[00:00:01]
IN PROGRESS.WELCOME TARA TOWN BOARD MEETING.
UH, TODAY IS JANUARY 22ND AFTER 7:30 PM
[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
AND WE'LL START WITH THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE.ALLEGIANCE TO THE PLEDGE, ALLEGIANCE TO UNITED OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC WIDGET STAND WHEN THEY UNDERGONE INDIVISIBLE.
AND JUST, AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH
[ MOMENT OF SILENCE In memory of Charlie Gray, Jr., 44, foreman of the Town of Greenburgh Water Department, who passed Jan. 16, 2025 In memory of those around the world who have perished as victims of war, disease and natural disaster. Our hearts are with all who needlessly suffer.]
A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN MEMORY OF CHARLES CHARLIE GRAY, WHO IS 44 YEARS OLD, AND HE WAS A FOREMAN, UM, OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG WATER DEPARTMENT.HE PASSED AWAY JANUARY 16TH, UM, OF, UH, OF THIS YEAR.
HE WAS VERY DEDICATED, VERY WELL LIKED A HARD WORKER, A GREAT, UH, PUBLIC SERVANT, AND PASSED AWAY, UM, YOU SUDDENLY, UM, LAST WEEK.
SO WE ALL, UM, ARE HEARTBROKEN BY HIS LOSS.
SO I HAVE A FEW WORDS, UM, UM, FROM THE DEPARTMENT.
I'M THE LIAISON TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, AND IT WAS VERY, UM, IT'S A VERY HARD DAY, UM, WHEN WE LEARNED THE PASSING OF CHARLIE GRAY, SO I'LL JUST READ WHAT THEY WANT.
UM, IT WAS WITH PROFOUND SADNESS THAT WE SHARED THE NEWS OF THE PASSING OF A BELOVED COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND CHARLIE GRAY, JR.
THE TOWN OF GREENBURG IS THE TOWN OF GREENBURG'S.
HEART IS TRULY BROKEN BY THIS LOSS.
CHARLIE WAS MORE THAN JUST AN EMPLOYEE.
HE WAS A VERY, HE WAS A CHERISHED MEMBER OF OUR FAMILY.
HIS KINDNESS, DEDICATION, WARMTH, TOUCHED EVERYONE WHO HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH HIM.
CHARLIE'S PASSING, ESPECIALLY IS ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT AS HIS BROTHER, CHAD GRAY IS ALSO A VALUE MEMBER OF OUR TOWN FAMILY.
OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO CHAD, THEIR LOVED ONES AND ALL WHO WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO KNOW CHARLIE DURING THIS INCREDIBLE DIFFICULT TIME.
HIS IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN, AND HE LEAVES BEHIND A WIFE AND THREE DAUGHTERS, AND UNFORTUNATELY, I HAD MARRIED THEM LESS THAN 10 DAYS BEFORE HIS PASSING.
SO THAT REALLY, REALLY, REALLY COULD NOT BELIEVE.
SO AGAIN, PRAYERS GO TO HIS WIFE AND, UM, AGAIN, HIS FAMILY.
AND WE ALSO HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND MEMORY OF THOSE AROUND THE WORLD HAVE PERISHED AS VICTIMS OF WAR, DISEASE, AND NATURAL DISASTER.
OUR HEARTS GO WITH ALL WHO NEED NEEDLESSLY SUFFER.
[ ROLL CALL: Town Clerk]
NEXT WE HAVE THE ROLL CALL.COUNCILWOMAN HENDRICKS, PRESENT AND TOWN ATTORNEY AND PARLIAMENTARIAN, MR. JOE DANKO PRESENT.
AND JUST NOTING THAT WE HAVE TWO BOARD MEMBERS REMOTE RIGHT NOW, BUT WE HAD PUBLICLY NOTICED THIS MEETING AT A PHYSICAL LOCATION WHERE THREE OR MORE MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
SO WE HAVE A QUORUM, AND THE TWO MEMBERS WHO ARE ON ZOOM MAY PARTICIPATE VIA VOTING TONIGHT AS WELL.
[ Susan Seal - Schematic Design Plans for Odell/Rochambeau Museum Presentation (30 Minutes)]
UM, YEAR, UH, THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT, UH, NAMED A RESIDENT OF THE TOWN KNIGHT, UH, WHICH IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST HONORS ANYBODY, UH, COULD GET FROM, FROM FRANCE.AND, UM, WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TODAY, UH, TO HAVE, UM, UH, THE KNIGHT, UH, HERE.
AND I WASN'T SURE HOW TO, UH, RECOGNIZE HER, UM, WHETHER YOU CALL HER KNIGHT, SUSAN SEALE, OR CH YEAR, UH, I LOOKED IT UP ON, UH, CHAT.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SAY, I THINK CH YEAR, UM, VALIER.
WELL, I NEVER TOOK FRENCH, UM, VALIER, UM, UH, SUSAN, UH, SEAL.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S SUCH A, IT'S SUCH A PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO, UH, HEAR FROM HER AND FROM THE ODO, UM, EMBO MUSEUM COMMITTEE, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT.
UM, WE ARE SO FORTUNATE THAT WE'RE CREATING A MUSEUM.
THERE WAS A BUILDING THAT WAS IN TOTAL DISREPAIR AND THANKS TO, UM, SUSAN'S EFFORTS AND HER HUSBAND, UM, WHO REALLY SHOULD BE KING, UH, UH, RATHER THAN A NIGHT.
SO WE'RE WAITING FOR A, A DIFFERENT DESIGNATION.
UH, UM, BUT, UM, BUT THE THING IS, BECAUSE OF THEIR EFFORTS AND THE EFFORTS OF THE ODELL COMMITTEE, UM, NOT ONLY ARE WE GONNA HAVE A FIRST CLASS MUSEUM, UH,
[00:05:01]
THAT'S, THAT'S APPRECIATED BY PEOPLE IN GREENBURG, BUT IT'S A, UH, FIRST CLASS MUSEUM THAT'S GONNA BE APPRECIATED BY PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD.AND IT'S REALLY AMAZING THAT THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT IS ALSO THRILLED WITH THIS MUSEUM.
SO I THINK IT'S GOING TO, YOU'RE PUTTING GREENBERG ON, YOU KNOW, ON THE MAP, SO THANK YOU.
AS LIAISON TO THE COMMITTEE, I AM HAVE HAD FIRSTHAND VIEW OF HOW HARD SUSAN AND DAVID HAVE WORKED FOR THIS.
THE ENTIRE COMMITTEE IS SO ENGAGED AND HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY LED BY THESE TWO WONDERFUL PEOPLE.
IT'S BEEN SUCH A THRILL TO GET TO KNOW THEM AND TO LEARN SO MUCH HISTORY, AND IT'S A THRILL TO SEE SUSAN HONORED AND CONGRATULATIONS.
SO, SVIA
THIS IS THE PRODUCT OF MONTHS OF WORK, BEGINNING IN 2023, BETWEEN THE FRIENDS AND AMAZED DESIGN, THE PLANNING CONSULTANT FIRM WE HIRED.
THEY ARE ALSO THE AWARD-WINNING FIRM WHO DESIGNED PHILLIPS MANOR HALL, THE FIRST PHASE OF OUR WORK TOGETHER, PRE-DESIGN, THE AMAZED DESIGN STAFF GAINED A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROJECT'S HISTORY, INTERPRETIVE AND DESIGN GOALS, RESOURCES, TEAM MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS WORK IN THIS PHASE, FOCUSED ON THE ENTIRE FACILITY AND HOW THIS OLD BUILDING COULD FUNCTION AS A PUBLIC MUSEUM.
IT INCLUDED PRELIMINARY EXHIBIT IDEAS AND PREPARED A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR ALL WORK THAT FOLLOWED, ENSURING THAT THE PROJECT WAS LOGICALLY STRUCTURED AND ITS GOALS WERE UNDERSTOOD AND REALISTICALLY ATTAINABLE.
THE SECOND PHASE, WHICH IS WHAT YOU'LL SEE TONIGHT, COMBINED ALL THAT INFORMATION AND INSIGHT GATHERED AND USED THE INFORMATION TO PROPOSE SPECIFIC EXHIBIT AND DESIGN IDEAS FOR EACH ROOM IN THE BUILDING.
WE WORKED WITH GARRETT DUANE, WHO I THINK IS HERE REMOTELY, UH, WITH THE STEVE TILLEY ARCHITECTURAL FIRM, OUR ACADEMIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE WITH EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS AND WITH PRIMARY SOURCE RESEARCHERS TO DEVELOP THE THEMES AND STORYLINES.
MOST IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE EXHIBITS, OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE A VISIT TO THE MUSEUM, ENGAGING, EDUCATIONAL, AND ABOVE ALL, FUN, CIVIC EDUCATION IS SO IMPORTANT TO THE PRESENT AND TO THE FUTURE.
IT SHOULD BE EXCITING AND INTERESTING.
OUR MUSEUM, SOON TO BE CHARTERED BY NEW YORK STATE, WILL INCORPORATE ELEMENTS OF THE APPROVED NEW YORK STATE CURRICULUM AND FACILITATE CLASS TRIPS THAT EXPAND ON THE SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSROOM LESSONS FOR THE FOURTH, SEVENTH, AND 11TH GRADES, ALL VILLAGE RESERVES WILL LEARN NOT ONLY THE STORIES OF THE FRENCH AMERICAN ALLIANCE, BUT ALSO OF PRE-REVOLUTIONARY FARM LIFE IN WESTCHESTER LIFE, DURING THE WAR WHEN LOYALISTS AND PATRIOTS LIVE SIDE BY SIDE, SOMETIMES EVEN IN THE SAME FAMILIES.
OUR EVOLUTION FROM FARMLAND TO BECOMING AMERICA'S FIRST SUBURB AND THE ROLE OF THE ODELL FAMILY IN THAT LIFE OF WESTCHESTER UNTIL 1990.
AFTER SCOTT'S PRESENTATION, MY BOARD MEMBERS AND I ALL HERE TONIGHT, UH, SCOTT'S TEAM AND GARRETT WILL BE AVAILABLE IF YOU TIME PERMITS FOR A SHORT Q AND A.
MY NAME IS SCOTT RABAT, AND I'M THE GENERAL MANAGER AND LEAD DESIGNER AT MAZE DESIGN.
I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE ODELL HOUSE PROJECT SINCE AUGUST 20, 23, AND THIS EVENING I WANT TO NARRATE A WALKTHROUGH OF THE EXHIBITS TO GIVE YOU ALL A SNAPSHOT OF WHERE WE ARE IN THE EXHIBIT PLANNING AND DESIGN PROCESS.
UH, LET'S START WITH WHERE VISITORS ARE GONNA
[00:10:01]
ENTER THE HOUSE.UM, RECALL THE ODELL HOUSE HERE IS THE, AT THE CORNER RIDGE ROAD AND OLD FARM LANE.
VISITORS ARE GONNA BE WALKING FROM AN OLD FARM LANE ALONG THIS, UH, RED DOTED PATH TO, UH, THE FRONT DOOR HERE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ODELL HOUSE.
UM, HERE'S A RECENT PHOTO, UM, I THINK THIS WAS FROM JULY, LOOKING AT THE NORTH SIDE OF THE HOUSE, AND YOU CAN SEE THE NEWLY REBUILT NORTH EDITION HERE, WHICH WILL HOUSE A RESTROOM, A UTILITY ROOM, COAT, AND COAT CLOSET FOR THE NEW MUSEUM.
VISITORS WILL WALK, UH, PAST THE NORTH EDITION TO A DOOR, WHICH IS TUCKED JUST BEHIND THAT EDGE RIGHT THERE.
WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT HERE IS A VIEW OF A DIGITAL MODEL OF THE HOUSE, UM, AND EXHIBITS WITH THE SECOND FLOOR REMOVED, UM, WE'RE LOOKING SOUTHEAST, SO RIDGE ROAD WOULD BE ALONG THE TOP EDGE HERE, AND OLD FARM LANE OVER HERE ON THE LEFT.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE NORTH EDITION HERE AND WHERE VISITORS ARE GOING TO COME INTO THE BUILDING RIGHT HERE.
UH, FOLKS ARE GONNA COME INTO THIS LONG ROOM HERE ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING, AND THEN CIRCULATE THROUGH THESE ROOMS, UH, PAST A ROOM.
WE'RE CALLING REVOLUTIONARY WESTCHESTER.
UH, THIS ROOM HERE ABOUT RO UH, ROSHAMBO IN WASHINGTON, AND THEN BACK OUT INTO THIS LOBBY AREA HERE PAST THE INFORMATION DESK.
AT THAT POINT, VISITORS CAN GO BACK INTO THE STAIR HALL HERE, UP THE STAIRS TO THE SECOND FLOOR EXHIBITS, OR CONTINUE AHEAD HERE INTO THE WEST ROOM, UH, WHERE THEY CAN SEE, UH, UH, UH, UH, A SERIES OF CHANGING EXHIBITS OR A SERIES OF SHORT FILMS, UH, SHOWN HERE, THE WEST ROOM WE'RE USING AS A, UH, MULTI-USE ROOM.
UH, SO NOW GOING IN, OOPS, SORRY.
SO NOW WE'LL GO ONE BY ONE THROUGH, UH, THE FIRST FLOOR EXHIBITS, STARTING WITH THE INFORMATION DESK HERE.
IT'S DESIGNED FOR ONE STAFF PERSON TO WELCOME VISITORS, ORIENT THEM TO WHAT THERE IS TO SEE AND DO HERE.
PURCHASE TICKETS, HANDLE RETAIL SALES, AND TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE ENTRY DOORS AND THE DOORWAYS TO AND FROM ALL THE EXHIBITS IT'S DESIGNED FOR FRONT APPROACH, WHEELCHAIR ACCESS WITH AN ACCESSIBLE HEIGHT COUNTERTOP, AND TWO ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS.
A TACTILE FLOOR PLAN FOR VISITORS WHO ARE BLIND OR HAVE LOW VISION.
AND OVER HERE, UH, AGAINST THIS WALL, UH, VIRTUAL SECOND FLOOR TOUR FOR VISITORS WHO CAN MAKE IT UP THE STAIRS TO THE SECOND FLOOR EXHIBITS.
MOVING ON TO THE MUSEUM INTRODUCTION.
THIS EXHIBIT IS DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE VISITORS TO THE TWO PERIODS, MOST RELEVANT TO THE ODELL HOUSE, THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERAS, INCLUDING ESPECIALLY THE SUMMER OF 1781 AND THE ODELL FAMILY ERA.
UH, BOTH HALVES OF THIS EXHIBIT FOCUS ON THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA.
THE LEFT SIDE OVER HERE INTRODUCES VISITORS TO JOHN ODELL AND HIS EXTRAORDINARY MILITARY CAREER IN THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY MILITIA.
AND AS A WESTCHESTER GUY ON THE RIGHT SIDE OVER HERE INTRODUCES VISITORS TO GENERAL ROSHAMBO, WHO HE WAS, WHY HE AND THE FRENCH ARMY WERE HERE, AND HIS ROLE IN WASHINGTON'S DIS, UH, FATEFUL DECISION TO MARCH TO YORKTOWN.
THIS VIEW OF THE SAME EXHIBIT, UH, YOU CAN SEE, UH, UH, BOTH SIDES FLANKING THIS OPEN DOORWAY TO THE, UH, TO THE ROOM BEYOND.
UH, ON THE LEFT HERE, UH, BRONZE MODEL, THE ODELL HOUSE THAT AS IT LOOKED IN, 1781.
UH, AND OVER HERE, A BUSTA ROW SHABO ON THE RIGHT.
BOTH OF THESE ARE, UH, TOUCHABLE, UH, ELEMENTS.
ON THE LEFT OVER HERE, UH, BACKDROP MURAL WILL SHOW JOHN ODELL HIS HORSE, A SADDLE LANTERN, SABER, AND PISTOLS.
UH, ACTUAL REVOLUTIONARY WAR ARTIFACTS ARE PROTECTED IN A PLATFORM MOUNTED ARTIFACT.
CASE INTERPRETED PANELS JOHN O'DELL'S MILITARY SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE WAR, INCLUDING HIS TIME IN THE WESTCHESTER GUIDES.
OVER HERE ON THIS SIDE, TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROSHAMBO BUST, A COMMISSIONED ILLUSTRATION DEPICTS ROSHAMBO IN WASHINGTON.
IN THE ROOM THAT VISITORS ARE ABOUT TO SEE, A LARGE WALL MAP SHOWS THE FRENCH AMERICAN ARMY AND AMERICAN ARMY'S ROOTS, AND THE WESTCHESTER, UH, ENCAMPMENT.
AND HERE A TACTILE TERRAIN MODEL OF THE FRENCH AMERICAN ENCAMPMENT INDICATES THE FRENCH HEADQUARTERS AT THE ODELL HOUSE AND THE AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS AT THE APPLEBEE HOUSE.
BOTH THE MAP AND MODEL HERE OFFER.
YOU ARE HERE MOMENTS THAT HELP ORIENT
[00:15:01]
VISITORS TO THE TIME AND PLACE THEY'RE GOING TO EXPO, UH, EXPLORE IN THE FOLLOWING TWO ROOMS. UH, THIS NEXT ROOM, UH, REVAL ARY WESTCHESTER, UH, ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF BRICK HEARTH, AND A WOOD PANELED WALL FEATURES CAST IRON COOKING EQUIPMENT MOUNTED IN AND AROUND THE HEARTH, ALONG WITH SMALL INTERPRETED PANELS ABOUT THE FOOD PEOPLE ATE AT THE TIME ABOVE THE HEARTH.AN OVERMAN IMAGE DEPICTS THE HOUSE, FARM AND FIELDS, AS THEY MIGHT HAVE LOOKED JUST BEFORE THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
AND AN ADJACENT INTERPRETIVE GRAPHIC PANEL PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF EVERYDAY LIFE, PHILLIPS MANOR, INCLUDING TENANT FAMILIES LIKE THE THOMPSON AND BATES FAMILIES, AND ENSLAVED AFRICANS AND NATIVE AMERICANS.
OVER HERE ON THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM, UH, AN L-SHAPED PLATFORM SPANS TWO WALLS.
TO THE LEFT IS A PANEL ABOUT THE BATES FAMILY, AND TO THE RIGHT ONE ABOUT THE ODELL FAMILY.
THE DOUBLE-SIDED EXHIBIT ECHOES THEIR POLITICAL DIFFERENCES.
LOYALISTS ON THE LEFT, PATRIOTS ON THE RIGHT.
A DISPLAY OF FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD OBJECTS ON THIS PLATFORM IS INTERPRETED FROM CONTRASTING POLITICAL POINTS OF VIEW.
FOR INSTANCE, A TEA TABLE WOULD REPRESENT IMPORTED ENGLISH GOODS.
DO I BUY OR DO I BOYCOTT DEPENDING ON IF I'M A PATRIOT OR A LOYALIST? OVER HERE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ROOM, A SPINNING WHEEL CHAIR AND BASKET OF WOOL ALLOW VISITORS TO SPIN THE WHEEL THEMSELVES, OR WATCH A GUY DEMONSTRATE.
A NEARBY PANEL DISCUSSES SPINNING PROTESTS DURING THE WAR.
WHEN WOMEN BOYCOTTING HIGHLY TAXED BRITISH GOODS WOVE THEIR OWN HOME SPUN FABRICS AND ADJACENT TO THE SPINNING WHEEL.
OVER HERE ON THE CORNER, A DISPLAY TO THE LEFT OF THE HEARTH REPRESENTS THE ENTIRE RULEMAKING PROCESS.
OBJECTS FROM THE COLLECTION REPRESENT EACH STAGE FROM SHEARING TO DINING ADJACENT TO THE SPINNING WHEEL.
UH, TO THE LEFT OF THE SPINNING WHEEL, A WALL-MOUNTED INTERPRETIVE PANEL EXPLORERS HOW THE WAR UPENDED SOCIAL AND POLITICAL NORMS, AND HOW THAT AFFECTED WOMEN IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, AN ADJACENT LISTENING STATION.
OVER HERE, VISITORS CAN CHOOSE STORIES ABOUT SARAH BATES, AN MCCHAIN, AND OTHER WOMEN WHO LIVED IN THE NEUTRAL ZONE.
MOVING VISITORS WILL MOVE THROUGH THESE TWO DOORWAYS INTO THE NEXT MAIN ROOM HERE.
UM, THE MAIN GOAL OF THIS ROOM AND KIND OF A HEART ALL EXPERIENCE IS TO DRAMATIZE THE FATEFUL DECISION TO ABANDON PLANS FOR A SIEGE OF NEW YORK CITY, AND INSTEAD MARCH TO YORKTOWN, VIRGINIA, AND TO SHOW THAT WE COULD NOT HAVE WON THE WAR WITHOUT OUR FRENCH ALLY VISITORS ENTERING FROM THE STAIR HALL, SEE A PORTRAIT OF HON BO IN THE EAST WALL, FACING A PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.
HERE ON THE SOUTH WALL, A GREEN COVERED TABLE ON THE FOREGROUND IS COVERED WITH MAPS.
AND ON THE RIGHT CENTERED BETWEEN TWO WINDOWS.
AND INTERPRETED PANEL PAINTS A PICTURE OF THIS PLACE IN THE SUMMER OF 1871, THE VIEW BEYOND THESE WINDOWS TO THE FRENCH AND CAMP, AND ADD A SKETCH OF THE GENERAL POLITICAL SITUATION.
VISITORS AT THE TABLE CAN PICK UP AND EXAMINE A MAP SHOWING BRITISH DEFENSES OF NORTHERN MANHATTAN ANNOTATED WITH INCIDENTS DURING THE RECONNAISSANCE EXPEDITION, A MAP SHOWING ADMIRAL DEGRASS IN BRITISH POSITIONS IN VIRGINIA, A REPRODUCTION OF THE DEGRASS LETTER, AN ANNOTATED MAP OF FRENCH AND AMERICAN ARMY MOVEMENTS AWAY FROM THE PHILLIPS ENCAMPMENT, INCLUDING OVENS LEFT BEHIND TO DECEIVE THE BRITISH VISITORS STANDING OVER HERE NEAR THE ROHAN BO PORTRAIT AND PICK UP A LISTENING HANDSET TO MAKE THE PORTRAIT ANIMATE AND COME TO LIFE.
A COSTUME DOCTOR PLAYING THE GENERAL EXPLAINS HOW HE AND WASHINGTON ABANDONED PLANS FOR THE SIEGE OF NEW YORK CITY, AND INSTEAD MARCHED TO VIRGINIA, UM, UH, TO THE LEFT OF THE TABLE.
IN PORTRAITS OVER HERE AT THE HEART AREA, A PAINTING DEPICTING WASHINGTON, REVIEWING THE FRENCH TROOPS IN DOBBS FERRY HANGS ON THE OVER MANTLE.
AND BELOW THE PAINTING, INTERPRETIVE GRAPHICS ON A FIREPLACE SCREEN DISCUSS DIFFERENCES AMONG AMERICAN AND FRENCH FORCES.
ANOTHER VIEW OF THIS ROOM, UH, SHOWS THE ROOMS WEST WALL OVER HERE THAT FEATURES A MURAL DEPICTING EVERYDAY LIFE IN THE FRENCH AND CAMPA.
THE MURAL SERVES AS A BACKDROP TO ITS DISPLAY OF OBJECTS MATTERED ON A LOW PLATFORM.
COLLECTION OBJECTS LIKE A CAMP STOVE, TIN PLATES, MUSKET BUTTONS, AND LEAD SHOT ALSO APPEAR IN THE MURAL.
A SMALL TRUNK NEXT TO THE PLATFORM CONTAINS TRYON CLOTHING AND REPRODUCTIONS OF CAMP EQUIPMENT, UM, FOR KIDS.
THAT'S THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA ROOMS. NOW VISITORS ARE GONNA BE COMING BACK OUT INTO THE LOBBY OR NORTH ROOM.
UH, THIS EXHIBIT PROVIDES VISITORS WITH A STRAIGHTFORWARD CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE OF SIGNIFICANT
[00:20:01]
EVENTS FROM THE 17 HUNDREDS THROUGH THE NEW MUSEUM OPENING.IT ALSO HELPS VISITORS UNDERSTAND THAT THE HOUSE DIDN'T ALWAYS LOOK LIKE IT DOES TODAY.
HOW THE HOUSE WE SEE TODAY CAME TO BE AND APPRECIATE THE SKILLS IT TOOK TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN THE HOUSE OVER MANY YEARS.
A 300 YEAR TIMELINE ABOVE THE PLATFORM.
TERESA'S MAIN EVENTS IN THE LAND, HOUSE AND FARM HISTORY, A SET OF TOUCHABLE, BRONZE MODELS AND INTERPRETER PANELS MATTERED ON A LOW RAIL, THE FOUR STAGES OF HOUSE CONSTRUCTION AND BEHIND THE RAIL.
A DISPLAY OF TOOLS FROM THE COLLECTION WITH OBJECT ID LABELS DESCRIBES BASIC FABRICATION TECHNIQUES LIKE CHOPPING, SAWING, DRILLING, HAMMERING, LEVELING, AND SURVEYING.
ON THE RAIL TO THE RIGHT OF THE HOUSE MODELS, A TOUCHSCREEN COMPUTER PROVIDES VISITORS WITH A VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE SECOND FLOOR.
AND OVER ON THIS WALL, THE BUILDING DETAILS, UH, EXHIBIT STARTS HERE WITH A PANEL THAT DESCRIBES LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING OF HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST LABELS AT EACH LOCATION.
AND THE OTHER ROOMS IDENTIFY THINGS LIKE INTACT WOOD FRAMING, DETAILS, INTACT AREAS OF OLD PLASTER AND LATH LAYERS OF PAINT THAT REVEAL COLOR SCHEMES AND CLEVER NEW STRUCTURAL INTERVENTIONS BUILT TO PRESERVE THE HOUSE.
NOW GOING, UH, ACROSS, OVER INTO THE WEST ROOM, THE MULTIPURPOSE ROOM.
THE ROOM IS REALLY DESIGNED TO HOST, UH, CHANGING EXHIBITS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SHORT FILM SCREENINGS, AND A PERMANENT DISPLAY OF THE BICENTENNIAL QUILT OVER HERE ON THE CORNER, AS VISITORS ENTER FROM THE NORTH ROOM OR LOBBY HERE, UH, CHANGING EXHIBIT BEGINS WITH AN INTRO PANEL ON THIS WALL CONTINUES WITH AN ARTIFACT CASE OVER ON THIS WALL AND TWO OTHER ARTIFACT CASES THAT FLANKED THE, UH, DOOR BOOKING.
UM, THE BICENTENNIAL QUILT, UH, HANGS IN A SHALLOW FLOOR MAT CASE ON THE NORTH WALL.
A NEARBY WALL PANEL EXPLAINS HOW IT CAME TO BE MADE, AND A RAIL HEIGHT LABEL INTERPRETS THE ICONOGRAPHY OF THE 30 PANELS THAT MAKE QUI, UH, ANOTHER VIEW OF THIS ROOM.
STACKABLE CHAIRS IN THE CENTER OF THE ROOM CAN BE SET UP FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OR FOR FILM SCREENINGS AND STORED OVER HERE IN THIS CLOSET.
WHEN NOT IN USE SHORT FILMS, INCLUDING THOSE ALREADY PRODUCED BY, UH, THE FRIENDS GROUP, ARE SHOWN ON A SCREEN ON THE SOUTH WALL.
OVER HERE, THE SCREEN AND SPEAKERS CAN ALSO SERVE FOR PRESENTATIONS, MEETINGS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. NOW MOVING UP TO THE SECOND FLOOR EXHIBITS ON THE SECOND FLOOR, ALL OF THESE BEGIN AFTER THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND EXTEND TO 1990 WHEN THE LAST ODELL FAMILY MEMBER, UH, TO LIVE HERE PASSED AWAY.
VISITORS COME UP THE STAIR TO A SMALL LANDING WHERE WE HAVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE ODELL FAMILY, AND THEY MOVE CLOCKWISE THROUGH THESE ROOMS THAT EXPLORE SIX THEMES, ENSLAVED PEOPLE AT THE ODELL HOUSE UP HERE, MAKING A LIVING AND RAISING FAMILIES IN THIS ROOM, LEGACY OF SERVICE, WOMEN AND EDUCATION.
AND THEN VISITORS COME BACK OUT INTO THE STAIR HALL WHERE WE HAVE A CHANGING DISPLAY OF WALL-MOUNTED OBJECTS FROM THE ARCHIVES.
UM, JUST OFF THE STAIR HALL, VISITORS CAN EXPLORE A ROOM HERE DEDICATED TO CHANGING DISPLAYS DRAWN FROM MUSEUM COLLECTIONS BEFORE HEADING BACK DOWNSTAIRS.
NOW MOVING ONE BY ONE THROUGH THE SECOND FLOOR EXHIBITS, UH, THE ODELL FAMILY DIRECTLY AHEAD OF VISITORS COME UP THE STAIRS.
A WALL MOUNTED INTERPRETIVE PANEL HERE PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE ODELL FAMILY AND THE SIX MAIN THEMES THAT VISITORS WILL EXPLORE IN THE FOLLOWING ROOMS. AND OVER HERE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, A GENEALOGY TRAIT.
UH, CHART TRACES FIVE GENERATIONS, THE ODELL FAMILY, STARTING WITH JOHN ODELL AND HIS TWO WIVES, HANNAH MCCHAIN AND ABIGAIL BROWN.
THE NEXT ROOM, UH, ENSLAVED PEOPLE AT THE ODELL HOUSE.
I SHOULD MENTION THAT ENSLAVED PEOPLE AT PHILIPS MANOR, UH, AND BLACK SOLDIERS WHO LIVED IN THE FRENCH AMERICAN ENCAMPMENT, ARE INTERPRETED IN THE FIRST FOUR EXHIBITS.
THIS ROOM IS DEDICATED TO THE FOUR ENSLAVED INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVED ON THE ODELL FARM.
THE EXHIBIT IS INTENDED TO ENVISION THEM AND THEIR LIVES, AND THE SCANT EVIDENCE THAT WE DO HAVE, AND TO PROVIDE VISITORS WITH HISTORICAL CONTEXT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE MEN, MEN AND WOMEN WHO LIVED HERE FOR DECADES.
A FREESTANDING INTERPRETIVE PANEL BRIEFLY OVERVIEWS WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE ENSLAVED PEOPLE WHO LIVED HERE.
OVER HERE ON THIS SIDE, A DISPLAY OF COMMISSIONED PORTRAITS VISUALIZES WHAT THE FOUR INDIVIDUALS MAY HAVE LOOKED LIKE.
AND BELOW THE PORTRAITS APPEAR WRITTEN LIFE STORIES ASSEMBLED FROM CENSUS RECORDS AND OTHER SOURCES.
THE SILHOUETTES HERE, I SHOULD SAY, ARE JUST PLACEHOLDERS OVER ON THIS SIDE.
VISITORS ARE INVITED TO SIT AT A BENCH AND LISTEN TO PODCASTS LIKE AUDIO TRACKS THAT EXPLORE MORE ABOUT SLAVERY IN THE HUDSON VALLEY.
[00:25:01]
DAILY LIVES OF ENSLAVED PEOPLE ON THE ODELL FARM EMANCIPATION AND THE ODELL HOUSE.AFTER 1850, THE NEXT ROOM, UM, CONTAINS TWO EXHIBITS, EACH FOCUSED ON THE FIVE GENERATIONS OF ODELL FAMILY WHO LIVED HERE, MADE A LIVING ON THE FARM, MAINTAINED A HOME, RAISED CHILDREN, UM, AND HOW, UH, THOSE PRACTICES CHANGED OVER TIME.
OVER HERE, MAKING A LIVING SHOWS HOW THE ODELL FAMILY ADAPTED THE FARM TO A CHANGING ECONOMY FROM A 185 ACRE TENANT FARM WHO PRODUCED A VARIETY OF CROPS TO SPECIALIZE I SPECIALIZATION IN LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FRUIT PRODUCTION, A SHIFT IN MILK PRODUCTION AS THE RAILROADS CAME IN, AND SURVIVAL IS SURROUNDING, FARMS WERE SOLD FOR SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT AND GRADUAL REDUCTION IN THE SIZE OF THE FARM TO THE PROPERTY LEFT TODAY, RAISING FAMILIES OVER ON THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM SHOWS HOW SUCCESSIVE GENERATIONS OF ODELL WOMEN OR RAISED, EDUCATED AND CARED FOR CHILDREN.
HERE OBJECTS LIKE A CRADLE OR TRUNDLE, BED, NEEDLEWORK, SAMPLERS, TOYS, LAUNDRY, CLEANING EQUIPMENT.
LET US EXPLORE HOW THINGS LIKE CHILDBIRTH, PLAYTIME, EDUCATION, CHILDHOOD DISEASES, LAUNDRY AND BATHING HAVE CHANGED OVER TIME.
UH, THIS ROOM CONTAINS, UH, EXHIBITS AROUND THREE THEMES, STARTING WITH LEGACY OF SERVICE OVER HERE ON THESE TWO WALLS, WHICH HONORS SIX MEMBERS OF THE ODELL FAMILY WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY IN WARTIME.
AN INTRO PANEL HERE PROVIDES A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF EACH PERSON'S SERVICE.
CAPTIONED PORTRAITS PROVIDE MILITARY OR NURSING UNIT HISTORIES AND FAMILY OBJECTS FROM WARTIME SERVICE DISPLAY HERE, INCLUDING DYKEMAN DEL'S, WORLD WAR BOOTS, EDNA DEL'S, WORLD WAR II, NURSES, KIT, AND ROLAND DEL'S, WORLD WAR II, CHAR CHARCOAL SKETCHES.
HERE IN ARTIFACT CASE IN THE CENTER OF THE ROOM, A CLOTH COVERED TABLE CELEBRATES SIX DEL WOMEN WHO OVERCAME EXPECTATIONS OF THEIR TIME TO SEEK AN EDUCATION AND GAIN INDEPENDENCE AND PERSONAL AUTONOMY.
PLACE SETTINGS INCLUDE CUSTOM CERAMIC PLATES ILLUSTRATED WITH PORTRAIT OF ODELL WOMEN.
A CARD OF EACH PLACE PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF EACH PERSON'S LIFE HISTORY, AND A PEDESTAL IN THE CENTER OF THE TABLE SUPPORTS CHANGING, UH, DISPLAY OF TABLEWARE FROM THE COLLECTION.
THE THIRD EXHIBIT HERE ALONG THESE TWO WALLS, UM, UH, IN ADDITION TO FULFILLING THEIR CIVIC DUTY TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY GENERATIONS, THE ODELL FAMILY WERE EDUCATED, INFORMED, AND ENGAGED CITIZENS.
SEVERAL FAMILY MEMBERS BECAME TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS, WRITERS, LECTURERS, ONE OF THEM A PIANIST, AND A GREAT AND GREAT SUPPORTERS OF SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES.
THE EDUCATION EXHIBIT, UH, RUNNING ALONG THESE TWO WALLS INCLUDES A DISPLAY OF FIVE OBJECTS, MATTERED ON PEDESTALS AND SMALL ARTIFACT CASES, OR BEHIND A GLASS PANEL.
POTENTIAL OBJECTS INCLUDED DESKS, SCHOOL BELL COMPOSITION BOOKS, CALLIGRAPHY EXERCISES, CERTIFICATES, AND, AND DIPLOMAS, LECTURE POSTERS, AND A SCHOOLHOUSE MODEL.
UM, AFTER THIS EXHIBIT, VISITORS COME THROUGH A DOOR HERE, BACK OUT INTO THE STAIR HALL.
UM, THIS DISPLAY HERE IS A CHANGING DISPLAY OF ITEMS FROM THE ODELL FAMILY PAPERS AT THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY, UH, ARCHIVES.
IT INCLUDES LEGAL DOCUMENTS, LETTERS, JOURNALS, COUNT BOOKS, SCHOOL REPORTS, NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS, PHOTOS, POSTCARDS, AND EPHEMERA.
REALLY A TROVE OF MATERIAL, MUCH OF WHICH HAS YET TO BE MINED FOR FURTHER RESEARCH.
AND MOVING THROUGH THIS DOORWAY HERE INTO THE COLLECTIONS GALLERY.
THE ODELL COLLECTION INCLUDES OBJECTS IN THE 17 HUNDREDS ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE 19 HUNDREDS THAT REPRESENT OVER 250 YEARS OF EVERYDAY LIFE IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
THE POINT OF THIS ROOM IS TO DISPLAY OBJECTS IN THE COLLECTION THAT ARE NOT ON DISPLAY ELSEWHERE IN THE HOUSE, TO PRESENT RESULTS OF THE ONGOING EFFORT TO CARE FOR AND UNDERSTAND THE COLLECTION, UH, AND TO USE OBJECTS FROM THE COLLECTION TO SHOW CHANGES IN EVERYDAY LIFE THROUGHOUT WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
AT THE FAR END OF THE ROOM HERE, A PANEL PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION AND THE ONGOING WORK TO CARE FOR AND, AND UNDERSTAND IT ON THE RIGHT, AN EXHIBIT SHOWCASES THE LATEST ACHIEVEMENTS TO CONSERVE OBJECTS AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY CAN TELL US ABOUT BOTH THE ODELL FAMILY AND EVERYDAY LIFE IN TOWNSEND VILLAGES.
AND ON THE LEFT, THE CHANGING, CHANGING DISPLAY OF FIVE TO EIGHT OBJECTS TRACE CHANGES IN EVERYDAY LIFE USING OBJECTS FROM THE COLLECTION.
FOR INSTANCE, A SET OF FIVE CHAIRS WOULD SHOW CHANGES IN TASTE AND STYLE, A DISPLAY OF JARS, BOTTLES, CROCS, AND OTHER CONTAINERS COULD REPRESENT CHANGES IN FOOD PRESERVATION OR A SET OF WRITING IMPLEMENTS, TYPEWRITER, TELEPHONE, RADIO, NEWSPAPERS, AND TELEVISION
[00:30:01]
TO TRACES CHANGES IN COMMUNICATION OVER ALL THAT TIME.SO THAT CONCLUDES THE WALKTHROUGH.
I HOPE IT ALL GAVE YOU A PICTURE OF WHERE WE'RE AT IN THE EXHIBIT PLANNING AND DESIGN PROCESS.
AND I THINK WE'RE READY FOR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
DOES ANYBODY ON THE BOARD HAVE A QUESTION? YOU LOVE IT ALL.
AND SO, UH, WELL, WELL EXPLAINED THAT.
UH, I, I JUST WANTED TO KNOW, DO YOU HAVE ANY, UH, IDEA ABOUT THE HOURS OF THE MUSEUM? YOU KNOW, HOW OFTEN IT WILL BE OPEN AND, YOU KNOW, HOW PEOPLE COULD SEE THE MUSEUM MUSEUM, YOU KNOW, MO MOST MUSEUMS LIKE THIS, UH, ARE OPEN CHOICE A WEEK.
USUALLY THEY'RE OPEN ON A SATURDAY, AND THEN THEY'RE OPEN, DEPENDING UPON SCHOOL GROUP SCHEDULES A WEDNESDAY OR A THURSDAY.
BUT THAT HAS TO BE WORKED OUT IN THE FUTURE.
UH, THAT'S, THAT'S SORT OF OUR GOAL.
WE PROBABLY WILL NOT BE OPEN ON NIGHTS LIKE THIS.
UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'LL PROBABLY CLOSE UP AROUND A FINAL, MAYBE SPECIAL EVENT IN THANKSGIVING.
MAYBE WE'D HAVE ONE HOLIDAY SPECIAL TOUR, BUT THEN BE CLOSED JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH, AND START TO REOPEN IN APRIL.
OUR GOAL IS TO BE FULLY OPENED IN APRIL OF 2026.
UH, ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK YOU'LL NOTE IS THE USE OF ALL THE THINGS THAT WE FOUGHT SO HARD TO GET OWNERSHIP OF.
UM, WE ACTUALLY HAVE OUR FIRST COLLECTIONS COMMITTEE MEETING ON SATURDAY TO START GOING THROUGH SOME OF THEM AND IDENTIFYING, ACCORDING TO WHAT SCOTT SHOWED YOU, WHICH CHAIR OF THE 55 THAT WE HAVE, WE MIGHT PUT ON DISPLAY, AND WHICH WE'RE GONNA SAY GOODBYE TO
SO THOSE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS THAT ARE ONGOING NOW.
YEAH, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, USUALLY WHEN PEOPLE COME UP WITH IDEAS, UH, IT DOESN'T, THEY SORT OF EXAGGERATE AT THE BEGINNING AND IT'S NEVER AS GOOD.
BUT YOU DEFINITELY HAVE EXCEEDED, UH, MY WILDEST EXPECTATIONS.
YOU KNOW, I, WHEN YOU FIRST APPROACHED ME, YOU KNOW, YEARS AGO WHEN THE BUILDING WAS IN DISAPPEARANCE, SAID THE TOWN SHOULD TAKE IT OVER, SAID, OH, IT SHOULD BE A MUSEUM.
UH, YOU KNOW, I SAID OFF, THAT SOUNDED GOOD, BUT I NEVER ENVISIONED, UH, SOMETHING AS SPECTACULAR AS WHAT YOU DO, WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN THIS, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S REALLY, THANK YOU.
AND IT'S GOING TO PUT, YOU KNOW, GREENBERG ON, YOU KNOW, THE MAP.
AND I ALSO THINK IT'S GOING TO MAKE GREENBERG A TOURIST, UH, DESTINATION POINT.
YOU KNOW, I SEE SO MANY POSITIVES TO THIS, AND I JUST REALLY WANT TO COMMEND YOU AND THE COMMITTEE FOR YOUR HARD WORK, BECAUSE THIS IS LIKE, REALLY FIRST IN FIRST CLASS, EVEN, EVEN, UH, THE PRESENTATION YOU HAVE, IT REALLY IS, YOU KNOW, I, I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING THAT SHOULD BE DONE THAT YOU'RE NOT DOING.
I, THE NEXT BIG JOB, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, IS RAISING THE MONEY TO BUILD ALL THOSE EXHIBITS, BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH YOU, THE TOWN HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB GETTING, YOU KNOW, STATE FUNDING AND CONTRIBUTING, UH, FROM TOWN MONIES, THERE'S NO MONEY ALLOCATED FOR ALL OF THOSE EXHIBITS.
SO THE END PRODUCT OF SCOTT'S CURRENT PHASE WILL BE SPECIFICATIONS FOR EACH OF THE EXHIBITS.
LIKE HE SAYS, OH, THERE'LL BE A CASE HERE.
WELL, I NEVER KNEW UNTIL I BEGAN DOING THIS.
YOU KNOW, THOSE GLASS CASES YOU SEE IN EVERY MUSEUM, THEY STARTED ABOUT $9,000 A PIECE.
SO WE ARE, THAT'S OUR MAJOR GOAL FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS, IS FINDING THOSE 9,000 PLUS DOLLARS TO DO IT.
BUT IT'S A, MY NEXT TALK TO EVERYONE IS GOING TO BE TITLED, YOU SAVE THE HOUSE.
NOW WHAT? BECAUSE I HAD NO CLUE WHAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE.
UM, JUST AMAZING, UM, THIS WHOLE PROJECT.
MY QUESTION IS, UH, WHAT RESOURCES ARE YOU GOING TO LOCALLY AND MAYBE IN WASHINGTON NATURALLY, UH, NEW YORK CITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE LIFESTYLES OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICANS WHO LIVED IN THIS AREA SO THAT THE STORY THAT IS PRESENTED IS ONE OF INTEGRITY AND ONE OF, OF, YOU KNOW, FACT? SURE.
I MEAN, JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER STORY, WE'RE DOING VERY, VERY THOROUGH RESOURCE.
UH, ONE OF MY AMAZING BOARD MEMBERS IS SHAR WEIGEL, WHO WAS HERE, UM, WHO HAS A LONG HISTORY AS A PRIMARY SOURCE RESEARCHER, AND IS SHE ACTUALLY GOT DOCUMENTS FROM THE BRITISH
[00:35:01]
LIBRARY TO PROVE THAT GILBERT BATES WAS A LOYALIST.SO WE ARE WORKING WITH MANY HISTORIANS.
WE HAVE A LARGE COMMITTEE OF ADVISORS WORKING WITH US.
ONE OF OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS IS, UH, TRAVIS BOWMAN, WHO IS WITH THE NEW YORK STATE, UH, DEPARTMENT OF, UH, HISTORIC PRESERVATION PARKS AND RECREATION.
AND HE IS GETTING HIS PHD ON SLAVERY IN THE HUDSON RIVER VALLEY.
AND HE'S, SO, HE'S ONE OF OUR MAIN ADVISORS.
ALSO, JOYCE COLES, WHO IS A, A MEMBER OF THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY BOARD, AND IS A MAJOR RESOURCE ON THE LIVES OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE HUDSON RIVER VALLEY, IS WORKING WITH US.
THERE'S VERY LITTLE PRIMARY RESEARCH, UH, RESOURCES AVAILABLE, BUT WHATEVER'S THERE, WE'RE GONNA FIND
I ALSO WANNA SPEAK ABOUT SLAVERY.
I WANNA THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THE SLAVES THAT YOU DID AND RECOGNIZE THEM, AND THAT THEY, THEY HAD TO HAVE WORKED SOMETHING WITH THEM.
AND I'M GOING STEAL PART BECAUSE I WANT TO, UH, PRESERVE THE, UM, ONE PLACE THEY HAD IN GREENBURG YOU, AND WE COULDN'T GET IT.
WELL, I, I'LL DO THAT IN MY NINETIES.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ THE PAPER, WHICH MY BOARD MEMBER, DAN WEINFELD, WROTE THE MAJOR PART OF WHICH IS A, A, OUR FIRST STUDY OF, UH, SLAVERY IN THE ODELL FARM.
UM, WE ALSO HIRED A RESEARCHER, A PHD CANDIDATE, ACTUALLY, SHE'S GETTING HER PHD THIS SPRING.
WHO RESEARCHED ALL OF THE RESOURCES IN NEW YORK CITY, JUDITH, THAT YOU MENTIONED, THE, UM, ALL OF THE SLAVERY FILES THAT THE NEW YORK CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
AND SADLY, WE DIDN'T COME UP WITH AS MUCH AS WE'D LIKE, BUT WHATEVER WE GOT, WE'RE GONNA USE.
I'M NOT FINISHED WITH MY QUESTION.
UM, YOU DID A REMARKABLE JOB, AND I FIND THAT THE AFRICANS THAT DID COME THROUGH SLAVERY, EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING THAT WAS MADE, THEY HAD CONTRIBUTIONS TO IT.
AND I'M ALWAYS AMAZED WHEN THEY SAY, ELI, I'M NOT RUNNING THAT
I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE I'VE COME FROM.
AND I'M NOT GONNA RESEARCH IT.
I'M DUG IN MY HEELS AND I'M STAYING, AND I'M FIGHTING, AND, UM, I WANT THEM TO SEE, I, IT, I THINK TRAVIS WILL BE ABLE TO HELP US A LOT WITH THAT.
I'M CERTAINLY NOT PLEASE DO VERSED IN IT.
I, I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE, WE DON'T KNOW HOW THE FOUR ENSLAVED PEOPLE LISTED ON THE 1800 CENSUS CAME TO BE AT THE FARM.
THEY, THEY, THEY WERE NOT THERE.
WE HAVE NO EVIDENCE OF ANY AFRICAN AMERICAN PRESENCE ON THE FARM PRIOR TO THAT.
DOESN'T MEAN THEY WEREN'T THERE, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY EVIDENCE.
AND I KNOW THAT AT THE, UH, WONDERFUL PROJECT THAT WAS DONE BY MICHAEL LORDE UP AT SLEEPY HOLLOW, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THAT WAS TRACED, AND SOME OF IT IS AT PHILLIPS MANOR HALL, BUT IT'S, UM, IT'S A DIFFICULT SUBJECT.
I WISH WE KNEW MORE, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT COMPLETELY, THE INTEGRITY OF PEOPLE WHO WERE REALLY IN THAT AREA.
AND DOES IT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH, I KNOW MY MOTHER AND MY AUNTS WENT TO MBO IN LIGHT PLAINS, THE SCHOOL IN, UM, FISHER AVENUE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S SO NICE THAT WE HAVE SO MANY PLACES NAMED FOR EMBO RIGHT HERE.
WE HAVE A LIQUOR STORE,
EVERYWHERE ELSE IN THE COUNTRY, ALL THEY HAVE IS LAFAYETTE.
SO WE, WE GOTTA MOVE EMBO OUTTA GREENBURG.
WE GOTTA GET HIM, YOU KNOW, ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
AND EVERYBODY SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HIM.
THE ACTUAL SIXTH GENERATION DESCENDANTS OF EMBO ARE GOING TO RETURN TO THE HOUSE IN OCTOBER.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHEN I'M GONNA GET MY MEDAL.
I DON'T KNOW,
I DON'T THINK IT'S THAT EXPENSIVE.
[00:40:01]
YOU.I REALLY COMMEND ALL THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE, AS I SAID EARLIER, BUT UNDERSTANDING THAT AS WE APPROACH 2026, WE'RE ALSO APPROACHING THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
AND AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE TRYING TO PULL TOGETHER EVERYTHING SO THAT IT CAN BE CO-TERM IN 2026.
UM, AND IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF HISTORY, AND CERTAINLY FOR ME, WE OFTEN HEAR ABOUT SLAVERY IN THE 18 HUNDREDS, BUT IT CERTAINLY PREDATED THE 18 HUNDREDS.
AND, YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS BOARD HAS MADE SO MUCH EFFORT TO TRY TO BE INCLUSIVE IN THAT HISTORY BECAUSE IT IS SO IMPORTANT.
WHAT'S REALLY AMAZING, UH, AND MAYBE YOU SHOULD START OFF YOUR SLIDE PRESENTATION OF WHERE DID, WHERE DID THIS BEGIN? BECAUSE IT WASN'T, YOU KNOW, IT'S A SHAME WE DIDN'T GET CONTROL OF THE HOUSE SOONER, BECAUSE WE WOULD'VE BEEN ABLE TO SAVE MORE OF THE ORIGINAL PARTS OF THE BUILDING.
BUT THIS BUILDING WAS VERY, VERY CLOSE TO, YOU KNOW, FALLING DOWN, BEING BA BASICALLY BEING CONDEMNED.
UM, AND THE FRIENDS SAVED IT, THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
AND, UM, IT WAS A COOPERATIVE EFFORT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, LONG TIME AGO WHEN THIS ALL BEGAN, IT WAS REALLY A QUESTION OF COULD WE REALLY, YOU KNOW, GET SOMETHING DONE BEFORE THE ENTIRE ROOF, YOU KNOW, CAVES IN COLLAPSES.
UH, SO THIS IS AN AMAZING, AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT.
AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, TO BE ABLE TO STAND, UH, MANY OF US HAVE ALREADY DONE IT, BUT TO STAND, YOU KNOW, WHERE THESE LEADERS RUSH AND BEAU AND WASHINGTON ACTUALLY STOOD, YOU KNOW, UM, BILLY IS, IS SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE SHOULD EXPERIENCE.
ONE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO ADD, I'D LIKE TO COMMEND OUR COMMISSIONER, GARRETT MCCAIN, BECAUSE HE'S BEEN WALKING IN LOCKSTEP WITH SUSAN AND DAVID AND THE COMMITTEE ALL ALONG THE WAY.
HE'S ENTHUSIASTIC, EXCITED, AND REALLY TRYING TO SEE THAT, UM, THE, THE, THE DREAM THAT WAS THEIRS THAT THEY SHARED WITH THE TOWN AND NOW HAS BECOME THE TOWN'S DREAM IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER DE KING.
AND I'D LIKE TO ADD ONE MORE THING.
IT'S SO IMPORTANT EDUCATIONALLY, THE INCLUSION THAT LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT SOME COUNTRY REGIONS ARE MADE BY EVERYONE.
EVERY, AND I WOULD, I'M SAYING THAT TO HOPE THAT YOU WOULD OPEN UP IS FOUR SCHOOLS.
AND CHILDREN MORE THAN ONE DAY.
TRY TO, YOU KNOW, JUST THINK ABOUT ONE DAY A WEEK.
I KNOW ONE, AND THEY'RE 52 WEEKS IN THE YEAR.
WELL, YOU KNOW THIS, BUT I'M JUST SAYING, POSSIBLY MAKE THAT ONE OF YOUR EARMARKS.
UM, SO NEXT, UH, UH, DOES THE TOWN CLERK HAVE ANY COMMENTS? UH,
[ SUPERVISOR & TOWN COUNCIL REPORTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS Liaison Reports (Councilwoman Joy Haber, Councilwoman Ellen Hendrickx, Councilwoman Gina Jackson, Councilman Francis Sheehan) 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. Most recently, on November 21, 2024, Moody's reaffirmed the Town of Greenburgh earned Moody's highest rating (Aaa) and Standard & Poors also reaffirmed the Town again earned Standard & Poors highest rating (AAA). Anyone interested in serving on a board or commission should send a resume to the Town Board via Lisa Maria Nero, Town Clerk, 177 Hillside Avenue, Greenburgh, NY 10607. TownClerk@GreenburghNY.com Any individual or group interested in a visit from the Town Board should email the Board at TownBoard@GreenburghNY.com ]
FIRST THERE IS THE TOWN COUNCIL REPORTS.ANYBODY ON THE TOWN BOARD HAVE ANY REPORTS? YES, BUT WE SHOULD, ARE WE GONNA SAY WHAT THE TIMING IS AND ALL THAT? I THINK WE SAID FIVE MINUTES, RIGHT? UP TO FIVE MINUTES PER, UH, REPORT.
I, MY, WELL, I HAVE PER REPORTER, I HAVE TWO BIG REPORT DEPARTMENTS.
I'M TRYING TO, SO BASICALLY, WE'RE BEGINNING TODAY LIAISON REPORTS.
ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE LIAISONS TO DI DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.
SO, UH, TO, UH, PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH MORE, UH, INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE TOWN.
UH, WE'RE, UM, GONNA HAVE THIS, UH, UH, PRESENTATIONS AT, AT BOARD MEETINGS.
SO I'LL START OFF, UH, UM, I'M JUST GONNA TALK ABOUT, UH, I'M JUST GONNA REPORT ON ONE OF THE COMMITTEES THAT I'M A LIAISON TO, WHICH IS THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES.
AND, UM, THIS WAS ALREADY DISCUSSED AT A WORK SESSION, BUT WE'RE VERY HAPPY, UH, TO ANNOUNCE EVEN MORE PUBLICLY THAT THE, UM, THE ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE, UH, THE ADVISORY BOARD AND THE TOWN BOARD ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT THAT THE, UH, BARBARA WILSON, PERRY, WATSON, PERRY, UM, SECOND FLOOR EXTENSION WILL BE HAPPENING.
IT'S HOPEFULLY GOING TO BE UNVEILED WITH SOME SORT OF A CEREMONY AND A PLAQUE, UH, FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.
[00:45:01]
IN MARCH.AND, UM, IT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT'S BUILT UPON OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AS MORE MEMORABILIA IS OBTAINED AND ET CETERA.
BUT THIS WILL SORT OF BE THE KICKOFF FOR IT.
AND THEN WE'LL ALSO HONOR THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ALSO HELPED WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
SO THEY WILL BE HONORED, UM, IN A, LIKE, IT'S GONNA BE LIKE A HISTORIC WALK AREA WHERE THEY'LL HAVE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE, OTHERS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THAT PROCESS AS WELL.
THE SECOND FLOOR WILL BE NAMED FOR BARBARA.
THE SECOND FLOOR EXTENSION YES.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY FIRST, OH, WAIT, WAIT.
TERRANCE, CAN YOU BRING A MIC, PLEASE? THANK YOU.
I WAS STATING THAT, UM, I AM AN OPPOSITION TO A SECOND FLOOR MUSEUM.
LET'S JUST GO BACK TO THE THIRTIES AND THE FORTIES.
LIAISONS ARE GIVING A REPORT AND
BUT WE'RE NOT HAVING A DISCUSSION.
YOU'RE WHAT THE ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE AS LIAISON FROM THE COMMITTEE.
SO IT'S NOT A, WE'RE NOT HAVING A DIALOGUE AT THIS POINT.
WE, WE WILL HAVE A FULL PUBLIC COMMENT LATER, RIGHT? IN PUBLIC COMMENT? YEAH.
UM, SO I AM THE LIAISON FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, UM, THE TWO LARGEST DEPARTMENTS IN THE TOWN.
UM, LET ME SEE WHERE I CAN START.
FIRST I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER FA, UH, DE, UH, BUILD AN INSPECTOR, FRANK MODA, WHO'S, WHO'S HELPING OUT AND PLAYING THE ROLE, WELL, NOT PLAYING THE ROLE THAT IS, UM, THE INTERIM DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND ALL THEIR HARD WORK THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING TO ADDRESS, UM, THE ISSUES THAT WE'VE BEEN, UM, FACING.
SO WE'VE HAD SOME INFRASTRUCTURE UPTODATE, THE PAVING AND CURVING PROJECTS.
THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IS ACTIVELY WORKING ON THE NEXT PAVING BID VALUE AT $5.5 MILLION.
AND THIS IS TO AGGRESSIVELY, UM, ADDRESS AND ENHANCE THE ROAD CONDITIONS AROUND THE TOWN.
UM, ADDITIONALLY, IN 2025, WE HAD A CURVING BID THAT VALUE AT $2.5 MILLION.
THIS WAS ALSO TO DEVELOP, UM, OUR, AND TO DEVELOP AND IMPROVE OUR, UH, STREETS.
UM, ALSO WE'RE WORKING ON OUR STRONG, UH, STORM DRAIN MAINTENANCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
WE'VE MADE EXCELLENT PROGRESS IN CLEANING AND MAINTAINING THE TOWN'S EXISTING STORM DRAINS, UM, FOR BETTER PERFORMANCE.
I KNOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN CLEANING OUT, UM, TROUBLESOME BROOK AND MANHATTAN BROOK.
THEY'VE ALSO, THERE HAVE BEEN LAND, UM, SURVEYS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO ADDRESS, UM, THESE AND MAKE THE CRITICAL UPGRADES.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE, UM, CYBER PROJECTS, WHICH IS, UH, WE HAVE SOME LAND SURVEYS FOR EAST IRVINGTON, FORT HILL ROAD, SIDEWALK.
UH, AND WE HOPE TO HAVE THOSE RESULTS PRETTY SOON.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, THAT WE PASS THE BILL FOR THE, PASSED THE RESOLUTION FOR THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL SIGNAL ON ALEY ROAD AND FORT HILL INTERSECTION.
SO THE DESIGN IS UNDER, ON THEIR WAY.
I'M GONNA STOP THERE BECAUSE I KNOW MY TIME IS LIMITED.
I'M GONNA GET OVER TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UM, SO THE GOALS THAT, UH, THE, THEY ARE GOING TO BE WORKING ON FOR 2025 IS TO REPLENISH OUR STAFFING THROUGH APPOINTMENTS AND TRANSFERS.
UM, THEY'RE GOING TO BE COMPLETING THE ONGOING RULES AND REGULATION PROJECTS.
UM, THEY'VE BEEN UPDATING, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A PUBLIC, UH, FACING VERSION OF IT.
IN ADDITION, WE HAVE BETTER UTILIZED OUR COMMUNITY AFFAIRS UNIT.
UM, SO WE'VE BEEN COORDINATING WITH SCHOOLS, TOWN DEPARTMENTS, HOUSES OF WORSHIP, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS THROUGH THE LIAISON OFFICE.
UM, ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO PLAN AND APPROVE THE POLICE FACILITIES.
AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN FIGURING OUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AS IT RELATES TO THE POLICE AND COURTHOUSE.
UM, AND THEN LASTLY, WE HAVE, UM, CONTINUED TO ENHANCE THE MEMBER SAFETY WELLNESS.
ACTUALLY, WE'RE NOT OH, THAT'S RIGHT.
SO PUBLIC COMMENT IF YOU WANNA KEEP IT, THAT IS NOT A COMMENT.
YOU KNOW, LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION, BECAUSE WE'RE, IF WE START LETTING PEOPLE KNOW, I THINK WE SHOULD HOLD OUR COMMENTS UNTIL PUBLIC COMMENT.
EVERYONE HERE WILL HAVE FIVE FULL MINUTES NO.
[00:50:01]
YOU WE'LL GET AN ANSWER.YOU KNOW, HAVE TO, BECAUSE OTHERWISE, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'RE DOING THIS.
AND THE PRECEDENT WE SAID NOW IS GONNA BE WHAT PRECEDENT.
WHAT DID Y'ALL, WHAT DID Y'ALL EXPLAIN? BASICALLY RIGHT NOW, UH, WE'RE STARTING SOMETHING NEW.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'RE DOING IT.
EACH TOWN, TOWN BOARD MEMBERS HAVE THE ABILITY OF DISCUSSING WITH THE PUBLIC, SHARING INFORMATION THEIR LIAISONS TO DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.
SO THIS IS PART OF THE TOWN BOARD PRESENTATION.
THEN LATER ON, THE PUBLIC COULD COMMENT AND THEN IT'S UP TO THE BOARD IF THEY WANT A QUESTION SHE NEEDS TO ANSWER NO, BUT SHE PERSONS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
SO QUESTIONS CAN BE ASKED DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
WELL, I'M THE PARLIAMENT VARIANCE.
I'M ANSWERING ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN BOARD.
WE HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.
ACTUALLY, I JUST WANT SOME CLARIFICATION FOR MYSELF.
I THOUGHT WE WERE REPORTING ON OUR LIAISON SHIPS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, NOT TO DEPARTMENTS PER SE.
SO IF, OH, I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT WE, OKAY.
SO THEN, OKAY, SO THEN WE NEED TO GET CLARIFICATION BECAUSE I WAS ON DEATH.
I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION FOR IT.
SO THE NEXT TIME WE CAN SWITCH ON, WE'RE GONNA DO THIS EVERY TWO WEEKS, WE'LL BE COVERING ALL THE DEPARTMENTS.
SO IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU DON'T FINISH SOMETHING WITH THAT TO GIVE THE PUBLIC MORE INFORMATION.
CLARIFICATION WASN'T THERE BEFORE DISCUSSION OR ANYTHING.
SO I AM LIAISON TO THE LIBRARY COMMITTEE.
UM, GINA SHARES THAT WITH ME, AND AS YOU MAY OBSERVE THAT, UH, RECENTLY, THE, THE, UM, OVER THE AWNING, UH, ASPECT OF THE, UM, OF THE LIBRARY, THE ENTRANCE, WHICH WAS REALLY AS BEAUTIFUL AS IT WAS, WE HAD SOME CONSTRUCTION ISSUES AND THERE WAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF LEAKAGE, AND IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED SUCCESSFULLY.
UM, SO THEY'RE VERY, VERY HAPPY.
THE, THE LIBRARY ITSELF IS, IS DOING VERY WELL.
UM, THEY'RE HOPING TO DO SOME OTHER PROJECTS TO BEAUTIFY THE LIBRARY.
THEY'RE PLANNING ON, UM, TERRACING AND, AND CREATING AN OUTDOOR AREA, UH, AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE.
AND SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE WORKING ON THAT AS WELL.
UM, AS I'VE MENTIONED EARLIER, SO I HAVE COMMENTED ON MY, MY LIAISON WITH REGARD TO THE ODO ODELL CEBO HOUSE COMMITTEE.
UM, I'M VERY PROUD TO BE SERVING ON THAT.
UM, THE PARKS AND, AND THE PARKS BOARD IS, IS DOING, UH, JUST GREAT THINGS.
THEY'VE GOT, THEY, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF JOE LUC, UM, WHO TOOK OVER WHEN GERALD GERARD BURN, UH, RETIRED LAST YEAR, UM, HAS, HAS CONTINUED TO DO, UM, REALLY GREAT THINGS IN, IN CLEANING UP ANTHONY BED, IN PARK.
THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS, UM, HOPING TO, THERE ARE PLANS IN THE WORKS TO PAVE THE PARKING LOT AND TO PUT IN, UH, PUT IN CHARGING STATIONS AND SOLAR PANELS TO GENERATE ENERGY.
UM, THE, THE, UM, I'M JUST TRYING TO THINK OF THERE.
SO MUCH, SO MANY, AS MANY PEOPLE MAY HAVE, UM, WITNESSED THE TILES ON THE WALL AT, UM, WE FIELD WERE REMOVED BECAUSE THEY WERE FALLING DOWN.
SO THEY WERE EXPLORING DIFFERENT OPTIONS TO, TO CREATE, RECREATE THAT DISPLAY IN SOME FORM OR ANOTHER.
AND THE, THE, WE SIGNED LAST YEAR, THE CONTRACT FOR, FOR TENNIS COURTS, UM, THE LEGISLATION PASSED THAT ALLOWS US TO BUILD THIS GREAT FACILITY, ANTHONY VETERAN PARK.
UM, AND THEN ALSO, UM, THE, THE OAK GOLF COURSE, UM, THAT, THAT IS NOW GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTED FOR HOUSING.
PART OF THAT DEAL ON DOBBS FERRY ROAD IS, UM, IS 14 PLUS ACRES OF PARKLAND.
SO, UM, THERE WE'RE EXPLORING DIFFERENT POSSIBILITIES.
BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, NEW YORK STATE IS, WE'RE WORKING WITH NEW YORK STATE TO CHANGE THE
[00:55:01]
ENTRANCES AND EXITS THE RAMPS GOING TO AND FROM, UM, SPRINGBROOK PARKWAY.AND THAT WILL ALSO MAKE ACCESSIBILITY TO THAT NEW PARK, UM, AND BETTER AND MORE ACCESSIBLE.
I THINK THAT'S ENOUGH FOR NOW, BUT THERE'S MORE.
SO WAIT A FEW MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD AND I'LL REPORT AGAIN.
ANYBODY ELSE? GOOD, THEN WE CAN NOW GO COUNCILMAN SHEEN.
HOW ABOUT COUNCILMAN SHEEN? COUNCILMAN SHEEN? YOU DON'T NO, I JUST SAID ANYBODY ELSE OUTTA MINE? NOBODY HEARD, RIGHT.
UH, SO I'M LIAISON TO A NUMBER OF DEPARTMENTS AND A NUMBER OF BOARDS.
UM, SO SINCE WE'RE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES, UH, I THOUGHT I WOULD CONCENTRATE ON THE, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION.
UH, I DID SPEAK TO THE ASSESSOR AND ASKED, YOU KNOW, WHAT SHOULD I SAY ABOUT YOUR DEPARTMENT? AND SHE SAID THAT IT'S FANTASTIC.
AND I SPOKE TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.
UH, BUT WE'LL DIG A LITTLE BIT DEEPER AND, UH, EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT IN, UH, THE COMING, COMING TOWN BOARD MEETINGS.
UH, SO WE HAVE ALREADY HEARD ABOUT, UH, COMMISSIONER MCCAIN AND HIS WORK ON THE ODELL HOUSE, AND THERE'S SO MANY PROJECTS THAT HE IS WORKED ON.
UH, BUT TO JUST DIVE IN A LITTLE BIT TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPING CONSERVATION, UH, THERE'S A MAJOR PUSH RIGHT NOW FOR FOUR CORNERS, AND IT WAS PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
UH, THEN THERE WAS A SUPPLEMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
AND, UH, WE NOW HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT IS COORDINATING THE, UH, REDEVELOPMENT OF THE FOUR CORNERS.
IT'S THE FOUR CORNER STEERING COMMITTEE.
UH, THEY HAVE WORKED ON PUTTING TOGETHER AN RFP FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOUR CORNERS, UH, THEN REVIEWING THE CONSULTANTS, AND THEN THEY RANK THE CONSULTANTS.
AND NOW THE TOWN BOARD HAS THIS, THIS SHORTLISTED LIST.
AND THE TOWN BOARD HAS INTERVIEWED, UH, THE FINALISTS FROM THE STEERING COMMITTEE.
AND WE ARE WAITING FOR OUR COMMISSIONER OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONSERVATION TO GIVE US HIS FINAL RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THESE TWO, UH, TWO POSSIBLE CANDIDATES.
EITHER ONE OF THEM IS FANTASTIC, AND WE'LL SEE SOME, YOU KNOW, MAJOR DEVELOPMENT GOING ON.
UM, AND SO, UH, WE EXPECT, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING TO BE HAPPENING FAIRLY SOON WITH THAT.
SO WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING PUBLIC OUTPUT OUTREACH, UH, CRAFTING A ZONING ORDINANCE, UH, CHANGE IN ORDER TO FACILITATE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT AT THE FOUR CORNERS.
UH, THEY'RE ALSO WORKING ON PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, OF COURSE, UH, OLD ARMY ROAD NORWOOD ROAD.
THEY'RE WORKING WITH THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, REVIEWING ENGINEERING CONSULTANT PROPOSALS TO UNDERTAKE SURVEYING AND DESIGN SERVICES.
WE HAVE A $6 MILLION TAP GRANT, UH, THAT WE RECEIVED, UH, WORKING ON TWO SIDEWALK PROJECTS.
ONE IS OLD ARMY ROAD FROM CENTRAL AVENUE TO HARLEY ROAD.
UH, THE SIDEWALK DESIGN WILL BEGIN THIS YEAR, AND THE CONSTRUCTION IS PLANNED FOR 2027.
UH, ALL THESE PROJECTS TAKE SOME TIME BECAUSE OF THE ENGINEERING THAT'S INVOLVED IN GETTING TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, THE CONTRACTORS AND SO FORTH.
UH, THE OTHER ROAD IS NORWOOD ROAD FROM THE ACME SHOP CENTER, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE PRESERVE AT GREENBURG TOWARDS THE LIBRARY.
AND THAT DESIGN WORK IS HAPPENING THIS WEEK, THIS YEAR.
AGAIN, THAT PLANNED, UM, CONSTRUCTION IS 2027, AND THERE'S A RESOLUTION, UM, SELECTING THE ENGINEER.
THAT'LL BE ON THE NEXT, UH, MEETING TO TOM WARD MEETING.
WE ALSO HAVE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ON DOBBS BERRY ROAD.
THE CONSERVATION, UM, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION, UH, DEPARTMENT IS OVERSEEING THAT GRANT.
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK GOING ON.
WE HAVE FANTASTIC, UH, STAFF, UH, WHICH WAS WHAT MAKES, UH, GREENBERG GREAT.
UH, FROM DOS RAY ROAD FROM, UH, SINO PLACE TO ROUTE ONE 19.
THAT'S GONNA GO TO BID VERY SOON.
THIS, THIS FEBRUARY WITH CONSTRUCTION PLANNED FOR THE SUMMER FALL OF 2025 THIS YEAR.
SO WHAT HAPPENS TO THE REMAINING PART OF DOBS BERRY ROAD FROM ARGENTINO PLACE TO WEST HARTSDALE AVENUE? WELL, BRIGHTVIEW AT GREEN GREENBURG SENIOR HOUSING IS BEING BUILT RIGHT NOW.
[01:00:01]
PART OF THAT PROJECT, THEY HAVE TO PUT IN THAT SIDEWALK SO THAT THAT CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY.UH, THEN THERE'S ALSO EAST HARTSDALE, WEST HARTSDALE AVENUE, SIDEWALK SIGNAL AND PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS.
THEY'RE IN FINAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN THE SPRING OF 2026.
AND I AM NOW JUST AT FIVE MINUTES.
SO I WILL STOP AND WE'LL HAVE MORE REPORTS IN FUTURE MEETINGS.
AND I JUST WANNA MENTION, UM, WE, UM, HAD A DISCUSSED A WHILE BACK, UH, NAMING, UM, UM, THE PARK IN FRONT OF THE HARTSDALE TRAIN STATION FOR, UH, JOAN, UM, DRISCOLL AND, UM, HER, UH, LATE HUSBAND.
AND, UH, WE GOT THE SIGN MADE UP.
AND, UH, UH, WE WILL, UM, HAVE THE CEREMONIES PROBABLY IN MARCH OR APRIL, YOU DISCUSSING THINGS AND STATING THEM.
BUT LIKE, THERE'S NO ROOM FOR ANYBODY TO ASK A QUESTION.
AND I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL THAT Y'ALL HAVE COMMITTEES AND TRUE STORY, BUT HOW DO WE GET TO TELL YOU OR ASK YOU A QUESTION ABOUT YOUR, THAT'S IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF THE BOARD MEETING.
SO THAT COMES OUTTA THE FIVE MINUTES THAT WE'RE SPEAKING.
YOU COULD ALSO FEEL FREE TO FOLLOW UP WITH ANY EMAILS OR LETTERS.
I'M JUST SAYING YOU DON'T HAVE TO USE ALL YOUR TIME TONIGHT.
YOU COULD FOLLOW UP AFTERWARDS, WHICH EACH OF THE BOARD MEMBERS OR THE ENTIRE TOWN BOARD COLLECTIVELY MM-HMM
YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO MAKE THIS LIKE, AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA HAVE THIS MEETING TODAY, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE, BUT THERE'S GONNA BE MEETINGS THAT ARE GONNA BE MORE, UH, YOU KNOW, LENGTHY AND WE WANT TO BASICALLY RUN THE MEETING SMOOTHER.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK THIS IS REALLY EXCELLENT BECAUSE, UH, NOW WE'RE BEING MORE, UH, TRANSPARENT.
WE'RE GIVING PEOPLE MORE INFORMATION.
IF WE DO THIS AT, AT EVERY BOARD MEETING, PEOPLE WILL HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT'S HAPPENING.
UM, YOU KNOW, IN THE TOWN AND THE ROLES OF EACH MEMBER OF THE TOWN BOARD.
CAN THEY GET THEIR REPORT INTO THE OH, ON THE AGENDA AND WE CAN SUBMIT EARLY THE THINGS THAT WE'D LIKE THEM TO KNOW.
I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS YOUR SUGGESTION? I'M SORRY TO ADD THE REPORTS TO THE MINUTES SO THAT WE COULD GET TO YOU WHAT IT IS OUR QUESTIONS ARE AND WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY.
SO YOU MEAN, I JUST, I JUST WANT TO JUST CLARIFY.
SO, SO, SO FOR CLARITY, SO YOU MEAN BEFORE WE, SO FOR THE AGENDA, SO WHEN WE PUT, WE POST THE AGENDA, ARE YOU ASKING FOR OUR REPORTS TO BE ON THE AGENDA? YES.
COMMENTS ON, AND THEN YOU CAN SEND, OKAY.
AND THEN WE CAN PICK UP THAT AGENDA.
WE CAN TYPE IT UP AND PRESENT IT TO YOU, AND YOU CAN COME BACK WITH AN ANSWER.
DOES THAT HELP? THAT WE CAN CONSIDER THAT? WE CAN PLEASE.
[ TOWN CLERK COMMENTS]
WE HAVE, UM, TOWN CLERK.UH, IT'S TOWN CLERK, EXCUSE ME.
UM, I JUST WANT TO REPORT THAT ON THE GREENBERG NY.COM, UH, WEBSITE, UNDER TOWN CLERK AND UNDER DEPARTMENTS, UH, THERE IS A SECTION THAT HAS FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW DETAILS, THE PROCESS ON HOW MY OFFICE HANDLES THEM.
IT HAS THE INFORMATION LAW FORM, THE, UH, UH, THE FOIL FORM.
IT HAS INFORMATION ON FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.
IT ALSO GIVES INFORMATION ON HOW TO APPEAL ANY FOILS IF IT, IF THERE BE, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS FULLY AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE, UNDER TOWN CLERK.
UM, IN ADDITION, UM, UH, THE NAACP AND THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY, UH, LEGAL AID SOCIETY, UM, WILL BE HAVING A KNOW YOUR RIGHTS FORUM TOMORROW.
UM, AND OF COURSE, UH, THIS WORKSHOP IS BEING, UH, HOSTED BY THE NAACP.
AND, UH, WE WILL HAVE NONE OTHER THAN, UH, FORMER COUNCILMAN KEN JONES, WHO WILL BE HOSTING ALONG WITH CHRISTIA KING.
UM, AND, UH, THIS WILL BE TOMORROW FROM 6:00 PM TO 7:30 PM AT THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY, WESTCHESTER TRAINING CENTER.
AND IT WILL ALSO BE, UH, ZOOM.
SO IT'S GONNA BE A HYBRID MEETING, SO IT'S GONNA BE IN PERSON AND HYBRID.
AND YOU CAN FIND THAT INFORMATION, UM, ON THE, UH, WEBSITE.
'CAUSE IT WAS ANNOUNCED, UM, ON, I BELIEVE IT WAS EITHER MONDAY OR TUESDAY.
AND I'M GONNA ASK MR. FINER TO, UH, REPOST IT AGAIN TOMORROW MORNING.
YOU READ THE ONE FOR THE, UM, KEN JONES ON YOUR
[01:05:01]
RIGHTS.NOW, I SENT IN A QUESTION TO THEM, BUT I HAVE NOT GOT A RESPONSE.
WHERE DID YOU SEND THE EMAIL? UH, YES, THE REPLY, YES.
THEN I WILL GET THAT FROM MR. FINER AND, UM, AND, UM, WE CAN ADDRESS IT TOMORROW.
UM, I JUST ALSO WANTED TO MENTION, UH, THE TECH ANGELS WILL BE AT EDGEMONT HIGH SCHOOL.
UM, YOU KNOW, THIS, UM, SATURDAY, UM, THEY HAVE, THERE'S A GROUP OF, UM, STUDENTS, UH, FROM EDGEMONT HIGH SCHOOL AND OTHER, UH, SCHOOLS THAT PROVIDE FREE, UM, ADVICE TO PEOPLE WHO, UH, NEED SE, ESPECIALLY SENIORS WHO NEED ASSISTANCE WITH TECHNOLOGY.
JOSH, UH, TO, UM, IS THE HEAD OF THE TECH ANGELS AND THEY'RE AT THE THEATER YOUNG COMMUNITY CENTER EVERY OTHER, UH, SATURDAY MORNING, UH, FEBRUARY 1ST, FEBRUARY 15TH.
UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO MENTION, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT, SO THE TECH ANGELS PROVIDES A GOOD SERVICE AND SOMEBODY DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO USE THEIR COMPUTERS OR IPHONES, OR HAS QUESTIONS, OR IT'S, IT'S NOT WORKING.
UH, THEY'LL PROVIDE IT THE SERVICE FOR FREE.
ALSO, UM, WE, THE SNOW ANGELS, UH, THIS WEEK, UH, THEY CLEARED ABOUT 40 FAMILIES.
THEY CLEARED SNOW FROM 40 FAMILIES.
BUT WE, UM, NEED, UM, MORE VOLUNTEERS BECAUSE WE PROBABLY HAVE MORE THAN 80 REQUESTS.
SO, UM, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS I'M REACHING OUT TO, UM, RESIDENTS OF THE STREETS THAT THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO, UM, YOU KNOW, GET HELP AND WE'RE GONNA SEE IF WE COULD FIND FAMILY MEMBER, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTS, UH, WHO MIGHT BE WILLING TO HELP A SENIOR CITIZEN, SOMEBODY WHO'S DISABLED, UM, YOU KNOW, WHO LIVES NEXT TO THEM.
SO, BUT YOU KNOW, IT WAS, IT WAS GREAT.
YOU KNOW, WE HAD 40 PEOPLE WHO WERE SERVED, UH, LAST WEEK, BUT AGAIN, THERE'S STILL A LOT MORE THAT NEED HELP.
NOW, YOU SAID YOU HAD TECH ANGELS AT COMMUNITY CENTER? YES.
DO THEY HAVE TO PAY TO BE THERE? NO, IT'S FREE.
AND THEY, IT, DO THEY HAVE TO PAY A FEE TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER? NO, BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL FREE.
ONE OF FEES THAT ARE FREE FOR THE CENTER WITHOUT WALLS.
THEY HAVE TO PAY A HUNDRED DOLLARS.
I'M JUST ASKING BECAUSE YOU, YOU BROUGHT THAT UP.
EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE USING THE CENTER FREE OTHER THAN PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE OF COLOR.
I JUST WANT, I JUST WANT THAT IN THE MINUTES.
SO, UH, NEXT, UM, WE HAVE, UM, A PUBLIC HEARING.
[ To consider an agreement between the Town of Greenburgh and the Village of Ardsley to provide Fire Protection Services to Unincorporated area residents of the Chauncey Fire Protection District for the year 2023, at a cost not to exceed $11,049.19]
THE FIRST HEARING IS, UH, TO CONSIDER, UM, UH, AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AND THE VILLAGE OF VARLEY TO PROVIDE, PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES TO UNINCORPORATED AREA RESIDENTS OF THE TRUANCY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT FOR THE YEAR TWO.THOUSAND 23 AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED 11,000, UH, $49 AND 19 CENTS.
I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT, THAT WE OPEN UP THE HEARING.
OH, WE YOU WANNA TO, YOU GOTTA OPEN THE HEARING.
I WANT TO OPEN UP THE HEARING.
SO YOU'RE NOT GONNA MOVE THAT YOU'RE GONNA OPEN THE MEETING.
YOU'RE GONNA OPEN THE MEETING.
YOU WANNA OPEN THE MEETING? YEAH.
I WANNA OPEN THE, THE HEARING.
HI, ANYBODY LIKE TO PLEASE SPEAK ABOUT THIS? SO, THE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT CONTRACTS OR CONTRACTS THAT WE ENGAGE IN WITH THE, UH, VILLAGES NEARBY THOSE AREAS.
UH, TONIGHT WE HAVE TWO FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS, UH, THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING CONTRACTS FOR, UH, BOTH WITH THE VILLAGE OF ARDSLEY.
UH, THIS PART, PARTICULAR PUBLIC HEARING IS FOR THE CHAUNCEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT.
UH, AND, UH, FOR REFERENCE, IT SAYS THAT THE CONTRACT IS $11,049 AND 19 CENTS.
JUST FOR REFERENCE, LAST YEAR IT WAS $10,006.
UM, AND SO, UH, THESE WHO PAYS FOR THIS, UH, CONTRACT, IT'S ONLY THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE CHAUNCEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT.
SO IF YOU'RE IN THE HARTSDALE, FAIRVIEW GREENVILLE, UH, FIRE, FIRE DISTRICTS, UM, THIS, THIS CONTRACT DOESN'T AFFECT YOU.
IT ONLY AFFECTS THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THAT PARTICULAR DISTRICT.
ANYBODY LIKE ANYBODY LIKE TO COMMENT? MR. SAMS, YOU
YOU HAVE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE FIRE DISTRICTS TONIGHT, SO IF I NEED TO, I CAN SPEAK AT BOTH OR WE CAN RUN OVER.
AND SINCE YOU'RE GONNA CLOSE THEM, MAYBE WE'LL HAVE EVEN MORE TIME FOR A SECOND ROUND.
[01:10:01]
THIS IS MORE OF A QUESTION PART OF YOU ANSWERED JUST A MINUTE AGO.BUT AS YOU KNOW, I'VE SENT IN WRITTEN EMAILS TO YOU ASKING FOR EXPLANATIONS OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THESE.
I'VE LIVED IN GREENBURG FOR MANY YEARS.
I'VE SEEN THESE COME UP AND GO ON AGENDAS.
AND BECAUSE I'M A RENTER, I DON'T SEE TAXES, I DON'T SEE DISTRICT TAXES ESPECIALLY.
AND I'M CURIOUS TO FIND OUT REALLY WHAT'S GOING ON.
UM, YOU SAID JUST NOW, FRANCIS, THAT IN REALITY ONLY THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE WITHIN THE DISTRICT ARE PAYING FOR THE TAXES.
AND I HAVE BEFORE ME, THE CONTRACT THAT YOU HAVE FOR THE LARGER FIRE DISTRICT, BECAUSE I WASN'T GONNA BOTHER TO LOOK AND PRINT OUT SOMETHING FOR $11,000.
AND UNDER THE, I I WOULD RATHER NOT MIX THE PUBLIC HEARINGS THOUGH.
ALRIGHT, LET ME, WITHOUT USING THE NUMBERS, I'M GONNA ASSUME THE LANGUAGE OF THE CONTRACTS IS THE SAME.
AND WHAT I'M EXACTLY, AND WHAT I'M FOCUSING ON IS UNDER THE SECTION REPRESENTATIONS OF THE VILLAGE AND THE FIRE COMPANY, UH, 10.19, UH, BASICALLY THE VILLAGE AND THE FIRE COMPANY AGREED TO PAY THE TOWN A MINIMUM OF 90 DAYS PRIOR NOTICE TO ANY CAPITAL EQUIPMENT PURCHASE FOR THE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.
IF THEY DON'T DO THAT, IT SAYS, UH, PRIOR TO ANY VOTE AND THE, UH, DECISION TO RESULT IN A CAPITAL EXPENSE BEING EXCLUDED FROM THE VILLAGE'S COST AND EXPENSES FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING THE TOWN'S CONTRIBUTION.
SO, GREENBERG BEING THE TOWN, IT WOULD SEEM TO ME IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE THAT TAXPAYERS OF THE TOWN UNINCORPORATED, WHICH ALSO PAYS INTO THE A BUDGET, ARE PAYING SOMETHING TOWARDS THE MAINTENANCE OF VOLUNTEER FIRE DISTRICTS.
UM, YEAH, I'M, I I'M KIND OF CURIOUS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU HAVE ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, ANOTHER RESOLUTION, UH, FOR A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD, UH, BASICALLY TO COMPENSATE THE VOLUNTEERS AND THE AMBULANCE DRIVERS BY GIVING THEM A TAX REDUCTION.
SO IN EFFECT, THEY ARE BEING COMPENSATED IF THE PUBLIC HEARING IS HELD AND YOU VOTE FOR IT.
SO I'M KIND OF CURIOUS, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, I'M, I'M THE RENTER.
I DON'T SEE THIS, BUT ON BEHALF OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO DO PAY TAXES DIRECTLY, I I REALLY WOULD LIKE A FULL EXPLANATION APPLICABLE TO THIS HEARING OR THE SECOND HEARING COMING UP ON, ON WHAT'S GOING ON.
I, I FIND IT ABSURD TO SEE THAT THE TOWN BOARD IS PASSING A RESOLUTION TO HAVE THE TAXES PAID BY WHAT YOU CALL THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
AND WHY IS IT DONE IN THE VILLAGES, IN THEIR OWN HEARINGS? IN THEIR OWN MEETINGS THEY RUN, HAVE MAYORS.
THAT'S BASICALLY THE, I'M NOT LOOKING TO KILL ANYBODY HERE OR, BUT, AND I'M NOT THAT BOUND TO THIS WHOLE TOPIC, BUT OBVIOUSLY, BUT I THINK IT'S TIME THAT WE HAVE AN EXPLANATION SUITABLE BECAUSE THERE'S ONE HEARING AFTER ANOTHER IN ALL THESE VILLAGE FIRE DISTRICTS.
AND FRANCIS, OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE THE PERSON WHO KNOWS
OKAY, SO LET'S MOSTLY WAIT FOR A QUESTION THAT, WELL, I'M ASKING YOU FOR A FULL EXPLANATION AND, AND A, IN ESSENCE, A GUARANTEE THAT ONLY THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE WITHIN THESE FIRE DISTRICTS ARE PAYING TOWARDS THE FIRE DISTRICT.
AND ALSO THE ATTITUDE IS ALL FIRE DISTRICTS, WHETHER THEY'RE PAID VOLUNTEERS OR, OR, OR WHATEVER HAVE MOTION, UH, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE MUTUAL DEFENSE PACS, THEY ALL RESPOND WHEN IT'S NEARBY.
SO AGAIN, THE QUESTION IS, IS ANYONE WHO LIVES NOT WITHIN THE PARTICULAR DISTRICT, PAYING TOWARDS THE FIRE DIS VOLUNTEER DISTRICTS, WHICH ARE LOCATED PRIMARILY IN THE VILLAGES.
AND THE ANSWER TO THAT IS THAT NO EXPENSE FOR THE CHAUNCEY FIRE DISTRICT IS PAID FOR BY ANYONE INCLUDING CAPITAL.
[01:15:01]
UM, OTHER THAN THOSE THAT ARE IN THE CHAUNCEY FIRE DISTRICT.I AGREE THAT WHEN IT SAYS THE TOWN, BUT TO THE VILLAGES, IT'S THE TOWN OR THE VILLAGE.
AND WHAT THEY'RE REALLY DOING IS START TALKING ABOUT, IN THAT PARTICULAR CASE, THE TOWN IS THE UNINCORPORATED AREA, WHICH WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IS THE CHANCY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT THAT IS THE TOWN IN THAT SITUATION.
BUT THE TOWN, THE TOWN UNINCORPORATED AREA IS NOT PAYING FOR IT NO DIFFERENT THAN IF YOU LIVE IN THE HARTSDALE FIRE DISTRICT AND THEY BUY A FIRE TRUCK.
THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN GREENVILLE ARE NOT PAYING FOR THAT FIRE TRUCK.
SAME THING AS IF THE LEY FIRE DEPARTMENT BUYS A FIRE TRUCK.
THE PEOPLE IN THE CHAUNCEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ARE GOING TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THAT FIRE TRUCK, BUT ONLY THE PEOPLE IN THE CHAUNCEY FIRE DISTRICT AS WELL AS THE, THE ARDSLEY, UM, FOLKS, OF COURSE.
BUT WHEN THE HARSDALE FIRE DISTRICT, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON TB ONE? I DO.
TERRANCE, IF YOU CAN PLEASE BRING A MIC.
I TO PIGGYBACK ON MORE TRYING TO, IS THE MIC ON? I WANTED TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT HE HAD STATED.
UM, WHY CAN'T YOU JUST CLARIFY THAT? WHEN YOU'RE DOING IT AND YOU'RE STATING IT HERE, WHY DON'T YOU JUST INCORPORATE THAT INTO WHAT YOU'VE, YOUR WRITTEN STATEMENT? WOULDN'T THAT HELP? SO THAT HE WOULD HAVE, AND I WOULD KNOW BECAUSE I CAN'T READ AND WORK ON EVERY AREA, AND I'M GLAD YOU WERE WORKING ON THAT AREA, SO WHY NOT HAVE YOU INCORPORATE EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT'S TRANSPIRING? AND IT WOULDN'T LEAVE IT UP TO ME SAYING, WELL, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT SAMIS? SO IS THERE SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN DO TO DO THAT, TO MAKE THAT CHANGE AND MORE CLARITY? WELL, IT SAYS PAY BY THE TOWN.
'CAUSE I'M IS THAT A QUESTION? BECAUSE OTHERWISE
AND THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I WANTED TO KNOW IS CLARITY.
WHY NOT STATE EXACTLY WHAT IT IS? WHO IS PAYING? AND INSTEAD OF BEING JUST SAYING COLLECTIVELY THE TOWN.
SO THE CHAUNCEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT CAN'T, I'M ANSWERING A QUESTION, LISA.
THE, UH, THE FIRE PROTECTION DIS CHAUNCEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT DOESN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY THE, UM, VILLAGE OF ARDSLEY FOR THE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES.
ONLY THE TOWN CAN DO THAT, BUT THE TOWN IS GOING BECAUSE WE HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF DOING THAT.
BUT WHEN WE ARE PAYING THAT, WE ARE ONLY PAYING IT FROM MONIES COLLECTED FROM THE CHANCY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT.
WHERE IS THAT SHOWN? YEAH, I THINK YOU KNOW, THE, IT'S A VALID POINT.
I THINK THIS IS OVERSIGHT ACCOUNTABILITY.
WHEN WE PASS THE RESOLUTION, THERE SHOULD BE A SENTENCING, UH, IF THERE'S A, IF WE'RE, UH, MAY HAVING A CONTRACT WITH A VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, UM, WE SHOULD SAY THIS IS, THE COST IS ONLY GONNA BE, UH, PAID FOR BY RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN THAT, UH, AND THE BOUNDARIES, UH, THAT ARE BEING SERVED.
SO THIS WAY, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS WAY ALSO, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD COULD THEN SAY, OH, WE LOVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, OR WE HAVE PROBLEMS. AND THEN THEY'LL KNOW, UM, THERE'LL BE MORE ACCOUNTABILITY.
I, I THINK IS A REALLY GOOD SUGGESTION.
IT DOESN'T, IT'S NOT GONNA COST ANYTHING.
IT'S JUST THE WORDING OF FUTURE RESOLUTIONS BECAUSE WE DO THIS, UH, A NUMBER OF TIMES, UH, DURING THE PERIOD WHENEVER A CONTRACT EXPIRES.
BUT I THINK IT'S A GOOD SUGGESTION, AND AGAIN, I THINK WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO EASILY IMPLEMENT IT.
SO IF THE HEARING CLOSES, I'M, I'M TRYING TO FIND WHERE, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT'S THE TOWN, NOT THE CHANCY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT THAT'S GOING INTO THIS AGREEMENT.
I'M TRYING TO FIND WHERE THERE MIGHT BE AN AMBIGUITY IN THE CONTEXT.
I'M NOT SAYING THERE'S AN AMBIGUITY.
IT'S JUST BASICALLY, UH, TRYING TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE TRANSPARENT AND MORE OPEN AND WELL, WE WOULD NEED ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT.
IT COULD SAY, UH, TO CONSIDER AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AND VILLAGE OF LEY TO PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES, UH, TO UNINCORPORATED ERIE RESIDENTS OF TRUANCY FIRE DISTRICT
[01:20:01]
FOR THE YEAR 2023 AT A COURSE NOT TO EXCEED 11,049.UH, UH, THE, THE COSTS THAT WE COULD SAY THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WILL BE PAID FOR BY RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT BEING SERVED.
SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, AND YOU COULD THAT'S FINE.
NO, THEN, THEN, THEN THERE'S NO PROBLEM.
AND I'D JUST LIKE TO POINT OUT FOR ANYONE WHO'S INTERESTED, THE ASSESSMENT ROLE, WHICH IS POSTED ONLINE, DOES DETAIL EACH INDIVIDUAL OWNER'S FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT.
SO SOMEONE COULD GO THROUGH AND LOOK TO SEE EITHER YOUR OWN RESIDENCE OR OTHER RESIDENCE AS WELL TO SEE WHAT FIRE DISTRICT YOU'RE PAYING INTO.
JUST A SEPARATE NOTE FROM THE RESOLUTION, JUST IN CASE SOMEONE WAS WONDERING THEY COULD GO SEARCH THAT'S ONLINE.
THE REASON I ALSO LIKE IT IS BECAUSE, UM, YOU KNOW, THE RESIDENTS OF THE FAIRVIEW DISTRICT, THE HARTSDALE DISTRICT, UH, THE GREENVILLE DISTRICT, THEY ALL VOTE FOR FIRE, YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER, YOU KNOW, FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
SO IF WE BASICALLY HIGHLIGHT TO PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN AREAS THAT ARE BEING SERVED BY THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS THAT THIS IS COMING UP, THEN IT GIVES PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE SERVICES.
YOU KNOW, I LIVE IN THE ALEY FIRE DISTRICT.
I'M VERY PLEASED WITH THE SERVICES, AND I THINK THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS, YOU KNOW, DO A GREAT, YOU KNOW, GREAT JOB, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T REALLY MAKE SENSE FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE WHO SHOULD BE SPEAKING AT THESE HEARINGS ARE THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE DIS ARE THE PEOPLE REALLY WHO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT, BECAUSE THAT'S THE INPUT THAT WE REALLY WANT.
YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY LIVES IN ANOTHER DISTRICT, IT DOESN'T REALLY, I MEAN, IT'S NOT, THEY SHOULDN'T BE INFLUENCING THE, THEY, THEIR VOICE SHOULDN'T CARRY AS MUCH WEIGHT.
MS. WILLIAMS, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AND 44.
DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE COMMENTS ON TB ONE? NO, THAT IS ALL.
ARE THERE ANY MORE SPEAKERS ON TB ONE FOR PUBLIC HEARING SECOND ROUND.
IF, IF WE ARE, IF YOU'RE PLANNING ON CLOSING TONIGHT, WE DO TYPICALLY ALLOW A SECOND ROUND.
I'M TRYING TO GIVE YOU SOME, UM, I'M MORE CONFUSED BECAUSE I THOUGHT YOU SAID FRANCIS, THAT THE CHAUNCEY FIRE DISTRICT PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY.
AND THEN YOU MENTIONED SOME OTHER ENTITY.
WHAT DID YOU, WHAT DID YOU SAY? I SAID THE, THE CHAUNCEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A RECEIVER OF TAXES.
THEY DON'T HAVE AN, YOU KNOW, THE ASSESSOR, THEY DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO ACTUALLY CONTRACT WITH ANYBODY.
THEY DON'T HAVE A GOVERNING BODY.
THE TOWN BOARD IS THE GOVERNING BODY THAT CONTRACTS WITH THE VILLAGES FOR THAT AREA.
JUST LIKE HARTSDALE DOES NOT BILL YOU SEPARATELY.
THEY WORK THROUGH THE TOWN TO COLLECT THE TAXES FOR THE HARTSDALE FIRE DISTRICT.
CHAUNCEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT DOESN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ARDSLEY.
SO THE TOWN DOES IT FOR THEM, BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT ONLY THE CHAUNCEY FIRE PROTECTION RESIDENTS PAY FOR THE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES, THEY GET JUST LIKE THE HARTSDALE FIRE DEPARTMENT PRINTER.
WHY? JUST, IT COULD BE GREENVILLE.
IT COULD BE FAIRVIEW, UH, UH, NO ONE ELSE IS PAYING, UH, OTHER THAN HARTSDALE RESIDENTS FOR THE HARTSDALE FIRE FIRE DISTRICT.
I DON'T KNOW IF I, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO MAKE THAT ANY CLEAR.
WELL, LET ME EXPLAIN WHAT MY CONFUSION PERSISTS.
WE DON'T SEE ON TOWN BOARD RESOLUTIONS.
ANY RESOLUTIONS FOR THE HARTSDALE FIRE DISTRICT? WE DON'T SEE ON TOWN BOARD AGENDAS ANY RESOLUTIONS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR FOR SEWER DISTRICTS.
SO THE QUESTION IS REALLY, IF CHAUNCEY DOESN'T HAVE THE ABILITY, THE, CERTAINLY THE VILLAGE OF ARDSLEY HAS THE ABILITY, WHY ARE THEY COMING TO THE TOWN OF GREENBURG TOWN BOARD FOR SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE BY THE VILLAGE OF ARDSLEY? BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ANY JURISDICTION OVER RESIDENTS, UH, WHO LIVE IN UNINCORPORATED GREENBURG, NOT INCORPORAT.
SO WE'RE THE GOVERNING BODY FOR, UH, FOR THE, UH, FOR, YOU KNOW, THE AREAS THAT ARE IN UNINCORPORATED GREENBURG.
AND THE VILLAGE CAN'T SAY, OKAY, WE'RE GONNA BE SERVING YOU BECAUSE IT'S NOT, THEY DON'T HAVE THE POWER TO DO THAT UNLESS THE TOWN BOARD, UM, BECAUSE WE'RE THE ONLY GOVERNMENT ENTITY IN THAT, THAT PART OF UNINCORPORATED GREENBURG,
[01:25:01]
UH, MAKES A DECISION.WE HAVE TO, WE'RE SAYING WE'RE PROVIDING RESIDENTS OF GREENBURG WITH FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES.
EVERYBODY IS ENTITLED TO POLICE, EVERYBODY'S ENTITLED TO FIRE SERVICES.
SO, UM, THE STATE, YOU KNOW, CREATES THE BOUNDARIES AND THERE'S AREAS WITH AN UNINCORPORATED GREENBURG THAT ARE NOT WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES, AND WE'RE ACTING IN OUR POWERS AND SAYING, SINCE THERE'S NO FIRE DISTRICT IN THAT AREA, UM, INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, THE TOWN BOARD CREATING OUR OWN PAID FIRE DISTRICT OR VOLUNTEER FIRE DISTRICT, WE DECIDED THAT IT WOULD BE, UH, MORE EFFICIENT TO, UH, PIGGYBACK AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
WE BROKER THE DEAL, BASICALLY FOR, FOR A RESIDENTS.
THAT'S KIND OF THE ANSWER I WAS HOPING IT WOULD SAY, BECAUSE NOW IF IT TURNS OUT THAT AFTER ALL IS SAID AND DONE, THIS TOWN BOARD IS THE BIG KAHUNA IN VILLAGE VOLUNTEER FIRE DISTRICTS.
WHY AREN'T YOU URGING THEM TO CONSOLIDATE? WHY ARE THEY DUPLICATING EXPENSES? YOU KNOW, IN UNINCORPORATED, WE HAVE INDEPENDENT FIRE DISTRICTS, WHICH THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THESE DISTRICTS FIGHT VICIOUSLY TO MAINTAIN THEM AS INDEPENDENT.
BUT HERE YOU'RE TELLING ME A SITUATION IN THE VILLAGES THAT REALLY NONE OF THEM WANT TO OR CAN OR ARE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THEIR VOLUNTEER FIRE DISTRICTS ON THEIR OWN, AND THEY HAVE TO COME TO THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, IT'S TOWN BOARD TO ADMINISTER THEM.
THEN WHY AREN'T YOU PUSHING TO CONSOLIDATE THEM AND ACHIEVE EFFICIENCIES OF LARGER SCALE? FIRST OF ALL, THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE DOING A REALLY GREAT JOB.
EVERY ONE OF THEM, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE VERY DEDICATED.
THEY'RE NOT, UH, THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, THEY'RE HARD WORKING.
I'M NOT SAYING THEY'RE DOING A BAD JOB.
SO THE THING IS, WE'RE NOT, UH, WE'RE NOT KEEPING THEM ALIVE.
YOU KNOW, THEY BASICALLY WOULD FUNCTION WITH US OR, YOU KNOW, OR WITHOUT US, BUT WE'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE EXCEPTIONAL, UH, SERVICES THAT WE'RE GETTING.
AND, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WHEN YOU HAVE VOLUNTEERS NOT PAID FIRE, UM, FIRE DEPARTMENTS, IT'S LESS EXPENSIVE ALSO FOR IT, YOU KNOW, FOR RESIDENTS.
I, I THINK, YOU KNOW, I'VE ALWAYS ADVOCATED CONSOLIDATION OF THE PAID FIRE DISTRICTS, AND AS YOU KNOW, I BASICALLY GOT NOWHERE ON THAT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I BASICALLY FEEL THAT AT SOME POINT, ALL THE FIRE DISTRICTS SHOULD CONSOLIDATE.
UM, I THINK CONSOLIDATION, UM, IS GOOD, BUT IT CAN'T BE REALLY FORCED.
IT BASICALLY IS SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, IF THE RESIDENTS WANT IT AND WE CAN MAKE THE CASE, UH, THEN HOPEFULLY IT WILL, YOU KNOW, IT WILL HAPPEN.
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU'RE GONNA SEE MORE AND MORE SHARED SERVICES AND CONSOLIDATIONS.
THE AMBULANCE CORPS, I THINK, IN THE VILLAGES ARE HAVING MORE PROBLEMS THAN, UM, THAN, UH, THE FIRE DISTRICTS.
DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS FOR THE SECOND ROUND OF TB ONE? NO, WE, WE HAVE TO CLOSE, RIGHT? I'M SORRY.
NOT TB ONE, JUST PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER ONE.
SO ANY, SO I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE HEARING AND LEAVE THE RECORD OPEN FOR SEVEN DAYS.
[ To consider an agreement between the Town of Greenburgh and the Village of Ardsley to provide Fire Protection Services to Unincorporated area residents of the South Ardsley Fire Protection District for the year 2023, at a cost not to exceed $354,576.93]
UM, TO CONSIDER AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AND THE VILLAGE OF ORLEY TO PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES TO UNINCORPORATED AREA RESIDENCE FOR THE SOUTH LEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT FOR THE YEAR 2023 AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED, UH, $354,576 AND 93 CENTS.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT MOVE THAT YOU OPEN.
THAT I WAS YOU CONFUSED? NO, I'M OPENING THE, OPENING THE HEARING.
THE SECOND, UM, I DID, NO, I THOUGHT FRANCIS DID WHATEVER.
DO WE HAVE ANYONE, ANYBODY LIKE TO SPEAK? WELL, LET ME JUST SO WE HAVE A RECORD.
SO THIS IS AN AREA OF THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, UH, WHICH IS NOT, UH, SERVED BY EITHER HARTSDALE FAIRVIEW, OR GREENVILLE FIRE DISTRICT.
WE THEREFORE CONTRACT WITH A NEARBY VILLAGE, UH, IN THAT AREA TO PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES.
THIS AREA IS CALLED THE SOUTH ARDSLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT.
THE COST THIS YEAR IS, UH, $354,576 AND 93 CENTS.
FOR COMPARISON, LAST YEAR IT WAS $332,479.
UM, THE, I'LL SAY JUST FOR CLARITY, THAT WHETHER OR NOT
[01:30:01]
IT'S OPERATING EXPENSES OR CAPITAL EXPENSES, THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO PAY FOR FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT RELATED TO IT IN THE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, SOUTH LEY ARE SOUTH LEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT RESIDENTS.SO NO ONE ELSE IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG OR ANY OTHER VILLAGE OTHER THAN LEY PAYS FOR FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT RELATED TO THE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT SOUTH, UH, THE SOUTH ALEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, ARE THERE ANY SPEAKERS FOR TB? I MEAN, FOR, UM, PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER TWO, NO SPEAKERS.
UM, THEN I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE HEARING SECOND AND LEAVE THE RECORD OPEN FOR HOW LONG? 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.]
COMMENT.ANYONE WANNA SPEAK, PLEASE?
UH, FIRST WE HAVE STEPHAN E CHANO.
LISA, GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS AT SUPERVISOR FINER.
UM, BEFORE I MAKE MY COMMENT, I WANNA PREFACE IT WITH TWO, UM, TWO FIRST COMMENTS.
NUMBER ONE IS, UM, VERY IMPRESSIVE PRESENTATION ON THE EMBO HOUSE, WHICH I'M GONNA MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT SHORTLY.
UM, I PERSONALLY AM GLAD TO SEE THAT THE ROCHE BOW HOUSE IS BEING, UM, TURNED INTO A MUSEUM.
I THINK, UM, HISTORY IS VERY IMPORTANT IN THIS COUNTRY.
UM, NOT ONLY TO HONOR IT, BUT TO REMEMBER IT AND TEACH IT TO NEW GENERATIONS.
UH, NUMBER TWO IS, UM, I'M NOT A PERMANENT RESIDENT YET OF THE TOWN OF HARTSDALE.
I COME FROM LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, BUT I'VE BEEN A REGULAR VISITOR HERE FOR MANY YEARS, AND I AM IMPRESSED AS HECK WITH THE WAY THIS TOWN IS RUN, CONSIDERATE THE WAY LOS ANGELES IS RUN.
I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE WAY THIS PLACE IS RUN NOW FOR THE REASON I'M HERE, UM, I'M GLAD TO TELL YOU THAT I'M NOT GONNA MAKE A REGULAR APPEARANCE HERE.
UM, THE HOUSE I'M LIVING IN RIGHT NOW IS ON OLD FARM LANE, AND ALTHOUGH I AM IMPRESSED AS HECK WITH WHAT'S BEING DONE AT THE CORNER WITH THE SOON TO BE MUSEUM, I AM VERY, VERY CONCERNED ABOUT ONE ISSUE.
AND THAT IS THE ISSUE OF PARKING AND PEOPLE COMING AND GOING TO THAT, UM, FACILITY.
I'M SURE YOU'RE ALL AWARE THAT THE FACILITY IS ON THE CORNER OF OLD FARM LANE AND RIDGE ROAD.
CARS THAT COME UP RIDGE ROAD FROM THE DIRECTION OF WHERE ARDSLEY IS, AND I ALWAYS GET THE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST STUFF CONFUSED AROUND HERE, UM, COME FLYING AROUND THE CURVE WHERE IF YOU'RE TRYING TO GET OUT OF OLD FARM LANE AND MAKE A LEFT TURN, UM, IT IS DANGEROUS TO BEGIN WITH.
NOW, AS A RESULT OF CONSTRUCTION CARS BEING PARKED, AND TRUCKS BEING PARKED AT THE CORNER, I'VE FOUND MYSELF IN A SITUATION IN SEVERAL SITUATIONS WHERE I'VE HAD TO TRY TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND IT'S BLOCKED.
THE VISION IS BLOCKED OF CARS COMING UP FROM MARLEY IN THAT DIRECTION.
AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I'VE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO BAD ACCIDENTS, AND I'M SURE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE.
UM, I WAS AT THE FIRST MEETING WHERE, UH, THE SUPERVISOR PRESENTED TO THE PEOPLE ON OLD FARM LANE AND SOME OTHERS ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF THE MUSEUM.
AND HE WAS RIGHT WHEN HE JUST SAID BEFORE THAT THIS THING HAS REALLY DEVELOPED INTO SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WAS SAID AT THE FIRST MEETING, WHERE IT WAS GONNA BE A PLACE WHERE THERE WERE GONNA BE FIELD TRIPS, MAYBE ONCE A MONTH, IT WOULD BE OPEN ONCE A MONTH.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT PARKING, IT'S NOT GONNA BE AN ISSUE.
UM, AND IT'S AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.
AND I KNOW THERE ARE SOME OF, OR AT LEAST ONE OF YOU ON THE COUNCIL THAT HAS DEALT WITH A CAR ACCIDENT RECENTLY.
AND I'M ASKING THE, THE BOARD TO PLEASE, OR THE COUNCIL TO PLEASE PUT TOGETHER IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE.
[01:35:01]
PLAN FOR PEOPLE WANDERING UP AND DOWN THE STREET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AS THEY'RE COMING TO VISIT THIS MUSEUM, OR, OR IT'S GONNA BE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, RIDGE, THE RIDGE PARK IS A COUNTY PARK, AND I THINK THERE'S A LITTLE TRAIL FROM THE, UM, FROM RIDGE PARK, UH, TO ODELL.
SO I THINK THAT WHEN THERE'S, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE GOING, I THINK PEOPLE WILL PROBABLY, I THINK WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING WITH THE COUNTY, SO HOPEFULLY THERE COULD BE PARKING AT RIDGE PARK FOR, UH, UM, FOR SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO GOT TO MUSIC.
I THINK WE'VE, FOR OVERFLOW THAT, THAT IT WOULD BE AT RICH PARK.
I'M PRETTY SURE THAT'S, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
BUT ONCE THIS, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK THAT THE MU I THINK IT'S GONNA BE LIKE LIMITED, UM, ATTENDANCE.
UH, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA BE LIKE A, YOU KNOW, A, YOU KNOW, A MO A OFF SCENE.
BUT THE THING IS, WE DEFINITELY WILL MONITOR IT AND WE'LL WORK WITH THE COUNTY, UM, YOU KNOW, EXECUTIVE AND THE COUNT COUNTY LEGISLATOR IN URA WHO REPRESENTS THE AREA.
AND I'M SURE THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET THE COUNTY'S COOPERATION WITH USING THE RIDGE PARK, UH, PARKING AREA.
ACTUALLY, WE CAN ASK COUNCILWOMAN HENDRICKS, DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE PARKING PLAN? I CAN'T RECALL IT.
THERE WILL NOT BE HOARDS OF PEOPLE COMING.
IF THERE ARE SPECIAL EVENTS, UM, THE, THE, THE COMMITTEE AND THE TOWN WORK WITH THE POLICE, TRA POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL IF THERE'S ANY SIGNIFICANT EVENT.
BUT THAT, THAT THE, I'M SORRY, I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS IS.
UM, BUT THE, THE PATHWAY IS GONNA BE CLEANED UP, SO, SO THE PATHWAY IS GONNA BE CLEANED UP AND, UM, IT'LL MAKE IT EASIER TO TRANSIT BETWEEN THE PARK.
IT RUNS FROM THE PARK, FROM THE ROADWAY AS YOU JUST AFTER YOU ENTER THE PARK.
UM, SO THERE, THERE WON'T BE, UM, ANY, ANY REAL TRAFFIC WALKING DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET.
YOU CAN ALSO WALK ALONG THE SIDE OF THE STREET THERE NEXT TO THE ROADWAY.
AND I BELIEVE THE COUNTY IS, UH, GOING TO HELP CREATE SOME PARKING ACROSS THE STREET FROM ODELL HOUSE AS WELL.
AND I'LL SHARE YOUR COMMENTS WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF PLANNING AS WELL SO THAT HE CAN REVIEW.
I'M NOT SURE HOW PARKING'S GOING TO BE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE ODELL HOUSE.
UM, IT'S A RESIDENTIAL AREA, SO, UM, I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GONNA PUT A PARKING LOT.
I THINK IT'S GONNA BE THE, THE RIDGE PARK, THE RIDGE, UH, ROAD, THE RICH PARK IS GONNA BE USED, UM, UH, FOR EXCESS PARKING.
BUT, AND YOU KNOW, AGAIN, ONCE THIS OPENS, IT'S NOT A PARKING LOT MAY, IF I MAY SAY THAT IT WILL BE, CREATE A LITTLE BIT OF PARKING FOR THE FEW PEOPLE THAT WILL BE THERE AT ONE TIME.
UM, SO I DON'T IMAGINE THAT THERE'LL BE AN ISSUE, BUT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT, AND I THANK YOU FOR, FOR EXPRESSING YOUR CONCERNS, AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK INTO MORE CLOSELY AND MAKE SURE WILL NOT BE AN ISSUE FOR THE RESIDENTS AND DEPARTMENT.
AND, UM, I'LL BE KEEPING AN EYE ON IT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO GET HURT, SO.
WELL, WE CAN ALSO SUBMIT YOUR INQUIRY TO THE COMMITTEE AND IF THEY HAVE A, A PLAN THAT WE ARE NOT DISCLOSING ABOUT THE PARKING RIGHT NOW, WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU.
YEAH, I WAS HOPING IN THEIR PRESENTATION RIGHT, THEY WERE GONNA HAVE THAT AND I WOULD JUST BE ABLE TO GET UP AND GO ON MY WAY, BUT I DID NOT, THEY STARTED AT THE VISITORS COME IN OFF OF OLD FARM LANE, SO, OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING.
THE, YEAH, JUST FOR CLARITY, IF A SPEAKER, EITHER DURING PUBLIC COMMENT OR PUBLIC HEARING, IF WE, THE BOARD INTERRUPTS WHILE THE SPEAKER IS SPEAKING, I WILL STOP THE CLOCK.
BUT IF THEY HAVE A QUESTION THAT NEEDS TO, THEY THEY'RE ANS THEY'RE ASKING, THEN YOU ARE YIELDING YOUR TIME TO THE BOARD TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.
I ALWAYS STOP THE CLOCK IF WE INTERRUPT THE SPEAKER AND THEN, UM, I YIELD THE TIME, WHAT IS ONCE TO FIVE MINUTES? SO, OH, ONCE THE FIVE, BUT AGAIN, THEY ENTER, THEY INTERRUPTED AND I DID NOT STOP THE CLOCK.
THAT'S WHY I ALLOWED HIM TO SPEAK AFTER THAT.
AND I KNOW MY FAIR FIVE MINUTES UP IS AUTOMATIC YOUR FIVE MINUTES UP.
BUT AGAIN, I DIDN'T STOP THE CLOCK WHEN THEY INTERRUPTED HIM.
THANK YOU MR. ABRAMS. UM, WE CAN NOW, TERRANCE, IF YOU CAN PLEASE MOVE, UM, MR. SNAGS TO PANELIST, WE'LL HEAR FROM JOHANN SNAGS ONLINE.
[01:40:01]
OKAY.FORMER TOWN CLERK JUDITH BEVILLE.
GOOD EVENING TO THE VIEWING AND LISTENING, UH, PUBLIC.
UM, UH, ONCE AGAIN, THE APPROPRIATE WAY OF ADDRESSING A FORMER ELECTED OFFICIAL, UH, IS HONORABLE AND I AM THE HONORABLE JUDITH BEVILLE, UM, TO ELLEN.
UH, WITH REGARDS TO WEB FIELD, UH, I LED THE, UM, RENOVATION OF THE, UM, NINE 11 WALL ABOUT, OH, BACK IN 2008.
AND, UM, THE REASON WHY THE TILES ARE FALLING OFF IS BECAUSE THE TOWN NEEDS TO USE A STRONGER LITTLE BIT MORE EXPENSIVE, UH, ADHESIVE TO KEEP THE TILES ON THE WALL FOR, UH, UH, A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.
UM, ALSO, I I JUST WANT TO, UH, COMMENT THAT AS A RESIDENT OF THE TOWN, I WAS REALLY DISTURBED TO, UH, SEE A NEWS REPORT, UH, TWO WEEKS AGO ABOUT OUR, UH, COUNCILWOMAN ELLEN HENDRICKS, UH, STATING THAT SHE, IN HER NEW ROLE AS, UH, WITH THE CONGRESSMAN, UM, GEORGE, UM, LAMMER, THAT, UH, SHE WOULD NOT TAKE ON, UH, A ROLE OF PROVIDING ANY KIND OF SUPPORT TO THE TOWN WITH REGARDS TO FEDERAL, UM, RESOURCES.
WE NEED A TOWN COUNCIL PERSON WHO DOES NOT FEEL COMPROMISED, UH, WHO IS NOT IN A POSITION WHERE HE OR SHE FEELS COMPROMISED WITH RESPECT TO REACHING OUT FOR, UH, TOWN, UH, FOR FEDERAL RESOURCES TO ASSIST THE TOWN OR ANY MUNICIPALITY COVERED UNDER THAT CON CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
UM, WITH REGARDS TO, UM, COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THE TOWN BOARD HAS NOT TAKEN ANY FORMAL ACTION ON THIS, THIS IDEA, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMMENTS MADE PUBLICLY WITH REGARDS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF THE TOWN'S HISTORIC COMMITTEE DECLARING, UH, PARKWAY GARDENS A HISTORIC, UH, COMMUNITY.
I'VE HAD FORMAL MEETINGS WITH INDIVIDUALS IN PARKWAY HOMES WHOSE FAMILIES ARE STILL PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE COMMUNITY.
UH, HAROLD AUSTIN, FOR EXAMPLE, WHOSE FAMILY HAS BEEN HERE FOR OVER A HUNDRED YEARS IN GREENBURG AND LORE.
JE THE FIRST AND ONLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN CARIBBEAN WOMAN TO DESIGN A TOWN BUILDING THE MULTIPURPOSE CENTER AT ANTHONY VETERAN PARK, AND WHOSE FATHER RE LAJAN, ONE OF THE LAST MEMBERS OF THE ORIGINAL BUFFALO SOLDIERS US ARMY WORLD WAR II ARCHITECT, AND ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF TERRY HILL AND THE FIRST BLACK OWNED BUSINESS STRIP MALL IN GREENBURG, UH, LORE SUGGESTED, INCLUDING BOTH NEIGHBORHOODS AS PARKWAY GARDENS SLASH PARKWAY HOMES HISTORIC DISTRICT SEPARATING OUT PARKWAY GARDENS FROM PARKWAY HOMES, THESE, OR, AND REMAIN TO BE SISTER COMMUNITIES SEPARATING OUT ONE AND LIFTING ONE ABOVE THE OTHER AS A HISTORIC COMMUNITY.
AND NOT THE OTHER WILL, UH, CREATE, UM, UH, A A SENSE OF, OF, UM, DISSENSION OR, OR, UM, CONFLICT AMONG RESIDENTS WHO HAVE GROWN UP TOGETHER AND HAVE NEVER SEEN VIEWED THESE TWO COMMUNITIES AS ONE BEING MORE, UH, UM, PRESTIGIOUS THAN THE OTHER.
IF PARKWAY GARDENS AND PARKWAY HOMES ARE GONNA BE CONSIDERED HISTORIC COM COMMUNITIES, MANHATTAN AVENUE SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED AS A HISTORIC DISTRICT.
MANHATTAN AVENUE HAS HOUSES IN THE COMMUNITY OF MANHATTAN AVENUE THAT WERE BUILT BY AFRICAN AMERICANS AND SETTLED BY AFRICAN AMERICANS BEFORE AFRICAN AMERICANS MOVED INTO PARKWAY HOMES AND PARKWAY GARDENS.
SO TO DESIGNATE ANY AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AS HISTORIC DISTRICTS SHOULD INCLUDE MANHATTAN AVENUE, SHOULD INCLUDE PARKWAY GARDENS AND PARKWAY
[01:45:01]
HOMES.I HOPE THAT THIS BOARD DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD ON DESIGNATING ONE, A HISTORIC DISTRICT OVER ANY OF THE OTHERS, BECAUSE WHAT IT WILL REALLY LOOK LIKE IS HOUSE NEGROES AND FIELD NEGROES, WHICH IS A MENTALITY.
KAREN, CAN YOU PLEASE PUT OUT THE MICROPHONE, PAT, WHICH IS NEXT SPEAKER.
I'M FINISHING MY SENTENCE, WHICH IS A KIND OF DIVIDE AND CONQUER STRATEGY THAT BORN WAS BORN OUT OF THE PLANTATION SYSTEM.
I I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADDRESS ONE ITEM AND THAT IS COUNCILWOMAN HENDRICKS POSITION, UM, IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITH CONGRESSMAN LATIMER.
UM, MY OFFICE HAS DONE A THOROUGH REVIEW.
I KNOW THEY'VE DONE A THOROUGH REVIEW AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL AS WELL, AND COUNCILWOMAN HENDRICKS IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL STATE, TOWN AND FEDERAL LAWS BY REMAINING ON THE TOWN BOARD.
AND I'M SURE THAT NO MATTER WHAT MANY WHAT, NO MATTER WHAT ISSUES ARISE OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS THAT WILL HANDLE THEM APPROPRIATELY, THERE WILL NOT BE ANY NEGATIVE IMPACT TO THE TOWN WHATSOEVER.
UM, AND I THINK THAT ARTICLE THAT WAS EVEN POSTED A FEW WEEKS AGO EVEN ADDRESSES TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE ARTICLE THAT COUNCILWOMAN HENDRICKS IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH WHAT'S CALLED THE HATCH ACT AND, UM, WILL CONTINUE TO FULFILL ALL HER DUTIES AS COUNCILWOMAN.
I JUST WANNA MENTION SOMETHING ABOUT THE HISTORIC, UH, DISTRICT.
ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT I HAVE, UM, IS I WILL, YOU KNOW, I'M LIKE VERY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT PARKWAY GARDENS, PARKWAY HOMES, UM, YOU KNOW, MANHATTAN AVENUE, THAT THERE'S SO MUCH HISTORY HERE, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S CAMP CALLOWAY, GORDON PARKS, MOMS MALY, UH, OLIVIA H****R, THE ATLANTIC STAR, THERE'S SO MUCH, BUT I'M THE CONCERN THAT THE ONLY CONCERN I HAVE IS THAT IF WE DESIGNATE A NEIGHBORHOOD AS A HISTORIC DISTRICT, THERE COULD BE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS TO, UM, UH, THE RESIDENTS BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA BE LIMITED AS TO WHAT THEY COULD, UM, RENOVATIONS A BUILD, AND THERE'LL BE, UM, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO TEAR DOWN THE HOUSE, THERE'S GONNA BE, SO I FEEL THAT IF WE DESIGNATE AN AREA AS HISTORIC, UM, WE SHOULD, WE SHOULD CONSIDER, UH, MAKING MORE OF AN HONORARY DESIGNATION SO THERE'S NO FINANCIAL IMPACT.
SO WE COULD, UH, CELEBRATE THE HISTORY WITHOUT, UH, SAYING TO SOMEBODY THEY CAN'T MAKE CHANGES TO THEIR HOUSE WITHOUT GOING THROUGH EXTRA.
UH, IF IT'S AN OFFICIAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, THEN THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO MAKE THOSE KINDS OF CHANGES.
WE'VE, WE'VE HAD THIS DISCUSSION AMONGST US AS TO BEING VERY CAREFUL.
UH, WE WORKING WITH, THIS IS NOT THE PURVIEW OF OUR BOARD PER SE, BUT WE GET THE FINAL SAY ON IT, UM, TO NOT PUT A NEGATIVE ECONOMIC EFFECT ON ANY RESIDENCE BECAUSE OF A HISTORICAL, HISTORIC LANDMARKING OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO, BUT WE COULD PUT UP LIKE A SIGN SAYING THIS DISCUSSION AGAIN.
IS THERE ANY PROPOSAL? I YEAH, WE HAVE PROPOSAL.
NO, BUT I'M SAYING THIS, BUT IT KEEPS COMING UP, CREATING CONTROVERSY.
WELL, YEAH, WE DON'T HAVE ANY S AND NO ONE'S ASKING FOR IT.
THERE'S NO CONTROVERSY THAT'S BEEN CREATED.
THAT IS ALL IN COUNCILMAN SHEEN'S MIND.
AND I SAID, YOU, YOU JUST MENTIONED THE CONTROVERSY ORDER.
IF THERE WAS SOMETHING GOING ASKED, IT HAS COME UP.
DISCUSS FOR US OR NOT BEFORE US.
NOT BEFORE YOU ALL, BUT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY HAS COME UP.
UM, TERRANCE, CAN YOU PLEASE BRING OUT THE, UM, MICROPHONE PLEASE? NEXT SPEAKERS? I HAVE A MICROPHONE.
UM, ONCE AGAIN, I'M BACK ON THE SAME ISSUE AND THAT WOULD BE THE MURAL AND FROM THE MURAL TO THE, UM, THE MUSEUM, I'M SORRY SNAGS COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY, BUT, UM, THE MURAL IS WHERE IT IS AND THERE'S BEEN NO ACTION TAKEN ON IT TO COMPLETE IT.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE BLACK PEOPLE IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG DON'T HAVE SELF-RELIANCE.
WE HAVE TO REACH OUT TO JEWISH PEOPLE AND ASK THEM, IS IT NECESSARY FOR US TO GET YOUR APPROVAL AS TO WHO IS GOING TO BE HELD IN HIGH ESTEEM AND WHO IS NOT? I TAKE UMBRIDGE WITH THE FACT THAT SOMEBODY THINKS THAT THEY CAN TELL ME WHO I CAN RESPECT AND HOLD IN HIGH ESTEEM.
NOW WE HAVE THE PICTURE OF, UM, HONORABLE LOUIS FARRAKHAN ON THAT MURAL.
WELL, NOW AS IT STANDS, HE IS SEMITIC, AS AM I AS IT STANDS.
[01:50:01]
100,000 EASILY.AND IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BOTHER ANYBODY IN GREENBURG THAT'S JEWISH.
PLEASE DON'T MAKE A STATEMENT LIKE THAT.
WHO IS HE IN CHARGE OF IT? BECAUSE YOU SEE, DO YOU SEE NETANYAHU'S IMAGE ANYWHERE IN GREENBURG? UH, DO I SEE IT ANYWHERE NEAR MAY? MAYBE YOU, I I SEE, I SEE A NO, YOU CAN GO AHEAD.
UM, I I BELIEVE IN ABSOLUTELY DISCUSSING THINGS BECAUSE THAT WAY WE CAN COME TO SOME TYPE OF AGREEMENT.
NOW NETANYAHU IS THE PRESIDENT OF ISRAEL.
I'M VERY DISRESPECTED BY MANY AMERICAN JEWS.
I DON'T, UM, FOR YOUR INFORMATION.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? AND I THANK GOD FOR THE ONES IN NEW YORK CITY, THE ONES THAT SPEAK OUT.
SO I DON'T HAVE TO SPEAK OUT NOW I'M BACK TO NETANYAHU.
BUT NETANYAHU WENT TO SCHOOL HERE AND HE PICKED UP THE WORST THINGS THAT HE COULD TO USE.
NOW IF WE ARE GONNA DISCUSS THIS, I WOULD LOVE THAT.
AND YOU AND I ARE GONNA SIT DOWN AND HAVE A TALK ABOUT IT OFFLINE WORK SESSION.
NOW, NO, BECAUSE, UM, I KNOW TOO MANY JEWISH PEOPLE AND I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH TOO MANY, AND ONE OF THE BEST THINGS I HAD AND MOST FUN WAS WHEN PAUL FINE WAS RUNNING FOR ELECTION FOR TOWN SUPERVISOR.
AND I'M JUST SORRY HE'S NOT THE SAME PERSON HE WAS.
BUT, UH, OTHER THINGS HAVE CHANGED.
AND, AND, AND YOU'RE NOT THE SAME PERSON.
BUT I DO WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT NETANYAHU HAS KILLED MORE PEOPLE THAN FARRAKHAN HAS EVER KILLED.
HE'S KILLED NO ONE AND NO ONE DISAGREE WITH YOU.
WELL, I DO KNOW WE HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE IN GAZA AND RAFA AND ALL OF THOSE PLACES THAT ARE DEAD.
AND IN THE RUBBLE, THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE.
YOU CAN, ON THE OTHER HAND, HAMAS BASICALLY WANTS TO DESTROY ISRAEL.
SO THE THING IS HA HAMAS IS FIVE PEOPLE.
I'M SAYING, I'M SAYING I DON'T WANT GET INVOLVED IN.
AND YOU, BUT WE'RE TALKING, BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NO, YOU'RE RIGHT.
HAMAS, IT WAS DISCUSSING WHAT THEY DID.
YOU KNOW, THEY, I KNOW PEOPLE FIRE AWAKE BOMBS LIVE IN ISRAEL AND BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, A LOT PEOPLE WHO WERE, A LOT OF THE PEOPLE WHO BASICALLY WERE, UM, UH, TAKEN HOSTAGE WERE, UM, WERE PEOPLE WHO WERE, UH, PRO-PALESTINIAN AND THE PEACE MOVEMENT IN ISRAEL.
AND THERE, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE KILLED.
THERE'S NO PEACE MOVEMENT IN ISRAEL.
THERE HASN'T BEEN ONE SINCE 1940 SOMETHING.
THERE IS A PEACE MOVEMENT IN ISRAEL.
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE, UH, WHO BASICALLY, UM, MAY NOT SUPPORT THE POLICIES OF THE NETANYA GOVERNMENT.
AND THERE'S O OTHER PEOPLE WHO DO.
BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS, HERE IN GREENBERG, WE HAVE A MURAL THAT WAS STOPPED BY THREE JEWISH PEOPLE.
WELL, YOU KNOW, IN THAT, I I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD YOU I DON'T THINK IT'S JEWISH OR NOT JEWISH.
BECAUSE YOU SAT RIGHT HERE AND THAT NO, BECAUSE I I WAS PERSONALLY OFFENDED BY FAR LIMITS.
AND GEORGE WAS THE ONE THAT READ THE LETTER.
YOU SAID YOU RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THREE JEWISH PEOPLE WHO WERE IN CONTROVERSY OVER HAVING LOUIS FARRAKHAN BEING ANTI-SEMITIC ON THE MURAL.
I GOT A LOT, A LOT MORE THAN THREE.
BUT THE THING IS, OKAY, GOOD, YOU GOT, BUT IT WASN'T ONLY FROM JEWISH PEOPLE MORE THAN THREE.
IT WASN'T ONLY FROM JEWISH PEOPLE, IT WAS FROM PEOPLE AROUND THE TOWN.
BUT THE, THE BOTTOM LINE IS I FEEL THAT, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE AND GREENBERG AND NATIONALLY WHO COULD BE CELEBRATED.
UM, AND I WOULD'VE RATHER, INSTEAD OF HIGHLIGHTING, BUT I DON'T CARE ABOUT, SEE, THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE, WE'RE RIGHT BACK TO WHAT YOU THINK WE SHOULD HAVE OR I SHOULD HAVE.
I'M GONNA LEAVE IT AT SINGULAR ME.
I, SO AS LONG AS I WANT FARRAKHAN THERE, IT'S FOR A REASON.
I WANT THE YOUTH IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG TO REALIZE THE FIGHT FOR EQUALITY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS STILL GOING ON.
AND WE CAN'T DO IT BY ALWAYS TURNING TO CAB CALLAWAY, THE MUSICIANS, THE BASKETBALL PLAYERS.
WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE BATTLE LINES FIGHTING BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE ARE GOING TO GET THE OTHER CHILDREN FROM.
YOU DON'T HAVE THAT MURAL UP THERE.
YOU CAN PUT A BASKETBALL PLAYER UP THERE, BUT ALL THE CHILDREN CAN'T BE BASKETBALL PLAYERS.
BUT THEY CAN STAND UP FOR WHAT THEY FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE AT THE LAST MEETING,
[01:55:01]
OR WELL, ONE OF THEM, I SAID FROM KINDERGARTEN ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO 12TH GRADE, I HAD ONE BLACK TEACHER, ONE SAM HAS SAID, I DIDN'T ASK HIM.WE CANNOT CONTINUE WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING AS LONG AS I'M GONNA STOP CUT OFF.
AS LONG AS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT, THIS IS MY END.
EVERYBODY CRITICIZES THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE, WE SAY WE HAVE FIVE MINUTE RULES.
AND WE, YOU, BEFORE YOU INTERRUPTED HER, THAT'S WHY SHE CONTINUED.
OKAY, WELL, DO YOU KNOW WHAT SHOULD WE ABOLISH THE FIVE MINUTE RULE? BECAUSE BASICALLY, BECAUSE BASICALLY I'M ALWAYS CRITICIZED FOR NOT FOLLOWING THE RULES.
AND NOW THAT I'M, YOU'RE CRITICIZED FOR PEOPLE.
OKAY, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, ALL I'M SAYING IS ALL I'M SAYING IS WE EITHER HAVE A FIVE MINUTE RULE WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENTS OR WE DON'T.
SO MAKE UP YOUR MIND WHAT THE BOARD WHILE WE WANT DO, AND I'LL FOLLOW IT.
OKAY? BUT I'M HERE UNTIL, UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
MS. YOU KNOW, THIS IS A VERY COMPLICATED TOPIC.
WE DON'T, THIS ISN'T THE FORMAT FOR THIS.
IT'S A VERY I IMPORTANT DISCUSSION.
IT IS THE ONE, THIS ISN'T THE FORMAT FOR IT, IT IS ONE FOR OUR TOWN BECAUSE WE ARE BECOMING MORE DIVISIVE.
OKAY? BUT EVERY TIME YOU HAVE A WHITE PERSON HERE, THEY SPEAK AND, AND, AND I'M JUST AT, AT ODDS WITH, WITH THE, WHICH WITH I WAS ALLOWING ADDITIONAL TIME, MR. OH, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT.
AND, BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS THIS IS WHAT I SEE AND OTHER PEOPLE SEE.
AND I WANT MY TOWN THAT I GREW UP IN WITH A WHOLE LOT OF JEWISH KIDS, A WHOLE LOT OF ITALIANS, POLISH.
BUT I'M CHANGING AND I DON'T LIKE WHAT I'M SEEING.
SO WHERE IS THERE A BETTER, WHERE IS THERE A BETTER PLACE TO BE THAN HOME? TALKING TO PEOPLE YOU KNOW ABOUT, YOU'RE DIFFERENT.
I'M DIFFERENT, BUT WE ARE STILL HUMAN BEINGS AND THAT'S WHERE THE CONVERSATION SHOULD BE FOR THE TOWN OF GREENBURG HERE.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? WAIT, BUT THIS IS THE CONVERSATION AND I'M GONNA STOP.
ALRIGHT, SAL, HEMI, HAL, AL, COME ON.
SET, COME ON WITH ONLY FIVE MINUTES.
UM, A T TWO, THE ASSESS, PAYING THE ASSESS BAR OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW MONEY.
I FIND THAT DEPLORABLE, EITHER WE OPERATE WITH VOLUNTEERS IN TOWN SERVING ON COMMITTEES AND AGENCIES, OR WE DON'T WHY THEY'RE SINGLED OUT FOR MONEY.
I YOU'VE OFFERED NO EXPLANATION.
YOU'RE JUST GOING AHEAD TO VOTING ON IT.
YOU KNOW, YESTERDAY AT THE WORK SESSION, FRANCIS BROUGHT IT DOWN FROM 6,000 SAYING THAT MOST OF THAT MONEY IS GOING TOWARDS SONOGRAPHY.
HOWEVER, NOW I SEE ON THE BACKED UP THAT IT'S $4,500 AND 1000 TO ONE MEMBER, 1000 TO ANOTHER MEMBER, 1500 TO THE CHAIR, AND 1000 FOR THE OTHER MEMBER.
WHAT ABOUT PLANNING BOARD, ZONING BOARD, ALL THE OTHER BOARDS, WHICH ARE IMPORTANT.
ARE WE GONNA START TO PAY THEM TOO? I THINK YOU NEED TO DISCUSS THIS AMONG YOURSELVES BEFORE YOU BRING IT UP FOR A VOTE AND ANY ONE OF YOU CAN HOLD IT OVER.
SECOND ISSUE IS PO O THREE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TOWN HALL.
AS YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN FOUR LARGER TOWN, UH, POLICE HEADQUARTERS AND COURTHOUSE ALL ALONG GOING BACK FOR YEARS.
AND NOW I FIND MR. FINER HAS PUSHED IT AHEAD EVEN THOUGH HE PROMISED TO HOLD PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS ON IT BEFORE WE SPENT ANY MONEY OR COMMITTED TO ANY MONEY WITH SOMEONE.
SO NOW YOU WANT TO GO RUSH $135,000 AND THERE ARE SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE MATERIAL THAT IS AVAILABLE ON WHAT THIS PERSON IS OR GROUP IS SUPPOSED TO DO.
I MEAN, HERE YOU HAVE A SITUATION WHERE BIDS FROM 64,000 TO A 354,000 TO DO EXECUTE THIS CONTRACT, AND YOU'RE CHOOSING 130 5003RD UP FROM THE HIGHEST WITHOUT ANY DISCUSSION.
HOW DID YOU CHOOSE? WHAT WERE THE CRITERIA? THERE'S EVEN A A SEPARATE PAGE WHERE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
[02:00:01]
AN ADDITIONAL ASSIGNMENT THAT THEY WILL GO ON SITE TOURS WITH WITH YOU FOR AN HOURLY FEE.WHERE IS THE PUBLIC DISCUSSION THAT YOU PROMISED US, INCLUDING THE MAYORS OF THE VILLAGES? YOU KNOW, WE'VE GONE BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD SO MANY TIMES BEFORE, FAILED EVERY TIME BECAUSE OF YOUR LACK OF OVERSIGHT IN HOW TO PUSH THIS THING THROUGH.
I INSIST THAT YOU HOLD IT ALL FOR REVIEW UNTIL YOU HOLD THE PUBLIC DISCUSSION FIRST, SO WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS YOU'RE LOOKING AT.
THE OTHER AREA I WANNA DISCUSS IT BACK IS NORTH WASHINGTON AVENUE, YOU HELD A MEETING TO WHICH I WASN'T INVITED.
YOU REACHED CERTAIN CONCLUSIONS.
ONE OF WHICH I'M TOLD WAS THAT YOU'RE GONNA HIRE A OUTSIDE CONSULTANT GEOLOGIST TO SEE WHETHER THAT ROCK OUTCROPPING COULD BE MOVED.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHEN THAT'S ACTUALLY GONNA HAPPEN.
BUT THE OTHER PART OF IT IS, MR. FINER, IN TWO THOU IN 2022, YOU PROMOTED AN ADVERTISED A TOUR OF THE NORTH WASHINGTON AVENUE WHERE THE SIDEWALK WAS GOING.
YOU RECRUITED PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE ALL WENT WITH YOU, INCLUDING RESIDENTS OF THE GREENBURG HOUSING AUTHORITY.
AND IT WAS FROM WEST HARTSDALE AVENUE TO CENTRAL AVENUE LAUGHING YOU.
NOW, THERE'S A DISPUTE BETWEEN ME AND YOUR ENGINEERS OVER WHAT APPEARS IN THE CONTRACT AND IT'S NOT FINISHED BECAUSE I HAVE POINTS TO BRING UP AT A, AT A FUTURE MEETING, LIKE AT A WORK SESSION, WHICH I'VE ALREADY ASKED YOU FOR, AND IT'S ON THE AGENDA THAT THE PUBLIC IS YOU'RE WILLING TO MEET WITH THE PUBLIC, BUT YOU HAVEN'T PUT ME ON A WORK SESSION YET.
SO I'M GONNA ASK YOU RIGHT NOW, MR. FINER, WHEN YOU SIGNED THE CONTRACT, DID YOU KNOW THAT WHAT YOU WERE SIGNING EXCLUDED A SIDEWALK FROM WEST HARTSDALE AVENUE TO CENTRAL AVENUE? DIDN'T, THAT'S NOT WHAT IT EXCLUDED.
EXCLUDED A PORTION WHICH WAS GRAYED OUT IN THE DIAGRAM THAT YOU HAVE.
WAS HE AWARE? BUT WHEN WE TOOK THE TOUR, IT WAS THE ENTIRE LENGTH.
SO DID YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WERE SIGNING? I ALWAYS KNOW WHAT I'M SIGNING.
DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU WERE SIGNING A CONTRACT, WHICH THEY CLAIM IS ONLY FROM WEST HARTSDALE AVENUE TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY STREET? AND FROM THAT POINT TO WHERE THE NORTH WASHINGTON HIGHLANDS IS, THERE'S NO SIDEWALK.
DID YOU KNOW THAT? THEY HAD TOLD ME, UM, AT SOME POINT, YOU KNOW, IN THE EARLY IN THE PROCESS THAT UH, THEY WEREN'T GONNA BE ABLE TO, UH, UH, YEAH, HAVE A CONTINUOUS ONE BECAUSE OF SAFETY ISSUES AND, AND POTENTIALLY IMPACTING, UH, THE SAFETY OF PROPERTIES, UM, THE ROCK.
DID THEY TELL YOU THAT BEFORE THE TOUR? THE TOUR WAS HELD WAY BEFORE WE EVEN CONTRACTED.
SO THAT MAY HAVE BEEN DETERMINED AFTER THE TOUR? YEAH, AFTER THE TOUR, AFTER WE, BUT THAT, THAT, SO THE QUESTION IS, ANSWER IT CLEARLY.
DID YOU KNOW WHEN YOU SIGNED THE CONTRACT THAT I THINK THAT HAS BEEN ANSWERED? NO.
I I ASKING HIM FOR A SE AND JOE, I LET HIM ANSWER.
YOU KNOW WHAT I BASICALLY DID, YOU KNOW THAT I SUPPORT THE, THE COMMENTS THAT THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSIONER, YOU KNOW, SAID, AND I BASICALLY BELIEVE THAT THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSIONER, THE ENGINEER, HAVE GIVEN US, UH, UH, EXPLANATION, UH, AN ADEQUATE EXPLANATION.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, WHEN I ASKED YOU WHAT CAN WE HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE? I WANNA KNOW WHAT DEFINE OR WHY IS HE RUNNING OUT THE CLOCK? MICROPHONE, PLEASE? WOULD YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION, MR. FINER? HERE WE GO.
YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GONNA, THIS IS NOT A TRIAL, BASICALLY.
DID YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SIGNED? I I ALWAYS KNOW WHAT I SIGNED AND I DID.
YOU KNOW, I HAVE DISCUSS DO WE HAVE ANOTHER SPEAKER? I HAVE DISCUSSIONS ALL THE TIME BEFORE PROJECT MR. FINE, YOU'RE PLAYING LAWYER AND HEDGING.
YOU ARE AVOIDING ANSWERING THE DIRECT QUESTION WITH A DIRECT ANSWER.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT, MR. SAMS AND SHOWS HOW WE CAN TRUST SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T TELL THE PUBLIC WHAT HE'S ACTUALLY DOING.
CAN WE HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER, DESPITE WHAT HE PROMISE? IS THIS WITH BLOOD BLOCK GRANT FUNDING? IS THAT THE SIDEWALK IS, DO YOU MISS THE BOARD? GOOD EVENING TOWN BOARD
I LIVE IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE TOWN.
I'M HERE TONIGHT WEARING TWO HATS.
UM, I'M ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF HISTORIC ODELL HOUSE RO AMBO HEADQUARTERS, AND I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE, UH, THE PROGRESS THAT WE'VE MADE AND, UH, THE APPARENT SUPPORT THAT WE'RE GETTING, UH, FROM THE TOWN AND, AND THE TOWN BOARD
[02:05:01]
AND THE TOWN STAFF.IT REALLY IS GONNA BE A WONDERFUL MUSEUM WHEN IT'S COMPLETED.
I'M ALSO HERE AS A MEMBER OF THE GREENBERG BLACK HISTORY MUSEUM INITIATIVE.
UH, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR GRANTING YESTERDAY'S AUDIENCE, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING HERE.
BUT AS YOU CAN PROBABLY REMEMBER, SOMETIMES NIGHT COURT GETS IN THE WAY OF MY ABILITY TO APPEAR.
THE GOAL OF OUR INITIATIVE AT THE, UH, GREENBERG BLACK HISTORY MUSEUM INITIATIVE, UH, IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE ODELL HOUSE RO SHEMBO HEADQUARTERS.
AT SOME POINT WE WOULD LIKE TO, TO HAVE, UH, OUR OWN FREESTANDING MUSEUM, UH, WITH, UH, STANDING MUSIC, STANDING EXHIBITS, AS WELL AS VISITING EXHIBITS.
UM, AND IT'S A PERSONAL GOAL OF MINE, UH, BEFORE WE GET TO THAT POINT, UH, THAT THE EXHIBITS THAT WE CREATE, UH, TRAVEL AROUND THE TOWN TO VARIOUS DIFFERENT MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS SO THAT EVERYONE IN THE TOWN, UH, CAN APPRECIATE, UH, THE HISTORY, UH, OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.
NOW, UH, THE GROUP, UH, BEGAN IN AUGUST OF 2024 AND WAS CONVENED BY PAUL.
UH, AND, UH, IT INCLUDES, UH, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, UH, VILLAGE HISTORIANS, UH, GREENBURG LIBRARY PERSONNEL, UH, THE TOWN HISTORIANS, UH, DEPARTMENT OF PHILANTHROPY PERSONNEL, THE CURRENT TOWN CLERK, THE FORMER TOWN CLERK, MYSELF, UH, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, UH, FROM WOODLANDS AND EDGEMONT, UH, PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE FAIRVIEW EMPOWERMENT GROUP.
WE'VE BEEN MEETING SINCE THEN FOR ABOUT ROUGHLY TWICE A MONTH, UH, RESEARCHING AND COLLECTING DATA ON VARIOUS, UH, INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE TOWN, UM, WHO, UM, WE HOPE TO SHOWCASE, UH, IN THE TRAVELING EXHIBITS.
UM, WE ARE CREATING EXHIBITS IDENTICAL TO THOSE THAT THE HASTINGS HISTORICAL SOCIETY, UH, UH, PRODUCED, UH, CELEBRATING THE LIVES OF KENNETH AND MAMIE CLARK, UH, THAT WERE ON DISPLAY LAST YEAR AT THE HASTINGS HISTORICAL UH, SOCIETY.
UM, NOW WE KNOW THAT, THAT ALL OF THIS TALK ABOUT, UH, BLACK HISTORY IN THE TOWN, UH, MAY RAISE SOME POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DIS POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER SYNDROME FROM THE WHOLE MURAL EXPERIENCE.
NOW, I'D LIKE TO DISTINGUISH THIS FROM THAT.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THIS EFFORT IS COMMITTED TO THE SAME GOAL.
THERE ARE NO SNAKES IN THE GRASS, UM, PLOTTING TO STAB US IN THE BACK.
UM, WE'RE ALL, WE'RE ALL, WE ARE, WE ARE, WE'RE ALL, WE ARE ALL AWARE OF WHAT HAPPENED THERE.
SECOND OF ALL, UM, SECOND OF ALL, UH, BLACK HISTORY IN GREENBURG IS GREENBURG HISTORY.
UM, EVERY YEAR, FEBRUARY COMES AROUND AND WE CELEBRATE THIS HISTORY.
UH, THE GOAL IS TO OPEN THE EXHIBIT DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.
UM, BUT BLACK HISTORY DIDN'T BEGIN OR END.
UM, WITH THAT ILL-FATED MURAL, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE HOPE TO UNDERSCORE HERE BY THIS EFFORT.
NOW, SOME HAVE SAID WHY ALWAYS BLACK HISTORY? WELL, UH, WE'VE ORGANIZED A GROUP AND WE'RE LOBBYING FOR OUR AGENDA.
I'M CERTAIN IF A GROUP OF JEWISH AMERICANS OR ASIAN AMERICANS OR EAST ASIAN AMERICANS ORGANIZED AND PRESENTED A SIMILAR AGENDA, IT WOULD BE CONSIDERED AND SUPPORTED BY THE TOWN BOARD.
WHY NOT? WE'RE A MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY, SO WE HOPE WE CAN GET ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT.
PAUL HAS GRACIOUSLY OFFERED THE TOWN HALL AND THE LIBRARY AS SITES FOR THE INITIAL EXHIBIT.
AND AS I SAID, MY HOPE CAN TRAVEL TO OTHER MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS SO EVERYONE IN THE TOWN CAN LEARN AND UNDERSTAND THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF GREENBURG'S BLACK COMMUNITY.
NO TAXPAYER FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR THE EXHIBIT INITIATIVE, THOUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF PHILANTHROPY AS PART OF THE COMMITTEE HAS IDENTIFIED POTENTIAL DONORS AND POSSIBLE RESOURCES.
THE EXHIBIT INITIATIVE MAY AVAIL ITSELF OF, UH, NONE OF THAT IS COMING FROM TAXPAYER MONEY.
THAT BEING SAID, WE HOPE THE TOWN BOARD WILL SUPPORT THE GREENBERG BLACK HISTORY MUSEUM INITIATIVE.
YEAH, I JUST WANNA MENTION, I, TODAY I WAS AT, UH, THE OPENING OF THE BAILEY SCHOOL AUDITORIUM.
UH, THEY HAD A, A NICE CEREMONY WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, AND I SPOKE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND SHE INDICATED THAT, UH, AFTER WE EXHIBIT, UH, AT HALL AND LIBRARY, UH, SHE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN, UM, UH, YOU KNOW, IN REACHING OUT TO THE SCHOOL BOARD AND MM-HMM
CONSIDERING, UH, HAVING THE EXHIBIT AT SAY, WOODLANDS OR ONE OF THE SCHOOLS IN IN GREENBURG, WHICH WILL MAKE IT EVEN, YOU KNOW, A BETTER INITIATIVE.
BECAUSE I, I FEEL THAT THE, AS YOU SAID, THE MORE THIS EXHIBIT TRAVELS, THE, THE MORE PEOPLE WILL APPRECIATE THE SIGNIFICANT HISTORY THAT WE SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF.
THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, STUDENTS, STUDENTS COULD BE INSPIRED BY, UM, BY GOING TO SCHOOL AND LOOKING AT, UM, UH, A WALL
[02:10:01]
AND SEEING, UM, UH, IN A MONTH, FEBRUARY, ANY, ANY TIME DURING ANY TIME.IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE FEBRUARY, IT COULD BE ANY TIME.
YOU KNOW, I, I SORT OF FEEL WE WANT TO BUILD PEOPLE UP AND MAKE PEOPLE PROUD THAT THEY LIVE IN, IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND THE FACT THAT SO MANY WORLD FAMOUS PEOPLE CHOSE GREENBURG AS THEIR HOME, SOMETHING THAT WE COULD ALL BE PROUD OF.
AND JERRY, WELL, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GONNA BE COVERED IN THE EXHIBITS.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT ALL OF THOSE ISSUES AND NOW SEE YOU'RE TRAVELING.
LIKE I SAID, SECOND FLOOR BACK DOOR, YOU KNOW, BOTTOM LINE WHEN YOU STOP.
WELL, I WOULD RATHER HAVE IT OVER HERE IN THE AUDITORIUM, TO BE HONEST, WHERE THE MORE PEOPLE WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE IT.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, NO, NO, NO, NO.
BUT YOU ALWAYS START WITH, I'M GONNA HAVE TO EITHER.
YEAH, I, I, I MEAN MR. JONES HAS 23 MORE SECONDS.
DO YOU WISH TO CONTINUE? I JUST WANNA INVITE THE TOWN BOARD TO ASK ME ANY QUESTIONS THAT THEY MAY HAVE.
I'D BE HAPPY TO, UH, TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS EITHER NOW OR OFFLINE.
WE ASKED FOR YESTERDAY WAS BASICALLY A, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING, A PROPOSAL, SOMETHING, AN EXPLANATION LIKE YOU JUST DID OKAY.
UH, THAT FRANKLY, THE REST OF US WERE BASICALLY AMBUSHED AT YESTERDAY'S MEETING.
AND I SEE SOMEBODY WHO'S THE CHAIR OF ANOTHER BOARD SAYING, I GUESS WE DIDN'T DO OUR HOMEWORK.
WE COULD ONLY DO HOMEWORK WHEN WE KNOW WHAT THE TOPIC IS.
AND WE'LL CERTAINLY FOLLOW UP WITH THAT INFORMATION.
WE VERY MUCH WANT TO, TO, EVEN IF IT CERTAINLY AT A WORK SESSION THAT WE SCHEDULE IN ADVANCE, UM, WITH THAT, THE COMPLETE PROPOSAL LAID OUT OR SO THAT WE CAN THEN HAVE A GOOD DISCUSSION THAT WILL BE VERY INFORMATIVE TO THE PUBLIC.
AND, AND OUR CONCERN WAS ALSO THAT THE SHORT TIMELINE, I MEAN, FEBRUARY 2ND IN THE LIBRARY, WE'RE JUST HEARING ABOUT IT YESTERDAY.
IF YOU THINK THAT SUPERVISOR SHARE ALL THE DETAILS WITH US, THAT DID NOT HAPPEN.
I DID, I ACTUALLY SENT YOU A COPY OF A MEMO IN MARCH.
UH, I SENT EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD, I SENT EVERYBODY COPY WITH ALL THE DETAILS OF THIS PLAN.
I, I, I BASICALLY NO TALKED, DID YOU HAVE THAT PLAN IN MARCH TALKING ABOUT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN, DID YOU HAVE THAT PLAN IN MARCH? I DON'T RECALL.
I HAVE DID YOU HAVE THAT PLAN IN MARCH? I, I DON'T RECALL.
I WAS WORKING WITH, LEMME SAY I WAS WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.
I, I THINK HOW DID THAT, IS THAT INFORMING US? YOU INVITED US TO THE KICKOFF MEETING THAT THAT WASN'T INFORMING US.
I THINK, I THINK AN OUR LIAISON RESPONSIBILITIES TO, TO LET EACH OTHER KNOW, LET THE PUBLIC KNOW WHERE WE STAND.
I THINK AN IMPORTANT POINT, I'M SORRY, ALAN
I THINK AN IMPORTANT POINT THAT MS. WEEMS RAISES IS THAT, YOU KNOW, BLACK HISTORY MONTH SHOULD NOT BE CONFINED, UH, TO FEBRUARY BLACK HISTORY MONTH, UH, IS EVERY MONTH, UH, AT LEAST IN MY LIFE,
UM, AND, UM, I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN, WE CAN, WE CAN WORK TO MAKE THIS A REALITY, UH, THAT ISN'T CONFINED JUST TO THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY BY DOING EXACTLY AS YOU SAID BY, BY GIVING YOU MORE INFORMATION, ALLOWING YOU TO CONSIDER IT.
UM, BECAUSE WHAT WE REALLY WANT, AS I STARTED OUT BY SAYING, IS SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY'RE DOING OVER AT DEL HOUSE RO SHAMBO HEADQUARTERS, A PERMANENT INSTALLATION THAT, THAT, THAT CELEBRATES, UH, AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY, CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HISTORY, BLACK AMERICAN HISTORY, UH, EVERY DAY OF, EVERY YEAR, OF EVERY MONTH.
BEFORE YOU LEAVE, I'M SORRY, MS. WEEMS, CAN WE PLEASE HAVE CLIFF ABRAMS TO THE, UM, MICROPHONE AND JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT, UM, ONCE AGAIN, THE BOARD INTERRUPTED, SO THAT'S WHY HE WAS YIELDED.
THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION, CLARK.
BEFORE YOU STOP THE CLOCK SOMETIMES THE TRUTH IS TOUGH, YOU KNOW? THANK YOU.
EVERYBODY'S THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR NOT GIVING ME ONE.
YOU KNOW WHAT? NO, YOU TRUE STORY.
[02:15:04]
ALL RIGHT.HEY, UM, I'M REALLY READING THIS SO THE PUBLIC CAN KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
YOU KNOW, I AM THE CEO OF COMMUNITY CENTER WALLS INCORPORATED, AND I HAVE A YOUTH FRIENDLY SOCIAL JUSTICE POETRY SERIES PRESENTED BY A COMMUNITY CENTER WITHOUT WALLS FACILITATED BY A COUNTY POET, FELICIA
WE START NEXT TUESDAY, JANUARY 28TH.
WE WAS DOING IT EVERY MONTH FROM JANUARY TO MARCH, BUT WE DIDN'T GET NO MONEY FROM THE TOWN AND THE COUNTY WAS GONNA GIVE ME MONEY, BUT MR. LATIMER IS THE CONGRESSMAN NOW.
BUT I TALKED TO HIM AT A HOLIDAY PARTY AND WHEN HE GIVE BACK, I GUESS I GOTTA DEAL WITH ELLEN THAT, UM, HE TOLD HE WAS GONNA TAKE, HE WAS GONNA TRY TO HELP ME OUT.
AND WE HAVE THIS POETRY SERIES MADE POSSIBLE BY THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
OUR WALLS, OUR NONPROFIT SPECIALIZE IN YOUTH, EXCELLENT AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.
STUDENT INTERESTED IN WRITING POETRY, DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM CHOCOLATE, FROM DIFFERENT CULTURE IS JOURNEY TO THE STORE.
AND THE FARMER BEHIND THIS, CROATIA MEET US AT THE POD BY COCOA COMPRESS AND JOSH FERRY.
AND I BRING THAT UP BECAUSE THE POD, THEY MAKE CHOCOLATE FROM GHANA AND BRAZIL AND THEY GOT THIS NICE PLACE.
AND THE LADY NAMED JOY, I MET HER.
LIKE I WENT THERE AND SHE A ACTIVIST TOO, SO SHE WELCOMED ME.
'CAUSE I TOLD HER I WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY CHILDREN TO, UM, THE MEETING SPACE.
SO SHE GAVE ME THE POT TO ALL FREE AND WITH THE PIE, SHE GOING TO TEACH THE KIDS ABOUT MAKING CHOCOLATE.
AND ALSO I HAVE A YOUNG LADY NAMED, UM, PHYLLIS, SHE'S A POET.
SHE WORKED FOR THE ART RIGHT? AND SHE GOING TEACH LITERACY AND SHE GOING TO TEACH POETRY ALONG WITH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.
I SAY THAT TO SAY THAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE AT THE CENTER, THE T-D-Y-C-C, BUT I CAN'T MEET THERE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY.
AND WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY BECAUSE THE CENTER CHARGE US A HUNDRED DOLLARS EVERY TIME WE COME DOWN THERE.
I GAVE THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMITTEE RESOURCE $3,000 LAST YEAR BECAUSE WE HAD THE MONEY TO DO IT THIS YEAR.
I TRIED TO TALK TO JOY AND SHE WAS GONNA TRY TO WORK SOMETHING OUT.
I TALKED TO PAUL, HE WAS OPEN TO IT, YOU KNOW, AND I SAID, HEY, GIVE US 7,000, YOU KNOW? AND IT AIN'T LIKE WE GOING TO JUST WASTE IT BECAUSE WITH THE COUNTY MONEY, WE END UP SHOWING EVERY CENT THAT WE, THEY GAVE US, WE GAVE A REPORT OF EVERY CENT WE SPENT FROM THEM.
AND THESE ARE KIDS FROM GREENBURG, RIGHT.
SO THEY CALLING ME UP EVERY WEEK, UH, MR. CLIFF, WHERE WE START, WHERE WE START, RIGHT? AND NOW I GOTTA TRY TO GET THEM TO DOS FERRY AND I'M GONNA DEAL WITH THE DOS FERRY KIDS FROM CHILDREN VILLAGE, YOU KNOW? AND I GOT AN APPOINTMENT FRIDAY WITH THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AT DOS FERRY.
BUT WHY, YOU KNOW, T-D-Y-C-C IS RIGHT THERE, YOU KNOW, AND WE SHOULD HAVE SOME TYPE OF PARTNERSHIP.
AND I'VE BEEN SAYING THAT FOR THE LONGEST TIME, THERE'S ENOUGH KIDS OUT HERE THAT WE BOTH CAN WORK WITH.
OH, JUST A REMINDER THAT PEOPLE WHO WATCHING MY PROGRAM IS FREE
THE ONLY THING THEY GOTTA DO FOR DUES IS GIVE ME A VOCABULARY WORD.
YOU KNOW? IT DON'T COST NOTHING FOR ONE SECOND.
NO, BECAUSE SHE AIN'T GONNA STOP THE CLOCK.
SHE STOP A DAY AFTER TO RUB ME.
I KNOW YOU KNOW HOW Y'ALL FEEL ABOUT ME, BUT IT'S 2025.
CAN WE MOVE ON? CAN WE STOP TAKING EVERYTHING SO PERSONAL? YOU KNOW? 'CAUSE LIKE I KEEP ON SAYING, AND I SENT GINA A OLIVE BRANCH.
I SENT IT TO YOUR EMAIL SAYING THAT, HEY, CAN WE MOVE FORWARD? AND I, AND I FORWARD TO JOY, BUT IT DIDN'T COME.
I SAW IT DIDN'T GET TO YOU AND I SEND YOU, BUT I SHOW YOU AFTER GINA UP.
IF YOU SEND IT TO THE TOWN, I'LL PUT IT UP RIGHT NOW.
THEY ASK YOU FOR OUR OLIVE BRANCH.
LIKE, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE BOTH WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR THE TOWN, FOR FAIRVIEW.
AND WE BA WE GOT DIFFERENT WAYS OF DOING IT.
AND I'M OPEN, I'M GOING TO SAY THIS SO YOU CAN CUT ME OFF, ASK YOU SOMETHING, AND I'M OPEN TO THROW OUR
[02:20:01]
OLIVE BRANCH WHERE EVERYBODY, AND LET'S MOVE ON.AND I KEEP ON SAYING, YOU'RE NOT HURTING ME BECAUSE I'M DOWN WITH GOD, BUT THE KIDS HERE NEED SOMEWHERE TO GO AND EVEN SOME TRANSPORTATION.
CAN I JUST ADD ON THIS IS, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? YES.
ARE THERE ANY, I'M SORRY, MS. PAT, ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? THANK YOU.
[ BOARDS & COMMISSIONS The Town Board accepts the resignation of Pauline Mosley from the Zoning Board of Appeals, effective immediately]
AGENDA.WE ACCEPT, UH, THE RESIGNATION OF PAUL MOSLEY FROM THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
UM, UM, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT, UH, ALL IN FAVOR? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN BOARD OR THE TOWN OF GREENBURG APPROVING THE PETITION OF WHITE HOUSE MATTER LIMITED AND WORTHY.
WE'RE TRYING TO REMOVE THIS AGENDA HERE FOR RECORD.
WE, WE REALLY SHOULDN'T HAVE INTERRUPTIONS BECAUSE RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN, PAUL, YOU GOTTA SAY TB ONE.
[ TB 1 - 01/22/2025 Resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh approving the petition of White House Manor Ltd and Worthington Estates extending the Finmor Sewer District to include properties located at 1952 and 1490 Saw Mill River Road, Tax Map ID 7.450-256-22.1 and 7.450-256-22.2 in the Town of Greenburgh after public hearing.]
TB ONE RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG APPROVING THE PETITION OF WHITE HOUSE MATTER LTD ON WORTHINGTON ESTATES EXTENDING THE FINMORE SEWER DISTRICT AND THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AFTER PUBLIC HEARING.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE.
[ TB 2 - 01/22/2025 Resolution adopting a Local Law amending the Code of the Town of Greenburgh by creating a new Chapter 238 entitled, "Processing Restrictions"]
TB TIP RESOLUTION ADOPTING A LOCAL LAW AMENDING THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG BY CREATING A NEW CHAPTER 2 38 ENTITLED PRO PROCESSING RESTRICTIONS.[ TB 3 - 01/22/2025 Resolution adopting a Local Law amending Chapter 248 of the Code of the Town of Greenburgh by creating a new Article VI entitled, "Illicit Discharges, Activities and Connections to Storm Sewers]
A TB THREE RESOLUTION ADOPTING A LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER 2 48 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG BY CREATING A NEW ARTICLE, UH, SIX ENTITLED ILLICIT DISCHARGES ACTIVITIES AND CONNECTIONS TO STORM SEWERS.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND SO IN FAVOR, AYE.
[ TB 4 - 01/22/2025 Resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh designating Town Clerk Lisa Maria Nero as the Town's delegate to the NYS Association of Towns (NYSAoT) annual business meeting to be held February 16-19, 2025, and approving the NYSAoT annual dues payment of $1,950]
RELU TB FOUR RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, DESIGNATING TOWN OF CLERK LISA MARIA AERO AS A TOWN'S DELEGATE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF TOWNS ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING TO BE HELD FEBRUARY, 1619, UM, 2025 AND APPROVING, UH, THEIR ANNUAL, THE ANNUAL DUES PAYMENT OF $1,950.[ AS 1 - 01/22/2025 Resolution authorizing the Town Supervisor to execute an agreement with Melissa Baer Appraisal Consulting, LLC to conduct training sessions on assessment models and calibration specific to the Greenburgh market, and to build the required skills to perform these functions in-house in the future]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TOWN SUPERVISOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH MELISSA BEER APPRAISAL CONSULTING TO CONDUCT TRAINING SESSIONS ON ASSESSMENT MODELS AND CALIBRATIONS SPECIF SPECIFIC TO THE GREENBERG MARKET AND TO BUILD THE REQUIRED SKILLS TO PERFORM THOSE FUNCTIONS IN-HOUSE.AND, UM, UM, IN THE FUTURE, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.
YOU KNOW, THIS RECORD IS A PERMANENT RECORD.
IT'S GONNA BE ARCHIVED, WHATEVER THE BACKGROUND CONVERSATIONS ARE REALLY NEEDS TO MOVE OUTSIDE BECAUSE WE NEED TO HAVE A CLEAN RECORD OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AT OUR MEETING.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING COMPENSATION FOR THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW A S TWO
[ AS 2 - 01/22/2025 Resolution authorizing compensation for the Board of Assessment Review members for 2024, with a total amount not to exceed $4,500]
A A S TWO RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING COMPENSATION OF BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW MEMBERS FOR 2024 WITH A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $4,500.[ AT 1 - 01/22/2025 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner Hudson Grey LLC for properties located at 2 Astor Street and Buckhout Street/Station Road. The Town’s share of the refund is $554±; the County’s share is $3,750±; the No. Yonkers Sewer District’s share is $715±; the Irvington Union Free School District’s share is $26,641±. Refunds from all sources total $31,660±]
T ONE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX TERTIARY SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER HUDSON GRAY FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED AT TWO ASTOR STREET ON BUCKHOUSE STREET STATION ROAD, UM, REFUNDS FROM ALL SOURCES TOTAL $31,660.[ CL 1 - 01/22/2025 Resolution authorizing the closing of Old Colony Road, Club Way, Fenimore Road, Pipeline Road, Edgemont Place, Edgemont Road and White Oak Lane; as well as close the intersections of Old Colony Road with Brook Lane West, with Brook Lane East, with Midvale Court, and with Club Way; the intersections of Fenimore Road with East Hartsdale Avenue and with Pipeline Road; the intersection of Pipeline Road with Edgemont Place; the intersection of Edgemont Place with Aqueduct Drive and the intersections at the triangle; the intersections of Edgemont Road with Barclay Road, with Artillery Lane, with Round Hill Road (both ends), and White Oak Lane; and any other closings deemed necessary by the Greenburgh Police Department to provide appropriate protections to the runners; on Sunday, May 4, 2025 (No Rain Date), from 8:55 am to 10:00 Am, for the residents of Edgemont to hold the “2025 Colors Against Cancer Run"]
SAY L ONE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CLOSING OF OLD COLONY ROAD CLUB WAY, FENNEMORE ROAD PIPELINE ROAD EDGE, ONE PLACE, EDGEMONT ROAD AND WHITE OAK LANE, AS WELL AS CLOSING THE INTERSECTIONS OF OLD COLONY ROAD WITH BROOK LANE, WEST BROOK LANE EAST WITH MIDVALE COURT AND WITH CLUB WAY, THEN INTERSECTIONS OF FENNEMORE ROAD WITH EAST STILL AVENUE AND WITH PIPELINE ROAD.THE INTERSECTION OF PIPELINE ROAD WITH EDGEMONT PLACE, INTERSECTION OF EDGE, ONE PLACE WITH ARTILLERY, UH, DRIVE AND INTERSECTION AT THE TRIANGLE.
THE INTERSECTION OF EDGEMONT ROAD WITH BARCLAY ROAD, WITH ARTILLERY LANE, WITH ROUND HILL ROAD AND WHITE OAK LANE, AND OTHER CLOSINGS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE GREENBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE PROTECTIONS TO THE RUNNERS ON SUNDAY, MAY 4TH, UH, FROM 8:55 AM TO 10:00 AM FOR THE RESIDENTS OF EDGEMONT TO HOLD THEIR 2025 COLORS AGAINST CANCEL RUN.
[ CL 2 - 01/22/2025 Resolution scheduling a Public Hearing for Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM, to consider a Local Law amending Chapter 440, "Taxation," of the Code of the Town of Greenburgh as it relates to tax exemptions for volunteer firefighters and ambulance members.]
SEE C TWO, UH, RESOLUTION SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR FEBRUARY 12TH TO CONSIDER A LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER FOUR 40 TAXATION OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AS IT RELATES TO TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND AMBULANCE MEMBERS.[ CL 3 - 01/22/2025 Resolution re-affirming a voice vote of the Town Board at its December 11, 2024 Town Board Meeting that a Public Hearing on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at 7:30 PM, will be held to consider a Local Law which would Establish Accessory Dwelling Units as a Special Permit Use, with related updates to Sections 285-5, 285-10, 285-36, 285-38, and 285-39 of the Code of the Town of Greenburgh [TB 23-09]]
AYE.RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING A VOICE VOTE OF THE TOWN BOARD AT ITS DECEMBER 11TH MEETING THAT A PUBLIC, UM, HEARING ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH WILL BE HELD TO CONSIDER A LOCAL LAW, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED
[02:25:01]
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AS A SPECIAL PERMIT USE WITH RELATED UPDATES TO SECTION TWO EIGHTY FIVE FIVE TWO EIGHTY FIVE, TEN TWO EIGHTY FIVE, THIRTY SIX, TWO EIGHTY FIVE, THIRTY EIGHT, TWO EIGHTY FIVE, THIRTY NINE OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.[ CD 1 - 01/22/2025 Resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh supporting the submission of a 2025 USDOT Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program planning grant application for a project known as the NYS Rt. 119 Complete Street - Empire State Trail Connection]
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG SUPPORTING THE SUBMISSION OF A 2025 U-S-D-O-T REBUILDING AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE WITH SUSTAINABILITY AND EQUITY RAISE PROGRAM PLANNING.GRANT APPLICATION FOR A PROJECT KNOWN AS NYS ROUTE ONE 19 COMPLETE STREET, UM, EMPIRE STATE, UH, EMPEROR STATE TRAIL CONNECTION.
I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR, AYE.
UH, GARRETT DUCA INITIATIVE HERE.
[ CD 2 - 01/22/2025 Resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh supporting Brightview Senior Living’s execution and recording of a declaration of conservation easement and restrictive covenant received in connection with a prior site plan and special permit approval for a 155-unit continuum of care facility at 289 Dobbs Ferry Road (P.O. White Plains) [TB 20-10]]
CD TWO RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG SUPPORTING BRIGHTVIEW SENIOR LIVINGS EXECUTION.AND ACCORDING OF THE DECLARATION OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT AND RESTRICTIVE COVENANT RECEIVED IN CONNECTION WITH A PRIOR SITE PLAN AND SPECIAL PERMIT APPROVAL FOR 155 CONTINUUM, UM, OF CARE FACILITY AT 2 89 DO ROAD I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.
[ CO 1 - 01/22/2025 Resolution authorizing Fiscal Year 2024 budget transfers]
AYE.CO ONE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FISCAL YEAR 2024.
[ CO 2 - 01/22/2025 Resolution retaining Capital Markets Advisors, LLC as financial advisors for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 (to be held over to the Town Board Meeting of February 12, 2025)]
AYE.[ CO 3 – 01/22/2025 Resolution approving a budget amendment for Fiscal Year 2024 to the town entire fund and the capital fund to pay an outstanding bill for the Community Development Solutions (Laserfiche) file management software ]
CO UM, UH, THREE, UH, RESOLUTION APPROVING A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 TO THE TOWN ENTIRE FUND AND THE CAPITAL FUND TO PAY AN OUTSTANDING BILL FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS FILE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND AND JUST CLARIFY.
THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE NEW NAME FROM
[ PO 1 - 01/22/2025 Resolution accepting a $90,000 grant from the Dormitory Authority State of New York (DASNY) to purchase two police motorcycles and a trailer]
AYE.PO ONE RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A $90,000 GRANT FROM DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO PURCHASE TWO POLICE MOTORCYCLES AND A TRAILER.
[ PO 2 - 01/22/2025 Resolution authorizing the Greenburgh Police Department to accept a facility-use dog from Puppies Behind Bars, Inc.]
AYE.RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING GREENBURG POLICE P OH TWO, UH, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING GREENBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ACCEPT THE FACILITY YOU STALK FROM PUPPIES BEHIND BARS.
[ PO 3 - 01/22/2025 Resolution awarding a contract for Architectural and Engineering Services related to the preparation and execution of a Greenburgh Town Court Building & Police Department Headquarters Facilities Master Plan to Ronnette Riley Architect, for an amount not to exceed $135,100 (Rescheduled from 12/11/2024 Meeting)]
P THREE.WAIT, WHAT, WHAT, I'M SORRY, WHAT DID HE SAY? 1 22 2025.
RESOLUTION OF AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES RELATED TO THE PREPARATION AND EXECUTION OF A GREENBURG TOWN COURT BUILDING AND POLICE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS FACILITIES MASTER PLAN TO RON AT RALEIGH ARCHITECT FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $135,100.
[ PW 1 - 01/22/2025 Resolution authorizing the award of bids for Water Materials & Supplies to the lowest responsible bidders for 2025]
AYE.PW ONE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AWARD OF BIDS FOR WATER, MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDERS FOR 2025.
[ PW 2 - 01/22/2025 Resolution authorizing the bid award for a Skid Mounted Dry Prime Trash Pump, 6-inch inlet/outlet to Wastecorp Pumps LLC]
AYE.RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING BID AWARD FOR A SKID MOUNTAIN, UH, DRY PRIME TRIAGE PUMP SIX INCH INLET OUTLET TO WASTE CORP PUMPS.
[ PW 3 - 01/22/2025 Resolution authorizing the bid award for a Skid Mounted Dry Prime Trash Pump, 8-inch inlet/outlet to Wastecorp Pumps LLC]
AYE.UH, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING BID AWARD FOR A SKID MOUNTAIN DRY PRIME TRIAGE PUMP EIGHT INCH INTEL OUTLET TO WASTE CORP PUMP.
SO I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.
[ PW 4 - 01/22/2025 Resolution authorizing Absolute Auctions & Realty, Inc., an on-line auction company, to sell, at no cost to the Town, itemized older vehicles and miscellaneous equipment considered surplus or needing significant repair]
FINAL ITEMS. PW FOUR, OUR RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ABSOLUTE AUCTIONS AND REALTY ONLINE AUCTION COMPANY TO SET SELL AT NO COST OF THE TOWN ITEMIZED OLDER VEHICLES.PAUL, RIGHT? PAUL? RIGHT THERE.
IT SHOULD SAY 46 ITEMIZED OLDER VEHICLES.
YOU SAY 46 ITEMIZED OLDER VEHICLES.
IT'S, IT'S UPDATED ON THE, UH, WEBSITE AND IT'S IN THE RESOLUTION.
OLDER VEHICLES AND MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT CONSIDERED SURPLUS OR NEEDING SIGNIFICANT REPAIR? I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.
I'D LIKE TO MOVE, READ, ADJOURN SECOND.