRIFIC TIMES.
SO ELLEN, I HAVE TO GIVE YOU THIS REALLY, REALLY BIG SHOUT OUT AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DID TO HAVE ME SIT IN THE SEAT AGAIN.
IF I'LL, I'LL, I'LL, OH MY GOD.
BUT WAIT, BUT WAIT, I HAVE TO GET, OH, OKAY.
YOU GOTTA, YOU GOTTA GET THROUGH A MEETING.
WE DOING GOOD ON TIME THOUGH? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
UM, FRANCIS, I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO SAY.
I KNOW IF I SAID ANYTHING NICE, I'LL NEVER GET A LAST OF IT.
UM, I WANT TO SAY IT DOES HURT ME THAT YOU HAVE BEEN THE TARGET OF NON ACCOUNTABILITY AND WITH ALL THE MISINFORMATION AND THE PLAIN LIES THAT HAVE BEEN SHOWN THAT HAVE BEEN TARGET AGAINST YOU, YOU HAVE SHOWN ME JUST TO KEEP FOCUSED ON THE WORK THAT WE ARE CHARGED TO DO.
WHEN I WAS ELECTED, WHEN I WAS FIRST TRYING TO BECOME ELECTED, UM, FOUR, FIVE YEARS AGO, I GUESS IT'S ALMOST FIVE YEARS AGO NOW, OR FOUR YEARS AGO, YOU CALLED ME AND YOU NEVER STOPPED CALLING ME.
YOU KEPT TEACHING ME, YOU KEPT SHOWING ME THE ROAD.
AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOU FOR THAT BECAUSE I'LL BE VERY HONEST WITH YOU, THIS IS NOT AN EASY JOB.
YOU CAN'T COME INTO THIS ROLE THINKING THAT YOU KNOW EVERYTHING AND YOU DON'T.
YOU NEED SOMEONE TO TAKE YOU BY THE HAND AND TO TEACH YOU AND ALLOW YOU TO SEE WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW SO YOU CAN SERVE THIS COMMUNITY WELL.
AND THIS IS WHAT THIS GENTLEMAN HAS DONE FOR ME.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE.
YOU DRIVE ME ABSOLUTELY CRAZY.
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I WILL TELL YOU THIS.AND PEOPLE DON'T REMEMBER, PEOPLE DON'T THINK THIS.
HE DOES NOT TELL ME THIS IS HOW YOU SHOULD VOTE.
THIS IS HOW YOU, THIS IS WHAT YOU SHOULD SAY.
HE INFORMS ME, HE TEACHES ME, HE GIVES ME THE INFORMATION.
AND NOW I CAN TAKE THAT INFORMATION SO I CAN SERVE YOU BETTER.
SO I HAVE TO CAN SAY THAT BECAUSE THIS WHOLE FOUR YEARS, EVERYONE HAS BEEN SAYING, I HAVE NOT HAD MY VOICE.
AND I'VE HAD THE VOICE OF FRANCIS SHEHAN, MY MOTHER AND MY FATHER GAVE ME MY VOICE.
AND THIS IS WHY I GIVE MY VOICE TO GREENBERG.
I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE THESE NEXT FOUR YEARS AND, AND SERVE WITH THIS GROUP EXCEPT FOR HIM.
BUT AT LEAST YOU'LL AT LEAST SERVE WITH JOY.
HABER, I'M EXCITED THAT YOU'RE JOINING A BOARD.
LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
I'M GONNA BE THAT MENTOR TO YOU AS, AS, AS FRANCIS HAS BEEN, AS KEN HAS BEEN.
AND WHAT PAUL HAS TAUGHT ME, HAS TAUGHT ME AS WELL.
I DIDN'T FORGET ABOUT THE SUPERVISOR 'CAUSE HE HAS TAUGHT ME A LOT.
PAUL, YOU HAVE TAUGHT ME SO MUCH ABOUT LEADERSHIP.
YOU HAVE TAUGHT ME WHAT IT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR, OUR EMPLOYEES, OUR MANAGEMENT HAS THE TRUST IN OUR LEADERSHIP.
AND YOU HAVE TAUGHT ME THAT YOU HAVE TAUGHT ME TO MAKE SURE THAT I GIVE THE STRENGTH AND THE POWER AND THAT I, THAT I REALLY BELIEVE IN WHAT OUR EMPLOYEES, ESPECIALLY OUR MANAGEMENT WHO LEADS OUR EMPLOYEES, GIVE THE TOOLS AND WHAT THEY HAVE.
BECAUSE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE MANAGERS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS KNOW THAT THEY CAN CALL ME AT ANY TIME.
AND I ALWAYS PICK UP THE PHONE AND I ALWAYS WILL LEAD THEM AND GUIDE THEM.
BECAUSE WHAT I RECOGNIZE IS THAT YESTERDAY IS A NEW DAY.
TOMORROW'S ALWAYS GONNA BE A NEW DAY.
AND WE CANNOT MANAGE AS WE'VE MANAGED IN THE PAST.
SO YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PIVOT.
YOU ALWAYS HAVE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO BE THAT CHANGE AGENT.
AND THIS IS WHAT YOU REMIND ME EVERY DAY THAT I MUST DO.
EVERYONE ELSE, MARY, THANK YOU FOR HARASSING ME FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
I'M SO GLAD YOU ARE DOING MUCH BETTER.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND EVERYONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH GREENBERG.
WE ARE ONE, WE ARE A GREAT COMMUNITY AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING FOR YOU GUYS.
I APPRECIATE TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
AND NOW, UH, COUNCILWOMAN ELECT, UH, BEATRIZ JOY HABER, THE SECRET NAME, RIGHT? NO, I KNOW.
SO IT'S FUNNY THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT PAUL, BECAUSE THERE WERE SOME PEOPLE WHO WERE ACTUALLY CONFUSED WHEN THEY WENT TO THE BALLOT.
THEY KNOW I'M, I'M KNOWN AS JOY, JOY HABER.
WELL, YOU GOTTA HAVE YOUR LEGAL NAME UP THERE, OTHERWISE, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD GET, SO SOME PEOPLE GOT A LITTLE CONFUSED.
I LIKE TO BE KNOWN BY, CALLED BY THAT.
I CAN'T BELIEVE TODAY'S THE DAY AFTER WHEN WE STARTED OUT DOING THIS.
AND ALL THE PEOPLE I'VE SPOKEN TO, PEOPLE WHO I'VE KNOWN, LIKE DOLORES, WHO'S ALWAYS AN INCREDIBLE INSPIRATION TO HAVE TO SPEAK AFTER YOU.
AND, AND GINA, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT PREPARED.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WE WERE SPEAKING TONIGHT, FRANCIS COMMUNICATION.
BUT I'M A COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONAL.
I WOULD'VE HAD IT ALL WRITTEN OUT AND I'VE GOT NOTHING WRITTEN.
SO IT'S ALL GONNA COME FROM MY HEART.
AND WHAT MY HEART IS SAYING IS THAT I, NOW THAT I HAVE VERY SAFELY, AND I MENTIONED THIS LAST NIGHT, PUT MY, MY DOBBS FERRY VILLAGE, UH, CHILDREN TO BED, KNOWING THAT THEY, THEY WON AND THEY WERE THAT, THAT OUR VILLAGE IS GONNA BE ENTRUSTED TO A, A SLATE OF PEOPLE WITH EXPERIENCE WHO CARE WHO AS OPPOSED TO POSSIBLY LOSING TO A SLATE THAT HAS HAD ABSOLUTELY NO EXPERIENCE OR, OR NO INTEREST IN DOBBS FERRY.
I CAN FOCUS NOW ON THIS SO I CAN PUT THAT ASIDE.
AND I'M SO HAPPY TO HAVE HAD PEOPLE LIKE ANDREA READ MY, MY, WE CALL OURSELVES SISTER CHAIRS 'CAUSE SHE'S BEEN SO WONDERFUL.
I SEE JANICE GRIFFITH IS HERE FROM THE NAACP.
NICE TO SEE YOU HERE, MARLENE, WHO I WORK WITH AT THE BOARD OF LEGISLATORS, KISHA, WHO HAS TAUGHT ME SO MUCH KISHA, WALKED WITH ME THROUGH, THROUGH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
I, I LEARNED SO MUCH THAT DAY.
AND THAT'S WHAT I WANNA KEEP DOING.
I WANNA, I WANNA GET OUT THERE AND TALK TO PEOPLE AS I'VE BEEN DOING LEARNING, KNOWING THAT THERE'S SO MUCH TO LEARN, AS GINA HAS SAID SO MUCH TO SO MUCH TO KNOW, SO MUCH TO LEARN, SO MANY IMPORTANT ISSUES TO REALLY DIG INTO.
AND IT'S SO FUNNY TO ME THAT, OR IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO, WELL, AND ALSO SUZANNE.
DYLAN, MY TREASURER HAS BEEN AMAZING.
STEVE BASS, YOU KNOW, THE COMMITTEE, THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMITTEE, BARRY IS JUST LIKE, ALMOST, ALMOST EVERYBODY HERE HAS BEEN TERRIFIC, EVEN IN THE BACK.
SO, UM, BUT I JUST WANNA SAY THAT IT'S JUST A FUNNY, A HAPPY COINCIDENCE THAT TONIGHT WAS THE PUERTO RICAN CELEBRATION BECAUSE
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I HAPPEN TO HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO PUERTO RICO TOMORROW AT 5:00 AM TO SOMOS, WHICH IS THE BIG HISPANIC CONFERENCE.AND THAT WILL GIVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY, WHICH IS GROW, DEFINITELY GROWING IN GREENBURG AND TO HEAR ABOUT THE ISSUES AND COME BACK WITH THAT KNOWLEDGE.
AND THEN I'M EXCITED TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD TALKING TO ALL OF YOU ABOUT EVERYTHING I NEED TO LEARN.
AND, UH, TOWN CLERK ELECT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? GOOD EVENING.
I HAVE SAID FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, I DON'T HAVE IT UNTIL I HAVE IT.
I HAVE IT AND I HAVE TO THANK EVERYONE.
UH, WHEN WE WON LAST NIGHT, AND I SAY WE, 'CAUSE IT WAS THE TEAM, IT WAS THE TEAM THAT WON.
AND WHEN YOU'RE IN THIS POSITION, IT'S SO HUMBLING.
AND I WANT TO THANK THE 11,968 PEOPLE THAT SAID YES TO A FIRST TIME CANDIDATE.
ALL RIGHT, SO CAN I GET A, A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THOSE? AND FOR THE 3068, I HAVE TO WORK TO EARN YOUR TRUST.
AND THAT'S WHY I WILL MAKE IT MY BUSINESS TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE VOTES WILL TURN TO ME.
AND WHEN I SAY THAT, MEANING WHEN I'M SERVING THE COMMUNITY, UM, AS THE NEWLY ELECTED GREENBERG TOWN CLERK, I'M READY TO SERVE.
I VOW TO UPHOLD THE VALUES OF THAT GUIDED ME THROUGH THIS ENTIRE CAMPAIGN.
TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND ACCESSIBILITY.
UM, I WILL WORK TIRELESSLY, UH, TO ENSURE THAT OUR GOVERNMENT IS OPEN TO ALL THAT, THE VOICES OF ALL THE PEOPLE ARE HEARD AND THAT THE NEEDS OF EVERY CITIZEN IS MET.
AND AGAIN, I WILL SAY IT, AS I SAID LAST NIGHT, I CANNOT NAME ANYONE BECAUSE I CANNOT HAVE ANYONE MAD AT ME BEFORE I EVEN GET INTO OFFICE
SO I THANK EVERYONE, EVERYONE, EVERYONE THAT HELPED ME IN THE ENTIRE PROCESS.
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TRUST IN ME.
AND YOU KNOW, I'D JUST LIKE TO, UH, WELCOME, UM, UH, JOY AND LISA, YOU KNOW, TO THE TOWN GOVERNMENT AND WANTED TO MENTION THAT I'LL DO WHATEVER I CAN TO, UM, MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE A VERY SUCCESSFUL, UH, TENURE AND, UH, REALLY WANT TO WANT YOU TO BE, TO LOVE THE JOB AS MUCH AS I LOVE THE JOB.
AND, UM, AND I WANT YOU TO FEEL THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS REALLY A GREAT PLACE TO WORK AND WE WANT YOU TO BE REALLY SUCCESSFUL, HAPPY, AND, AND ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS FOR THE TOWN.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO LOOK FORWARD.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYBODY ON THE TOWN BOARD AND WORKING WITH YOU.
AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT TOWN DURING THE NEXT, UH, TWO YEARS.
WE'RE GONNA MAKE TOWN EVEN, UM, EVEN BETTER.
WE'RE NOT GONNA MAKE GREENBURG GREAT AGAIN, PLEASE, BECAUSE, UH,
BUT, UM, BUT UM, BUT WE DEFINITELY ARE GONNA MAKE GREENBURG A BETTER, YOU KNOW, A BETTER PLACE.
UM, AND I WANT TO ASK, UH, STEVE ERS AND SUZANNE BERGER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? BUT YOU KNOW, OKAY.
CONGRATULATIONS JUDGE BRATHWAITE, CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH JOY AND LISA RO.
UM, IT WAS AN EXCITING ELECTION WHERE WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT FROM A LOT OF VOTERS IN THIS TOWN WHO REALLY CARE ABOUT THEIR TOWN GOVERNMENT.
BUT WHAT I REALLY WANNA SAY IS, I KNOW THERE WAS A RECENT TOWN BOARD MEETING WHERE THE GREENBERG DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE WAS CRITICIZED AND ATTACKED HERE.
BUT I WANNA REMIND FOLKS THAT THE GREENBERG DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF 180 RESIDENTS WHO ARE WORKING FAMILIES IN THIS TOWN, IN THIS COMMUNITY.
THEY'RE MADE UP OF TEACHERS, NURSES, FORMER FIREFIGHTERS, AND THEY'RE JUST HERE BECAUSE THEY WANT THEIR GOVERNMENT TO BE OPEN, TRANSPARENT, RESPONSIVE, TO, THEY WANNA MAKE SURE THE GOVERNMENT HAS THEIR BACK AND IS ACCOUNTABLE AND LOOKS OUT FOR THEIR TAX DOLLARS AND PROVIDES THEM SERVICE.
AND, UH, WITH SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES IN MIND.
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THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN.THEY'RE NOT FUNDED BY BIG DEVELOPERS OR BIG CONTRACTORS.
THESE ARE FAMILIES HERE IN GREENBURG THAT REALLY CARE ABOUT WHAT GOES ON HERE.
ALL OF YOU HAVE SOUGHT OUR ENDORSEMENT.
WE WERE ALL PROUD TO SUPPORT YOU.
BEST OF LUCK TO COUNCILMAN JONES.
WE'LL BE LOOKING TO MAYBE SEE YOU ON TUESDAY NIGHTS DOING SOMETHING ELSE, US
STEVE, STEVE, COULD YOU TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE CHARITY? IS THAT WHAT THE COMMITTEE, YOU KNOW, SUPPORTS? PEOPLE DON'T KNOW MUCH OF WHAT THE, UH, COMMITTEE ACTUALLY DOES.
WE DO HAVE A SUBCOMMITTEE ON, UM, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND WE HAVE DONE THINGS LIKE, UM, DONATED CLOTHES TO NEEDY PEOPLE, AS WELL AS COLLECT CANNED GOODS.
WE HAVE, UH, DONATED TO TURKEYS DURING, UH, FOR THANKSGIVING, WHICH I THINK WE'LL BE DOING AGAIN THIS YEAR.
SO WE REALLY DO TRY TO NOT JUST GET FOLKS ELECTED TO PUBLIC OFFICE, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO ALSO TAKE CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY.
SUZANNE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? COUNTY CHAIR? YES.
FORMER TOWN CHAIR, BUT ABANDONED US.
UH, SUPERVISOR FINER COUNCILWOMAN JACKSON COUNCILWOMAN ELECT, HABER TOWN CLERK ELECT LISA MARIA NIRO.
SO WHAT I'VE LEARNED IN MY THREE YEARS AS COUNTY CHAIR IS SHORT SPEECHES ARE THE BEST, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE LAST ON THE AGENDA.
SO I, UM, I REALLY JUST WANNA CONGRATULATE ALL THE VOTERS IN THIS TOWN FOR COMING OUT TO VOTE.
GREENBERG IS REALLY THE ENVY OF MANY COMMUNITIES BECAUSE WE, UH, PAY ATTENTION TO OUR GOVERNMENT AND WE VOTE AND WE SUPPORT DEMOCRATS LOCALLY AND AT NATIONAL LEVELS.
AND IF WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT, PEOPLE WILL PAY ATTENTION TO THIS TOWN AND WE WILL MAKE THEM PROUD.
DYLAN, SINCE YOU'RE STANDING, DO YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING?
UM, I JUST WANTED TO, UH, ALSO, UM, THAT CENTRAL TURF AND IRRIGATION, UM, THEY ARE BASED IN ELMSFORD AND THEY'RE DONATING 1000, UH, MEALS, UH, TO PEOPLE, UM, WHO, UH, ARE HUNGRY, YOU KNOW, NOT ME, BUT TO PEOPLE WHO, UH, UH, TO OUR HUNGRY, UM, ON THANKSGIVING.
AND, UM, THEY'VE, THEY DID IT LAST YEAR.
WE'VE, UH, YOU KNOW, WORKED WITH THEM AND, UM, WE'RE BASICALLY GIVING, UH, SOME OF THE THOUSAND, UM, UH, TICKETS TO, UM, UH, DIFFERENT, NOT-FOR-PROFITS, BUT THEY ALSO ARE GONNA HAVE, UM, PEOPLE, UM, YOU KNOW, SERVING AT THE GREENBURG HEALTH CENTER ON THANKSGIVING.
AND, UM, IF ANYBODY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO IDENTIFY PEOPLE, UM, WE'RE USING SOME OF THE SAME LISTS THAT WE USED, YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR.
UH, WE'RE TRYING TO REACH OUT TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT GROUPS AND CHURCHES THAT, UM, THAT BASICALLY HELP THE, YOU KNOW, THE, THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE, UM, NOT AS FORTUNATE.
UM, BUT, BUT IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY WHO, UH, WOULD BENEFIT FROM A FREE MEAL, UM, IT'S GONNA BE CATERED BY DEC CHICOS.
UM, AND IT'S REALLY AMAZING, YOU KNOW, THEY JUST PAYING FOR THE MEALS, THEY'RE, THEY'RE REALLY DELICIOUS, YOU KNOW, QUALITY, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, LUNCHES AND WE WANT PEOPLE WHO ARE, ARE NOT AS NORMALLY, NOT AS HAPPY ON THANKSGIVING TO, TO SMILE AND, UH, AND FEEL THAT THEY'RE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.
SO YOU COULD LET US KNOW IF, UH, IF THERE'S PEOPLE WHO YOU THINK WE SHOULD, UH, BE SENDING TICKETS TO, OR YOU COULD ENCOURAGE FRIENDS, UH, OR NEIGHBORS WHO WOULD BENEFIT TO STOP BY THE GREENBURG HEALTH CENTER ON, UM, YOU KNOW, ON THANKSGIVING DAY, IS THERE OPPORTUNITY FOR VOLUNTEERS, FOR PEOPLE TO VOLUNTEER TO, THEY, THEY, THEY DON'T WANT, UH, VOLUNTEERS.
THEY SAID THEY'RE GONNA DO IT ALL THEMSELVES.
UH, THIS YEAR, LAST YEAR, UM, THEY BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, A GOOD CHUNK OF THE PEOPLE, UM, DIDN'T, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY WERE THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT.
SO WE GAVE LIKE A HUNDRED, YOU KNOW, MEALS TO THIS GROUP OR THAT GROUP.
UM, UH, SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE REALLY, THEY FEEL THEY COULD HANDLE IT.
THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID AS OF AS OF TODAY.
[ To consider an application by the Building Inspector for an Order from the Town Board to remove unsafe structures located at 55 Cummings Avenue]
PUBLIC, UM, HEARINGS AND, UM, THE FIRST HEARING, EVERYBODY SLEEPING.[01:20:02]
GOODNIGHT, EVERYBODY SLEEPING WEEK OF DECEMBER.SO NEXT, UH, WE HAVE THE FIRST HEARING TO CONSIDER AN APPLICATION BY THE BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR AN ORDER FROM THE TOWN BOARD TO REMOVE UNSAFE STRUCTURES LOCATED AT 55 CUMMINGS AVENUE.
WELL, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
THIS, THIS A PUBLIC HEARING? NO, THIS IS PUBLIC HEARINGS.
I BELIEVE LOUIS PROBABLY LEFT.
I DID SPEAK TO CLARK BEVILLE AND, AND SAID I WOULD, UM, TAKE THE VOTES.
SHOULD NO MEMBER FROM THE CLERK'S OFFICE BE HERE TONIGHT IF IT'S NECESSARY.
UM, I DID SEE LOUIS HERE, BUT I BELIEVE HE LEFT.
SO WE DON'T HAVE A CLERK, A DEPUTY CLERK, OR ANYBODY FROM THE CLERK'S OFFICE.
SO I, I GUESS I'LL OPERATE THE CLOCK.
I'LL, I'LL KEEP TRACK OF THE SECONDS.
AND SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY, WE DON'T EVEN KNOW.
SO IS ANYONE SIGNING UP TO SPEAK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, EITHER FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE HOUSE OR, UM, THE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT? IT STILL, WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE S RIGHT? NO, I KNOW, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T SO WE COULD TAKE THE LIST.
ANYBODY ONLINE DO, DO WE, UH, UH, USUALLY ANYBODY ON ZOOM? ANYBODY ON ZOOM? UH, WE HAVE, UM, THE DEPUTY, UM, BUILDING INSPECTOR.
SO WHY DON'T WE HEAR FROM LIZ? WELL, WE HAVE TO HAVE THE MOTION TO OPEN UP.
I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE OPEN UP THE HEARING, UH, FOR AN ORDER FROM THE TOWN BOARD TO REMOVE UNSAFE STRUCTURES LOCATED AT 55 CUMMINGS AVENUE.
WE DIDN'T TAKE, UH, ATTENDANCE.
LIZ, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT WHY YOU'RE TEARING DOWN SOMEBODY'S HOUSE? UM, THAT GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
UM, THE HOUSE HAS BEEN IN A STATE OF DISREPAIR SINCE, UM, 2018.
IT HAD TRANSFERRED TO OWNERSHIP, UM, APPROXIMATELY IN 2022 TO THE CURRENT OWNER, UM, WHO HAS FAILED TO MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY.
THE NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING FOR YEARS AND RIGHTFULLY SO.
UM, IT DOES PRESENT A BLIGHT ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS, UM, VERY WELL MAINTAINED.
UM, SO, UM, WE'RE SEEKING TO TAKE IT DOWN.
THE CURRENT OWNER, UM, IS REFUSING TO TAKE ANY REMEDIAL ACTION.
BY THE WAY, THE WAY I PROBED THAT QUESTION, BY THE WAY, WAS, UM, UH, IT WAS NOT INTENDED TO MEAN THAT YOU'RE TAKING DOWN A HOUSE THAT SHOULDN'T COME DOWN.
THE PICTURES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.
UH, THEY ARE UP ON OUR WEBSITE AS PART OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, BUT ALSO WHAT'S THERE IS THE, THE ATTEMPTS TO, UH, REACH THE OWNER.
THE NOTICES THAT HAVE TO BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO TAKE THIS ACTION HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH THE, UM, THE, UH, DEMOLITION IS, IS DEEMED TO BE NECESSARY.
NOT JUST DESIRED, BUT NECESSARY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY.
AND, UH, WHEN WE TAKE THIS ACTION, THE COST OF TAKING DOWN THE HOUSE, UH, WILL BECOME A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY.
SO IT'S NOT GONNA BE PAID FOR BY TAXPAYERS.
SO, ANYBODY WANNA SPEAK? ANYBODY ON ZOOM? I I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD TO THE RECORD THAT THE BUILDING INSPECTOR AND THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT HAVE COMPLIED WITH ALL THE PROVISIONS OF TOWN CODE CHAPTER THREE 40.
UM, SO JUST WANTED THAT REFLECTED IN THE RECORD AS WELL.
SO NOBODY WANTS TO SPEAK, WANTS TO SPEAK.
I MOVE, MOVE, PAUL, MOVE AND LEAVE THE RECORD.
I MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE HEARING AND LEAVE THE RECORD OPEN SEVEN DAYS.
I'LL HAVE TO REWATCH THE TAPE AT SLOW.
PAUL, WHAT I HEAR KEN, DID IT? YES.
[ To consider a one-year agreement between the Town of Greenburgh and the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson for Fire Protection Services to Unincorporated Greenburgh residents of the Donald Park Fire Protection District for the year 2022]
CONSIDER A ONE YEAR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AND VILLAGE OF HASTINGS AND HUDSON FOR FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES TO UNINCORPORATED GREENBURG RESIDENTS OF THE DONALD PARK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT FOR THE YEAR 2022.I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.
ANYONE? UH, MARY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.
I, I BET YOU I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA SAY.
WELL, BEFORE YOU DO, COULD I INTRODUCE IT SO THAT HE CAN THEN SAY WHAT, WHAT, WHAT I WAS SAYING? SO THIS, UH, JUST SO JUST FOR THE RECORD.
SO THIS IS A FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT CONTRACT.
IT IS BETWEEN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG
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AND THE VILLAGE OF HASTINGS, UH, FOR FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES TO THE DONALD PARK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT.THAT'S AN AREA IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE TOWN, OUTSIDE OF THE VILLAGE OF HASTINGS, UH, WHERE WE DO NOT OTHERWISE HAVE FIRE, UH, PROTECTION SERVICES PROVIDED FOR THE, THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT.
THE COST IS, UM, 200 340 $5,249 AND NO CENTS.
AND THAT'S FOR THE PERIOD OF COVERAGE OF JANUARY 1ST, 2022 TO DECEMBER 31ST, UH, 2022.
I'M NOT GONNA ADD MY USUAL STATEMENTS TO IT.
SO YOU MAY SPEAK, UM, MURRAY, AND PLEASE START THE CALL.
THE WORLD HAS CHANGED SINCE A YEAR AGO.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HASN'T CHANGED IN THE LAST 200 YEARS WAS FIRE PROTECTION.
I TRAVEL A LOT AND I SEE VOLUNTEER FIRE DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK STATE AND OTHER STATES ASKING FOR VOLUNTEERS.
FIRE DISTRICTS USED TO HAVE PEOPLE THAT LIVED AROUND THE CORNER WHEN IT WAS A FIRE.
THEY CAME, THIS GOT PERSONAL A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO BECAUSE I HAD A FRIEND IN CHAPPA CAR.
I HAD A HOUSE WHICH WAS RIGHT NEXT TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
IT CAUGHT FIRE AND IT TOOK 20 MINUTES BEFORE SOMEBODY GOT THERE AND IT BURNED TO THE GROUND.
AT SOME POINT, SOMEBODY HAS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND SAY, FIRE DISTRICTS ARE NO LONGER VALID AS ARE EMS SERVICES.
AND THEY HAVE TO BE COMPREHENSIVE ON A WIDE BASIS, PROBABLY ON A COUNTY BASIS, AN ENORMOUS PROBLEM FOR PEOPLE TO GIVE UP THEIR FIRE DISTRICT.
IT BECAME PERSONAL AND THIS ONE BECAME PERSONAL TO ME.
'CAUSE MY FRIEND'S HOUSE BURNED COMPLETELY TO THE GROUND.
SO AT SOME POINT SOMEBODY HAS TO SAY, WE HAVE TO RATIONALIZE THE WORLD.
ALL OF THOSE IES TO SAY WE NEED VOLUNTEERS.
WE NEED PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS THAT COVER EVERYTHING, MUTUAL AID AND HELP EACH OTHER.
WE ARE IN A WORLD THAT NOW NEEDS TO HELP EACH OTHER DRASTICALLY.
PLEASE THINK ABOUT THIS AND START THE PROCESS OF MAKING IT SAFER FOR EVERYBODY.
UH, NEXT, UH, WE HAVE, I MOVE THAT WE, UH, CLOSE THE HEARING.
UH, BEFORE YOU DO, I JUST, LIKE, I, THE, THERE'S NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE RAISED BY ANYONE IN THE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT THAT THEY'RE GETTING INADEQUATE OR INAPPROPRIATE SERVICE.
AND SO THAT HAS NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE.
THE TOWN DOES NOT DEEM IT TO BE AN ISSUE.
THE FIREFIGHTERS THAT ARE SERVING IN THESE POSITIONS ARE TRAINED.
MANY OF THEM DON'T WORK FOR THE MUNICIPALITIES ANYMORE AND JUST HOP ON A TRUCK AND GO OUT.
BUT THE IDEA THAT, UH, WE DO NOT HAVE MUTUAL AID IS NOT CORRECT 'CAUSE WE DO, UH, THE IDEA THAT IT TAKES, UH, SO LONG FOR THEM TO GET TO A HOUSE, IT BURNS TO THE GROUND BEFORE IT GETS THERE.
I, I'M AWARE, I AM AWARE THERE'S A SITUATION WHERE THERE'S A VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, NOT ANYWHERE NEAR US, WHERE YOU HAD TO PAY A FEE IN ORDER TO HAVE FIRE PROTECTION AND SOMEBODY DIDN'T PAY THE FEE AND THEY LET THE HOUSE BURN.
BUT THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S NOT HERE.
RIGHT? SO I WANNA BE VERY CLEAR.
ANY OF THOSE THINGS DO NOT HAPPEN IN ANY OF OUR VILLAGES, UH, WITH OUR FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS, UH, OR FOR THAT MATTER IN FAIRVIEW GREENBURG OR, UH, GREENVILLE OR, UH, HARD SALE FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
I'D JUST LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE HEARING AND LEAVE THE RECORD OPEN FOR SEVEN DAYS.
[ PUBLIC COMMENT Advance signup is required. A continuous five minute limit per speaker will be strictly enforced. The clock will start when a speaker begins speaking and will not be stopped for any reason until the speaker is finished or five minutes has elapsed, whichever occurs first. Interruptions by Town Board members, the Town Clerk or the public will not be permitted. If a speaker insists on an immediate answer, should an answer be provided, it shall be part of the speaker's five minute allocation and not be interrupted. There will not be a second five minute round. Any written comments sent to PublicComment@GreenburghNY.com by 6 PM the day of the hearing will be forwarded to all Town Board members in advance of the meeting for their consideration. Written comments will not be read at the meeting unless the original author is present to do so.]
COMMENTS.ANYBODY LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? MR. BOWDEN? COUNCILMAN SHEHAN, IF YOU COULD RESTART THE CLOCK, PLEASE.
DO WE, OH, DID WE CALL THIS A PUBLIC HEARING? YES.
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SOME YEARS AGO, A UH, VERY FAMOUS RADIO COMMENTATOR WHO USED TO GET A LOT OF COMMENTS, USED TO SAY, ENCOURAGED PEOPLE TO SAY DITTO.THIS IS A TIME FOR GOING FORWARD, NOT BACK.
AND EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST WAS IN THE PAST.
AND IT IS NOT RELEVANT ANYMORE.
THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY DIFFERENT WORLD.
I MADE A LOT OF STUPID MISTAKES IN MY LIFE.
YOU SAW EXACTLY WHERE THEY WERE.
AND I HOPE I LEARNED FROM 'EM.
I HAD A WHOLE LIST OF THINGS TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT.
EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST WAS THE PAST.
MY EMAIL ADDRESS ALWAYS WAS CONCERNED.
GRANDFATHER, I STILL AM MY SIDE OF MY HANDS.
IT'S IN THE HANDS OF MY GRANDCHILDREN.
AND NOW I HAVE A GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER, GRANDSON.
MY FIRST THANK EVERYBODY WHO HELPED ME OVER THE YEARS AND TAUGHT ME.
GEORGE WEISNER, CAPTAIN WEISNER TAUGHT ME A REAL GOOD LESSON.
DON'T DO ANYTHING THAT JEOPARDIZES YOUR FAMILY.
AND THANK EVERYBODY ELSE WHO'S TAUGHT ME.
ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO COMMENT? I NEED GOODNIGHT, BARBARA.
SO LINDA, IF YOU WANT TO TURN ON YOUR VIDEO AND YOU DO, THEN YOU'LL APPEAR ON THE SCREEN.
UM, I WISH I HAD EVERYBODY WHEN THEY WERE FRESH.
I FEEL LIKE TWO HOURS IN I'M GETTING THE DREGS, BUT WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH FOR IT ANYWAY.
UM, CAN EVERYBODY HEAR ME OKAY AND SEE ME? YES.
I JUST SAY WE ARE FRESH BECAUSE WE DO GO UNTIL 11 O' OKAY.
EVERYBODY'S, YOU KNOW, GOT THEIR OWN STUFF GOING ON.
UM, MY NAME IS LINDA PALUMBO AND I'M A TOWN OF GREENBURG RESIDENT IN THE PARKWAY HOMES NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS.
UM, I LIVE IN A MODEST HOME WITH MY HUSBAND, MY THREE CHILDREN, AGES 11, NINE, AND FIVE.
MY HUSBAND IS A CIVIL SERVANT AND I AM AN EDUCATOR.
ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26TH, AS WE WERE GETTING READY TO GO A BLOCK TO THE BUS STOP, OUR 11TH MONTH OLD PUPPY GOT OUT OF THE HOUSE.
AND WHILE OUR NINE YEAR OLD ATTEMPTED TO GET HER TO COME BACK, A ROYAL COACH SCHOOL BUS CARRYING SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN RAN OVER HER IN FRONT OF MY TWO CHILDREN.
THE DAY THAT SHE DIED, THE BUS STRUCK HER AND THE THE DRIVER GOT OUT, YELLED, I'LL BE BACK AND NEVER RETURNED.
ROYAL COACH DID NOT NOTIFY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, DID NOT NOTIFY THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, DID NOTHING BUT ATTEMPT TO COVER UP THEIR MISTAKES WHILE MY TWO YOUNGEST STOOD STREET SIDE AND WE ALL WATCHED AND HELPLESS HORROR.
THE BUS ALSO CAME VERY CLOSE TO STRIKING MY MIDDLE CHILD, ATTEMPTING TO RESCUE HIS BELOVED PUPPY.
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA WE ALL ENDURED, ENDURED FROM WATCHING HER BE RUN OVER AND SCREAM IN PAIN WILL NEVER BE ERASED.
THIS ACCIDENT COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN PRESENTED, UH, PREVENTED, EXCUSE ME.
UM, WHILE THE GREENBERG POLICE DEPARTMENT DID RESPOND TO MY CALL AND COME TO THE ER TO TAKE OUR STATEMENT, IT TOOK THEM TRACKING DOWN THE BUS COMPANY IN ORDER TO GET ANY INFORMATION.
AND WE ARE STILL WAITING ON AN INCOMPLETE POLICE REPORT WITH NO INSURANCE INFORMATION NOR DRIVER IDENTIFICATION.
THE ONLY REASON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE POLICE KNEW ABOUT IT WAS BECAUSE I CALLED AFTER NOT GETTING ANY RESPONSE FROM ROYAL COACH, A BUS COMPANY.
I KNOW THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS LOCALLY
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USE QUITE PROFUSELY.THIS HORRIFIC TRAGEDY COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED OR MINIMIZED.
HAD THE TOWN SUPERVISOR OR ANYONE HE EMAILED IN RESPONSE TO MY EMAIL ON MARCH 3RD APPROPRIATELY ACTED.
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS A SERIOUS SPEEDING PROBLEM WITH CARS REGULARLY ZOOMING PAST BUSES, LOADING AND UNLOADING SMALL CHILDREN.
PERRY AVENUE IS USED AS A CUT THROUGH TO THE BRONX RIVER PARKWAY, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT ROYAL COACH WAS DOING AT THE TIME.
IT KILLED OUR DOG AND ALMOST STRUCK MY SON.
WHEN I NOTIFIED MR. FINER OF THIS INCIDENT, HE HAD THE POLICE COMMISSIONER WHO LIVES A BLOCK AWAY ALSO BE INFORMED AS WELL AS SOME OTHER POWERS THAT BIG.
HOWEVER, WHEN I ASKED FOR A SPEED BUMP, THE RESPONSE WAS, THEY'RE VERY NOISY.
YOU KNOW, WHAT'S NOT NOISY? DEAD CHILDREN, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT I SAID COULD HAPPEN POTENTIALLY WHEN I FIRST NOTIFIED YOU OF THIS PROBLEM.
OUR COMMUNITY IS A COMMUNITY THAT CARESS OUR COMMUNITY HAS REACHED OUT IN ABUNDANCE FOR ME AND MY HUSBAND.
THE PARKWAY HOMES NEIGHBORHOOD.
OUR TRULY WHAT IT MEANS TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS.
MANY OF THEM HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION PREVIOUSLY AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YEAR AFTER YEAR.
COMMENT AFTER COMMENT, QUERY AFTER QUERY.
ALL WE HAVE TO SHOW FOR IT ARE TWO LOUSY SIGNS.
AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE PARKWAY HOME COMMUNITY DOWN BY THE BRONX RIVER PARKWAY, WHICH IS FOR ONE BUS STOP.
WE HAVE DOZENS, EACH OF WHICH HAS APPROXIMATELY 10 CHILDREN.
A SPEED BUMP THAT BOLTS INTO THE PAVEMENT COSTS $700 ONLINE.
NOT ONE RESIDENT ON PERRY OBJECTS.
WHICH OF OUR NEIGHBORS WHO WALK AROUND WITH THEIR BELOVED PETS AND THEIR CHILDREN IS NOT WORTH $700? WOULD YOU PUT A PRICE ON THE SAFETY OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBER? WHATEVER YOU DO WILL NOT BRING LUNA BACK.
IT WILL NOT MAKE MY FAMILY WHOLE.
IT WILL NOT UNT TRAUMATIZE MY CHILDREN.
IT WILL NOT HELP MY FIVE YEAR OLD SLEEP AT NIGHT WITHOUT HIS BELOVED CU CUDDLE BUDDY.
IT WON'T STOP MY NINE YEAR OLD FROM CARRYING THIS TRAUMA WITH HIM, WHICH NO CHILD SHOULD HAVE TO DO.
IT WILL NOT STOP THE TEARS OF MY 11 YEAR OLD WHO WASN'T ABLE TO GIVE HER ONE LAST KISS GOODBYE.
NOTHING WILL MEND HER BROKEN HEARTS.
BUT WHAT CAN COME OUT OF THIS TRAGEDY IS A SAFER NEIGHBORHOOD FOR EVERYONE.
PLEASE PUT BUS STOP SIGNS EVERYWHERE.
THERE IS A BUS STOP IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
PLEASE PUT ADDITIONAL STOP SIGNS ON STREETS LIKE AUGUSTINE ETHERTON AND MARTON, WHERE PEOPLE REGULARLY EXCEED THE SPEED LIMIT.
PLEASE HAVE REGULAR POLICE PATROLS, NOT WHEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CALLS, BUT ON A CONSISTENT BASIS DURING TIMES WHEN BUSES ARE LOADING AND UNLOADING CHILDREN.
AND LASTLY, PLEASE PUT A SPEED BUMP FOR LUNA ON PERRY AVENUE BETWEEN AUGUSTINE AND ETHERTON TO DISCOURAGE THE CARS CUTTING THROUGH FROM SPEEDING DOWN OUR STREET.
PLEASE DO THIS BEFORE THE NEXT FATALITY IS A HUMAN ONE.
UH, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION, UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN I MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THE POSSIBLE CONCERNS ABOUT SPEED, UH, BUMPS OR SPEED HUMPS, UH, BASED ON, YOU KNOW, MY, OH, THERE'S THE POLICE CHIEF.
I I WAS JUST SAYING, I I CAN'T TELL THE POLICE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THEY'RE THE PROFESSIONALS, NOT ME.
AND I'LL FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN TERMS OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
THEY PUT THE, UM, TRAFFIC STUDY THAT THEY DID ON THE WRONG PART OF THE STREET, WHICH I NOTIFIED YOU GUYS OF IN MARCH.
MS. PALOMO, YOU CAN HEAR ME? YES SIR, I CAN.
JUST MAKING SURE I HAVE THE POLICE REPORT.
SO IF THERE'S INFORMATION THAT WAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU, YOU CAN CHECK WITH ME TOMORROW.
THE DRIVER WAS IDENTIFIED AND REGARDING THE TRAFFIC STUDY, THE STRETCH OF ROAD YOU LIVE ON, IT'S ABOUT 250 YARDS LONG WITH DRIVEWAYS ON BOTH SIDES.
THE M-U-T-C-D BASICALLY HAS RULES FOR WHERE WE CAN PUT SPEED BUMPS WHERE WE CAN PUT STOP SIGNS.
WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS THERE HAS BEEN A RETURN TO PRE C-O-V-I-D TRAFFIC.
AND THE THING IS, YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T REALLY SICK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ON A PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD UNLESS THERE IS SOMETHING SPECIFIC TO ADDRESS.
AND I DON'T WANT TO BE INSENSITIVE TO YOUR EMOTION RIGHT NOW.
BUT I ALSO HAVE TO BE REALISTIC AND PRACTICAL WITH WHAT WE DO.
I CAN ESSENTIALLY HAVE A TON OF TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT FOCUSED ON PERRY OLIVER, BELDING CUMMINGS, AUGUSTINE MARITON TON FOR THE EFFECT THAT THAT WILL HAVE FOR THE TIME THAT WE ARE DOING IT.
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TRUTH IS, A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE DRIVING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD QUICKLY ARE THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE.WE CAN'T PUT STOP SIGNS ON PERRY IN BETWEEN ETHERTON AND AUGUSTINE.
SO I CAN UP ENFORCEMENT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THAT IS GONNA HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND IF YOU NEED INFORMATION THAT YOU DON'T HAVE, REACH OUT TO ME TOMORROW.
I'M NOT ASKING FOR STOP SIGNS ON PERRY.
THE STOP SIGNS SHOULD BE ON AUGUSTINE ETHERTON AND MARTON, WHERE PEOPLE REGULARLY SPEED UP AND DOWN THE STREET.
THE POLICE REPORT, I'M SORRY, IS INACCURATE.
I I'M SORRY TO CUT YOU OFF, BUT YOU DID HAVE YOUR FIVE MINUTES ALLOTTED TO YOU.
SO I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU REACH OUT TO POLICE CHIEF AFTERWARDS AND YOU CAN, I HAVE, AND YOU GUYS DON'T DO ANYTHING.
I UNDERSTAND YOU FEEL THAT WE'RE NOT DOING WHAT YOU WANT US TO DO, BUT WE CAN TALK TOMORROW AND WE CAN WORK ON IT.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I'M PROMISING TO DO EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT, BUT WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? UM, I DON'T KNOW.
THANK YOU MR. OH, ON HERE? YES, ON.
THANK, UH, NO, THEY'RE ALL TOWN STAFF.
[ Appointment of Seth Zuiho Segall to the Board of Ethics as a regular member, fulfilling an unexpired term, to expire December 31, 2027]
NEXT, UH, UH, APPOINTMENT OF SETH, UH, SIEGEL TO THE BOARD OF ETHICS.AS A REGULAR MEMBER, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WITH THE APPOINTMENT.
SORRY, WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE.
IT'S AN UNEXPIRED TERM RIGHT? WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE OF DECEMBER 31ST, 2027.
WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE.
[ TB 1 - 11/08/2023 Resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh authorizing the cancellation of tax liens on property owned by the Government of Nigeria designated on the Town's tax rolls as 548 S. Broadway, Section 1.201, Block 126, Lot 2]
RESOLUTION, UH, OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AUTHORIZING CANCELLATION.CANCELLATION OF TAX LIENS ON PROPERTY OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA DESIGNATED ON THE TOWN'S TAX ROLLS IS 5 48 SOUTH BROADWAY.
LET'S DO BE SPECIFIC ON WHERE WE'RE CANCELING LIENS.
[ TB 2 - 11/08/2023 Resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh authorizing the cancellation of tax liens on property owned by the United Republic of Tanzania designated on the Town's tax rolls as 0 and 86 Judson Avenue, Section 3.160, Block 143, Lots 35.1 and 35.2]
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AUTHORIZING THE CANCELLATION OF TAX LIENS ON PROPERTY OWNED BY THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TAN, UH, TANZANIA DESIGNATED ON THE TOWN'S TAX ROLLS AT ZERO AND 86 JU AVENUE, SECTION 3 1 60 BLOCK 1 43 LOTS 35 1 AND 35 2.AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, IT'S NOT THAT WE ARE GIVING BACK MONEY.
WE SHOULD NEVER HAVE COLLECTED MONEY ON THESE, THESE, THESE PROPERTIES, UM, IN FOREIGN OWNERSHIP AND THERE'S PROBABLY A BETTER WORD THAN FOREIGN THESE DAYS.
BUT, UM, YEAH, WE HAVE, WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO CANCEL TAX LIENS ON THESE BECAUSE THEY SHOULD NEVER HAVE A LIEN PLACED ON IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.
[ TB 3 - 11/08/2023 Resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh authorizing the cancellation of a tax lien on property owned by the Holy Spirit Association and designated on the Town's tax rolls as 0 Broadway, Section 1.260, Block 134, Lot 7]
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AUTHORIZING THE CANCELLATION OF A TAX LIEN ON PROPERTY OWNED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT ASSOCIATION AND DESIGNATED ON THE TOWN'S TAX ROLL AS ZERO BROADWAY, UH, SECTION 1 2 6 OH AND BLOCK 1 34 4 LOT SEVEN.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WHOLE POINT OF ORDER BEFORE WE HAVE A VOTE.
I, I BELIEVE THIS RESOLUTION WAS AMENDED TO CHANGE THE LANGUAGE FROM CANCELLATION OF TAX LIENS TO CANCELLATIONS OF PENALTIES AND INTEREST.
AND THE REASON FOR THAT WAS THAT THE, UM, A SCHOOL DISTRICT, UH, ACCIDENTALLY REFUNDED THE, THE OWNER AND THEREFORE WHEN THEY RETURNED THE MONEY BACK TO THE TOWN, IT'S TECHNICALLY NOT A CANCELLATION OF THE LIEN.
THEY'D BE PAYING OFF THE LIEN, BUT IT'S A CANCELLATION OF THE PENALTIES AND INTEREST THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
THERE WAS A COURT ORDER SIGNED BY MY PREDECESSOR PETER CARELLI, WHICH, UH, EXEMPTED THIS PROPERTY WHOLLY FROM TAXES.
UH, AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY NO TAXES SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAID IN THE FIRST PLACE.
SO MAY I ASK THAT THE BOARD, UH, VOTE AS AMENDED TO CHANGE THE LANGUAGE FROM TAX LIEN TO PENALTIES AND INTEREST? SO DO YOU KNOW WHAT YEARS? SO IT WAS THE 2013 ASSESSMENT YEAR, WHICH IS THE 2013 TOWN COUNTY TAXES AND THE 20 14 20 15 SCHOOL TAXES.
SO I, I WOULD INCLUDE IN THE AMENDMENT THOSE, THOSE YEARS 'CAUSE IT'S NOT LISTED IN THE RESOLUTION.
SO DO WE WANT, DO WE NEED TO HOLD IT OVER UNTIL IT'S SO WE COMPLETE? IS THIS TIME SENSITIVE? I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE FINE IF WE WERE TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING.
IF WE COULD GET IT ON THE NOVEMBER 20TH MEETING.
I'LL HAVE AN UPDATED RESOLUTION.
IT'S BECAUSE THERE'S TOO MANY CHANGES.
AS TO I'LL HAVE THOSE CHANGES IN TIME FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
SO WE'RE HOLDING THIS ONE OVER.
[ TB 4 – 11/08/2023 Resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh authorizing the Supervisor to enter into a Payment-In-Lieu-Of Tax Agreement by and among the Town of Greenburgh (the “Town”), a [to be formed] Housing Development Fund Corp (the “HDFC”), and Franklin Towers JV Partners L.P. (the “partnership”) for property commonly referred to as “Franklin Towers” in the Village of Tarrytown]
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RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN HOLDOVER RE RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AUTHORIZING THE SUPERVISOR TO ENTER INTO A PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAX AGREEMENT FINE AMONG THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.UM, A FORMED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP.
AND FRANKLIN TOWERS JV PARTNERS FOR PROPERTY COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS FRANKLIN TOWERS IN THE VILLAGE OF TARRYTOWN.
[ AT 1 - 11/08/2023 Resolution approving the continued retention of Thomas J. Troetti, Esq., to represent Greenburgh Police Officer Joseph Falcone in the matter of Tina Scolpini v. the Town of Greenburgh, et al, for an amount not to exceed $25,000 ($75,000 in total)]
UM, RESOLUTION, UM, APPROVING THE CONTINUED RETENTION OF THOMAS TRADY TO REPRESENT GREENBURG POLICE OFFICER JOE FALCON IN THE MATTER OF TINA SCALLOPINI VERSUS THE TOWN OF GREENBURG FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $25,000, 75,000 IN TOTAL.[ AT 2 - 11/08/2023 Resolution approving the continued retention of Kenneth E. Pitcoff, Esq., and the Law Firm of Morris Duffy Alonso Faley & Pitcoff, to represent the Town of Greenburgh in the Matter of Kristine Provenzale v. the Town of Greenburgh, for an additional amount not to exceed $25,000, $75,000 in total]
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CONTINUED RETENTION OF KENNETH, UH, PITCOCK ESQUIRE AND THE LONG LAW FIRM OF MA STUFFY L OSO, UH, EY AND PITCOCK TO, UH, REPRESENT THE TOWN OF GREENBURG IN THE MATTER OF CHRISTINE PRO PROVENZA VERSUS TOWN OF GREENBURG FOR AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 25,075,000 IN TOTAL.[ AT 3 - 11/08/2023 Resolution authorizing settlement of property damage related Claim, File No.: 99/23C by Wendy Amer-Hirsch, for an amount not to exceed $800]
AYE.UM, RESOLUTION, UM, SETTLEMENT OF PROPERTY TAX, PROPERTY DAMAGE RELATED CLAIM FILE 99 23 C BY WENDY AMER HIRSH FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $800.
[ AT 4 - 11/08/2023 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioners Sterling National Bank and Hastings Center Realty LLC for property located at 560 Warburton Avenue. The Town’s share of the refund is $1,748±; the County’s share is $12,591±; the No. Yonkers Sewer District’s share is $1,993±; the Hastings on Hudson Union Free School District’s share is $84,511±. Refunds from all sources total $100,843±]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX, TERTIARY SETTLEMENT.THE PETITIONER STERLING NATIONAL BANK AND HASTINGS CENTER REALTY FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT FIVE 60 WAR BURTON AVENUE.
UH, REFUNDS FROM ALL, UH, SOURCES, UM, INCLUDE A HUNDRED THOUSAND 843.
[ AT 5 - 11/08/2023 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner 18 North Central Properties LLC for property located at 18 North Central Avenue. The Town’s share of the refund is $7,932±; the County’s share is $4,338±; the Bronx Valley Sewer District’s share is $608±; the Consolidated Sewer Mtc. District’s share is $299±; Hartsdale Fire District’s share is 7,358±; the Greenburgh Central School District No. 7’s share is $20,709±. Refunds from all sources total $41,245±]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAXER CHIARI SETTLEMAN WITH PETITIONER 18 NORTH CENTRAL PROPERTIES FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 18 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE REFUNDS FROM ALL SOURCES TOTAL $41,245.[ AT 6 - 11/08/2023 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner DSD Realty, LLC for property located at 599 West Hartsdale Avenue. The Town’s share of the refund is $2,294±; the County’s share is $1,276±; the Bronx Valley Sewer District’s share is $169±; the Consolidated Sewer Mtc. District’s share is $83±; Hartsdale Fire District’s share is 2,111±; the Greenburgh Central School District No. 7’s share is $5,979±. Refunds from all sources total $11,911±]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX CARY SETTLEMENT WITH PAT PETITIONER DSD REALTY FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5 99 WEST HARTSDALE AVENUE.REFUNDS FROM ALL SOURCES TOTAL 11,911.
[ AT 7 - 11/08/2023 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner Hartsdale Towers Owners Corp. for property located at 11 Columbia Avenue. The Town’s share of the refund is $3,189±; the County’s share is $1,715±; the Bronx Valley Sewer District’s share is $262±; the Consolidated Sewer Mtc. District’s share is $121±; Hartsdale Fire District’s share is $3,032±; the Greenburgh Central School District No. 7’s share is $8,372±. Refunds from all sources total $16,691±]
AYE.RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX ARI SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER HARTSDALE TOWERS OWNERS CORP FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 11 COLUMBIA AVENUE REFUNDS FROM ALL SOURCES 16,691.
[ AT 8 - 11/08/2023 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner 1-15 North Central Avenue LLC for property located at 1-5 North Central Avenue. The Town’s share of the refund is $40,532±; the County’s share is $22,312±; the Bronx Valley Sewer District’s share is $3,010±; the Consolidated Sewer Mtc. District’s share is $1,521±; Hartsdale Fire District’s share is $37,197±; the Greenburgh Central School District No. 7’s share is $105,402±. Refunds from all sources total $209,974±]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX SE UH, ARI SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER ONE 15 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED, UH, ONE FIVE NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE.UM, REFUNDS FROM WALL SOURCES, UH, TOTAL 209,009 $74.
[ AT 9 - 11/08/2023 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner Fulton Gardens Co., LLC for property located at 25 County Center Road. The Town’s share of the refund is $13,870±; the County’s share is $7,620±; the Bronx Valley Sewer District’s share is $1,043±; the Consolidated Sewer Mtc. District’s share is $521±; Fairview Fire District’s share is $11,014±; the Greenburgh Central School District No. 7’s share is $36,162±. Refunds from all sources total $70,231±]
AUTHORIZING TAX, TERTIARY SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER FULTON GARDENS FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 25 COUNTY CENTER ROAD.REFUNDS FROM WALL SOURCES TOTAL 70,231.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.
[ CL 1 – 11/08/2023 Resolution setting a Public Hearing 7:30 PM, Monday, November 20, 2023, to consider the 2024 Preliminary Budget]
RESOLUTION SET.UH, SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR NOVEMBER 20TH.
TO CONSIDER THE PRELIMINARY, UM, UNIT BUDGET.
WE ALWAYS, UH, MEET THE MONDAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING SECOND.
[ CD 1 - 11/08/2023 Resolution (1) declaring the intention of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh to be Lead Agency with respect to SEQRA for an action involving a Zoning Text Amendment related to a Proposed Accessory Dwelling Unit Local Law; and (2) referring the amendment to the Planning Board for a report and recommendation in accordance with the requirements of Section 285-64 of the Town’s Zoning Ordinance (To be held over to November 20, 2023 Town Board Meeting)]
RESOLUTION, UH, DECLARING THE INTENT OF THE TOWN BOARD.WE HAVEN'T HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT AT A WORK SESSION YET.
[ CO 1 - 11/08/2023 Resolution authorizing Fiscal Year 2023 budget transfers]
OKAY.RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FISCAL YEAR 2023.
THE, UM, THE ACCESSORY DWELLING WILL BE DISCUSSED NEXT TUESDAY.
UM, THE BUDGET TRANSFERS, WE DID THAT ALREADY, RIGHT? YES.
UM, WELL LET ME, LET ME NOT BIND JOAN.
IT'S EITHER THE NEXT TUESDAY OR THE TUESDAY AFTER EITHER, EITHER ONE.
LOOK AT THE, SO IT'LL BE, OH NO.
WOULD THAT PUT IT AFTER THE NEXT ONBOARD MEETING? YEAH, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE THE NEXT, SO IT'LL BE NEXT, NEXT TUESDAY.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FISCAL YEAR 2023.
[ PR 1 - 11/08/2023 Resolution authorizing the Town of Greenburgh Department of Parks and Recreation to go out to bid for Paper Goods, Athletic Supplies, T-Shirts, Landscape Supplies, Grounds Maintenance Supplies, Turf & Landscape Equipment, Pool Supplies, Professional Tree Service, Turf Fertilization, Arts & Crafts Supplies, Security Guard Services and Bus Transportation Services]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO GO OUT TO BID FOR PAPER GOODS.UM, I'D LIKE TO MOVE PR ONE PAPER GOODS ATHLETIC SUPPLIES, T-SHIRTS, LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES, BROWN MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES, TURF AND LANDSCAPE EQUIPMENT, POOL SUPPLIES, PROFESSIONAL TREE SERVICED A TURF FERTILIZATION, ARTS AND CRAFTS SUPPLIES, SECURITY GUARD SERVICES AND BUS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.
GOING OUT TO BE TO SECOND ON FAVOR.
[ PW 1 - 11/08/2023 Resolution approving, on an emergency basis, a Proposal from Rotundo Plumbing Corp., dated October 26, 2023, to Replace the Existing Power Flame Burner and Associated Work at the Hart's Brook Park and Preserve, at a cost not to exceed $24,920]
UM, MOVE RESOLUTION APPROVING ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS.[01:50:01]
ROTUNDA PLUMBING CORP DATED OCTOBER 26TH TO REPLACE EXISTING POWER FLAME BURNER AND ASSOCIATED WORK AT THE HARTSBURG PARK AND PRESERVE AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED 24,920.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR.
[ PW 2 - 11/08/2023 Resolution approving change order No.2 and amending the contract with Peter J. Landi, Inc. at Massaro Park, for an amount not to exceed $56,070]
UM, RESOLUTION APPROVING CHANGE ORDER NUMBER TWO AND AMENDING THE CONTRACT WITH PETER LANDY AND MS. SARAH PARK FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $56,070.THANK YOU LISA FOR SITTING THROUGH THE WHOLE MEETING.