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SO, UH, WELCOME, UH, TO OUR TOWN BOARD MEETING AND TODAY'S WEDNESDAY, MAY 13TH AT SEVEN 30, CLOSE TO 7:30 PM AND WE'RE GONNA START
[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, A NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
PLEASE REMAIN STANDING RIGHT AND WE WILL, UM, HAVE A MOMENT OF
[ MOMENT OF SILENCE 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.]
SILENCE IN, UH, MEMORY OF THOSE AROUND THE WORLD WHO HAVE SUFFERED, UM, WHO HAVE PERISHED AS VICTIMS OF WAR, DISEASE, AND NATURAL DISASTER.OUR HEARTS ARE, UM, WITH ALL WHO NEEDLESSLY SUFFER.
[ ROLL CALL: Town Clerk Lisa Maria Nero]
DO THE ROLL CALL.OH, UH, TOWN ATTORNEY IN YOU CAN DO IT.
WAIT, DID I SAY YOU? OH MY GOD.
TOWN ATTORNEY AND PARLIAMENTARIAN.
[ PRESENTATIONS (Maximum 10 minutes each) Honoring Kirk Williams Sr. for his extraordinary legacy of service and his unwavering commitment to our community Honoring Mark Morganelli and Ellen Prior, retiring as leaders of Jazz Forum Arts Certificates of Appreciation for students who organized garage sale to raise money for the Dobbs Ferry Food Pantry Koko Kiyota, Edgemont high school student comments about ICE]
WITH, UM, I'M JUST WANNA MENTION WHEN I SAW ALL THE CARS HERE, I SAID, WHAT DID WE DO WRONG? BECAUSE USUALLY, UH, WHEN WE HAVE A CROWD THAT IS AS LARGE AS THIS, PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS UPSET WITH SOMETHING.BUT, UH, THEN I FOUND OUT THAT WE'RE, THAT I RECKON, RECALL THAT WE'RE HONORING AN EXCEPTIONAL, UH, HUMAN BEING.
UM, KIRK WILLIAMS, UM, FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF, UM, YOU KNOW, EXTRAORDINARY, UM, SERVICE, HIS COMMITMENT TO, UH, THE COMMUNITY.
AND, UM, AND GINA, UH, JACKSON, MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL IS GONNA PRESENT HIM WITH, UM, THIS, THIS HONOR.
OH, I GOTTA HAVE MY GLASSES 'CAUSE I CAN'T SEE A THING.
AND EVERYBODY HERE IS WELCOME TO STAY FOR THE ENTIRE MEETING IF YOU WANT, BUT YOU'RE ALSO FREE TO LEAVE SOON AFTER PRESENTATION.
SO GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, I TELL YOU, IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO REALLY HONOR MR. KIRK WILLIAMS. SO THERE, THERE WAS SOME RUNNING JOKES.
SO WHEN, UM, I FIRST CAME ELECTED TO COUNCIL, I CAME AND MET WITH MS. WENDY THOMAS.
SO I GOTTA GIVE YOU AFFIRMATION.
AND, AND WHEN I CAME INTO THE BUILDING, I SAW THIS MAN IN THE CORNER WHO WAS WATCHING, LIKE, WHO IS THIS WOMAN COMING HERE TALKING TO MY KIDS? I WAS LIKE, I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP.
AND HE HAS BEEN SO WARM AND WELCOMING EVER SINCE.
SO, MR. WILLIAMS, I'M FOREVER GRATEFUL, BUT THIS IS NOT ABOUT ME.
THIS IS ABOUT, CAN WE JUST LOOK AROUND AND SEE HOW MUCH HE HAS MADE AN IMPACT IN GREENBURG FAIRVIEW? CAN WE PLEASE, CAN WE HAVE EVERYBODY WHO WAS UNDER WHO WORKED WITH HIM? YES.
GINA, THIS IS, THIS IS GINA IN THE MICROPHONE.
THIS IS WHEN WE CALL, THIS IS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT A TRUE IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS IS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HUMBLENESS.
I TALKED TO ONE OF OUR FORMER COMMISSIONERS, HE WAS LIKE, OH, HE'S NOT GONNA ACCEPT NO AWARD.
HE'S NOT GONNA ACCEPT NO PROCLAMATION.
HE'S JUST THE MOST HUMBLEST PERSON EVER.
SO, I AM GOING TO READ THE PRO, I'M GONNA READ THE WHOLE THING BECAUSE YOU ARE DESERVING OF ALL THE WORDS THAT ARE HERE.
AND I WANT EVERYONE, ONCE I'M DONE, CAN WE PLEASE STAND UP AND GIVE HIM A ROARING APPLAUSE FOR EVERYTHING THAT HE HAS DONE FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
AND I TALKED TO YOUR DAUGHTER, WHICH I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHO THAT WAS, YOUR DAUGHTER, OF ALL THE YEARS I'VE KNOWN HER, I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THAT WAS YOUR DAUGHTER.
SHE SAID YOU WAS A LITTLE HARDHEADED.
I'M PUTTING YOU ON BLAST RIGHT NOW.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU DO WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO, BECAUSE WE NEED YOU TO BE HERE AND CONTINUE TO BLESS AND TO IMPACT THIS COMMUNITY.
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SO, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I'M GONNA PUT MY GLASSES ON SO I CAN SEE.ALRIGHT, I WANNA SHOW THIS TO YOU, BUT, OH, SHE, HE'S NOT LOOKING, SO I'M GONNA KEEP TELLING THAT.
SO, WHEREAS THE TOWN OF GREENBURG RECOGNIZES THE STRENGTH OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT IS BUILT UPON THE DEDICATION, COMPASSION, TIRELESS SERVICE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DEVOTE THEIR LIVES TO THE BETTERMENT OF OTHERS.
HAS SERVED THIS TOWN WITH DISTINCTION FOR 24 YEARS.
24 YEARS DEMONSTRATING AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND THE WELLBEING OF ALL RESIDENTS.
AND WHEREAS MR. WILLIAMS HAS BEEN A PROFOUND BLESSING, BLESSING TO ALL YOUTH PERSONALLY, ENSURING THAT HUNDREDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE GAINED MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT AND THAT OF HUNDREDS MORE HAVE RECEIVED VITAL SCHOLARSHIPS ANNUALLY FOR BOTH HIGHER EDUCATION AND SUMMER CAMP OPPORTUNITIES.
AND HIS LEADERSHIP AS MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE YOUNG COMMUNITY CENTER, WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN PROVIDING A SAFE HAVEN FOR OUR YO OUR YOUTH, PROVIDING THEM WITH CONSTRUCTIVE PATHS AND WORKING DILIGENTLY TO KEEP GANGS OUT OF GREENBURG, OUT OF THE GREENBURG COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE PUBLIC'S SAFELY SAFETY, PUBLIC SAFETY, EXCUSE ME, AND COMMUNITY HARMONY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE GREENBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND HIS ADVOCACY FOR OLDER RESIDENTS EARNED HIM THE DARE TO BE DIFFERENT SENIOR WARD REFLECTING HIM, REFLECTING HIS DEDICATION TO KEEPING OUR SENIORS SAFE AND VALUED.
AND WHEREAS AFTER OVER TWO DECADES OF HARDWORKING SERVICE, IT IS ONLY FITTING THAT WE GATHER TO EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST APPRECIATION FOR THE LEGACY AND EXCELLENCE AND HEART THAT YOU, MR. WILLIAMS, LEAVE BEHIND.
ALRIGHT, NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, THAT THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THAT WE HONOR AND CELEBRATE KIRK WILLIAMS SENIOR AND FOR HIS EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE, HIS MENTORSHIP TO OUR YOUTH, AND HIS LIFELONG DEDICATION ON TO THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, GIVEN UNDER OUR HAND AND SEAL ON THIS 13TH DAY OF MAY, 2026, GREENBURG TOWN.
BOY, I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE HERE TODAY WITH THIS AWARD HERE.
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING AND I HAVE BEEN PUTTING PLENTY OF WORK IN FOR THIS COMMUNITY, FOR OUR YOUTH THAT DESERVE BETTER IN LIFE.
THESE YOUTH BEHIND ME HERE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED BEING NURSES, THERAPISTS AND DOCTORS.
AND SO I'M THE DEPARTMENT, AND LIKE I SAID, I'M HONORED TO DO THIS AND BE HERE TODAY.
I HA I, I MEAN, I HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY WITH THIS 24 YEARS
BUT LIKE I SAID, I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE HERE, ESPECIALLY THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY OUR KIDS HERE THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD AND DILIGENT FOR WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN ACHIEVING.
THANK YOU EVERYONE, EVERYBODY TO GET A
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MINUTE.EXCUSE ME, EVERYBODY, SHAME ON ME.
CAN WE PLEASE RECOGNIZE KIRK WILLIAMS' MOTHER WHO IS SITTING IN THE BACK? CAN WE PLEASE GIVE VOTE ROUND APPLAUSE? I I, I TRULY APOLOGIZE, MOM.
IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU MOM, WE WOULD NOT HAVE HIM.
SO WE ARE TRULY APPRECIATE TO YOU.
YOU CAN SQUEEZE A LITTLE TIGHTER TOGETHER.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE, UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO, UH, WRITE TO WASHINGTON AND FIND OUT HOW WE COULD CLONE, UH, OTHER PEOPLE.
SO THERE'LL BE LIKE, UH, KIRK WILLIAMS, SR.
BECAUSE, UM, IF THE EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD WAS LIKE HIM, OUR WORLD WOULD BE A FANTASTIC PLACE.
UM, SO THANK YOU, UH, GINA FOR UH, UM, UH, YOUR WORK ON THIS.
JUST GOTTA LET EVERYBODY FEEL FREE TO MOVE UP.
WE'RE JUST GONNA LET US CLEAR OUT THE, CLEAR OUT THE ROOM FOR A SECOND AND THEN WE'LL HAVE EVERYBODY FEEL FREE TO COME UP PLEASE.
SO WE READY? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
THERE'S ONLY ONE, WELL, THEY'RE STILL, I THINK THEY'RE STILL CLEARING OUT.
RIGHT? HE PUTS ONE FOR ROOM, PUBLIC COMMENT.
SHE'S SITTING DOWN, PUTS ONE FOR DO YOU WANT SKIP ON DALE? UH, CORRECT.
PAUL, YOU READY? I DON'T SEE, UH, IS MARK MORGANE? MARK ELLEN ARE NOT HERE.
SO, WE'LL, WE COULD, I'LL ASK THEM IF WE COULD HONOR THEM AT THE NEXT MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD.
MAYBE THERE'S A MISUNDERSTANDING IN TERMS OF THE DATES.
SO THE NEXT, THERE'S A LOT OF CONVERSATION HAPPENING.
SO THE NEXT, UM, ITEM IS WE'RE, WE HAVE VERY EXCEPTIONAL, UM, PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND, UM, WE ARE GONNA BE RECOGNIZING SOME OUTSTANDING, UM, UM, UH, STUDENTS AT DOPPS FERRY, UM, WHO, UM, ORGANIZED A VERY SUCCESSFUL GARAGE SALE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE DOPPS FERRY FOOD PANTRY, UM, HELPING THE HUNGRY IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THEY HAVE BEEN LEADING BY EXAMPLE TO FIGHT AND, UH, FOOD AND SECURITY.
SO THEY'RE ALSO ROLE MODELS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND, UM, I WENT TO THE, UH, GARAGE SALE AND, YOU KNOW, I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH, UM, UH, WITH WHAT THEY'RE DOING BECAUSE, UM, YOU KNOW, IF WE COULD GET EVERY STUDENT TO GIVE BACK, LIKE THEY ARE, UH, THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE.
AND IT GIVES US HOPE IN TERMS OF, UH, THE FUTURE BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THE FUTURE IS GONNA BE IN GREAT HANDS.
SO, UM, I HAVE, UM, CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION,
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UM, FOR, UM, SOME OF THESE EXCEPTIONALLY, UM, TALENTED AND, UM, AND DEDICATED, UM, UH, PUBLIC SERVANTS.UM, SO WE'RE GONNA HONOR HENRY BREWER, UH, I THINK WASN'T THINKING THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING SIDEWAYS.
KIMBERLY, JUST SLIDE THIS, IT DOESN'T SLIDE.
AND, UH, WHY YOU'RE SO PASSIONATE ABOUT GIVING MAYBE TALK.
I COULD SAY I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE AN IPHONE.
I NEED, UH, THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR COMING AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING US BE HERE.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENDORSEMENT.
UM, WE ARE VERY, WE'RE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE WE REALIZE THAT WE COME FROM A PLACE OF LIKE PRIVILEGE AND WE'RE BLESSED WITH MANY THINGS AND WE JUST WANTED TO USE THAT TO TRY TO GIVE BACK AND HELP HOWEVER WE CAN.
UM, THANK YOU TO, UH, DONNA FROM THE FOOD PANTRY.
SHE GAVE US AN ENDORSEMENT AND REALLY ALLOWED US TO GET THIS THING OFF THE GROUND.
SHE'S A BIG REASON FOR WHY WE'RE ABLE TO RAISE SO MUCH MONEY.
UH, SO THIS WAS A PROJECT THAT WE DID THROUGH THE IB PROGRAM AT DOBBS SQUARE HIGH SCHOOL.
AND WE WANTED TO DO SOME SORT OF SERVICE AND WE REALIZED THAT WE HAD A LOT OF STUFF LYING AROUND.
UM, AND WE REALIZED THAT OUR NEIGHBORS HAD A LOT OF STUFF LYING AROUND.
SO WE PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER AND WE GOT STUFF FROM EVERYONE'S HOUSES AND WE SET UP A GARAGE SALE.
WE ADVERTISED ALL AROUND TOWN.
AND WE ENDED UP, UM, RAISING A LOT OF MONEY.
AND THEN ALL OF THE FUNDS ARE GONNA GO TO THE FOOD PANTRY AND WE'RE GONNA KEEP THIS GOING AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE ANOTHER SALE.
AND WE WILL, UH, GIVE YOU THE DATE MAYBE, AND THEN WE CAN HELP PUBLICIZE THAT.
ANYBODY ELSE? CONTINUE GONNA SAY, I DIDN'T REALIZE? NO, NO, NO, NO.
I'M JOY HABER AND I'M SO PROUD OF YOU GUYS.
THANK MY SON WAS IN THE IB PROGRAM.
IT'S A REALLY RIGOROUS PROGRAM, BUT THE FOOD PANTRY'S AMAZING.
SO, UH, NEXT YEAR IF YOU APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AT HARVARD OR, OR
AND IF YOU WOULD SEND NEXT TIME YOU HAVE A SALE, SEND, SEND AN EMAIL TO TOWN BOARD@GREENBURGY.GOV SO THAT WE ALL GET IT.
WE HAVE, UH, ANOTHER GROUP OF, UM, EXCEPTIONALLY TALENTED, UH, YOUNG PEOPLE.
UH, WHEN I HEARD KTA, UM, UM, COCO K UH, KTA AT A ICE RALLY AT THE HARSDALE TRAIN STATION, I SAID TO MYSELF, I SAID, IT WAS THE BEST PRESENTATION I HEARD SINCE I HEARD PRESIDENT OBAMA.
IT WAS SO, UH, YOU KNOW, IT WAS JUST AMAZING.
SO I ASKED, UH, COCO AND, UM, HER TEAM OF FELLOW STUDENTS AT EDGEMONT HIGH SCHOOL, UM, TO COME TO THE MEETING, TO, UH, TONIGHT, UH, TO GIVE US A, UH, A BRIEF, UH, A PRESENTATION.
AND, UM, AND IF YOU, YOU HAVE HAD THAT CONVERSATION TOO.
UM, UNFORTUNATELY MY PARTNER IS NOT HERE 'CAUSE SHE'S TAKING HER FINALS IN BRAZIL.
I'M A SOPHOMORE AT EDGEMONT JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M A DIRECTOR OF A CLUB CALLED EDGEMONT COMMUNITY CONNECT, WHERE WE FUNDRAISE AND DO COMMUNITY SERVICE TO EMPOWER YOUTH TO TAKE ACTION AND IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY.
IN MARCH, WE HELD OUR FIRST EVER IDEA
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DAY WHERE WE ALLOWED CLUB MEMBERS TO PITCH AND VOTE ON IDEAS FOR WHAT OUR CLUB SHOULD DO, AND THEY VOTED ON AN ANTI-ICE DEMONSTRATION.SO TWO WEEKS AGO, FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH, WE WALKED DOWN FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL TO THE HARD STILL TRAIN STATION WHERE WE HELD OUR RALLY.
OUR CLUB MEMBERS WORKED EXTREMELY HARD TO PULL THIS OFF.
THEY CREATED POSTERS AND RESEARCHED ICE ACTIVITIES IN PREPARATION FOR IT.
AND WE ARE SO PROUD OF THEIR HARD WORK, ESPECIALLY AFTER NOTICING THEIR, THE RESTRAINT AND CAUTION FROM OTHER STUDENTS DURING OUR PLANNING PROCESS OF THIS.
AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS I REALIZED A MAJORITY OF STUDENTS WHEN ASKED THE QUESTION, WILL YOU COME TO OUR PROTEST, RESPONDED WITH, I SUPPORT YOU, BUT I'M AFRAID ICE WILL DETAIN ME.
WE SENSED A FEAR THAT WAS SUPPRESSING THEIR FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
AND THIS IS WHAT ME AND MY FRIEND AIR PALMER PICKED UP ON.
WHILE WE WERE PREPARING OUR CLOSING SPEECH FOR THE RALLY, WE WANTED TO CELEBRATE THE BRAVERY OF THE STUDENTS THAT CAME TO THE PROTEST, ALONG WITH THE BRAVERY OF ALL OTHER DEMONSTRATORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT ARE PUSHING BACK AGAINST ISIS OPPRESSIVE BEHAVIOR.
THIS SPEECH, WHICH I WILL ASSURE YOU, SHOW YOU SHORTLY, IS A SPEECH ABOUT RISING UP AGAINST THOSE, TRYING TO SILENCE US.
IT'S A SPEECH ABOUT PUSHING PAST THE FEAR THAT HOLDS US BACK AND CALLS FOR US TO STAND UP FOR WHAT WE BELIEVE IN.
AND HERE'S THE VIDEO OF OUR SPEECH.
OKAY? SO WE'RE GONNA GO RELATIVELY FAST.
ONE OF THE GREAT AMERICAN AUTHORS, FRANK HERBERT, WROTE THE NORMAL DOOM RUB, THE LITANY AGAINST FEAR.
FEAR IS THE LITTLE DEATH THAT BRINGS TOTAL OBLITERATION.
I WILL FACE MY FEAR, I'LL RE MINUTE TO PASS OVER ME AND THROUGH ME.
AND WHEN IT HAS GONE PAST, I WILL TURN THE INNER EYE TO ITS PATH WHERE THE FEAR HAS GONE.
THERE WILL BE NOTHING, ONLY I WILL REMAIN.
IT TAKES A LOAD OF COURAGE TO COME OUT AND DO THINGS LIKE THIS TO BE BRAVE ENOUGH TO STAND FOR YOUR VALUES, TO BE HONEST.
PEOPLE WHO TOOK POSITIONS OF POWER TO SERVE THE PUBLIC, BUT INSTEAD ACT TYRA.
IRONICALLY, LIKE THE HORROR STORY THAT WE HEAR ABOUT IN HISTORY, HISTORY OCCURS EVERY DAY.
THE EYES OF THE FUTURE ARE ON THIS MOMENT.
THE WORLD IS BEING CHANGED AS WE SPEAK, AND IT'S EACH OF OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS MEMBERS OF SOCIETY TO TRY AND MAKE SURE THAT THE CHANGE IS FOR THE BETTER.
FIGHTING BACK IS SCARY, EVEN MORE SO WHEN THE FORCES THAT OPPOSES SEEM SO POWERFUL.
BUT IT'S NECESSARY AND IT'S WHAT WE ALL COME OUT HERE TO DO.
WHILE IT MAY FEEL LIKE THESE ATROCITIES ARE HAPPENING FAR AWAY FROM US, THEY'RE ACTUALLY CLOSER THAN WE THINK.
AS OF 2026, ICE WAS CONDUCTED RATES IN SLEEPY HOLLOW TARRYTOWN AND THE MARI NECK WHITE LANE WAS THE FIRST COUNTY TO REPORT ICE ARREST IN 2025.
BE AWARE, ICE AGENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO SHOW BATCHES OR GIVE REASON FOR THEIR ARRESTS.
FAMILIES ARE TERRIFIED OF THEIR LOVED ONE WHO ARE TAKEN AWAY WITHOUT EXPLANATION.
I'M ORIGINALLY FROM HAWAII, AND MY UNCLE WHO USED TO LIVE THERE IS ORIGINALLY HE WAS KIDNAPPED BY THREE MONTHS AGO.
HE IS MARRIED TO NATIVE AMERICAN, HAS TAKEN HIS CAR WITHOUT HOLDING, NOT HIS WIFE PROCESS.
THEIR FAMILY WOULD ACCESS THE LAWYERS AND MONEY IN CONNECTION.
AND YET HE WAS UNABLE TO GET A HEARING, UNABLE TO SEE ANYONE, AND ONLY GOT ONE CALL A WEEK.
THERE WAS NO COURT ORDER FOR DEPORTATION.
HE WAS TAKEN AWAY IN THE NIGHT.
AND THE ONLY WAY THAT MY AUNT FOUND OUT WHERE HE WAS WAS BECAUSE THE FRIENDS IN HIS CELL CALLED HER TO WARN HER THAT HE WAS BEING TAKEN TO LA WE WERE WORRIED HE WOULD END UP IN A WORSE, MORE CROWDED DETENTION CENTER.
AND YESTERDAY, AFTER 90 DAYS OF BEING HELD CAPTIVE, HE WAS ABLE TO GET HOME TO ISRAEL.
NOW HIS WIFE'S DAUGHTER, MY AUNT AND COUSINS, WILL BE TO UPROOT THEIR ENTIRE LIFE, FAMILY, THEIR FAMILIES.
THIS IS HAPPENING TO FAMILIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
A COUNTRY BUILT ON THE IDEAS OF LIBERTY AND FREE SPEECH HAS BECOME OMNI CRESCENT.
IT HAS BECOME AN UNDERCURRENT TO EVERY ASPECT OF OUR LIVES.
IMMIGRANTS NOW HAVE TO LEAVE THE HOUSE AS IDENTIFICATION.
PEOPLE ARE SCARED TO LIKE ICE BECAUSE THEY'RE SCARED.
THEIR PHONES ARE BEING TRACK, AND WE'RE SCARED TO COME TO PROTEST BECAUSE ICE IS USING FACIAL RECOGNITION AND SOFTWARE AND PROFILE ACCESSES.
PEOPLE ARE SCARED FOR THEMSELVES, FOR THEIR LOVED ONES, FOR WHERE WE ARE.
ALSO TO END UP OVER, IT'S POSSIBLE THAT
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SOMEONE OF YOU WERE SCARED, WERE SCARED TODAY, TOUGH TO KNOW THAT EVEN VOICING YOUR OPINION FROM THE TARGET ON YOUR BACK, THAT FEAR IS REAL.IT'S NATURAL IN THE FACE OF DANGER.
BEING SCARED SHOW THAT YOU UNDERSTAND JUST HOW DANGEROUS THINGS HAVE GOTTEN, JUST HOW BAD THE THREAT HAS GOTTEN.
THE ISSUE IS WHEN THE FEAR CONTROLS YOU, WHEN IT GOVERNS YOUR LIFE.
AS SOMEONE WHO IS A CHILD OF AN IMMIGRANT WHO CAME TO AMERICA LEGALLY AND HAS A GREEN CARD, I CAN PERSONALLY ATTEST THAT FEAR HAS STOPPED ME FROM SPEAKING OUT OR VOICING MY OPINION UNTIL TODAY.
I WAS FEARFUL FOR THE CONSEQUENCES THAT COULD BE BROUGHT UPON MY FAMILY.
I'M STILL SCARED, BUT I'M STILL COMING OUT HERE TO EXPRESS MY OPINIONS.
CHARACTERS, WHEN YOU ENCOUNTER FEAR AND DECIDE IT IS MORE POWERFUL THAN YOU, BRAVERY IS WHAT WE NEED.
AND BRAVERY MEANS BEING ABLE TO LOOK AT THE FEAR, KNOW IT'S REAL, AND KEEP GOING.
THANK YOU FOR UH, UH, YOUR LEADERSHIP.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? NOPE.
I, WE GET A COPY OF THAT, UH, NOT THE VIDEO.
UH, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEND IT TO MY EMAIL, MA'AM, WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO, UH, SEND, IF YOU EMAIL IT TO ME, WE CAN PUT IT ON THE, UM, WEBSITE.
YOU CAN FORWARD IT AND THEN I'LL SEND, YOU COULD JUST EMAIL ME AND I'LL, I'LL SEND, SEND IT TO YOU.
COPY IS HOW, HOW MUCH
AND IT'LL GO UP IN VALUE, I'M SURE.
UM, UH, YOU KNOW, NEXT ON, UH, THE LIST, WE HAVE THE MAYOR OF, UH, ELMSFORD BOBBY, UM, UH, WILLIAMS. AND, UM, HE WANTS TO MAKE A BRIEF PRESENTATION TO THE TOWN BOARD, UH, REQUESTING THAT WE HONOR, UH, SOMEBODY WHO SADLY IS NO LONGER, UH, WITH US, UH, BUT ALSO WAS AN EXCEPTIONALLY, UH, UH, AN EXCEPTIONAL PERSON IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU MR. SUPERVISOR, MEMBERS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK FOR A MINUTE.
UH, WITH ME TONIGHT IS, UH, BILL ZIAN AND HIS WIFE ALLEN.
UH, BILLY'S GONNA GIVE YOU MORE OF THE HISTORY.
YOU ALREADY HAVE A COPY OF THE PACKET, WHICH SPEAKS FOR HERSELF.
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, A RESIDENT IN OUR COMMUNITY STANDS OUT FOR DOING SOMETHING EXCEPTIONAL OR FAMILY HISTORY.
UM, AND YOU'LL SEE THE VE FAMILY HAS BEEN HERE SINCE THE FORTIES AND THEY HAD A FARM, WHICH WAS, UM, ACROSS THE STREET FROM SAM'S CLUB WHERE MT BANK IS AND SHOPRITE IS AND ALL THAT.
THEY OWNED ALL OF THAT PROPERTY.
BUT AGAIN, YOUR HISTORIES IN FUNNY OF YOU AND ALL THAT.
BILLY WILL READ SOME OF IT TO YOU.
UM, TONY WENT TO SCHOOL AT MY MOM, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL.
SO, UH, I HEARD STORIES MY WHOLE LIFE OF, UH, HOW GREAT TONY AND HIS FAMILY WAS.
UM, HE DID A LOT FOR THE VILLAGE, DID A LOT FOR THE TOWN.
UM, SO IT, UH, WE'RE HERE JUST TO REQUEST THAT, UH, THE STREET THAT GOES UP IN BETWEEN SHOPRITE AND M AND T BANK, OLD COUNTRY ROAD, DO YOU RENAME THAT OR DEDICATED RATHER HONORARY IN, UH, THE ELEVATOR FRAMEWORK, TONY BERRY'S NAME.
UM, WE THINK IT'D BE VERY NICE, SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, ONE OF YOUR RESIDENTS, UH, THAT DID A LOT FOR THE TOWN AND HISTORY, HAD SO MUCH HISTORY IN THE TOWN.
UM, WE JUST, UH, THOUGHT IT'D BE NICE TO DO THAT.
AND, UH, PAUL AND THE TOWN COUNCIL, UH, I'D LIKE TO GIVE THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THIS REQUEST TO YOUR ATTENTION.
WE'D LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER ADDING AN HONORARY STREET NAME TO WHOLE COUNTRY ROADS.
HONOR A GREAT MAN AND FAMILY THAT FOR DECADES LIVED AND OPERATED THEIR FAMILY BUSINESS ON BOTH SIDES OF OLD COUNTRY ROAD.
THE STORY OF TONY OLIVIERI AND HIS FAMILY IS NOT ONLY A GREAT SUCCESS STORY OF IMMIGRANTS OF POLK PRE AND POST WORLD WAR II ERA, BUT ALSO A STORY OF BENEVOLENCE AS WELL.
TONY WAS ALWAYS ACTIVE IN THE CHURCH, THE SCHOOL, THE VILLAGE IN THE TOWN.
HE TOUCHED THE HEARTS OF ALL THAT, KNEW HIM AND WAS A FRIEND TO ALL.
AND, UH, YOU HAVE A COPY OF, OF A LETTER THAT WE SENT TO THE TOWN.
UM, BUT I'D JUST LIKE TO READ AN, AN EXCERPT FROM IT, ONE PORTION, JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT, WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
THE FARM WAS STARTED IN THE 1940S BY TONY'S FATHER, NICK AND HIS BROTHER MICHAEL IN 1940, LATER JOINED BY THEIR BROTHER JAMES IN 1947 AFTER HE SERVED IN WORLD WAR II.
THE ORIGINAL FARM CONSISTED OF APPROXIMATELY 200 LEASED ACRES, WHICH TODAY IS KNOWN AS QUEST, WEST CENTRAL EXECUTIVE PARK, NOW ACCESSED BY EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD.
THEY ALSO MAINTAINED A FOUR ACRE FARM, WHICH STOOD BETWEEN BEAVER HILL ROAD AND OLD COUNTRY ROAD, WHICH THEY OWNED
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AT THE ROADSIDE.THEY OPENED UP THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE STAND KNOWN AS ELMS FORD VIEW FARMS IN 1940.
MANY OF THE TOWN RESIDENTS, IF THEY'RE CLOSE TO MY AGE, THEY PROBABLY ALL REMEMBER GOING THERE TO GET THEIR VEGETABLES AT ITS HEIGHT WITH THE CHILDREN AND ALL THE COUSINS INCLUDED.
THERE WERE ALMOST 30 OLIVE RIS LIVING, UH, AT, AT THAT PROPERTY.
AND, UH, MOST OF THE TOWNS, MORE SENIOR RESIDENTS, LIKE I SAID, UM, PROBABLY REMEMBER GOING TO THE, TO THE FARM STAND THERE.
AND TONY WAS SO BENEVOLENT AND SO SUCH A GREAT COMMUNITY PERSON THAT WHO THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT TRIBUTE TO HONOR THAT STREET IN, IN, IN HIS NAME AND THE FAMILY.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR, UH, UNDERSTANDING OF THIS.
I'M WONDERING IF WE COULD PUT THIS ON, UH, THE WORK SESSION AGENDA FOR, FOR NEXT TUESDAY.
UM, AND IT WOULD BE REALLY GREAT IF, UM, UH, IF THE BOARD WOULD GO ALONG WITH US, UM, IF WE COULD HAVE A DEDICATION CEREMONY SOMETIME.
UM, UH, YOU KNOW, THIS SUMMER WHEN, WHEN YOU ALWAYS HAVE LIKE A, DON'T YOU HAVE LIKE A FAMILY DAY? UH, WHEN IS THAT? THIS YEAR? SO LAST SATURDAY IN SEPTEMBER.
SO, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WE COULD, UH, COULD WE PUT THIS ON FOR DISCUSSION, UH, YOU KNOW, TUESDAY AND MAYBE IF THE BOARD, UM, UH, AGREES WE COULD APPROVE THIS, UM, AT THE NEXT, AT THE NEXT MEETING, THAT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, MY GOAL.
AND THEN, UM, WE COULD WORK WITH THE VILLAGE IN TERMS OF, UH, COMING UP WITH, UM, UM, YOU KNOW, A A DEDICATION, UH, CEREMONY.
YOU KNOW, I KNEW, UM, UM, YOU KNOW, TONY, HE WAS, YOU KNOW, TO SAY EXCEPTIONAL IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT.
HE WAS JUST A ROLE MODEL IN THE COMMUNITY.
UH, ANYONE WHO, UH, UH, LIVED IN ELMSFORD AND SURROUNDING AREAS WHO KNEW HIM WOULD ONLY HAVE NICE THINGS, UM, YOU KNOW, TO SAY.
AND, YOU KNOW, HE JUST GAVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, NONSTOP.
AND HE IS JUST, ALONG WITH OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN HONORED WITH HONORARY STREET NAME NAMES, HE IS SOMEBODY WHO DEFINITELY, UM, IS DESERVING OF THIS HONOR.
SO I I'M REALLY THRILLED THAT YOU'RE HERE TODAY AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'LL PUT THIS ON.
IS THAT OKAY WITH THE BOARD THAT WE COULD PUT THIS ON THE WORK SESSION AGENDA FOR TUESDAY? WE HAVE TO ASK HOLLY.
HOW ABOUT IF WE, WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO TO GIVE IT ITS DUE CONSIDERATION.
SO, UH, BOBBY, UH, MR. MAYOR WILL LET YOU KNOW FOR SURE, AND THEN YOU CAN SHARE IT WITH THE, WASN'T ANY PASSED AWAY JANUARY, JANUARY, GO.
IF IT'S NOT THIS TUESDAY, IT COULD BE A WEEK FROM TUESDAY, AS LONG AS IT'S RIGHT.
DONE IN THE NEXT, UH, COUPLE WEEKS.
JUST YOUR ATTENTION WHEN YOUR RESIDENTS YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S FINE.
I'LL SEE YOU AT THE DEDICATION CEREMONY IF NOT SOONER.
UH, NEXT, UM, STILL THERE? UM, UH, DOES IT, YEAH, WE'RE, WE'RE SKIPPING THE, UM, THE LIAISON REPORTS.
[ TOWN CLERK COMMENTS AND PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS ]
UH, DOES THE TOWN CLERK HAVE ANY COMMENTS? I HAVE, UH, ANNOUNCEMENTS.UM, ON SATURDAY MAY 16TH, WE HAVE THE GREENBERG ARTISTS AND CRAFTERS MARKET IS GOING TO BE AT PRESSER PARK.
UM, AND THAT IS FROM 11:00 AM TO 4:00 PM AND OF COURSE, YOU CAN FIND THESE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON OUR WEBSITE.
UH, ALSO ON SATURDAY IS THE THIRD ANNUAL, UM, REPAIR CAFE.
AND THIS IS GOING TO BE AT THE GREENBERG LIBRARY ALSO FROM 11:00 AM TO 3:00 PM.
AND WHERE WILL THEY FIND THAT AT? ON OUR WEBSITE,
I'M GONNA GO TO SUNDAY AND THEN I'LL GO BACK TO SATURDAY.
ON SUNDAY, UH, MAY 17TH, WE HAVE A WALK FOR HEARING.
UM, AND IT'S GONNA BE AT HARBOR ISLAND PARK IN MA AND REGISTRATION BEGINS AT 10 30.
AND YOU CAN FIND THIS INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE.
UM, UM, WE'RE GONNA GO ONTO MONDAY.
TOWN OF GREENBURG HAS A TAX FORECLOSURE AUCTION, AND THAT'S GONNA BEGIN ON, UH, MONDAY, MAY 18TH, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE HELD INTO MAY 20TH.
AND THAT'S FROM 10:00 AM UNTIL, UH, 10:00 AM ON MAY 20TH.
AND PLEASE NOTE, THIS IS ONLINE ONLY AND REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN.
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INTERESTED, PLEASE SIGN ON TO THE WEBSITE NOW, FILL OUT YOUR FORMS NICE AND EARLY, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY DELAYS, WON'T BE AN ISSUE.THANK YOU, MR. PARLIAMENTARIAN ATTORNEY.
UM, SO CURRENTLY WE ARE, UM, HOSTING OUR ANNUAL DISTRICT ART SHOW.
AND, UH, YOU CAN SEE ALL THE WONDERFUL ART FROM THE GREENBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ART ARTIST, AND, AND YOU CAN FIND THAT ON THE FIRST FLOOR, AND YOU CAN, UM, ENJOY THAT ART.
UM, WHEN AFTER YOU LEAVE, UH, OUR MEETING, UM, FROM MAY UNTIL JULY, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO VISIT THE ARTIFACTS FROM THE ODELL HOUSE.
AND, UH, THIS IS GOING TO BE HELD AT THE GREENBERG LIBRARY.
AND, UM, THIS IS, THAT'S, THEY'RE LOCATED AT 300 TERRYTOWN ROAD, ELMS FORD, NEW YORK.
AND JUST IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING, UH, THE ODELL HOUSE RO SHAMBO HEADQUARTERS IN GREENBURG IS A HISTORIC REVOLUTIONARY WAR SITE WHERE GENERALS WASHINGTON AND RO SHAMBO PLANNED THE YORKTOWN CAMPAIGN, AND IT'S BEING RESTORED AS A MUSEUM.
THERE ARE FLYERS OUTSIDE IF YOU WANT A REMINDER.
SO, UH, GOING BACK TO SATURDAY, UH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, UH, MINDFUL MAY, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE FOCUSING ON A TEEN MENTAL HEALTH SEMINAR.
AND THAT'S GONNA BE HELD ON SATURDAY BETWEEN 2:00 PM AND 4:00 PM ALSO AT THE GREENBERG PUBLIC LIBRARY.
AND LAST BUT NEVER LEAST, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, UH, OUR COMMITTEE, OUR ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE WITH THE SOUR BRACY WHITE HOSTING WITH ARTS OF WESTCHESTER AND THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.
THEY'RE GOING TO, UM, HAVE THEIR YOUNG WRITERS CRE CREATIVITY, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY, MAY 23RD FROM 2026 FROM 12 NOON UNTIL 1:00 PM AND OF COURSE, YOU CAN FIND ALL OF THESE, INFORM ALL OF THIS INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE.
YEAH, I, I JUST WOULD WANT TO, UM, MENTION ONE THING ABOUT YOU, THE FORECLOSURE, UM, UH, AUCTIONS.
UM, I GOT A VERY NICE NOTE, UM, VENITA HOWARD, WHO'S OUR RECEIVER OF TAXES, AND I GOT A, A, A NOTE FROM THE SANTOS FAMILY, AND IT SAYS, I'M WRITING TO THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR RECENT LETTER AND FOR OFFERING THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER AN INTO A PAYMENT PLAN AGREEMENT FOR OUR OUTSTANDING TAXES.
UH, YOUR OUTREACH AND WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH US HAS MADE AN INCONVENIENT SITUATION MUCH MORE MANAGEABLE.
I'M PLEASED TO SHARE THAT SINCE WE HAVE ENTERED INTO THE PAYMENT AGREEMENT, WE HAVE NOW SUCCESSFULLY PAID OFF THE OUTSTANDING TAXES.
BECAUSE OF YOUR ASSISTANCE, WE WERE ABLE TO AVOID FORECLOSURE, WHICH MEANS MORE THAN WE CAN EXPRESS.
UM, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING, PROFESSIONALISM, AND SUPPORT.
AND I JUST WANT TO MENTION THERE'S STILL PEOPLE WHO OWE BACK.
UH, YOU KNOW, TAXES, THE GOAL OF THE TOWN IS NOT TO TAKE AWAY ANYBODY'S HOUSE.
THE GOAL OF THE TOWN IS FOR PEOPLE TO PAY THEIR TAXES, AND IF THEY COULD PAY IT, UM, BY HAVING A AGREEMENT, AND WE COULD CONNECT PEOPLE WITH NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, UM, AND RESOURCES.
UM, AND IF THE RECEIVER OF TAXES, THE TOWN ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, UM, MY OFFICE, UH, COULD WORK WITH THEM.
UM, SO WE COULD MAKE SOMETHING THAT IS VERY STRESSFUL, YOU KNOW, MORE, MORE MANAGEABLE, UM, AND GET THEM BACK ON THE FEET.
SO IF YOU OWE, UM, YOU KNOW, BACK TAXES, AND THERE'S STILL A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO, WHO OWE SOME BACK TAXES, OUR OFFICE IS AVAILABLE TO YOU.
WE, I'VE SENT OUT IN THE PAST 10 YEARS, DOZENS OF LETTERS TO EVERYBODY WHO'S AVOIDED, UM, PAYING THEIR TAXES.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE HAVE, I'D SAY IT'S, FOR ME, IT'S UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SEE ANYBODY LOSING THEIR HOMES, BUT PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE LOSING THEIR HOMES BECAUSE AT SOME POINT YOU KEEP AVOIDING PAYING THE TAXES.
UM, THE TOWN HAS AN OBLIGATION TO, UM, TO, YOU KNOW, TO COLLECT WITH INTEREST AND PENALTIES.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT REALLY LOSING ANYTHING BECAUSE EVERY MONTH THAT GOES BY, THERE'S MORE INTEREST IN PENALTIES.
BUT ANYONE WHO'S WATCHING THIS, WHO OWES MONEY, UH, TO THE TOWN, YOU COULD CALL ME, MY CELL PHONE'S FOUR THREE EIGHT THIRTEEN FORTY THREE.
AND VENITA IS, YOU KNOW, SHE'S, I THINK DOING SUCH AN AMAZING JOB.
UM, AS RECEIVER OF TAXES, SHE'S ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP PEOPLE.
SHE'S ALWAYS SMILING AND IS EMPATHETIC AND AND CARING AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT SHE'S DONE.
UM, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO HELP TAXPAYERS WHEN THEY'RE AT THE LOW POINT OF THEIR LIFE, YOU NEED TO DO THAT BEFORE IT
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ACTUALLY GOES FOR AUCTION, BECAUSE ONCE YOU GO FOR AUCTION, YOU CAN'T MAKE, UM, YOU KNOW, PAYMENT PLANS.UH, WE LEARNED THAT FROM THE AUCTIONEERS.
SO ON MONDAY WE'LL START THE AUCTION ON THESE PROPERTIES.
AND, UH, THERE ARE NINE PROPERTIES AND, UH, I THINK IT ENDS ON WEDNESDAY, SO IT'S JUST FROM NINE FROM MONDAY TO WEDNESDAY.
UM, WE NOW HAVE THE TWO MINUTE,
[ TWO MINUTE PUBLIC COMMENT LIGHTNING ROUND (for anyone who can’t stay for the regular Public Comment session)]
UH, LIGHTNING ROUND, UH, WHICH MEANS ANYBODY COULD SAY ANYTHING FOR TWO MINUTES.UM, AND THEN IF YOU WANNA WAIT TILL AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, UM, THEN YOU HAVE, UM, FIVE MINUTES.
SO YOU HAVE A CHOICE TO, IT'S ONE OR THE OTHER.
NO, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES NOW, OR FIVE MINUTES AFTER.
AND, UM, WE AGREED EVERYBODY ON THE TOWN BOARD, THERE'LL BE NO INTERRUPTIONS UNTIL, UM, ALL THE SPEAKERS, THAT PORTION IS OVER.
SO AFTER THE TWO MINUTES IS OVER, THEN MEMBERS OF THE TOWN BOARD AND MYSELF, WE COULD COMMENT AND THEN WE'LL GO TO THE HEARINGS.
AFTER ALL THE SPEAKERS HAVE HAD THEIR TWO MINUTES, NOT AFTER THE TWO MINUTES, RIGHT? YEAH.
AFTER ALL THE SPEAKERS HAVE HAD THEIR TWO MINUTES, THEN THERE COULD BE COMMENTS, RIGHT? WE FIRST HAVE LA LAURIE ELLO, HOW ABOUT, THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS LORI UF, FOLLOW AND I'M ACQUAINTED WITH PAUL WEINER.
UM, HE PITCHED IN YEARS AGO AND HELPED, UH, 18 OF MY GIRL SCOUTS TO ENACT LEGISLATION.
THEY ARE NOW REMARKABLE YOUNG WOMEN DOING GREAT IN THEIR CAREERS.
UM, THE SUPERVISOR IS ALSO AWARE OF MY CANDIDACY FOR COUNTY LEGISLATOR FOR DISTRICT 12, AND I LOOK FORWARD AT SOME POINT TO MEETING THE REST OF YOU.
OUR PATHS RECENTLY CROSSED AT THE ECC MEETING, BUT I AM NOT LOOKING TO BECOME A CAREER POLITICIAN, AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHY I'M RUNNING.
I'M ALL ABOUT THE TOWN AND IT'S PEOPLE AND TAXPAYERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
I AM AN EDGEMONT RESIDENT, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE THE TOWN STAY TOGETHER IF POSSIBLE.
SO RECENTLY I'VE BEEN DOING MY OWN INQUIRING AND INSERTING MYSELF IN SOME LAND USE MATTERS, AND I BELIEVE THAT I COULD MAKE A BIG IMPACT.
I THINK MAYBE WE END UP HAVING EDGEMONT AT A SEAT AT A TABLE AND SUCCESSES FOR THE TOWN.
BUT WHAT I'M REALLY HERE FOR TONIGHT IS A VERY QUICK ACTIONABLE ITEM.
UM, AND IT'S NOT THE REASSESSMENT THAT I'VE BEEN BOTHERING YOU ABOUT.
IT IS THE SPEED BUMPS ON THE PIPELINE, WHICH YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT PRIOR.
UH, PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY NOW TAKING CENTRAL AVENUE INSTEAD OF GOING ON THE PIPELINE.
I'VE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL MECHANICS LOCAL TO US, AND THEY HAVE CONFIRMED THAT LIKELY THIS YEAR WE WILL EXPERIENCE IN THE VEHICLES ISSUES WITH SUSPENSION AND THE TIRES.
THESE ARE EXTREMELY HIGH SPEED BUMPS.
SO MY PROPOSAL IS A THREE IN ONE, GET RID OF THREE SPEED BUMPS AND KEEP THE ONE THAT CAUSES THE RISK OVER BY AQUEDUCT DRIVE.
UM, THE TOWN DOES HAVE ABILITY TO ADJUST SPEED LIMITS AND STIFFEN PENALTIES ON SPECIFIC STREETS WHERE TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS HAVE TAKEN PLACE.
AND I ASSUME THAT THIS HAS TAKEN PLACE BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THE SPEED BUMPS COULD HAVE GONE IN, IN THE FIRST PLACE.
SO MAYBE PROPOSE A 25 MILE PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT, LIKE THE REST OF THE TOWN, DOUBLE THE FINES IF YOU COULD GET A SPEED.
OH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT.
AND IF ELECTED, I WILL NOT TAKE THE, UH, INSURANCE HEALTH.
NEXT WE HAVE REED PAINT AND, AND WE REALLY HAVE TO STICK TO THE TWO MINUTES.
I WOULD APPRECIATE IF THE NEXT SPEAKER STOP AT THE TWO MINUTE MARK.
UH, I'M A HOMEOWNER HERE IN GREENBURG.
I ALSO HAPPEN TO BE A MEMBER OF THE CENTRAL WESTCHESTER INDIVISIBLE ACTIVIST, UH, GROUP.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY THAT I FULLY SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION REGARDING ICE AND CBP AND I SUPPORT, UH, SUPERVISOR FINER AMENDMENTS TO THAT.
UH, AS, UH, THE STUDENTS FROM RICHMONT ELOQUENTLY DESCRIBED ICE AND CBP HAVE BEEN TERRORIZING OUR NATION, UH, THE BRUTAL KILLINGS OF ALEX PRETI AND RENEE.
JUST SHOW US THAT WE CANNOT TRUST THESE PEOPLE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
ICE EITHER NEEDS TO BE TOTALLY REFORMED, UH, MASSIVELY REFORMED, OR TOTALLY ABOLISHED.
AND, UH, I ALSO JUST WANNA MENTION, I'M ALSO A POLL WORKER HERE IN, UH, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, AND I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP ICE AND CBP AS FAR AWAY FROM OUR POLLING PLACES AS POSSIBLE
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COME ELECTION DAY.I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO BE DEALING WITH THESE PEOPLE.
UH, MY NAME, MY NAME IS SHELDON MAIVE, AND I AM ALSO A, UH, 54 YEAR RESIDENT OF WEST OF, UH, GREENBURG, UH, TOWN OF GREENBURG, AND A MEMBER OF, UH, UM, OF, UH, INDIVISIBLE A THE, UH, CHAPTER THAT IS CALLED CENTRAL WESTCHESTER INDIVISIBLE.
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THIS SIGN AND IN THE, UH, VIDEO CLIP THAT THEY HAD ON THE BOARD AND BACK OF THE SPEAKER, WE WERE THERE, UH, WHEN SHE SPOKE SO ELOQUENTLY AT THE HARTSDALE TRAIN STATION.
WE SUPPORT THE SAME GOALS THAT THEY DO AND THAT REED JUST SPOKE OF.
WE WANT TO KEEP ICE AS FAR AWAY AS WE CAN POSSIBLY.
WE ALSO SUPPORT, UH, UH, SUPERVISOR FINERS AMENDMENT TO THE RESOLUTION TO KEEP THEM 1000 FEET AWAY.
AND I'D JUST LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT 1000 FEET IS ONLY 330 YARDS APPROXIMATELY.
AND IT WOULD BE, UH, GREATER INSURANCE.
ONE OF THE, OUR MEMBERS HAPPENS TO BE A REFUGEE FROM AFGHANISTAN, AND SHE WROTE TO ME TODAY ALSO ASKING THE SAME, SHE COULDN'T BE HERE, BUT I WANT TO SPEAK FOR HER AND FOR OUR, FOR ALL SO MANY MEMBERS OF OUR GROUP THAT WOULD LIKE YOU TO, UH, TO SEE THIS DONE.
JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR COURAGE.
I HOPE YOU WILL PASS THIS RESOLUTION.
AND WE, WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF IT, AND WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF YOU.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE, DID MAYOR ROBERTS, UH, ROBERT WILLIAMS LEAVE.
UM, BILLY ZIPKIN, JUST WANNA MAKE SURE HE LEFT.
UM, GARY MALONE GOING CORRECT THE RECORD AFTER I, I SIGNED UP FOR FIVE MINUTES.
OH, YOU DID? OH, YES, YOU DID.
CINDY COLLINS, IRVINGTON NEW YORK.
I JUST WANNA THANK THE TOWN BOARD SUPERVISOR FINER, THE TOWN ENGINEERS, COUNTLESS RESIDENTS AND EVERYONE INVOLVED FOR HELPING BASED E MAKE EAST IRVINGTON A SAFER COMMUNITY.
GREENBURG IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, AND THAT'S EVIDENCED BY THE FACT THAT OUR TOWN HAS DEDICATED SO MUCH TIME AND CARE IN WORKING WITH RESIDENTS ON THE TAXI ROAD SIDEWALK PROJECT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ENSURING THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS SAFE FOR YEARS TO COME.
IRVINGTON RESIDENTS ARE TRULY GRATEFUL.
ANDERA BOWEN? I WASN'T, UH, I APOLOGIZE.
I WASN'T SURE IF YOU WANTED TWO MINUTES OR FIVE MINUTES IS FINE.
MY NAME'S END BOWEN FROM FAIRVIEW GREENBERG, AND I WAS GONE FOR ABOUT A YEAR, BUT I'M BACK.
UM, IN 2024, I ASKED THE QUESTION ABOUT THE POLICE DISCIPLINARY RECORDS WHEN THEY WERE GONNA MAKE THEM, UH, VISIBLE.
AND I BELIEVE THERE WAS A LAW AND THEY MADE GREENBERG SUPPLY THOSE RECORDS.
UM, GOING THROUGH THE RECORDS, I NOTICED A BIG GAP BETWEEN 1998 AND 2008.
WE HAVE TWO FROM 98 AND WE HAVE IT UP TILL PRESENT.
AND I WAS JUST WONDERING WHY IS THERE A BIG GAP? THERE HAD TO HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS OR FILES, AND IT'S JUST WORRISOME THAT THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF MISSING INFORMATION.
AND I'M FROM FAIRVIEW, AND THAT WAS A VERY VOLATILE TIME.
UM, A LOT OF, UM, ARRESTS, A LOT OF INCIDENTS, A LOT OF STOP AND FRISK, A LOT OF TRESPASSING, ARREST.
UM, I RECALL LIKE SOME LAWSUITS I RECALL, UM, SOME THINGS OF OFFICERS I RECALL A DEATH OF A, UH, SUPPOSED SHOPLIFTER.
JUST A LOT OF THINGS WERE HAPPENING IN THOSE YEARS, AND IT'S JUST WORRISOME THAT THERE'S A BIG GAP.
I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'RE AWARE, BUT THERE'S A BIG GAP OF RECORDS MISSING ONLINE.
UM, IT'S JUST KIND OF CONCERNING FOR TRANSPARENCY REASONS.
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MS. VERA.I'M, UM, ALSO A MEMBER OF INDIVISIBLE, AND I DO SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION ABOUT ICE.
I THINK ICE IS REALLY, HAS GOTTEN TO BE A TERROR ORGANIZATION, AND THEY HAVE, THEY'RE NOT FOLLOWING THE LAWS.
AND, UM, SO I'M AGREEING WITH THE RESOLUTION.
UH, GOOD EVENING SUPERVISOR, FINER MEMBERS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL.
I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO SERVE AS PRESIDENT OF THE EDGEMONT COMMUNITY COUNCIL.
UM, SINCE THE ECC WAS JUST INVOKED, I DID WANNA SHARE, UH, A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT AND, UH, CLARIFY SOME INFORMATION THAT WAS JUST SHARED.
UH, IN FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR, UH, THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED AN EDGEMONT WIDE SPEED REDUCTION, UH, OF 25 MILES PER HOUR ON EVERY RESIDENTIAL ROAD IN EDGEMONT.
UM, THAT WAS DUE TO ADVOCACY OF THE ECC.
AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP, UH, IN ALREADY MAKING THAT HAPPEN.
UM, YOU KNOW, IN, IN ANOTHER CAPACITY, I SERVE AS CHAIR OF THE PLANNING BOARD, AS YOU KNOW.
AND SO I DO REJECT, UM, THE SUGGESTION THAT THAT EDGEMONT DOESN'T HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE.
UM, WHILE, UH, I ALWAYS ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS AND OTHER RESIDENTS, ADDITIONAL RESIDENTS TO GET INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY, UM, I, I, I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR TO SAY THAT WE DON'T HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE RIGHT NOW.
UM, AND LASTLY, I I DO AGREE THAT I'VE RECEIVED A LOT OF FEEDBACK ON THE PIPELINE ROAD SPEED HUMPS, UH, SINCE THEIR INSTALLATION SIX OR SO MONTHS AGO.
UM, I DO THINK IT WOULD MAKE SENSE FOR THE TOWN TO EXPLORE, UM, EITHER REMOVING OR REDUCING THE SEVERITY OF THE THREE HUMPS BETWEEN EAST HARTSDALE AVENUE AND EDGEMONT PLACE.
UM, ULTIMATELY WHEN THIS CONVERSATION STARTED, IT WAS, UH, THE STRETCH BETWEEN EDGEMONT PLACE AND THE BRONX RIVER PARKWAY ENTRANCE NEAR THE PEDESTRIAN, UH, PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY ACROSS, UH, THE BRONX RIVER, TO THE BRONX RIVER PARKWAY PATH.
AND SOMEHOW ONE THING LED TO ANOTHER, AND WE HAD ALL OF THE SPEED HUMPS THAT WERE INSTALLED.
UM, THE ECC DOES HAVE OUR MONTHLY MEETING ON FRIDAY WITH, UM, TOWN STAFF.
AND SO THAT WILL BE ON THE AGENDA, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO, TO CONTINUING THAT DIALOGUE AND ULTIMATELY FINDING A RESOLUTION, UH, THAT IS, UH, ACCEPTABLE TO BOTH THE COMMUNITY AND THE TOWN.
MICHELLE'S MICHELLE, SPIN, I DID NOT KNOW IF YOU WANTED TWO MINUTES OR FIVE MINUTES.
HI, I AM MICHELLE SPIN FROM DABBS FERRY.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE ADDRESSING RESOLUTION FOUR TONIGHT.
UM, MAYBE THAT'S FOR ANOTHER MEETING, BUT I JUST WANNA BRING UP THAT THE CURRENT RESOLUTION, AS I READ IT TODAY, SAID THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO CAP THE MEDICAL BUYOUT AT CURRENT LEVELS, WHICH IS $9,600 FOR AN INDIVIDUAL AND 22,000 FOR A FAMILY.
AND I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT I THINK BEFORE ANY RESOLUTION IS VOTED ON, UM, AN ANALYSIS NEEDS TO BE DONE OF NEIGHBORING TOWNS AND ALSO THE STATE, BECAUSE NEW YORK STATE EMPLOYEES GET A $1,000 BUYOUT FOR INDIVIDUALS AND $3,000 FOR FAMILIES.
AND AS YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR, THE MEDICAL BUYOUT COSTS THE TOWN OF GREENBERG $1.8 MILLION.
UM, AND OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, SINCE 2016, WERE OVER $10 MILLION.
SO I THINK THAT WE NEED TO START LOOKING AT THE BUDGET PLACES TO CUT THE BUDGET BECAUSE OUR TAXES ARE TOO HIGH AND THAT MONEY CAN POTENTIALLY BE BETTER SPENT ELSEWHERE.
SO I'M ASKING FOR AN ANALYSIS OF NEIGHBORING TOWNS, WHAT THEY PAY OUT IN MEDICAL BUYOUT, AND THEN A MORE REASONABLE DISCUSSION ON WHAT THE CAP SHOULD BE.
THERE ARE NO MORE TWO MINUTE LIGHTNING ROUND.
I BELIEVE THERE MIGHT BE SOMEONE ON ZOOM ON ONLINE.
TERRANCE, UH, HAD SENT ME A NOTE THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOMEONE WAITING.
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TERRANCE.IS THERE SOMEBODY ON ZOOM? SOMEBODY HAS A HANDOUT.
YOUR TWO MINUTES ARE BEGINNING NOW.
IF YOU COULD SAY YOUR NAME, PLEASE.
UH, ACTUALLY, I RAISE AN ISSUE, UH, WITH THE
YOU ARE IN LAST SPEAKER, UH, DUE TO THE EXTREME COLD WEATHER AND THE WATER METER IN MY GARAGE WAS DAMAGED AND THE TOWN SAID WATER DEPARTMENT SEND SOMEONE TO REPLACE IT.
AND, UH, THIS MONTH I RECEIVED A BILL OF, UH, $300 FOR THE REPLACEMENT.
BUT ACTUALLY, UH, IN MY OPINION, I THINK, UH, I, I COMMUNICATED WITH, UH, THE SUPERVISORS A COUPLE OF TIMES THROUGH EMAIL.
UH, THIS IS, UH, THE RESULT OF, UH, UH, EXTREME COLD WEATHER, AND IT'S OF COURSE MAJEURE.
UH, ACTUALLY, WE KNOW, UH, IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS, EVEN THE MAIN TYPES, WHAT TYPES OF THE TONGUE, UH, WERE BROKEN IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS.
SO I COMMUNICATED THIS, UH, WITH, UH, WEATHER DEPARTMENT AND, UH, THE SUPERVISOR OF THE DEPARTMENT SAYS, UH, UP TO THE COMFORT TO MAKE DECISIONS.
HE DOESN'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY.
SO I KINDLY REQUESTED
YOU KNOW, I'D JUST LIKE TO REQUEST THAT YOU KNOW, YOUR COMMUNICATIONS BE, YOU KNOW, UH, DISCUSSED BY THE TOWN BOARD AND BY THE DEPARTMENT HEADS AT AN UPCOMING MEETING.
OH, UM, YEAH, BECAUSE THE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY WILL FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION OF THE, THIS IS NOT CONVERSATION.
WE HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO MAKE ANY DECISION.
SHE, NO, SHE THOUGHT HE WAS DONE AND, AND I HIT RESETS.
THAT'S WHY SHE RESET THE CLOCK.
HE WAS, OR YES, IT HE WAS OR WAS NOT.
OKAY, NEXT WE WILL HAVE, UH, LANE COBB, REVEREND.
UM, SO AS, UM, MY, IN MY CAPACITY AS THE CO-CHAIR OF THE GREENBERG HUMAN RIGHTS ADVISORY, UM, COMMITTEE, I'VE BEEN HERE AND I'VE SPOKEN TWICE ABOUT THIS IN SUPPORT OF THE RESOLUTION, UH, THE ANTI A AND CVP RESOLUTION.
SO I APPRECIATE THE BOARD BRINGING IT TO A VOTE.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO, UM, DEFINITELY PASS IT.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS NOT PERFECT, AND I'M, WHAT I'M HOPING IS THAT THIS WILL BE THE FIRST STEP IN MAYBE CREATING A MORE ACTIONABLE, UM, STAND AGAINST ICE AND OPPRESSION, UM, BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
UH, WHAT I REALLY ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE FACT THAT MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT, UM, IN MY CAPACITY AS A, A TEAM MEMBER OF THE GREENBERG RESTORATIVE CIRCLE PROJECT, UH, COUNCILWOMAN, UH, JACKSON HABER HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING US IN CONVENING, UH, COMMUNITY LISTENING CIRCLES AT THE GREENBERG LIBRARY ON A SERIES OF TOPICS.
AND THE PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO, UH, ALLOW PEOPLE OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS TO COME TOGETHER AND SIT IN CIRCLE AND SPEAK ABOUT TOPICS THAT ARE OF, UM, MUTUAL CONCERN AND OFTEN DIFFICULT TO TALK ABOUT.
AND WE'VE CALLED THAT THE GREENBERG LISTENING, UH, THE, EXCUSE ME, THE BUILDING A BETTER GREENBERG SERIES.
WE ARE GONNA HAVE OUR LAST CIRCLE IN THAT SERIES NEXT TO WEDNESDAY AT THE LIBRARY FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY HAVE THE EXPERIENCE OF HAVING YOUR CONCERNS HEARD, LISTENED, THAT YOU HAVE THE SUGGESTIONS FOR CREATING AN IDENTITY FOR THE TOWN OF GREENBURG THAT IS UNIFYING.
THAT WILL BE OUR TOPIC FOR THAT EVENING.
ANYBODY WHO IS INTERESTED IN COMING AND, UH, SHARING THAT, UM, EXPERIENCE, PLEASE GO TO THE LIBRARY WEBSITE AND REGISTER FOR THAT SIX TO EIGHT DOORS OPEN AT FIVE 30 FOR, UM, FOR SNACKS AND REFRESHMENTS.
AND IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIT WITH COUNCILWOMAN JACKSON AND HABER, UH, AND, AND DISCUSS THIS TOPIC.
AND, UH, A TOWN IDENTITY THAT IS UNIFYING MIGHT BE VERY USEFUL RIGHT NOW.
SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO, UH, JOIN US.
IF YOU COULD PLEASE SEND ME A FLYER, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO PUT THAT ON THE WEBSITE.
AND LAST SPEAKER FOR TWO MINUTES IS AMY RODDAM.
I'M HERE TONIGHT ALSO, IN ORDER TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION OF THIS ICE PROPOSAL.
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ONE STEP TOWARDS ADDRESSING THE REAL PRESSING CONCERNS OF THE PRESENCE OF ICE AND CBP AGENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.THE VISIBLE AND VIOLENT ESCALATION OF ICE ACTIVITY IN OUR COUNTRY, OUR STATE, AND OUR NEIGHBORHOODS HAS NEGATIVELY IMPACTED THE WELLBEING AND SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS, OUR COMMUNITY, BOTH DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY.
PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES, GO TO WORK, TAKE CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, SEEK MEDICAL CARE, BUY FOOD, THE ABUSIVE ATTACK, THE ABUSIVE TACTICS AND OVERREACHING PRACTICES OF ICE.
AND CVP EXTEND BEYOND THEIR PURVIEW AND INDISCRIMINATELY TARGET CITIZENS, LEGAL IMMIGRANTS, AND IMMIGRANTS PURSUING THE DUE PROCESS OF LEGAL STATUS AND IT CANNOT CONTINUE UNCHECKED.
FURTHERMORE, THE PROTECTION OF POLLING PLACES AGAINST THE INFLUENCES OF INTIMIDATION AND THREAT IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE AS OUR ABILITY TO VOTE REPRESENTS OUR CIVIL LIBERTY AND VOICE AND MUST NOT BE LIMITED.
THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION IS SEARCH THAT WE, THE PEOPLE OF GREENBURG, SEE THIS REALITY AND WILL NOT IDLY STAND BY WHILE I AND CBP THREATEN AND ABUSE OUR COMMUNITY.
SO MAY THIS SERVE AS A SIGNAL TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT WE STAND TOGETHER WITH THEM, AND MAY THE TOWN BOARD CONTINUE TO BE ALERT TO THESE PRESSING REALITIES AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE PROMPTS AND MEANINGFUL ACTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.
VIOLATIONS OF THESE RIGHTS ARE ALREADY HAPPENING.
WE MUST NOT BE CAUGHT FLAT-FOOTED WHEN THEY ARRIVE AT OUR DOOR.
AGAIN, I'M THANKFUL FOR THE BOARD'S CONTINUED, UM, ATTENTION TO THESE CONCERNS AND MATTERS AND SUPPORT THE PASSING OF THE RESOLUTION WITH ATTENTION TO THE OTHERS THAT MAY BE NECESSARY IN THE FUTURE.
I I JUST WANNA RESPOND TO SOME OF THE, UH, COMMENTS MADE RELATING TO THE SPEAKER.
UH, THAT'S, THERE WAS NO OTHER SPEAKER, I THINK NO OTHER SPEAKER.
WELL, LET'S CHECK FOR, FOR TWO MINUTES.
UH, RELATING TO THE PIPELINE ROAD, UM, SUGGESTION, I WOULD DEFINITELY BE, UH, OPEN TO HAVING A DISCUSSION WITH THE TOWN BOARD AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WITH THE POLICE BECAUSE, AND WITH THE EDGEMONT COMMUNITY COUNCIL.
'CAUSE I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE ON DIFFERENT SIDES OF THAT, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE FIND THE, THE SPEED HUMPS, UH, ANNOYING AND, UM, YOU KNOW, CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT IT'S GONNA HAVE ON THEIR, UH, VEHICLES.
UM, AT THE SAME TIME THERE'S BEEN SPEEDING PROBLEMS THERE.
SO I THINK THAT WE SHOULD HAVE A DISCUSSION RELATING TO, UH, UH, MRS. BOWEN'S, UM, COMMENTS ABOUT THE RECORDS GROUP.
YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO, UM, UH, HAVE THAT FOLLOWED UP.
UM, I THINK I SENT AN EMAIL TO THE POLICE CHIEF ABOUT THAT, RIGHT? TO GET FURTHER INFORMATION THAT THAT'S GREAT.
UM, RELATING TO, UM, UM, THE ICE, YOU KNOW, I BASICALLY WILL VOTE FOR THE RESOLUTION, BUT I WOULD HOPE THAT WE COULD, UM, PUT LIKE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT THAT EVERYBODY COULD LIVE WITH, SAYING THAT, UH, BASICALLY I SHOULD BE, SHOULD NOT BE WITHIN AT LEAST A THOUSAND FEET, UM, FROM, FROM THE POLLING PLACE BECAUSE I FAILED 250 FEET IS NOT ENOUGH.
AND IT'S GONNA BASICALLY DETER, DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM VOTING.
IF SOMEBODY IS AN IMMIGRANT, AND I DEAL WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST AFRAID OF, UH, OF ICE, UM, IF THEY KNOW THAT ICE IS GONNA BE 260 FEET AWAY, THEY'RE NOT GONNA BOTHER TO TO VOTE BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO BE AFRAID THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE CAUGHT.
AND, UH, THE RELU, WHEN WE PASS A RESOLUTION, IT'S BASICALLY ENCOURAGING ALBANY TO TAKE ACTION.
IT DOESN'T HAVE THE FORCE OF LAW.
SO, UM, SO I THINK THAT IF WE WOULD PASS A RESOLUTION SAYING, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, WE SUPPORT STATE LEGISLATION ADDRESSING THE 250, UH, FEET AMOUNT, BUT WE WOULD STILL PREFER SOMETHING, UH, CLOSER TO A THOUSAND.
I THINK THAT, UH, MAYBE WE COULD GET THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO AT LEAST, UM, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, CONSIDER, YOU KNOW, CONSIDER THAT.
UM, IN TERMS OF THE HEALTHCARE, UH, YOU KNOW, BUYOUTS, UM, YOU KNOW, THE TOWN BOARD YESTERDAY, NOT ON THE AGENDA, THE TOWN BOARD YESTERDAY AGREED TO, UH, TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THAT NEXT TUESDAY AT OUR WORK SESSION AT FIVE, YOU KNOW, 30.
I DEFINITELY AM AGAINST, I I DEFINITELY FEEL THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE DRAMATIC ACTION DEALING WITH THAT.
YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT IT'S EXCESSIVE.
UM, MY OFFICE EARLIER THIS YEAR CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ALL THE OTHER COMMUNITIES IN WESTCHESTER, AND, YOU KNOW, MOST COMMUNITIES ARE AT LEAST HALF AS MUCH, UH, HALF AS GENEROUS AS THE TOWN IS.
AND I THINK WE'RE LOOKING FOR, WE'RE ALL LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SAVE MONEY.
UM, AND THIS IS AN EX AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE MONEY AND, YOU KNOW, TO AVOID LARGER TAX INCREASES.
SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT NEXT TUESDAY, THE BOARD COULD TAKE MAJOR ACTION STEPS TO ADDRESS THIS, AT LEAST WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS AND MANAGEMENT, BECAUSE WE HAVE CONTROL OF THAT.
WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER AT THIS POINT UNTIL THERE'S LABOR NEGOTIATIONS, UM, WITH, UH, UNION EMPLOYEES, C-S-E-A-P-B-A AND TEAMSTERS.
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OVER MANAGEMENT AND WE DO HAVE CONTROL OVER ELECTED OFFICIALS.SO THAT'S BASICALLY, UM, THE COMMENTS.
UM, YOU KNOW, I HAVE, OKAY, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT JUST TO CORRECT THE RECORD REGARDING THE ICE RESOLUTION.
SO, UM, I THINK IT'S TERRIFIC THAT WE HAVE ALL COME TOGETHER, UH, UNDER A SPIRIT OF CONSENSUS TO PASS SOMETHING THAT IS, IS MEANINGFUL.
OKAY? UM, BUT IT IS NOT TRUE THAT IT WAS SUPERVISOR FRYER'S, UH, THOUSAND, THE THOUSAND FEET WAS NOT HIS AMENDMENT.
OKAY? YES, THAT WAS MY AMENDMENT, OKAY.
AND IT WAS IN RESPONSE TO A RESIDENT WHO WAS HERE WITH US TONIGHT WHO SUGGESTED A 2000 FOOT, UH, BUFFER ZONE.
NOW WE COULD HAVE A 5,000, YOU KNOW, WE COULD SUGGEST ANYTHING, BUT WE HAVE TO BE PRACTICAL ABOUT THIS.
AND ACTUALLY, OUR TOWN ATTORNEY, UH, DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THIS AND HAVING A THOUSAND FOOT, WHICH I'D LOVE TO HAVE THAT, BUT HAVING A THOUSAND FOOT, UM, BUFFER ZONE WOULD ENCROACH ONTO 65 OTHER PROPERTIES.
SO WE HAVE TO BE WITHIN OUR OWN JURISDICTION, IN OTHER WORDS.
SO, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY, UH, THERE WILL BE SOMETHING DONE.
BUFFER ZONES WILL BE LEGISLATION THAT'S PASSED IN ALBANY.
WE, WE, UH, THE, THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT ACTUALLY HAD RECOMMENDED 250 FEET.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THAT IN OURS.
THAT'S THE, THE, OF ALL THE RESEARCH I DID, THAT WAS THE LARGEST PRACTICAL ONE THAT I COULD FIND.
IT WAS THE LARGEST ONE THAT ANYBODY SUGGESTED OTHER THAN RESIDENTS.
SO RESIDENTS, I DON'T THINK NECESSARILY HAVE A, LIKE A BEAT ON WHAT MAKES SENSE.
SO I, I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S CIVIC, UM, ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT IN PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY.
AND JUST, BUT THAT RECORD NEEDS TO BE, I JUST ASK NO, NO, I, WAIT, I'M ASKING YOU A QUESTION.
IN TERMS OF THE THOUSAND FEET.
IF SOMEBODY, IF I, IF SOMEBODY LIVES IN A HOUSE THAT'S SAY 800 FEET AWAY AND THEY BASICALLY SAY TO ICE, THIS IS MY PRIVATE PROPERTY, YOU'RE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, BE THERE.
WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
BUT IF IT'S NOT PRIVATE PROPERTY, THEN NO.
I'M SAYING IF IT'S NOT PRO, I, I BELIEVE THAT WE COULD DO THE THOUSAND FEET.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, THE STATE LEGISLATURE COULD TAKE A LOOK AT, UH, YOU KNOW, WHAT LEGALLY WE CAN OR, YOU KNOW, OR CAN'T DO.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT IF WE WOULD ASK THE LEGISLATURE EVEN TO CONSIDER SOMETHING MORE THAN 250 FEET, YOU KNOW, THEY MAY BE ABLE TO, WITH THEIR LAWYERS, COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT, UM, THAT COULD WORK AND, UH, BE, UH, MORE EFFECTIVE.
THAT, AND AGAIN, A RESOLUTION, THE RESOLUTION WE ADOPT IS A SENSE OF THE TOWN BOARD.
IT'S NOT SAYING THIS, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE DONE.
WE COULD SAY, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE STATE TAKES ACTION, YOU KNOW, WE, WE HOPE THEY'LL LOOK AT THIS AND COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT, UH, COULD BE MORE EFFECTIVE AT, UM, AT ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO VOTE.
AND, YOU KNOW, AS, AS SIMPLE, AND I'M, I SAID I'M GONNA VOTE FOR THE RESOLUTION BECAUSE I THINK THE RESOLUTION'S IMPORTANT, BUT I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE A STRONGER RESOLUTION IF WE COULD, UM, HAVE LIKE A SENSE OF THE BOARD THAT WE WOULD, IF LEGALLY ABLE TO DO SO, IF, IF THEY WOULD LOOK AT EXTENDING THE, THE BOUNDARIES.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE, I I THINK WE SHOULD NOT TAKE UP SO MUCH OF THE PUBLIC'S TIME AT THIS POINT.
WE SHOULD KEEP OUR REMARKS FINE, CONCISE, SO ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO SAY.
JUST THAT I DO HOPE THAT EVERYONE GETS OUT TO VOTE.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT ELECTION AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE VOTE REGARDING THE, UH, THE BUMPS.
AND I'M NOT SO SURE THAT THEY'RE HUMPS DYLAN.
UH, THEY'RE VERY CLOSE TO ME BEING A HUMP.
AND THE DIFFERENCE IS A HUMP IS MUCH SHORTER THAN A, THAN A HUMP.
UH, AND IT JUST SEEMS TO ME I'VE GONE OVER BUMPS AND I'VE GONE OVER HUMPS, AND THAT'S SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN.
UM, BUT I THINK IT'S MORE ON THE SIDE OF A BUMP.
AND THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT A BUMP IS, YOU REALLY HAVE TO GO VERY CAREFULLY OVER IT.
SO I, I AGREE WE SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THAT, UM, AND SEE WHETHER OR NOT, IF, WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD BE, UM, LOWERING IT OR, YOU KNOW, I'M SURE THERE ARE STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE TO, UH, COMPLY WITH.
UH, BUT I THINK IT'S WORTH, UH, TAKING A LOOK AT.
IT DOES HAVE THIS DESIRED PURPOSE FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE USING THE ROAD.
BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S REALLY ALL THAT.
UM, I THINK THERE MAY BE OTHER WAYS OF, OF DEALING WITH THAT.
AND, UH, AND I ALSO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING FORWARD, CHANGING THE SPEED LIMIT IN EDGEMONT TO 25 MILES PER HOUR EVERYWHERE.
AND SO HOPEFULLY THAT HELPS AS WELL.
UM, REGARDING THE ICE RESOLUTION, UH, COUNCILWOMAN HABER HAS DONE QUITE A BIT OF RESEARCH ON THIS.
THE INITIAL PROPOSAL FROM THE SUPERVISOR WAS, WHY DON'T WE JUST VOTE AND PASS WHAT THE VILLAGES
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DID? I LOOKED AT SOME OF THE VILLAGE RESOLUTIONS.WE DO, AND IT MAKES SENSE FOR US AS A BOARD TO PUT FORWARD SOMETHING TO ALBANY THAT IT'LL LIKELY PASS OR AT LEAST BUTTRESS WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
SO IF THEY WANT TO DO TWO 50 AND WE SAY TWO 50, BUT IF WE COME ACROSS AS A THOUSAND FEET, WHICH IN MANY POLLING PLACES IS GOING TO BE TO OTHER PROPERTIES, THEY'RE NOT GONNA TAKE US SERIOUSLY.
AND WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HAVE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE STATE GOVERNMENT, THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT, TO TAKE US SERIOUSLY WHEN WE SEND THINGS TO THEM.
UM, YOU'RE FLAG, YOU'RE THE, UH, WE ARE INDIVISIBLE.
I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD MOVE THE FLAG TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SIGN, WHICH IS WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT THE RESPECTFUL, UM, POSITION.
I'M JUST, I'M JUST, I'M JUST SAYING MOVE IT TO THE OTHER SIDE.
REGARDING THE GAP, REGARDING THE GAP, UH, REGARDING THE RECORDS, I NEVER NOTICED THAT.
AND, UH, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHAT THAT'S ALL ABOUT.
UM, UH, REGARDING THE HEALTHCARE BUYOUT, WE HEARD THAT IT'S COST TAXPAYERS $10 MILLION IN THE LAST 10 YEARS.
OUR CONTROLLER WOULD VEHEMENTLY DENY THAT IT SHOW SHE SHOWED LAST YEAR, IT ACTUALLY SAVED TAXPAYERS $1.2 MILLION AT A MINIMUM AND MORE SAVED NET SAVINGS.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT NEXT TIME.
UM, I REALLY SUP, I REALLY, UM, APPRECIATE SO MANY PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT WE NEED TO PASS THIS ICE RESOLUTION AND IT'S ONLY A FIRST STEP BECAUSE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THIS COUNTRY IS ABSOLUTELY UN-AMERICAN.
AND MAYBE WE CAN DO SOMETHING WITH THIS FIRST STEP.
THIS IS A VERY DELIBERATIVE BOARD.
WE DID NOT, AND WE GET CRITICIZED FOR THIS.
WE DID NOT JUST JUMP ON THE WAGON VILLAGES PASS SOMETHING, WE PASS IT TOO.
WE TOOK OUR TIME, WE MADE IT SPECIFIC TO THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, WHICH I THINK GIVES IT MORE CREDIBILITY.
AND WE ADDED IN A DISTANCE WHERE MANY OTHER RESOLUTIONS DID NOT.
AND, UM, I THINK THAT'S IT BECAUSE EVERY I, EVERYBODY WAS IN SUPPORT OF DOING SOMETHING ABOUT ICE.
IT MAY NOT BE PERFECT, BUT IT'S A GOOD FIRST STEP.
UH, UM, SORRY, SUPERVISOR FINER.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO ADD, UM, ONTO WHAT COUNCIL COUNCILMAN SHEEN WAS SAYING.
AND JUST FOR YOUR OWN EDIFICATION SIR, THERE SHOULD BE NO COMMERCIALIZATION.
THE FLAG SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES, SUCH AS TEMPORARY SIGNS, POSTERS, OR FLYERS INTENDED FOR DISCARD THE FLAG OR ITS LIKENESS SHOULD NOT BE DEFACED WITH LETTERING LOGOS OR DESIGNS.
AND WHEN DISPLAYED ON A SIGN OR A WALL, IT MUST BE AT THE TOP, UM, TO THE FLAG'S OWN RIGHT.
IT'S THAT LAST PART THAT IS ABOUT THE SIGN.
WHERE DID YOU FIND OUT? MINE? IT'S THE UNITED STATES FLAG CODE THAT IS, YEP.
[ To consider a site plan application by Thalle Industries Inc. (“Thalle”) as it relates to an existing rock crushing and aggregate reclamation facility located at 50 Warehouse Lane South (P.O. Elmsford, NY 10523) [TB 25-06] ]
PUB OPENING UP A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A SITE PLAN APPLICATION BY TH THE INDUSTRIES AS IT RELATES TO AN EXISTING ROCK CRUSHING AND AGGREGATE, UH, UH, RECLAMATION FACILITY LOCATED AT 50 WAREHOUSE LANE, SOUTH PO ELMSFORD, UH, NEW YORK, 1 0 5 2 3.FINER MEMBERS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL.
FINER MEMBERS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD.
I'M GARRETT TUKA, COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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AND CONSERVATION.THIS IS A CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING FROM THE APRIL 8TH, 2026 MEETING AND IS RELATED TO A SITE PLAN APPLICATION OF FAIL INDUSTRIES INC.
THE SITE OPERATOR RELATED TO A PROJECT INVOLVING MODIFICATIONS TO AN EXISTING ROCK AGGREGATE AND RECLAMATION FACILITY LOCATED IN THE GI GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AT 50 WAREHOUSE LANE PL ELMSFORD CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 14.3 ACRES, LOCATED AT 50 WAREHOUSE LANE SOUTH IN THE ELMSFORD PORTION OF THE TOWN.
SINCE THE APRIL 8TH MEETING, THA HAS MADE UPDATES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO ITS SITE PLAN AND AN EFFORT TO BE RESPONSIVE TO TOWN STAFF, INCLUDING THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, AND CD NC COMMENTS, AS WELL AS THE FIRE DISTRICT SAFETY UPDATES AND CLARIFICATIONS TO THE PLAN.
BRIAN SBA, ATTORNEY ON THE BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT THIS EVENING AND WILL MAKE A PRESENTATION OF THE UPDATES.
AND DEPUTY BUILDING INSPECTOR LIZ GARRITY AND MYSELF ARE HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
FINER MEMBERS OF THE, UH, TOWN BOARD.
I'M AN ATTORNEY FROM ZA STEINS ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT, FAIL INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED.
UM, AS GARRETT DESCRIBED SINCE THE LAST MEETING, UM, WE HAVE ADDRESSED COMMENTS FROM THE BILLING DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS ENGINEERING.
UM, WE BELIEVE THAT ALL THOSE COMMENTS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED TO THE, TO THE SATISFACTION OF AT LEAST BILLING, DEPARTMENT ENGINEERING AND TO A POINT THAT WE BELIEVE THAT IT'S PROPER FOR THIS OR AT LEAST ADEQUATE SO THAT THE BOARD CAN CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING THIS EVENING.
UM, AND DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE A RESOLUTION NEGATIVE DECLARATION.
UM, WITH REGARD TO WHAT WAS SUBMITTED, UM, YOU WOULD ASK THAT WE MADE MAKE A SUBMISSION BY MAY 1ST, WHICH WE DID.
THAT INCLUDED A COMMENT, RESPONSE LETTER, UPDATE, EAF FORM OR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FORM THE UPDATE, ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE FORM, THE UPDATE SLOPE CLEARANCE FORM, AND A REVISED SITE LAND SET.
UM, FILING THAT SUBMISSION THERE.
WE RECEIVED COMMENTS BACK, UM, WORKED DILIGENTLY, UM, RESPONDING TO THOSE COMMENTS FOR BOTH BUILDING AND ENGINEERING.
UM, I, UM, LIZ GARRITY, I'M SURE CAN SPEAK THIS EVENING AS TO WHERE WE STAND ON THE BILLING DEPARTMENT COMMENTS.
I'M NOT SURE IF JASON'S ON, BUT, UM, WE DO BELIEVE THAT WE DID SATISFY JASON'S COMMENTS AS WELL.
UM, THE OTHER ITEM THAT WE DO HAVE, UM, OUTSTANDING, AND AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO STATE THIS FROM THE START SO THAT, YOU KNOW, UM, IS SA IS OKAY AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL WOULD BE PROPER, IS THE SW OR STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN.
UM, RIGHT NOW WITH ME THIS EVENING, I DO HAVE MEMBERS FROM FAIL, UM, CHRIS CAMP AS WELL AS JEFF MANGANELLO, UM, CLA SITE WHO PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED TO YOU, INCLUDING, UM, PETER LOYOLA AND SCOTT MILLER ARE BOTH ON ZOOM.
UM, BUT WE ALSO HAVE NOW RETAINED JMC AND DIEGO VILLA YARI.
I KNEW I WAS GONNA, SORRY, IT'S A TONGUE TWISTER FOR ME.
UM, OF JMC, UM, IS NOW ON BOARD WITH OUR TEAM AND WE'LL BE WORKING WITH, UM, THE TOWN TO COMPLETE THE SW TO THE TOWN SATISFACTION.
SO UNLESS THERE'S COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD, UM, OPEN UP TO YOU.
DID YOU REMOVE A HAMMERHEAD? THE HAMMERHEAD IS NOT REMOVED ON THE SITE.
ACTUALLY, WE DID HAVE THE HAMMERHEAD ON THE PROPERTY, ON THE PROPERTY.
WE JUST, ONE OF THE COMMENTS WAS WHETHER OR NOT IT'S PAVED.
WE HAD UPDATE OUR PLAN TO SHOW THAT THAT WOULD BE PAVED.
THERE'S A 26 FOOT HAMMERHEAD ON THAT LOCATION.
SO IF I CAN JUST COMMENT, UH, LIZ GARRITY, DEPUTY BUILDING INSPECTOR.
YEAH, JUST MAKE SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE.
THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE MICROPHONE.
UM, THERE WAS, UH, THE ORIGINAL PLAN FROM APRIL 29TH.
THERE WERE TWO HAMMERHEAD, 1 26 FOOT AND THEN THERE WAS ANOTHER AREA PULL OFF THAT'S IN FRONT OF THE BIG PILE, WHICH IS 52 FEET WIDE.
ORIGINALLY WHEN THIS WAS PRESENTED, THERE WERE THE TWO HAMMERHEADS FOR BACKING IN THE FIRETRUCK, UM, BY THE, UM, SORTING AND BY THE, THE TANKS.
THE OTHER ONE IS BY THE BIG PILE.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STILL NEEDS TO UTILIZE BOTH THOSE AREAS.
SO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARE REQUESTING THAT BOTH OF THOSE HAMMERHEADS STAY IN PLACE AND BOTH BE PAVED.
THAT'S THE, THE REMAINING COMMENT.
YOU'RE AGREEABLE TO THAT? YES.
IF, UM, OUR DEPUTY IS AMENABLE AND AGREEABLE, THEN I THINK WE, YEAH, I CAN PROBABLY CLOSE THIS OUT.
IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WANTS TO SPEAK? UM, THERE WERE NO SIGNUPS.
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AND THIS IS A FIVE MINUTE ROUND PER SPEAKER AT AIR CLOCKS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROOM.UM, AND IF WE ARE CLOSING TONIGHT, THERE COULD ALSO BE A SECOND FIVE MINUTE ROUND AS WELL.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
I'M MET BY MY TWO COLLEAGUES AT TAMARA WIG AND CHARLES GRAVES.
WE ARE BOTH REPRESENT OR WE ALL REPRESENTING REALTOR WHO IS A PROPERTY OWNER IN ELMSFORD, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH THE SAME INDUSTRIAL PARK WHERE FAILS CURRENTLY EXISTS.
UH, WE ARE THE OWNERS OF ONE THROUGH SIX WAREHOUSE WITHIN THAT PARK.
UM, AND A COUPLE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE WANTED TO FLAG RELATED TO FAILS AND THE OVERALL PARK RELATE TO THE PROJECT THAT IS ONGOING WITH THE BRIDGE REMEDIATION RIGHT NOW.
UM, WE HAVE HEARD FROM FAILS AND HAVE HAD SOME COMMUNICATION WITH LIZ AND HER DEPARTMENT REGARDING AN IMPLEMENTATION OF A, UH, SCALE GOING INTO THE PROJECT.
UM, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD RECENTLY THAT FAILS IS WORKING WITH THE TOWN TO INSTALL ONE ON THEIR OWN, UH, PROPERTY TO MANAGE THEIR OWN WEIGHT LIMITS.
UM, AND JUST WANTED TO RAISE OUR OWN THOUGHTS AROUND THAT, GIVEN THE FACT THAT ALL OF OUR TENANTS HAVE THEIR OWN WEIGHTS THERE AND WE KNOW ALL OF THE INCOMING AND OUTGOING INBOUND FROM OUR PROPERTIES.
AND THEN ADDITIONALLY TO THE STORM WATER WANTED TO FLAG CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE HAD HISTORICALLY WITH KIND OF THE RUNOFF FROM THEIR TRUCKS, UH, REGARDING THE DUST AND CONTINUED CLEANUP THAT WE'VE HAD TO HAVE AS WELL AS INSIDE OF THE STORMWATER AND OUR OWN TENANTS, UH, BUILDINGS THEMSELVES, HVA SYSTEMS, UM, AND SUCH.
UM, AND PART OF THE SCALES JUST WANT TO ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE WEIGHT OF THEIRS, POTENTIALLY SOMEWHAT BEING OVERWEIGHT.
UM, TAMARA MIGHT ASK YOU IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO POTENTIALLY HIGHLIGHT OR OUTLAY.
NO, IT, IT, IT'S REALLY GENERALLY THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLES.
CAN YOU USE THE MIC PLEASE? THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLES GOING IN AND OUT OF THE PROPERTY DIRECTLY TO DEALING WITH THE THAS.
UM, ACCESS, IT'S MORE THE RUNOFF AND THE, THE, UH, CONTAMINATION OF THE STORM DRAINS WITH ALL OF THE, THE ITEMS THAT WASH DOWN WAREHOUSE LANE INTO THE, THE MAIN AREAS.
BUT WITH THEM WORKING ON THEIR PLAN, I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE BECAUSE AS OF RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE A WAY TO, UM, CAPTURE IT.
I'M SORRY, ARE YOU SAYING IT'S COMING FROM TAIL? WE'RE SAYING THAT, THAT IT'S BEING TRUCKED DOWN IF THEIR AREA IS NOT PAVED, THEN IT'S BEING BROUGHT DOWN AND THEN WASHED DOWN.
THEY DO TRY TO DO SOME SWEEPING, BUT THAT JUST MAKES IT WORSE BECAUSE IT CHUCKS IT UP AND GETS IT INTO THE HVA SYSTEMS INSTEAD.
AND IF IT WAS PAVED, YOU DON'T BELIEVE THAT WOULD BE, WE WOULDN'T HAVE AS MUCH OF IT COMING DOWN WITH THEIR, UM, TRAFFIC, NO.
IS THIS THE FIRST TIME THAT YOU'RE BRINGING THIS TO THEIR, OR OUR ATTENTION OFFICIALLY TO YOUR ATTENTION? YES, I WOULD SAY IN SOME FORM, BUT WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH SALES DIRECTLY 'CAUSE WE'VE HAD LOTS OF PUBLIC HEARINGS AND THIS IS THE FIRST I'M HEARING OF, OF IT.
UM, IT'S VERY LATE IN THE PROCESS.
WE WERE WORKING OFFLINE, BUT IT HASN'T HAD RESOLUTION AS YET, SO NEEDS TO HAVE ANOTHER STEP AT THIS TIME.
DID YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING? MORAL SUPPORT,
UH, WHAT'S LIKELY GOING TO HAPPEN HERE IS ANYBODY ELSE WANNA SPEAK? ALRIGHT, BECAUSE WE WILL LIKELY THE INTENT OF THE BOARD TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, LEAVE THE RECORD OPEN FOR SEVEN DAYS.
SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PUT SOMETHING INTO THE RECORD IN THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS, YOU COULD CERTAINLY DO THAT.
IF YOU WANNA SUPPLEMENT ANYTHING YOU JUST SAID HERE TONIGHT, UM, THE APPLICANT WILL ALSO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY.
AND THEN AT THE NEXT MEETING WE WILL BE, UH, RENDERING A DECISION ON THIS CASE AND MAY CONDITION THE APPROVAL ON ANY NUMBER OF THINGS.
IF THE BOARD WANTED TO KEEP IT OPEN FOR 14 DAYS, THAT WOULD ALLOW US ADDITIONAL TIME TO PREPARE A DECK AND A, UH, SITE PLAN DECISION FOR THE JUNE 10TH MEETING.
AND IS THERE ANY BENEFIT TO THAT TO YOU? THERE'S BENEFIT TO HAVING EXTRA TIME TO DO THE YES, THERE WOULD BE.
SO WE'LL, WE'LL, UH, I THINK WE'LL DO 14, WE CAN CONSIDER THAT.
WHICH WILL PUSH IT PAST THE NEXT MEETING THOUGH, RIGHT? YEAH.
AND ALSO FOR THE RECORD, UH, THE TOWN ENGINEER WHO'S NOT PRESENT TODAY, UH, JUST DID HAVE TWO COMMENTS THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE APPLICANT ON, BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THEY WOULD BE REASON TO NOT CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SAY THAT AGAIN? THERE ARE TWO COMMENTS TO BE ADDRESSED OF THE TOWN ENGINEER, BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE OF THE NATURE THAT WOULD PRECLUDE YOU FROM CLOSING THE HEARING, BUT I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT AND THAT COULD BE RESOLVED IN THE NEXT 14 DAYS.
EITHER WAY WE'RE GOING TO BE RENDERING A DECISION AND, UH, AND OKAY.
DOES, DOES THEY WANT TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND
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ABOUT THIS NEW INFORMATION? DO YOU HAVE ANY ISSUE WITH 14 DAYS? NO, I, I MEANT ABOUT THE, THE SITUATION ITSELF, THE NEW, THE INFORMATION THAT'S NEW TO US, BUT PROBABLY NOT NEW TO THEM.OH, I, I THINK, I THINK THE, THE RUNOFF WITH DEBRIS HAS BEEN KNOWN TO THE TOWN FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS THEY'RE ASKING FOR THE, UH, THE PAVEMENT.
NO, I'M, YES, I'M AWARE OF THAT, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS A CONCERN OF THIS OTHER, UM, NEIGHBORING COMPANY UNTIL TONIGHT.
I MEAN, I, I DON'T THINK THERE'S MUCH ELSE TO SAY AT THIS POINT.
I, WE ARE AWARE OF THOSE TWO ISSUES IN TERMS OF WEIGHT.
UM, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE SCALE BEING PROPOSED ON SITE, UM, AS WELL AS THE TIRE WASH ON SITE.
AND WE'VE ALSO PROPOSED TO PAVE MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT I OBVIOUSLY WE'VE HAD TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS TO DO THAT.
UM, SO I THINK THAT ALL THOSE ITEMS ARE ADDRESSED TO THAT SATISFACTION.
DOES, DOES THAT RECORD AUTOMATICALLY? AND, AND IS THERE STORAGE OF THAT? OR CAN, CAN IT WEIGH HIGH AND SOMEBODY SAY, OKAY, KEEP GOING AND NOBODY WILL EVER KNOW THE DIFFERENCE? SO, SO OBVIOUSLY WE CAN'T REGULATE THE TRUCKS COMING INTO THE SITE.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO WEIGH THEM AT THAT POINT.
UM, TRUCKS GOING OUT, WE WOULD WEIGH AND I, WHETHER THAT, HOW THAT PROCESS GOES.
I KNOW WE HAVE PROPOSED A LOCATION FOR SCALE, UM, IN DETAIL AS TO THE SCALE.
UM, I'D HAVE TO DEFER TO FAIL AS TO THE ACTUAL OPERATION, WHETHER OR NOT THERE'LL BE A, A FULL LOG OF THAT.
BUT I BELIEVE THAT THERE WOULD BE, BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT, RIGHT? BECAUSE IF IT'S, THERE'S THIS HAVING A SCALE THAT MM-HMM
THERE'S NO ONE CALIBRATION AND TWO A LOG THAT, YOU KNOW, CAN'T BE TAMPERED WITH, UH, AS THE THE TRUCKS ARE GOING OVER, IT WOULD SEEM LIKE IT WOULD BE, UH, AN IMPORTANT THING TO SAY.
WELL, I MEAN, PHIL IS RESPONSIBLE ON HAVING LOADED THE TRUCKS.
SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY NOT GOING TO THAT SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA BREAK THE LAW.
IF TRUCKS COMING OUT, TRUCKS COMING IN, WE CAN'T REGULATE THOSE TRUCKS COMING IN UNTIL THEY GET TO THE SITE, UM, GOING ACROSS THAT BRIDGE.
SO IT'S, BUT WILL YOU BE WEIGHING THOSE TRUCKS COMING IN? YEAH.
CHRIS CAMPERO, UH, CHRIS CAMPERO, CO AT FAIL? UM, YES.
SO WHEN THE TRUCKS DO ARRIVE FOR A LOCATION, UH, IF THEY ARE OVERWEIGHT AT THAT POINT, UM, WE WILL, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT BEFORE WHERE WE WOULD HAVE TO UNLOAD IT THERE TO ALLOW THEM TO, UM, TO LESSEN THE LOAD.
UH, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE AT THAT POINT AND WE WOULDN'T SERVICE THEM, UH, WITH A WARNING AS WELL TOO.
SO WE ARE REALLY, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GONNA BE AN AUTOMATION PROCESS WHERE IT WILL, WILL, UH, HAVE IT TRANSMIT ELECTRONICALLY, BUT, UM, WE ARE GOING TO HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE IN TERMS OF THAT ASPECT AS WELL TO AND OUR CUSTOMERS.
BECAUSE TO A BRIDGE WHERE IT'S OVERWEIGHT, IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER WHICH WAY IT'S GOING.
IT'S, IT'S GOING TO COMPROMISE THE BRIDGE AND WE KNOW THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
AND SO THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME SIGNIFICANT DETERRENT FOR THEM COMING OVERWEIGHT.
UH, YOU CAN MONITOR GOING OUT, BUT WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT A WAY AND MAYBE THE, THE BRAINS ON OUR STAFF CAN FIGURE OUT SOMETHING THAT WOULD DETER PEOPLE FROM COMING IN OVERWEIGHT.
'CAUSE WE DON'T, IF YOU LOSE THE BRIDGE WE'RE IN, WE'RE IN BIG TROUBLE.
AND THE BRIDGE IS ALREADY COMPROMISED.
SO, WELL, AND SAFETY, I MEAN, SAFETY HAS ALWAYS BEEN OUR FIRST AND FOREMOST, UH, PRIORITY.
SO WITH ALL HONESTY, I MEAN, WE WILL WORK WITH YOU IN THE TOWN IN TERMS OF HOW WE HANDLE THAT.
UM, BUT WE ARE ON THE SAME PAGE.
WE ARE NOT ASKING OR REQUIRING OR ALLOWING OVERWEIGHT TRUCKS TO COME, UH, OVERWEIGHT TO BEGIN WITH, BE FILLED OVERWEIGHT AND A LEAVE OVERWEIGHT.
UH, WE ARE, UH, VERY MUCH WELL ALIGNED IN PROCEEDING FORWARD WITH THE PROCESS OF HAVING A SCALE ON SITE IN ORDER TO HAVE, UM, UH, ADEQUATE, UM, UH, PROCESS IN PLACE FOR MONITORING THE WEIGHT THAT'S GOING IN AND OUT OF, UH, OUR FACILITY.
I'M SORRY, JUST FOR CLARITY, YOU SAID WHEN THE TRUCKS COME IN, YOU WEIGH THEM AND IF THEY'RE OVERWEIGHT YOU, YOU REDUCE THAT LOAD? WELL, THEY'D HAVE TO, THEY'D HAVE TO, UH, DUMP THE LOAD ON SITE.
UH, WE CAN'T PUT THEM, WE CAN'T HAVE THEM GO BACK OVER THE BRIDGE.
WE, WE, WE'D HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A POLICY OF HOW WE WOULD ACTUALLY ADDRESS SOMEBODY WHO COMES OVERWEIGHT.
UM, THEY'RE NOT OUR TRUCKS, THEY'RE OUR CUSTOMERS.
SO WE CAN'T TURN SOMEBODY AWAY THAT'S OVERWEIGHT TO BEGIN WITH, TO GO BACK OVER THAT BRIDGE TO BE DRIVING OVERWEIGHT.
WE'D HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE, WE, UH, TAG EM, UH, COMMUNICATE THAT AND THEN BE ABLE TO HAVE EM SAFELY LEAVE THE SITE.
UM, SO THEY'RE NOT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OVERWEIGHT.
SO I'M LEADING TO, SO DO WE, DO YOU TEST THE MATERIALS BEFORE THEY GO BACK? 'CAUSE WHAT IF THE, WHAT IF THE MATERIALS THAT THEY'RE DROP CONTAMINATED? SO THAT MEANS NOW YOUR HOUSING CONTAMINATED MATERIALS? NO, NO.
I MEAN, WE, WE HAVE A PROCESS AND WE, WE HAVE KEN BRENER WHO'S OUR, UH, UM, CONSULTANT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL WHO IF WE NEED TO, CAN WALK YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS.
UM, BUT WE WOULD, WE HAVE A, A EIGHT STEP PROCESS THAT WE WOULD EVALUATE THE LOAD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT DUMPING CONTAMINATED MATERIAL ON THE PROPERTY.
UM, WE DON'T TAKE CONTAMINATED PROPERTY, UM, CONTAMINATED MATERIAL, UM, TO START WITH.
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NOT THAT I'M, I'M NOT SAYING IT'S NOT A CONCERN, IT'S JUST THAT WE WE'RE NOT TAKING, WE'RE NOT RECEIVING CONTAMINATED MATERIAL IN THE FIRST PLACE.UM, BUT WE DO HAVE AN EXPERT ON, ON OUR, UH, ONLINE WHO CAN ACTUALLY WALK YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS IF NEEDED.
BUT IF THE, THE, IF IT'S CONTAMINATED BEFORE IT GETS TO YOU, RIGHT? AND THEN YOU HAVE THEM TAKE, REMOVE IT FROM THE TRUCK.
WELL, AND THAT, THAT
BUT WE WOULD REFUSE IT BEFORE.
I MEAN, IF WE THROW EVALUATION PROCESS SORRY, I'M SORRY.
SO WE EVERYONE CAN HEAR THE SORRY, RESPONSE.
I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A SITUATION HERE, WHICH IS NOT CAUSED BY US IN ANY FASHION.
SO, UM, WELL, THE SECOND TIME THAT DRIVER COMES TO YOUR SITE, THEN IT'S YOUR, IT'S YOUR CAUSE BECAUSE YOU'RE ACCEPTING IT.
YOU SHOULD, WHATEVER YOU DO, WE'RE NOT ACCEPT.
WELL, WE'RE NOT ACCEPTING THEIR MATERIALS.
SO IT'S, IT'S, IT'S ONCE, THE REASON WHY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE TRIED TO ADDRESS IT BEFORE THEY LEAVE IS BECAUSE ONCE THEY ENTER OUR SITE, WE DO NOT WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A TRUCK LEAVING OUR SITE BECAUSE THAT TRUCK HAS NOW ENTERED OUR SITE MM-HMM
UNTIL IT ENTERS OUR SITE GOING OVER THAT BRIDGE.
THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT TRUCK COULD GO TO A DIFFERENT FACILITY OR GO TO A TOTALLY DIFFERENT LOCATION OR JUST TURN AROUND.
IT'S NOT, THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT TRUCK COMING IN.
UM, WITH REGARD TO THE MATERIALS, UM, AS MENTIONED, THERE ARE STEPS THAT WE HAVE.
WE'VE, WE PROVIDED STEPS INITIALLY AND THEN IN RESPONSE TO THE ENGINEERING COMMENTS PROVIDED MORE DETAILED BREAKDOWN AS TO HOW WE ADDRESS, UM, MATERIALS COMING IN TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE NOT HAZARDOUS, UM, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.
WE ARE NOT PERMITTED BY OUR PERMIT TO ACCEPT HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.
IT'D BE A VIOLATION OF OUR PERMIT.
UM, SO WE HAVE A STEP, WE HAVE A PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH, UM, TO ENSURE THAT NONE OF THE MATERIALS COMING ONTO THE SITE ARE HAZARDOUS.
UM, WE DETAILED, IT WAS DETAILED THAT WAS ADDED AT TO OUR ATTACHMENT A TO OUR EAF, UM, OUR MOST RECENT SUBMISSION THAT BROKE DOWN THAT PROCESS EVEN FURTHER, JUST TO TRY TO, I KNOW WE'VE DISCUSSED IT, BUT THERE ARE MULTIPLE STEPS, SO WE TRY TO BREAK THAT DOWN IN WRITING FOR YOU.
UM, SO HOW, I'M JUST TRYING TO THINK OUT OF THE BOX A LITTLE AND, AND I CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THAT UNTIL THE MATERIALS ON YOUR SITE, IT'S NOT YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
BUT THERE'S ALSO COMMUNICATION.
UM, AND I WONDER IF, IF THERE IS ANY KIND OF COMMUNICATION, REINFORCED COMMUNICATION THAT OVERWEIGHT TRUCKS WILL HAVE TO GET RID OF THEIR WEIGHT BECAUSE THEY'RE COMPROMISING THE BRIDGE AND, AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ALLOWED ON SITE.
IF THERE'S ANY KIND OF COMMUNICATION YOU CAN GIVE TO THE VENDORS WHO DO, DO BRING THE MATERIALS TO YOU, THAT WOULD BE REALLY IMPORTANT.
AND ALSO THIS, LIKEWISE, FOR ANY CONTAMINATED MATERIALS TO MAKE SURE UNDERSTOOD, THEY, I UNDERSTOOD THAT SOMETIMES THEY MAY NOT YES.
KNOW IT'S CONTAMINATED AND YOU DO, I I UNDERSTAND THE VARIATIONS, YES.
BUT WHATEVER CAN BE DONE OUTSIDE OF THE BOX TO INFORM THOSE PEOPLE BRINGING THE MATERIALS ON WOULD BE I RATHER THAN JUST HEARING IT'S NOT OUR, NOT OUR RESPONSIBILITY.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT THERE SUN IS THERE SIGNAGE WHEN THEY, UM, COME ACROSS.
WE DO HAVE SIGNAGE AND, AND YOU ARE RIGHT.
I MEAN, AND WE HAVE COMMUNICATED THAT IN TERMS OF WHAT NOT TO ALLOW ON ONSITE AS WELL AS WHAT NOT TO BRING, UM, YOU KNOW, OVERWEIGHT MATERIAL, I MEAN OVERWEIGHT TRUCKS, TRUCKLOADS TO OUR SITE.
UM, WE DO THAT ON A REGULAR BASIS.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT AS WELL TOO.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? DOES ANYONE ON SPEAKER A SECOND TIME SINCE WE ARE CLOSING THE HEARING AND LEAVING THEIR RECORD OPEN? ALL RIGHT.
PAUL, YOU WANNA MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE HEARING? LEAVE THE RECORD OPEN FOR 14 DAYS.
I, AND MAKE THAT MOTION AND, UH, THE ACTUAL HEARING WOULD VOTE, UH, THE ACTUAL MEETING WITH VOTE WOULD BE JUNE 10TH.
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HAVE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION.UH, THANK YOU FOR, UM, PEOPLE HAVE, UM, UH, THE PUBLIC COMMENT, UH, PORTION NOW.
ANYBODY WANNA SPEAK? FIRST SPEAKER IS GARY MALONE.
I'M HERE ALSO TO SPEAK ABOUT THE RESOLUTION PETITIONING THE US GOVERNMENT TO END ABUSES BY ICE AND CBP AND PROHIBITING INTERFERENCE IN OUR ELECTIONS.
AND I STRONGLY URGE THE BOARD TO VOTE FOR THAT RESOLUTION.
I DRAFTED THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF THE RESOLUTION BACK IN FEBRUARY AFTER BEING HORRIFIED
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AT THE KILLINGS OF PROTESTORS WHO GUNNED DOWN IN THE STREETS OF MINNEAPOLIS BY THE AGENTS OF ICE AND CBP.THAT VERSION OF THE RESOLUTION WAS A MODEL, A TEMPLATE, AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE BUILDING ON IT, ESPECIALLY TAKE INTO ACCOUNT RECENT ACTIONS BY ICE AND CBP, THE RESOLUTION CONDEMNS THE ABUSE OF TACTICS OF ICE AND CBP AGENTS AS A VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF RESIDENTS NATIONWIDE AND DETRIMENTAL TO APPROPRIATE AND EFFECTIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CALLS THROUGH THE REFORM OF THOSE OUT OF CONTROL AGENCIES.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN LAW AND ORDER, YOU SHOULD BE VERY UPSET WHAT ICE AND CCBP IS DOING.
UM, I'VE BEEN ASKING MUNICIPALITIES TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AND TO SEND IT TO OUR FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT LEADERS IN WASHINGTON AND ALBANY PETITIONING THEM TO TAKE ACTION TO END THESE ABUSES OF POWER AND TO REFORM THESE AGENCIES SO THEY ARE ACTUALLY ENFORCING AND, AND FURTHERING THE LAW AND NOT WORKING AGAINST THE LAW.
TO DATE THE VILLAGE BOARDS OF ARDSLEY HASTINGS, DOBBS FERRY AND TARRYTOWN HAVE APPROVED VERSIONS OF THE RESOLUTION.
ALTHOUGH TOWNS AND VILLAGE BOARDS DO NOT USUALLY ASSERT POSITIONS ON NATIONAL ISSUES, THE ABUSES OF ICE AND CBP ARE NOT JUST NATIONAL ISSUES.
THEY ALSO LOCAL AND IMPORTANTLY, MORAL ISSUES.
WHEN THE PIECE OF COMMUNITIES AND THE LIVES OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE THREATENED, THAT IS LOCAL ISSUE.
THE AGGRESSIVE ON UNLAWFUL TACTICS OF ICE AND CBP ON THE STREETS OF OUR COMMUNITIES IS AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AS THE PRIMARY GUARDIANS OF THE PEACE AND WELFARE OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
AND WHEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ENCOURAGES MASS AGENTS TO DISREGARD THE CONSTITUTIONAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF CITIZENS AND NON-CITIZENS ALIKE, THAT IS ALSO A MORAL ISSUE.
WE HAVE SEEN RESIDENTS OF COMMUNITIES SUCH AS MINNEAPOLIS BE DEPRIVED OF THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND EVEN KILLED BY THUGGISH TACTICS OF POORLY TRAINED, INCOMPETENT AND VIOLENT ICE.
AND CBP AGENTS, WE HAVE SEEN FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AGENTS HARASS AND TARGET MINORITIES FOR DETENTIONS AND ARRESTS BECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN, OR THE ACCENT OF THEIR VOICES OF ENGAGEMENT, ETHNIC PROFILING, WHICH IS TOTALLY UN-AMERICAN.
NOW IS THE TIME FOR GREENBERG TO ADD ITS VOICE TO THAT OF OTHER MUNICIPALITIES IN SPEAKING OUT AGAINST THE ABUSIVE AND DEADLY TACTICS THAT COULD EASILY NEXT APPEAR ON OUR STREETS.
WHILE PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS REJECTED CALLS TO REFORM ICE, HE'S NOT THE ONLY ACTOR ON THIS STAGE.
IN THE CURRENT FIGHT OVER FUNDING FOR ICE CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS HAVE DEMANDED THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP AGREED TO FORMS OF IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, INCLUDING THE UNMASKING OF AGENTS WEARING BODY CAMERAS AND REQUIRING JUDICIAL WARRANTS FOR THOSE ENTRIES FOR THOSE ENTITIES, EXCUSE ME.
AND BASICALLY JUST TO FOLLOW THE FOURTH AMENDMENT OF THE OTHER AMENDMENTS OF OUR CONSTITUTION AND OUR FEDERAL LAWS, GOVERNOR HACKLE AND ELECTED OFFICIALS IN OTHER STATES HAVE OPPOSED LEGISLATION TO PROTECT RESIDENTS, INCLUDING BY BANNING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM COOPERATING WITH ICE AND CIVIL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, AND BARRING ICE FROM POLLING PLACES, WHICH I THINK IS A VERY GOOD ADDITION TO THE RESOLUTION.
ADOPTION OF THESE RESOLUTIONS ALSO SUPPORTS RESIDENTS WHO MAY BE HEARTENED TO SEE THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE IN REJECTING THE VIOLENCE THEY HAVE SEEN INFLICTED ON COMMUNITIES BY OUT OF CONTROL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AGENTS.
WE NEED TO LET OUR FEDERAL AND STATE OFFICIALS KNOW THAT THERE'S SUBSTANTIAL AND WIDESPREAD GRASSROOTS SUPPORT FOR REFORMING AND REIGNING IN ICE.
AND CBP APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION BY INDIVIDUAL BOARDS SENDS THAT MESSAGE AND APPROVAL BY THE, OF THE RESOLUTION BY MULTIPLE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AMPLIFIES THAT MESSAGE.
AND THAT IS WHY THE GREENBERG TOWN BOARD SHOULD APPROVE THE RESOLUTION.
SENDING THE MESSAGE THAT FEDERAL AGENTS SHOULD RESPECT THE CONSTITUTIONAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF ALL PERSONS IN THIS COUNTRY IS BOTH A POLITICAL DUTY FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND A MORAL DUTY FOR ALL OF US.
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EVENING.FINER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MR. DANKO.
I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO YOU AFTER THE MEETING ABOUT SOME ACHES AND PAINS I'VE BEEN HAVING.
ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, THERE ARE FOUR RESOLUTIONS UNDER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO APPROVE CONTRACTS FOR THE ONGOING RENOVATION OF THE ODELL FARMHOUSE MUSEUM.
UH, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TOWN ON CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AT THE NORMALLY GLACIAL PACE THAT, UH, CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS NORMALLY TAKE.
UM, SOME THINGS THAT I WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT.
UH, THERE'S GONNA BE FOUR CONTRACTS PRESUMABLY APPROVED TONIGHT FOR VARIOUS PARTS OF THE PROJECT THAT'S GOING TO ENTAIL WORK OVER PERHAPS A COURSE OF AS MANY AS 30 WEEKS ACCORDING TO THE CONTRACTS.
UH, WHICH IS AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS, MULTIPLE CONTRACTORS ON SITE, UH, WITH WHO KNOWS HOW MANY EMPLOYEES ALSO BEING THERE.
OLD FARMLAND IS A DEAD, BASICALLY A DEAD END STREET ONE WAY IN AND OUT.
WE'D LIKE TO ASK THAT THE BOARD WORK WITH COMMISSIONER DUQUE TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CONTRACTORS AND ALL THEIR EMPLOYEES, IF THEY MUST PARK AT THE HOUSE RATHER THAN SAY AT RIDGE ROAD PARK AND WALK.
I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ENGAGED IN WORK DON'T REALLY WANNA WALK ANY FARTHER THAN THEY HAVE TO, BUT WE'D LIKE TO ASK THE BOARD TO ENCOURAGE COMMISSIONER DUQUE AS THE TOWN'S AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE ON THIS PROJECT, TO ASK THESE CONTRACTORS AND ALL THEIR EMPLOYEES TO LIMIT THEIR PARKING TO ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE STREET, PREFERABLY THE WEST SIDE, WHICH IS THE SIDE THAT THE HOUSE IS ON, TO ALLOW FREE PASSAGE OF TWO CARS GOING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS ON A STREET THAT'S ONLY 30 FEET WIDE.
RIGHT NOW, THE TOWN HAS APPROVED RESOLUTION ALLOWING FOR A NO PARKING ZONE ONLY UP TO 30 FEET FROM THE CORNER, AS I MENTIONED THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE.
THAT'S ESSENTIALLY A KILL BOX IF CARS ARE COMING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS, IF YOU THEN LIMIT THE NARROW, THE STREET, THE NARROWNESS OF THE STREET TO ONE LANE ONLY, THAT INTENSIFIES THAT SITUATION QUITE A BIT.
SO WE'D LIKE YOUR CONSIDERATION.
WE'RE KIND OF THROWING OURSELVES ON YOUR MERCY TO TRY TO GET THIS DONE.
THIS IS GONNA GO ON FOR A LONG TIME.
UH, THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN UNDERWAY NOW FOR ALMOST SEVEN YEARS.
WHO KNOWS HOW MANY MORE YEARS IT'S GONNA GO TO BEFORE IT COMES TO FRUITION.
WE'D LIKE YOUR INDULGENCE IN THIS MATTER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO ENJOY THE QUIET ENJOYMENT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND OUR WAY OF LIFE.
THAT'S WHY WE CAME AND MOVE TO HARSDALE, TO GREENBURG BECAUSE IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.
WE'D LIKE TO SEE IT CONTINUE TO BE THAT WAY AND NOT HAVE A HUGE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF A CONSTRUCTION SITE AT THE CORNER OF OUR QUIET RESIDENTIAL BLOCK.
UH, QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU, WHICH I'LL FOLLOW UP ON MR. DANKO.
UM, THE DRIVEWAY INTO THE SITE IS 20 FEET FROM THE CORNER.
THE TOWN CODE, UH, CHAPTER 2 85 DASH 38, SECTION D THREE SAYS THAT FOR A NON-RESIDENTIAL USE, ANY ENTRY OR EXIT WAY OUT OF THAT PROPERTY MUST BE A MINIMUM OF 50 FEET FROM ANY INTERSECTION.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO PURSUE WITH YOU SEPARATELY.
I THINK THAT'S A FAIR REQUEST TO HAVE TRUCKS ON ONE, THE TRUCKS AND VEHICLES ON WEST.
WE WOULDD LOVE TO HAVE NONE AT ALL AND HAVE THEM ALL CARRIED HERE FROM THE PARK, BUT NOT REALISTIC.
THE PARK IS THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY PARK.
MR. ME, UM, UH, COMMISSIONER DUANE SAID HE AGREES WITH YOU AND HE'S GONNA BE WORKING ON THAT.
I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS AND I'LL BE IN TOUCH BY EMAIL.
THANKS VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
CONTINUE THAT THE POLICY THAT WE HAD AT UNTIL NO, UH, COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS UNTIL EVERYBODY FINISHES OR COULD PEOPLE, I I STILL HAVE 57 SECONDS.
I JUST WANNA KNOW ONE MORE THING I'D LIKE TO MENTION.
UH, IN THE CONTRACTS AS WRITTEN, AS PUBLISHED ON THE AGENDA, IT DOES SAY THAT THE CONTRACTOR WILL CONFINE OPERATIONS AT THE SITE TO AREAS PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAWS, STATUTES, ORDINANCES, CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS, LAWFUL ORDERS OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES, ET CETERA.
AND IT ALSO SAYS THAT THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INITIATING, MAINTAINING, AND SUPERVISING ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND PROGRAMS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT.
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PRECAUTIONS FOR THE SAFETY OF, AND SHALL PROVIDE REASONABLE PROTECTION TO PREVENT DAMAGE, INJURY OR LOSS AMONGST OTHER THINGS TO, IT SAYS AND OTHER PERSONS WHO MAY BE AFFECTED THEREBY.SO I THINK UNDER THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT, YOU CAN CERTAINLY ASK THEM TO CONFORM TO YOUR QUESTION.
WE COULD, WE COULD ASK THE, UH, TRAFFIC SAFETY OFFICER TO, UM, TO BASICALLY NO, WE COULD ASK THE TRAFFIC SAFETY OFFICER TO REVIEW THE SUGGESTION, UM, UH, TO MAKE IT ONE SIDE ONLY PARKING AND TO REPORT BACK, UM, UH, YOU KNOW, WITHIN THE NEXT, YOU KNOW, MONTH.
UM, AND THEN WE COULD IMPLEMENT THAT RECOMMENDATION.
YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S A GOOD RECOMMENDATION.
A MONTH AGO, WE, AND, AND PREVIOUSLY WE EMAILED ALL OF YOU A REQUEST FOR NO PARKING ZONES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET WITH SPECIFIC DISTANCES.
WE HAVE NOT REALLY SEEN THAT HAPPEN YET.
I, I THINK WE SHOULD GO BACK TO THE RULE TO WAIT UNTIL ALL SPEAKERS TIME.
I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT THE RULES ARE.
I SUGGEST THAT THAT'S THE POLICY WE FOLLOW, SO EVERYONE HAS TIME TO SPEAK.
WE DIDN'T SAY IT AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS, WE SAID IT FOR THE OTHER ROUND, BUT WE SHOULD SAY IT AT EACH, EACH TIME.
SIMON, I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO, UH, GOOD EVENING.
MY MOR MY NAME'S WALTER SIMON FROM, FROM HARTSDALE.
UM, ON THIS MORNING'S NEWS, POLITICOS KAI CHENEY REPORTED ON A, ON A STUDY EXAMINING NEARLY 10,000 LAWSUITS INVOLVING ICE.
IN THOSE CASES, ICE PREVAILED AND FEWER THAN 10% OF THEM, MEANING IT LOST 90% OF THE LAWSUITS THAT WAS FILED AGAINST ICE KNOW THE NOTABLY MANY OF THE JUDGES WHO RULED AGAINST ICE IN THESE CASES WERE TRUMP APPOINTEES, INCLUDING A NUMBER, A NUMEROUS CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN JURORS.
CHA CHENEY, UH, LATER SAID THAT HE WOULD MAKE, UH, THIS STUDY PUBLIC.
THE COURT'S RESPONSE SUGGESTS THAT MANY OF ICE ACTIONS, UH, UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND POSE A, A THREAT TO OUR DEMOCRACY.
ALTHOUGH A 250 FOOT BUFFER BETWEEN ICE AND THE POLAND PLACES MAY BE INTENDED AS A COMPROMISE COMPARED WITH THE 1000 FOOT BUFFER COMPROMISE HAS LITTLE VALUE.
IF IT IGNORES WHAT IS RIGHT AND ETHICAL, A 200 FOOT BUFFER WOULD STILL GIVE ICE ENOUGH ROOM TO INTERFERE WITH ELECTIONS AND CONTINUE ACTIONS THAT COURT, THAT THE COURTS REF REPEATEDLY FIND UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
BUT BY THE TIME THESE ACTIONS ARE CHALLENGED AND OVERTURNED IN COURT, THE HARM IS ALREADY DONE.
THERE WAS TALK ABOUT THE, WELL, IF YOU GO GREATER THAN THE 200 FEET, YOU WILL INTERFERE WITH PUBLIC PROPERTY.
I LIVE IN HIGH POINT, MY POLAND PLACE IS AT THE CLUBHOUSE THAT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
250 FEET WOULD PUT ICE IN THE MIDDLE OF MY DEVELOPMENT.
SO THE IDEA THAT THAT, UH, UH, UM, ICE, UH, PUBLIC PROPERTY ICE WILL STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO COME ON, THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE.
THEY SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO COME WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF THE POLAND PLACE.
WOULD, WOULD PUT THEM OFF OF PUBLIC PROPERTY AND THEY'LL PUT THEM IN THE MIDDLE OF SOME ROAD OR SOME STREET.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO INCLUDE PRIVATE PROPERTY, YOU SAY ON PUBLIC LAND.
THEY HAVE TO HAVE THAT DISTANCE.
AND THE, AND THE, AND THE OTHER POINT IS THAT AT TIMES, YOU KNOW, THERE COMES A TIME THAT YOU, A, UH, AS A COUNCIL IS, IS HAVE TO NEED TO APPROVE THE THOUSAND FOOT BUFFER AND FOCUS ON NOT WHAT THE SUPERVISOR OR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY SUPPORTS, BUT WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THE TOWN THAT SAID, WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THE TOWN, UH, UH, SERVING AS CONSCIENTIOUS ELECTRICAL OFFICIALS, NO QUESTION IS DIFFICULT.
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I'M NOT SAYING IT IS, IS A EASY THING, BUT THERE ARE TIMES WHEN LEADERS MUST SET ASIDE POLITICAL SAFETY AND PREVAILING WINS AND DO WHAT IS RIGHT.A PROVEN A THOUSAND FOOT BUFFER IS THE ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS THAT IS COURAGE IN PUBLIC OFFICE LOOK LIKE.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT, YOU KNOW, IF, IF THE THOUSAND FOOT, THIS IS ONLY A RECOMMENDATION.
IT'S A RECOMMENDATION TO OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE THAT THIS IS WHAT WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
WE BELIEVE THAT WHAT ISIS IS DOING IS JUST WRONG.
AND THIS IS A RECOMME THE STATE.
THEN IT'S UP TO THE STATE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THAT LEGALLY.
YOU KNOW, THE STATE IS GONNA PASS THE LAW, AND IF THEY LOOK AT IT, THEY DON'T.
IF THEY SEE THAT IT CREATES OTHER LEGAL, THEN THEY HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE THAT.
BUT WE HAVE THE OBLIGATION, YOU HAVE THE OBLIGATION TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
AND THE STATE, WHAT WE ALL HAVE SAID HERE TONIGHT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO IS TO OPPOSE ICE.
THANK GOD FOR OUR JU FOR OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM.
I THINK I NEED TO ADJUST THIS MICROPHONE JUST A LITTLE BIT.
UM, THIS IS FOR VERTICALLY CHALLENGED PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF.
I I HAVE TWO SUBJECTS I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS.
WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THIS AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE, THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION IN OUR LIFETIME, DEMOCRACY IS REALLY AT RISK HERE.
AND WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT A PIECE OF LEGISLATION, YOU LOOK AT IT FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT, THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.
AND THEN YOU EVALUATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING AGAINST LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT OF THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF LEGISLATION IN RELATION TO ELECTIONS IS TO TRY TO PREVENT ICE THE BEST WE CAN FROM, UM, INTIMIDATING PEOPLE FROM THE POLES AND MAKING PEOPLE STAY AWAY.
UNFORTUNATELY, 250 FEET DOESN'T DO THAT.
IT ALSO, BY THE WAY, IT'S A, IT'S A RED HERRING TO SAY, WELL, GEE, THEY, THEY CAN GO ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
WELL, IN WALTER'S CASE, THEY'RE ALREADY ON PRIVATE PROPERTY BECAUSE THE POLLING PLACE IS THERE.
IN THE CASE OF THIS, I JUST LOOKED AT A MAP, THE HOUSES OVER THERE, RIGHT UP THERE, THEY'RE LESS THAN 250 FEET FROM THE POLLING PLACE.
SO WHAT'S THE SOLUTION? COME UP WITH A CREATIVE SOLUTION.
THE CREATIVE SOLUTION IS SIMPLE THAT YOU SAY ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.
THEY CAN'T BE WITHIN TWO A THOUSAND FEET WHEN PUBLIC PROPERTY, WHICH WOULD MEAN ROADS, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, THE, THE EDGEMONT HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE A LOT OF, A LOT OF, UH, ELECTIONS ARE DONE.
YOU HAVE ARTILLERY LANE AND WHITE OAK LANE, OKAY? ICE COULD SIT THERE AT 250 FEET, LITERALLY RIGHT OFF THE PROPERTY AND GRAB PEOPLE COMING IN AND OUT.
IF YOU MAKE IT A THOUSAND FEET, AT LEAST, IF YOU'RE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL AND NOT THAT VISIBLE TO THERE.
SO YOU COULD DO SOMETHING CREATIVE TO DO THIS RATHER THAN JUST SAY, NO, BECAUSE HUGH SCHWARTZ BROUGHT IT UP, OR JOY BROUGHT IT UP, OR ANYBODY ELSE.
I'M GETTING TIRED OF HEARING THAT.
OKAY, DO SOMETHING CREATIVE HERE AND, AND IT IS A RESOLUTION, IT'S A RECOMMENDATION.
AND EVEN BRING UP THE ISSUE OF HOW DO WE DEAL WITH PRIVATE PROPERTY? THAT'S FINE, BRING IT UP.
BUT UNDERSTAND THAT THE, THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT OF THIS IS TO KEEP THEM FROM INTIMIDATING PEOPLE SO THAT EVERYBODY CAN GET SAFELY TO THE POLLS.
THEY, THEY'RE ARRESTING CITIZENS.
CITIZENS JUST BECAUSE THEIR COLOR IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT OR THEIR ACCENT'S A LITTLE BIT FUNNY.
SO PLEASE SERIOUSLY CONSIDER BEING A LITTLE BIT MORE CREATIVE WITH THIS HOW, AND SAY, LOOK, WE THINK WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT INTIMIDATION.
I'LL MOVE ON TO THE SECOND SUBJECT.
YOU KNOW, UH, FRANCIS, YOU SAID YOUR, THE BOARD HAS BEEN, IS VERY DELIBERATIVE.
UH, I CAN, I CAN ATTEST TO THAT WITH, UH, TWO YEARS, UH, TO PASS AN A DU LAW THAT DIDN'T MEET THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT OF THE A DU LAW.
SO I GUESS THAT'S DELIBERATION.
YOU ARE, BUT IT'S FUNNY, YOU'RE NOT SO DELIBERATIVE WHEN IT COMES TO PROTECTING YOUR OWN MONEY.
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THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT TO CAP THE, UH, BUYOUT AT, AT CURRENT LEVELS WITHOUT ANY ANALYSIS WHATSOEVER.MAYBE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO TO DO THIS, OKAY.
I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT.
THAT'S WHY YOU DO AN ANALYSIS TO MAKE, TO FIND THAT OUT.
OKAY? IT ISN'T $1.3 MILLION SAVINGS, IT'S ONLY $1.3 MILLION SAVINGS IF EVERYBODY OPTED IN.
THAT'S WHAT THOSE SAVINGS ARE.
DON'T PUT THIS ON FOR THE 27TH.
REALLY ANALYZE WHAT SHOULD BE DONE AND THEN DO IT.
THERE'S NO RUSH TO, TO MEMORIALIZE THAT, THAT CURRENT BUYOUT.
WHY IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, AREN'T YOU BEING DELIBERATIVE? I WANNA KNOW WHAT, WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS? WHEN YOU WERE TWO YEARS FOR AN A DU LAW, THREE AND A HALF MONTHS FOR A LAW ON ICE, BUT THIS ONE, YOU TRY TO GET IT ON TWO WEEKS.
YOU HAD ACTUALLY HAD A RECOMMEND RECOMMENDATION TONIGHT THAT LUCKILY SOMEBODY PUT OVER, I'M SURPRISED YOU DIDN'T DO WHAT YOU DID THE LAST TIME AND, AND SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS IT ANYWAY TONIGHT.
OKAY? SO I REALLY, REALLY ASK YOU TO PUT THAT RESOLUTION ON HOLD AND SERIOUSLY CONSIDER IT.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE REALLY CARING ABOUT THE PEOPLE OUT HERE WHO ARE HIT WITH ALL THIS INFLATION AND PAYING SEVEN, $6 FOR GASOLINE, OKAY? WHILE, WHILE YOU'RE GETTING THAT, THAT MONEY, AND OH, BY THE WAY, PAYING A HECK OF A LOT MORE FOR HEALTHCARE THAN ANY OF YOU ARE, OKAY? SO THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING FOR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ERICA BCI, HAPPY BELATED MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL THE MOTHERS
AND, UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, LISA, AND, UM, A VERY HAPPY UPCOMING MEMORIAL DAY.
SO IT'S BEEN SIX MONTHS NOW THAT I'M SPEAKING AT THE BOARD MEETINGS FOR ALMOST FIVE MINUTES EACH TIME, HOPING FOR SOME SATISFACTORY RESULTS, WHETHER IT'S INTERVIEWING ME FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE OR DEVELOPMENT OF THE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS WITH THE CFO OF THIS TOWN LEADING TO A GREAT TEAMWORK AND PRODUCTION.
THE SITUATION IS IN A GRIDLOCK POSITION AND IT'S IN A STANDSTILL LOOK GOING ALMOST NOWHERE.
THE MEMBERS GET A DECENT SALARY, ALTHOUGH THEY WORK FOR PART-TIME.
THIS SALARY COMES FROM THE TAXPAYER'S MONEY.
WE ARE THE TAXPAYERS AND OUR TAXES ARE INCREASING EVERY YEAR.
WE DON'T GET TO SEE MUCH RESULTS THOUGH.
HOWEVER, THE ONLY PERSON WHO IS SEEN WORKING IS THE CFO.
HIS OFFICE LOOKS LIKE A REAL WORKING AND ACTIVE OFFICE, NOT LIKE A STORE ROOM.
HIS RESPONSES ARE PROMPT AND QUICK IN SPITE OF HIS SUPER HECTIC SCHEDULE.
I HAVE HEARD LAST TIME FROM ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT SHE WORKS VERY HARD BEING AWAY FROM HER FAMILY.
BEING A DISTRICT LEADER AND WE DISTRICT LEADERS ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS AND DON'T GET PAID IN CASH OR IN KIND.
I SEE THAT THIS TOWN COUNCIL LOOKS VERY TIRED AND DONE, THEN WHY ARE YOU WASTING OUR TIME, MONEY, AND ENERGY? YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY RESIGN, STAY HOME AND REST.
WELL, THERE IS NO NEED TO HEAT UP THE SEAT AND DO NOTHING EXCEPT FOR CRITICIZING MR. PAUL FINER WHO IS ACTUALLY AND FACTUALLY WORKING.
I SEE A LOT OF SADISTIC HAPPINESS IN YOUR EYES AND BODY LANGUAGES IN DISRESPECTING THE SUPERVISOR.
WHEN THE SUPERVISOR TALKS OR ANSWERS A QUESTION, THEN IT IS WASTING THE PUBLIC TIME.
BUT WHEN SOMEBODY ELSE TALKS AND DOES A SUPER DRAMA
AND FEEL A COMPLETE LACK OF COOPERATION AND DELIBERATE DEFAMATION OF THE CFO, WHETHER IN SOCIAL MEDIA OR IN REALITY, DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT THE AUDIENCE CAN BE BRAINWASHED? YOU MAY FOOL SOME PEOPLE FOR SOME TIME, BUT NOT ALL PEOPLE FOR ALL THE TIME.
THE NET RESULT WILL BE A DEFEAT IN THE UPCOMING ELECTIONS, THERE IS A SAYING, THE ITS BIT SPIDER WHEN UP THE WATER SPOUT DOWN CAME THE RAIN AND WASHED THE SPIDER
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OUT, AND THE SUN WILL NOT COME.THIS IS CALLED DEMOCRACY AND PEOPLE DON'T TOLERATE ANY KIND OF SOAP OPERA FOR THE ELECT FROM THE ELECTED OFFICIALS.
PEOPLE WANT TO SEE THE REAL WORK AS A TEAM FOR WHICH YOU GOT ELECTED AND GET PAID.
AT THE END, I WOULD LIKE TO CONVEY MY SINCERE THANKFULNESS TO PAUL FOR HIS DILIGENT WORKS AND WISH YOU ALL A VERY UPCOMING MEMORIAL DAY.
SO PLEASE RESPECT THE TAXPAYER'S MONEY AND PLEASE RESPECT THE PUBLIC'S, UH, TIME, MONEY, AND ENERGY.
AND WE COME HERE AND WASTE OUR TIME.
AND WE DO NOT GET TO SEE ANYTHING FRUITFUL.
LET THE CF SPEAK WHENEVER THERE IS ANY KIND OF INFORMATION THAT HE WANTS TO PROVIDE.
AND HE'S THE ONLY PERSON WHO DOESN'T DO ANY KIND OF UNNECESSARY DRAMA.
WE ARE SICK, TIRED, DISGUSTED OF THIS PATHETIC ATTITUDE.
SO PLEASE RESPECT THE TOWN BOARD.
PLEASE RESPECT THE PUBLIC AND PLEASE HAVE SOME KIND OF DECENCY, SHAME, AND MORAL AND DIGNITY AND PRESTIGE AND RESPECT FOR YOURSELF.
THAT'S ALL I WOULD LIKE TO SAY.
I JUST HAD, UM, UH, A QUE UM, A COMMENT JUST ABOUT THE BUYOUT.
UM, YOU KNOW, I DARE ONE OF THE THOUGHTS I HAD AFTER I SPOKE, I LISTENED TO, UH, HAS EVERYONE SPOKEN? YEAH, I DON'T THINK SO.
IS THERE ANYBODY ON ZOOM? OH, I DON'T KNOW.
I'M NOT, UH, CO-HOST TERRENCE.
IS THERE ANYONE ON ZOOM? NOPE.
I I'M JUST, UH, YOU KNOW, WONDERING BECAUSE, UM, YOU, SCHWARTZ MADE A, I THINK A A VALID POINT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE, THE BUYOUT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD ANALYZE.
AND I'M WONDERING IF IT WOULD MAKE SENSE FOR THE TOWN BOARD, UH, TO ASK, UH, THE STATE LEGISLATURE OR THE CONTROLLER'S OFFICE TO DO A SURVEY OF OTHER, UM, COMMUNITIES AROUND, AROUND THE STATE, UM, AND TO, AND, AND OTHER GOVERNMENTS, WHETHER IT'S A STATE, COUNTY, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, UM, AND TO SEE, UM, WHAT, YOU KNOW, OTHER COMMUNITIES, THE STATE COUNTY IS DOING, UH, THE EXPERIENCES THEY'RE HAVING WITH THE, WITH THE BUYOUTS.
ARE PEOPLE TAKING, UM, EITHER BUYOUTS.
UH, MY OFFICE, UM, DID A SURVEY, BUT IT WAS BASICALLY A, A, A PHONE SURVEY.
AND WE FOUND THAT GREENBERG IS GIVING LARGER BUYOUT, SIGNIFICANTLY MORE BUYOUT ON ON MONEY THAN ANY OTHER COMMUNITY.
THE, THE STATE GIVES MUCH LESS, THE COUNTY GIVES MUCH LESS.
OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS GIVE MUCH LESS.
SO A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE TOWN FEEL THAT THE TOWN IS JUST WASTING TAXPAYER DOLLARS BY GIVING $20,000 WHEN, YOU KNOW, MOST OTHER COMMUNITIES ARE GIVING LESS THAN EIGHT OR 9,000, UH, YOU KNOW, DOLLARS.
SO I THINK IF WE, UM, REACHED OUT TO THE STATE CONTROLLER'S OFFICE, UM, AND TO, UH, MEMBERS OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND ASKED THEM TO, UH, REVIEW WHAT WE'RE DOING TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, I THINK THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT'S ANOTHER ACTION STEP THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT WE COULD TAKE AND WILL GIVE US, YOU KNOW, GOOD, GOOD INFORMATION.
I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT PROTOCOL ACTUALLY AS THE CHAIR OF THIS MEETING, WHICH IS REALLY HOW YOUR, YOUR ROLE IS SUPPOSED TO BE.
IT'S REALLY WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO IS GO AROUND TO ALL THE OTHER MEMBERS AND ASK THEM IF THEY HAVE COMMENTS BEFORE YOU SPEAK.
YOU WERE, YOU WERE A COUNTY LEGISLATOR, PAUL, YOU KNOW THAT THAT'S HOW IT'S DONE.
THE CHAIR SPEAKS LAST, BUT INSTEAD YOU ALWAYS SPEAK FIRST.
SO I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU STUCK TO THE PROPER PO PROTOCOL SO EVERYBODY GETS A CHANCE INSTEAD OF YOU'RE ALWAYS STARTING THE, THE DISCUSSION AND THERE ISN'T ENOUGH TIME BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TAKING TOO MUCH OF THE PUBLIC'S TIME.
SO I THINK WE SHOULD ALL BE RESPECTFUL OF HOW MUCH TIME WE WE SPEND WHEN WE SPEAK, BUT ALSO I THINK IT WOULD BE BEHOOVE YOU TO FOLLOW THAT PROTOCOL.
WELL, WHAT YOU AGREED TO WHEN WE CHANGE THE RULES, UH, EARLIER THIS WEEK.
ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON THE BOARD ALWAYS HAS A RIGHT TO SPEAK.
AND IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK FIRST, I'VE NEVER INTERRUPTED ANYBODY AND TOLD ANY BOARD MEMBER THAT THEY CAN YES.
SO IF, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY? I, NO, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT.
DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY? OKAY.
AND I'M SURE YOU'RE GONNA SPEAK AFTER, BUT, UM, THE, UH, GARY, THANK YOU FOR COMING.
I THOUGHT YOUR WORDS VERY POWERFUL.
I DID NOT KNOW THAT YOU WERE THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR AND, UH, YOU SHOULD GET CREDIT FOR THAT.
I, WE, I, WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS.
WE HEARD YOU THE LAST TIME YOU SPOKE.
WE DID CHECK WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
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TO TRY THE 30 FEET FROM THE, FROM THE INTERSECTION FIRST.'CAUSE THEY THOUGHT THAT MIGHT, UH, MIGHT, UH, WORK.
UM, REGARDING, UM, 250 FEET BEING A COMPROMISE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE COMPROMISE IS.
UH, COUNCILWOMAN HABER DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS AND SHE FOUND THAT 250 FEET WAS, I THINK THE HIGHEST, THE HIGHEST, THE HIGHEST.
NOW PEOPLE ARE THROWING OUT A THOUSAND FEET, BUT WHAT'S THAT BASED ON? MIGHT AS WELL BE A MILE.
WHY DON'T WE JUST SAY NOBODY CAN COME INTO THE TOWN OF GREENBURG FROM ICE.
IS THAT GONNA GET ANY CREDIBILITY IN ALBANY WHEN WE SEND THAT TO THEM? IT'S NOT.
SO WE, THE 250 IS NOT A COMPROMISE.
IT'S THE HIGHEST THAT WE FOUND.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE GONE AROUND AND I BET IF WE DID A THOUSAND INITIALLY, THERE'D BE PEOPLE GETTING UP THERE AND SAY, MAKE IT 2000 BECAUSE NOTHING WE DO IS GONNA BE GOOD ENOUGH.
BUT WE'RE PASSING SOMETHING THAT HAS RESTRICTIONS IN IT THAT MANY OTHER ICE RESOLUTIONS DON'T HAVE.
UH, REGARDING THE BUYOUT, WE'RE GONNA KEEP HEARING THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
UM, IF YOU TAKE THE FULL PLAN LIKE THE SUPERVISOR DOES, IT'S COSTING ABOUT $44,000 A YEAR.
SO THERE'S A, THERE'S A BUYOUT.
IF YOU DO NOT TAKE $44,000 A YEAR OF TAXPAYER MONEY, THERE'S A 50%, UH, BENEFIT TO THE APPLICANT, UH, TO THE, UH, TO THE EMPLOYEE.
AND THERE'S A 50% BENEFIT TO THE TOWN.
AND THAT WAS HOW THAT WAS DETERMINED.
THERE HAVE BEEN STUDIES THAT HAVE BEEN DONE AS TO WHAT OR OTHER MUNICIPALITY OFFERING THE STATE DOESN'T OFFER ANY.
THERE'S NO SAVINGS WHATSOEVER.
UH, FROM, FROM ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER THAT, UH, LOOKED INTO THIS.
THERE'S NO SAVINGS ON HEALTHCARE AT ALL.
EVERYBODY TAKES THE FULL, THE FULL HEALTHCARE AND PAYS THE FULL AMOUNT.
WE DO KNOW THAT IN OUR PLAN THERE'S AT LEAST 1.3 AND IT'S VERY CONSERVATIVE.
AND IT'S ASSUMING THAT EVERYONE HAS TO PAY 15% INTO THE PREMIUMS THEMSELVES.
AND THERE'S A RESOLUTION, A PROPOSED RESOLUTION, UH, THAT WOULD TAKE INTO THAT, UH, TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT 15% SO THAT THE, THE CON CONTRIBUTION IS NOT BASED ON THE A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE HEALTHCARE BUYOUT.
BECAUSE THAT APP THAT, UH, EMPLOYEE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE PAID 85%, UH, UH, THE TOWN WOULD'VE PAID 85% ON THAT INSTEAD OF A HUNDRED PERCENT.
WE CAN GET INTO THIS MORE LATER, BUT THAT WOULD BE SOME SAVINGS BY JUST HOW IT'S CALCULATED.
AND I THINK THAT COULD BE DONE FAIRLY READILY.
UM, UH, WE, WE HAVE SOMEBODY WHO KEEPS SAYING THEY WANT TO BE ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE.
WE WROTE TO THE HUMAN RIGHT RIGHTS COMMITTEE AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT IT WASN'T A GOOD FIT.
AND I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT SOMEBODY MAY BE MAKING REPRESENTATION THAT THEY ARE ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE AND THAT IS NOT, THAT IS NOT CORRECT.
UM, REGARDING, UH, THE SOMEBODY WHO SAID THAT WHERE THEY LIVE, ICE CAN COME INTO THE AREA WHERE PEOPLE ARE VOTING A GATED COMMUNITY.
SO THE ICE IS GONNA HAVE TO GO THROUGH A GATED COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO COME IN.
THAT'S THE PLACE TO BLOCK THEM.
AND LASTLY, UM, OH, LET LET THE SUPERVISOR SPEAK.
UH, WE LET THE SUPERVISOR SPEAK.
WE'VE ASKED HIM REPEATEDLY ABOUT THE A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS SHORTFALL THAT THE TOWN IS EXPERIENCING OR THE $30 MILLION THAT HASN'T BEEN COLLECTED IN, UH, PROPERTY TAXES.
NOW WE'RE GONNA GET BACK SOME OF THAT.
WE'RE GONNA SEE, THERE'S GONNA BE AN AUCTION AND WE'LL SEE HOW MUCH WE GET BACK NEXT WEEK, BUT IT'S GONNA BE A PITTANCE COMPARED TO THE $30 MILLION.
SO WE ASKED HIM TO SPEAK, UM, YESTERDAY AT THE WORK SESSION, HE SPOKE QUITE A BIT AND HE SPOKE ABOUT HOW A DEPARTMENT HEAD, UM, DIDN'T, DIDN'T SHOW UP AT A MEETING THAT HE WAS HAVING ON PROCUREMENT.
AND WE ASKED WHAT WAS THE QUESTION THAT THEY WANTED TO KNOW.
AND IT WAS, WHAT DO WE DO FOR EMERGENCY CONTRACTS? WHAT'S OUR PROCUREMENT POLICY? AND WE WANTED HIM TO ANSWER AND IT WAS CLEAR HE NEEDED THAT DEPARTMENT HEAD TO SHOW UP TO TALK ABOUT AN EMERGENCY CONTRACT THAT THIS BOARD VOTED FOR AND THE SUPERVISOR ASSIGNED FOR TO HIS SIGNATURE ON THE DOCUMENT.
AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE IN ADVANCE PREPARED, SELECTED
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A COMPANY LIKE WE USED ON CENTRAL AVENUE WHEN THERE WAS A WATER MADE BREAK.AND WHAT WE USED ON, UM, ELMSFORD LITTLE LEAGUE WHEN THERE WAS A SUM MAIN BREAK.
YOU CAN'T WAIT TO GO OUT FOR BID
YOU NEED TO HAVE PEOPLE READILY AVAILABLE.
WE HAVE SOMEBODY WHO'S READILY AVAILABLE IN AN EMERGENCY.
IT'S AN EMERGENCY CONTRACT AND WE ALL VOTED FOR IT.
ALL OF US SHOULD KNOW WHAT THAT'S ABOUT, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE THEY WERE SO INSTRUMENTAL IN THE WATER MAIN BREAK AND ELMSWORTH LITTLE LEAGUE, WHICH GOT LOTS OF ATTENTION.
SO NO ONE SHUTS THEM DOWN FROM SPEAKING.
IT'S JUST WHEN HE ATTACKS OUR EMPLOYEES AND SAYS, YOU MUST SHOW UP TO EXPLAIN SOMETHING THAT AFTER 35 YEARS HE SHOULD KNOW WHAT OUR PROCUREMENT POLICY IS.
HE SHOULD KNOW HOW WE HANDLE EMERGENCY CONTRACTS.
AND WHEN HE DOESN'T AND INSTEAD ATTACKS AN EMPLOYEE BECAUSE THE EMPLOYEE DIDN'T SHOW UP TO SAY WHAT HE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN AND BEEN ABLE TO TELL THEM, THAT'S WHEN IT GETS UPSETTING.
SO IF YOU WANT THE QUORUM, IF YOU, LET'S, LET'S HAVE THE QUORUM ACROSS THE BOARD WHERE SOMEBODY ISN'T OVER, OVER, YOU KNOW, SPEAKING OVER US, WHO IS NOT, UM, CHALLENGING, I DON'T MIND CHALLENGING, BUT BASICALLY HARASSING OUR EMPLOYEES FOR DOING SOMETHING THAT IS TAKING THEM AWAY FROM THEIR JOB.
AND IF YOU WATCH THE TAPE YESTERDAY, WE DIDN'T STOP HIM FROM SPEAKING, BUT WHAT HE WAS DOING, HE WAS ATTACKING AN EMPLOYEE WHO, AT THE TIME THAT HE WANTED TO HAVE THAT PERSON SPEAK TO HIS PROCUREMENT COMMITTEE THAT HE JUST CREATED TO ANSWER A SIMPLE QUESTION AS TO WHAT DO YOU DO IN AN EMERGENCY FOR A CONTRACT.
WHERE HE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THE ANSWER TO THAT, THAT THAT DEPARTMENT HEAD WAS OUT HELPING A WOMAN WHOSE HOUSE WAS COLLAPSING EXACTLY AT THE TIME THAT HE WANTED THAT.
HELPING A WOMAN WHOSE HOUSE WAS COLLAPSING AND CONVINCING HER THAT SHE COULD NOT STAY THERE BECAUSE HE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO CONDEMN THE HOUSE.
THE PARTS OF THE HOUSE HAD ALREADY STARTED TO COLLAPSE AND THAT WAS AFTER HE WAS OUT MAKING SURE THAT A TREE THAT FELL ON A CAR WAS REMOVED SAFELY AND THE CONED WAS OUT THERE.
'CAUSE THERE WERE ELECTRIC WIRES.
AND I CAN GO ON AND ON AS TO WHAT THE DEPARTMENT HEAD WAS DOING THAT HE WANTED FIRED.
CAN HE TESTIFY? EXCUSE ME, PLEASE.
THAT HE WANTED FIRED AND I, AND I COULD GO THROUGH THE DAY.
'CAUSE I ACTUALLY SPEAK TO HIM.
WHAT, WHAT IS YOUR, WHAT ARE YOU DOING TODAY? I HAPPEN TO BE, UH, THE LIAISON FOR THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.
GINA, UH, JACK, UH, COUNCILWOMAN JACKSON IS THE LIAISON FOR DPW AND WE KNOW THAT HE'S DOING LIFESAVING WORK AND TO BE UPSET AND DO IT PUBLICLY ATTACKING SOMEBODY FOR NOT SHOWING UP TO ANSWER A QUESTION.
HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ASKED AND SAID HE DIDN'T CARE WHAT HE WAS DOING.
FIRST OF ALL, I, YOU DIDN'T INTERRUPT FRANCIS.
THIS PERSON GETS ONE CHANCE AND THEN WE HAVE TO MOVE ON TO SUPER AGENDA.
FIRST, FIRST THE RESPONSE, THE, IN TERMS OF THE BUYOUT.
THE ISSUE IS THAT EVERYBODY, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT DOES THE BOARD WHO'S TAKING THE BUYOUT IS GETTING.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE THE MEETING.
WHAT? YOU'RE NOT GONNA GONNA SHUT ME UP BECAUSE I'M GONNA SPEAK.
UH, SO BASICALLY THE PART-TIME, UH, BOARD MEMBERS ARE WORKING FOR OTHER GOVERNMENT BODIES AND BASICALLY YOU'RE GETTING HEALTHCARE.
CAN SOMEONE SECOND THAT? THAT'S WHY YOU'RE ABUSING THE $20,000.
ALL IN FAVOR? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
YOU WHAT? BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT, BASICALLY YOU'RE GONNA, YOU CHOSE TO SPEAK FIRST.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN FOR 10 MINUTES, PLEASE.
SECOND, HE DOESN'T FOLLOW HIS OWN RULES THAT HE, THAT HE VOTED ORDER.
UH, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT THE TOWN BOARD ONE, IF THE TOWN BOARD
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CONSISTS OF TOWN BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE WORKING FOR OTHER GOVERNMENT BODIES AND GETTING HEALTHCARE, AND THEY SHOULD NOT BE ENTITLED TO $20,000 IN HEALTHCARE.THE POINT OF THIS MEETING IS TO HAVE A MEETING.
WE TALK ABOUT THE LEGISLATION OF THIS TOWN.
TB ONE RESOLUTION PETITIONING THE US GOVERNMENT TO END ICE APPOINTMENTS AND CCB P APPOINTMENTS.
[ Appointment of a Part-Time Deputy Town Attorney, Liz Gerrity, on a probationary basis]
LET'S APPOINTMENTS.LET DO, WE CAN GO BACK TO THE APPOINTMENTS.
WHAT? YOU WANNA DO THE APPOINTMENTS? CAN WE, OKAY.
A QUESTION ABOUT THE APPOINTMENT.
OH, MY, UH, THE SALARY IS $216,000.
IT IS NOT, THAT'S NOT THE SALARY.
IT'S A COMBINED SALARY, BUT THAT'S NOT THE SALARY FOR THE PART-TIME DAY.
WE DID THIS YESTERDAY, SAID NO.
SO WHAT'S THE COMBINED SALARY? I JUST, I THINK THE, IT'S NOT A COMBINED SALARY.
WHAT IS FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE TOWN? I MAKE A MOTION THAT, NO, I WANNA, NATE, I HAVE A QUESTION.
YOU, YOU CAN, YOU CAN ASK THE QUESTION AFTER YOU GET A SECOND.
I GET A SECOND APPOINTMENT OF, AND THIS IS HELD, YOU HELD IT OVER LAST TIME.
THIS IS THE PERSON YOU'RE HARASSING.
APPOINTMENT OF A PART-TIME DEPUTY TOWN ATTORNEY LIZ GARRITY.
ON A PROBATIONARY BASIS, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE MAKE THAT APPOINTMENT.
WHAT'S ALL IN FAVOR? SALARY 60 65.
$65,000 GOT 65,000 ON TOP OF THE SALARY.
IS IT AN HOURLY RATE? IT'S NOT.
OR IS IT IT'S 20 HOURS A WEEK.
IS IT? AND IS IT IT'S A VERY LOW SALARY FOR AN ATTORNEY, TO BE HONEST.
DOES WORK HAVE TO BE HELD DONE IN THE EVENINGS AFTER HOURS OR ON WEEKENDS? IT WILL BE SEPARATE, YES.
LATER ON THAN BUILDING DEPARTMENT DUTIES.
WHY, WHY, PERSON, NO QUESTION.
WHY DIDN'T YOU HAVE A MEETING WITH THE ATTORNEY? BECAUSE BASICALLY SINCE YOU, I DON'T THERE'S ANY CONTROLS OVER THE QUESTION.
BASICALLY YOU JUST FAILED TO THE, THE TOWN ATTORNEY JUST SAID TO YOU, IT'S A VERY LOW SALARY FOR AN ATTORNEY, NOT A LOW SALARY.
YOU WANT WHAT YOU WANT? YOU'RE GIVING $216,000 TO ONE PERSON'S NOT, IT'S NOT TWO 16,000.
YOU HAVE TO STOP MISLEADING THE PUBLIC.
IT'S $5,000 AND THE SALARY OF, UM, AND THERE'S A SALARY AND THERE'S A STIPEND, UM, THAT WE INDIVIDUAL RECEIVED.
UM, I I COULD AND ALL I'M ASKING IS, IS THIS, YOU KNOW, WHAT TYPE OF CONTROLS? SO WE KNOW THAT THE WORK IS BASICALLY BEING DONE.
PAUL, YOU MUST STOP HARASSING THIS WOMAN'S NOT HARASSING YOU.
YOU MUST STOP HARASSING THIS WOMAN.
YOU ARE HARASSING BASICALLY, YOU KNOW.
I DON'T WANT THE TAXPAYERS TO BE RIPPED OFF.
THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT I'M $65,000 FOR.
AN ATTORNEY IS NOT A LOT OF MONEY.
IT WAS A HUNDRED MILLION AND I BELIEVE IT'S MORE, BUT I'M GONNA LEAVE AT A HUNDRED MILLION.
SO, SO WE CAN GO BACK AND FORTH, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THEM EVEN THE MEETING FORWARD AS WE SHOULD.
SO I'M, CAN WE, THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR, ANY, ANY EXTENSIONS TO THE LAST PAST? THERE NEEDS TO BE AYES.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ARE YOU VOTING? NO, I'M VOTING NO.
[ TB 1 - 05/13/2026 Resolution petitioning the U.S. Government to end ICE and CBP abuses and prohibit interference in the election process]
ONE RESOLUTION PETITION THE US GOVERNMENT TO END ICE AND CBP ABUSE AND PROHIBIT INTERFERENCE IN THE ELECTION PROCESS.UM, UH, WOULD THE BOARD CONSIDER A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT, UH, THAT WOULD KEEP, UM, UH, THAT WOULD EXTEND IT TO, UM, 1000 FEET ONLY ON PUBLIC PROPERTY, AS WAS SUGGESTED BY YOU SCHWARTZ.
AND UH, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT IT WOULD SHOW THAT AT FIRST THERE'S NO SECOND FOR THE, UH, THE MAIN AMENDMENT.
JOY, I THINK YOU SHOULD DO THAT.
ACTUALLY I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD HAVE MADE THE, THE MOTION, BUT GO AHEAD.
THE SECOND ALL I TURNED THE PAGE.
I'M SO DISTRACTED BY EVERYTHING.
FIRST I, I TURNED THE PAGE LAST.
SHE'S IN A, SHE NEEDS A MOMENT.
TB ONE RESOLUTION PETITIONING THE US GOVERNMENT AND ICE AND CBB ABUSES AND PROHIBIT INTERFERENCE IN THE ELECTION PROCESS.
[ TB 2 - 05/13/2026 Resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh authorizing a Home Rule Request to the New York State (“NYS”) Legislature for an amendment to New York State Law authorizing the installation of solar canopies at Anthony F. Veteran park-parking lot sites, Town of Greenburgh when said installations are above existing parking lot areas and do not inhibit or reduce any aspect of this park’s recreational function, and requesting related parkland alienation authorization]
TWO, UH, RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AUTHORIZING A HOME RULE REQUEST TO THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE FOR AN AMENDMENT TO NEW YORK STATE LAW AUTHORIZING THE INSTALLATION OF SOLAR CANOPIES AT ANTHONY VETERAN PARK, UH, PARKING LOT SITES, TOWN OF GREENBURG, UH, WHEN SET INSTALLATIONS ARE ABOVE EXISTING PARKING LOT AREAS AND DO NOT INHIBIT OR REDUCE ANY ASPECT OF THE PARKS RECREATIONAL FUNCTIONS AND REQUESTED RELATED PARKLAND ALIENATION AUTHORIZATION.UH, BUT WE NEED, WE NEED AN AMENDMENT TO STATE THAT WE WILL BE FORWARDING THIS ONCE WE RECEIVE THE MEETS AND BOUNCES.
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MEETS AND BOUNCES.SO PAUL, WOULD YOU NOW MOVE THAT AS AMENDED? AS AMENDED AND MOVE THAT AS AMENDED.
[ TB 3 - 05/13/2026 Resolution authorizing playing Cable T.V. access political programming in advance of the June, 2026 primary election]
THREE AUTHORIZING, UH, PLAYING CABLE TV ACCESS POLITICAL PROGRAMS IN ADVANCE OF THE JUNE, UH, 20, UH, 26 PRIMARY.I THINK WE'RE HOLDING THAT OVER.
[ AT 1 - 05/13/2026 Resolution acknowledging the settlement of claim/litigation related Claim, File No.: 70/21C, in the matter of Kristin Stein v. the Town of Greenburgh, et al., for an amount not to exceed $300,000]
UH, 81 RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING THE SETTLEMENT OF A CLAIM LITIGATION RELATED, UH, CLAIM FILE NUMBER 70 21 C IN THE MATTER OF KRISTEN STEIN V.TOWN OF GREENBURG FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 300, UH, THOUSAND UM, UH, DOLLARS.
I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND, UH, IN FAVOR, AYE.
[ AT 3 - 05/13/2026 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner Country Club Ridge Tenants Corp. for property located at 1-93 Rockledge Road and 0 E. Hartsdale Ave. The Town’s share of the refund is $120,233±; the County’s share is $57,468±; the Bronx Valley Sewer District’s share is $11,592±; the Greenburgh Central School District’s share is $307,433±; the Hartsdale Fire District’s share is $113,881±; the Consolidated Sewer Mtc. District’s share is $4,076±. Refunds from all sources total $614,683±]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX TERTIARY SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER COUNTRY CLUB RIDGE TENANTS CORP FOR PROPERTY, LOCATED AT 1 93 ROCKLEDGE ROAD AND ZERO EAST.UH, THE TOTAL AMOUNT FROM WALL SOURCES 614 6 83.
[ AT 4 - 05/13/2026 Resolution authorizing tax certiorari settlement with petitioner W W Granger Inc. LLC for property located at 505 Saw Mill River Road. The Town’s share of the refund is $2,566±; the County’s share is $1,401±; the Saw Mill Valley Sewer District’s share is $210±; the Pocantico Hills Central School District’s share is $4,041±; the N. Elmsford Fire District’s share is $302±; the Consolidated Sewer Mtc. District’s share is $96±. Refunds from all sources total $8,616±]
FOUR RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX TERTIARY SETTLEMENT WITH PETITIONER WW GRANGER FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5 0 5.SO MILL RIVER ROAD, UH, REFUNDS FROM ALL SOURCES $8,616.
[ BD 1 - 05/13/2026 Resolution authorizing the Town Supervisor to enter into a continued agreement with General Code and EBizDocs, Inc. for the continued indexing and scanning services of Building Department records, at cost not to exceed $100,000]
BD ONE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TOWN SUPERVISORTHAT COURSE NOT TO EXCEED A HUNDRED THOUSAND.
I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT ALL IN FAVOR? SECOND.
[ CL 1 - 05/13/2026 Resolution authorizing closing Oak Street, between the dead end of Oak Street and the intersection of Oak Street and Maple Street, on Saturday, June 13, 2026 (Rain Date Sunday, June 14, 2026), from 3:00 PM until 8:00 PM, for the residents of Oak Street to hold their Neighborhood Block Party]
ONE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND CLOSING OAK STREET BETWEEN THE DEAD END OF, UM, JUNE, UM, OAK STREET AND THE INTERSECTION OF OAK STREET AND MAPLE STREET ON, UM, SATURDAY JUNE 13TH, UH, FROM THREE UNTIL 8:00 PM UH, FOR THE RESIDENCE OF OAK STREET TO, UM, HOLD THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, BLOCK PARTY.[ CL 2 - 05/13/2026 Resolution authorizing closing Longview Drive between Fort Hill Road and Glendale Road, on Saturday, June 13, 2026, from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM for the Longview Neighborhood to hold its annual Wheels Day Block Party ]
TWO RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CLOSING OF LONGVIEW DRIVE BETWEEN FORT HILL ROAD AND GLENDALE ROAD ON, UM, JUNE 13TH FROM TWO 30 TO 6:30 PM FOR THE LONGVIEW NEIGHBORHOOD TO HOLD ITS ANNUAL REAL ESTATE BLOCK PARTY.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR.
[ CL 3 - 05/13/2026 Resolution authorizing closing Longview Drive between Fort Hill Road and Gendale Road, on Saturday, June 6, 2026, from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM for the Edgemont Community Council to hold a community event]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CLOSING LONGVIEW DRIVE BETWEEN FORT HILL ROAD AND GLEN, UH, DALE ROAD ON SATURDAY JUNE 6TH.UM, UH, FROM EIGHT 30, UH, TO 1130 AT FOR EDGEMONT COMMUNITY COUNCIL TO COMMUNITY EVENT.
[ CL 4 - 05/13/2026 Resolution scheduling a Public Hearing for Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM, to consider a Local Law amending the Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 285 of the Code of the Town of Greenburgh, as it pertains to the definition of the term “Family”]
RESOLUTION SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A LOCAL LAW AMENDING A ZONING CODE CHAPTER 2 85 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AS IT PERTAINS TO THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM, UM, FAMILY.I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? A AYE, UM, CL FIVE
[ CL 5 - 5/13/2026 Resolution scheduling a Public Hearing for Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 7:30 pm to consider a Local Law amending Chapter 605 of the Code of the Town of Greenburgh as it relates to the composition and procedures of Zoning Board of Appeals ]
RESOLUTION SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 27TH TO CONSIDER LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER 6 0 5 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AS IT RELATES TO THE COMPOSITION AND PROCEDURES OF ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS.[ CL 6 - 05/13/2026 Resolution scheduling a Public Hearing for Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 7:30 PM, for the purpose of considering a one-year agreement between the Town of Greenburgh and the Village of Irvington to provide Fire Protection Services to Unincorporated area residents of the East Irvington Fire Protection District for the year 2026]
ALL SIX RESOLUTION SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR WEDNESDAY, UH, MAY 27TH FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING A ONE YEAR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AND VILLA OF IRVING TO PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES TO UNINCORPORATED AREA RESIDENCE OF THE EAST IRVINGTON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT FOR THE YEAR 2026.SO I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND.
[ CL 7 - 05/13/2026 Resolution authorizing closing a short section of Lawton Avenue from Central Park Avenue North to Wilson Street, with Wilson Street, with Wilson Street remaining open to traffic, on June 14, 2026, from 3:30 pm to 7:00 pm, for the 100th Anniversary Celebration of the Church of the Sacred Heart]
CL SEVEN RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CLOSING A SHORT SECTION OF LAWTON AVENUE FROM CENTRAL AVENUE, UH, NORTH TO WILSON STREET WITH WILSON STREET.UM, REMAINING OPEN TO TRAFFIC, UH, FROM 3:30 PM TO 7:00 PM FOR THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY, UH, CELEBRATION OF THE CHURCH OF, UM, SACRED HEART.
[ CD 1 - 05/13/2026 Resolution awarding the contract for the Odell House Restoration: Building Systems & Interior Finishes (General Contractor) to Dynamic GC Corp., the lowest responsible bidder, for an amount not to exceed $1,416,931.14]
UH, RESOLUTION AWARDING, UM, UH, THE CONTRACT CD ONE FOR THE ODELL HOUSE RESTORATION CD ONE.UH, CD ONE, UH, UH, BUILDING SYSTEMS AND INTERIOR FINISH IS GENERAL CONTRACTED TO DYNAMIC GEC CORP, THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,416,931 AND 14 CENTS.
I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND WELL IN FAVOR.
[ CD 2 - 05/13/2026 Resolution awarding the contract for the Odell House Restoration: Building Systems & Interior Finishes (Mechanical Contractor) to Euro Comfort Corp., the lowest responsible bidder, for an amount not to exceed $239,000]
THE CONTRACT, UH, FOR THE DELL HOUSE RESTORATION.UH, THAT'S, UH, CD TWO, UM, BUILDING SYSTEMS AND INTERIOR FINISHES.
MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR TO EURO COMFORT CORP, THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDERS FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 239,000.
[ CD 3 - 05/13/2026 Resolution awarding the contract for the Odell House Restoration: Building Systems & Interior Finishes (electrical contractor) to LDM Electrical, the lowest responsible bidder, for an amount not to exceed $266,100]
THREE.UM, RESOLUTION AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR THE ODELL HOUSE RESTORATION BUILDING SYSTEMS AND INTERIOR FINISHES FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $266,100.
ALL IN FAVOR? WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE SECOND.
[ CD 4 - 05/13/2026 Resolution awarding the contract for the Odell House Restoration: Building Systems & Interior Finishes (Plumbing Contractor) to VFR Contracting, the lowest responsible bidder, for an amount not to exceed $60,500]
RESOLUTION AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR THE ODELL HOUSE RESTORATION BUILDING SYSTEMS AND INTERIOR FINISHES, PLUMBING CONTRACTOR TO VFR, CONTRACTING THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDERS FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $60,500.[02:25:01]
I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR.[ CD 5 - 05/13/2026 Resolution declaring the intention of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh to be Lead Agency with respect to SEQRA for an action related to a Federal-Aid project known as the Old Army Road Sidewalk project which involves the design and construction of various pedestrian-related improvements along portions of Old Army Road [TB 24-11]]
CD FIVE RESOLUTION DECLARING THE INTENT OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG TO BE LEAD AGENCY WITH RESPECT TO SEEKER FOR AN ACTION RELATED TO A FEDERAL AID PROJECT KNOWN AS OLD ARMY ROAD SIDEWALK PROJECT, WHICH INVOLVES THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF VARIOUS PEDESTRIAN, UH, RELATED IMPROVEMENTS ALONG, UM, PORTIONS OF OLD ARMY ROAD.[ CD 6 - 05/13/2026 Resolution declaring the intention of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh to be Lead Agency with respect to SEQRA for an action related to a Federal-Aid project known as the Knollwood Road Sidewalk project which involves the design and construction of various pedestrian-related improvements along portions of Knollwood Road [TB 24-12]]
CD, UH, SIX RESOLUTION, UH, DECLARING THE INTENT OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG TO BE LEAD AGENCY WITH RESPECT TO SEEKER FOR AN ACTION RELATING TO A FEDERAL AID PROJECT KNOWN AS THE NORWOOD ROAD SIDEWALK PROJECT, WHICH INVOLVES THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF VARIOUS RELATED, UM, PEDESTRIAN RELATED IMPROVEMENTS ALONG, UM, PORTIONS OF NORWOOD, UH, ROAD.[ CD 7 - 05/13/2026 Resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh approving a Complete Street Policy]
SEVEN RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG APPROVING A COMPLETE STREET, UH, POLICY.[ CD 8 - 05/13/2026 Resolution authorizing contract supplement No. 3 to a previously approved professional service agreement with Barton & Loguidice, for surveying and engineering design services for a Federal-Aid project known as the East-West Hartsdale Avenue Transportation Improvement Project [TB 22-09]]
CD EIGHT, UH, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONTRACTS.UH, SUPPLEMENT NUMBER THREE TO A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH BARTON AND LO JUDAS FOR SURVEYING AND ENGINEERING DESIGN.
UM, SERVICE FOR FEDERAL AID PROJECT KNOWN AS THE EASTWEST HARTSDALE, UH, AVENUE EIGHT TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
COMMISSIONER, WHO'S THE AUTHOR OF THAT RESOLUTION, WOULD LIKE US TO HOLD IT OVER.
WAIT, YOU'RE HOLDING THAT OVER, YOU SAID I'M NOT, UH, WELL, I GUESS I AM, BUT, UH, GARRETT SAID THAT THEY NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK ON THAT RESOLUTION.
[ CD 10 - 05/13/2026 Resolution declaring the intention of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh to be Lead Agency for an amended site plan and related applications of Loop Road Holdings, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Regeneron”), located at 555 Saw Mill River Road (P.O. Tarrytown, NY), and referring the amended site plan application to the Planning Board for review and recommendation [TB 26-03]]
10 RESOLUTION DECLARING THE INTENT OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG TO BE LEAD AGENCY FOR AN AMENDED SITE PLAN AND RELATED APPLICATIONS OF LOOP HOLDING HOLDINGS.UM, WHOLLY SUB SUBSIDIARY OF REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS.
UM, LOCATED AT 5 5 5 SOILL RIVER ROAD.
UM, UM, AND REFERRING, UH, THE AMENDED SITE PLAN TO THE PLANNING BOARD FOR REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION.
[ CO 1 - 05/13/2026 Resolution authorizing Fiscal Year 2025 budget transfers]
ONE, UH, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FISCAL YEAR 2025.[ CO 2 - 05/13/2026 Resolution authorizing an update to the Town of Greenburgh Employee Handbook meal reimbursement rates]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN UPDATE TO THE TOWN OF GREENBURG EMPLOYEE HA HANDBOOK MAIL REIMBURSEMENT.[ CO 3 - 05/13/2026 Resolution authorizing the approval of AMTEC to perform an Arbitrage Rebate Computation for Public Improvement Bonds, at a cost not to exceed $100,000]
CO THREE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE APPROVAL OF MTECH TO PERFORM AN ARBITRAGE, UM, UH, REBATE COMPUTATION FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT BONDS AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED A HUNDRED THOUSAND.[ PR 1 - 05/13/2026 Resolution authorizing the Town of Greenburgh Department of Parks & Recreation to contract with Legion Fireworks Co. Inc, to host a fireworks show on Celebrate Greenburgh Day, at a cost not to exceed $9000]
ONE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, DEPARTMENT OF, UH, PARKS AND RECREATION TO CONTRACT WITH LEGION FIREWORKS, UM, CODE TO HOST FIREWORKS SHOW TO CELEBRATE GREENBURG AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED $9,000.[ PR 2 - 05/13/2026 Resolution authorizing award to lowest responsible bidders for 2025 pool chemicals and supplies for a total cost for all items bid, not to exceed $72,041.06]
R TWO RESOLUTION.UM, UH, UH, AUTHORIZING AWARD TO LOIS, RESPONSIBLE BIDDERS FOR 2025.
POOL CHEMICALS AND SUPPLIES FOR A TOTAL COST FOR ALL ITEMS BID NOT TO EXCEED 72,000 OH FOUR ONE AND 6 CENTS.
[ PH 1 - 05/13/2026 Resolution authorizing the execution of a Community Development Block Grant Contract between the County of Westchester and the Town of Greenburgh for Pocantico Park Upgrades and Park Improvement Project ]
PH ONE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT CONTRACT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER AND THE TOWN OF GREENBURG FOR PICO PARK UPGRADES AND PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.[ PH 2 - 05/13/2026 Resolution authorizing the execution of a Community Development Block Grant contract between the County of Westchester and Town of Greenburgh for the Purchase of a 40-Passenger Bus, Handicap-Accessible Bus for the Seniors and Youths at Theodore D. Young Community Center]
PH TWO A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A COMMUNITY, UH, DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT CONTRACT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER AND TOWN OF GREENBURG FOR THE PURCHASE OF A 40 PASSENGER BUS HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE BUS FOR THE SENIORS AND YOUTHS AT THEATER YOUNG COMMUNITIES CENTER.[ PH 3 - 05/13/2026 Resolution accepting a Grant in the amount of $40,000 from the Lanza Family Foundation for the Greenburgh Police Department Summer Youth Camp Program, the Police Camp]
RESOLUTION, ACCEPTING A GRANT FOR THE AMOUNT OF 40,000 FROM LANDS OF FAMILY FOUNDATION FOR THE GREENBERG, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT SUMMARY YOUTH CAMP.UM, UH, P I'M, I WAS WAITING FOR YOU.
[ PH 4 – 05/13/2026 Resolution authorizing the Town Supervisor to execute an Inter Municipal Agreement (IMA) between the Town of Greenburgh and Westchester County to reimburse the Town for the Operation Crossroads Program at the Theodore D. Young Community Center for the Period of October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026]
FOUR RESOLUTION, UM, AUTHORIZING TOWN SUPERVISOR TO EXECUTE AN INTER MUNICIPAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF GREENBERG AND WESTCHESTER COUNTY TO REIMBURSE THE TOWN FOR OPERATION CROSSROADS PROGRAM AT THE THEATER YOUNG COMMUNITY CENTER.[ PO 1 - 05/13/2026 Resolution accepting a $50,000 grant from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services for the purchase of in-car video cameras and server]
ACCEPTING A $50,000 GRANT, UH, FROM THE NEW YORK STATE, UM, UH, DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES FOR PURCHASE OF INCAR CAR, VIDEO, CAMERA AND SERVER.[ PO 2 - 05/13/2026 Resolution appointing Garrett Barrosh as an entry-level police officer]
RESOLUTION TO APPOINTING GARRETT BERO AS AN ENTRY LEVEL POLICE OFFICER.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND IN FAVOR.
[ PO 3 - 05/13/2026 Resolution authorizing the Town Supervisor to enter into an agreement providing a trial period with CentralSquare Technologies for the purpose of evaluating software, at no cost to the Town]
PO THREE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TOWN, UM, SUPERVISOR 10 TO INTO AN AGREEMENT PROVIDING A TRIAL PERIOD WITH CENTRAL SQUARE TECHNOLOGIES FOR PURPOSE OF EVALUATING SOFTWARE AT NO COST TO THE TOWN.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND, UH, UH, PW ONE RESOLUTION.
ALL IN FAVOR? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
[ PW 1 - 05/13/2026 Resolution awarding the contract for the 2026 installation of a new sidewalk on Taxter Road in the Unincorporated Area of the Town of Greenburgh to Woodland Manor, LLC, to the lowest bidder, for an amount not to exceed $930,879.75]
RESOLUTION AWARDING THE CONTRACT OF THE 20, UH, 26 INSTALLATION[02:30:01]
OF A NEW SIDEWALK ON TAXIED ROAD IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, UH, TO, UH, WOODLAND MANOR TO THE LOWEST BID, UH, FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $930,879 AND 75 CENTS.UM, RESOLUTION AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR THE PW TWO
[ PW 2 - 05/13/2026 Resolution awarding the contract for the reconstruction of stone and concrete curbing and installation of underdrains at various streets - 2026 to Tony Casale, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, for an amount not to exceed $3,365,000]
RESOLUTION AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF STONE AND CONCRETE, CURBING AN INSTALLATION OF UNDER DRAINS AT VARIOUS, UH, STREETS, UH, 2026 TO TONY CASSEL, THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,365,000.[ PW 3 - 05/13/2026 Resolution awarding the contract for the Guide Rail Replacement at various locations in the Town of Greenburgh 2026 to Central Industries Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, for an amount not to exceed $150,000]
THREE RESOLUTION AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR THE GUIDE RAIL REPLACEMENT AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, UM, TO, UH, CENTRAL INDUSTRIES, THE LOWEST POSSIBLE BIDDER FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $150,000.[ PW 4 - 05/13/2026 Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to go to bid for a sidewalk installation on Henry Street]
PW FOUR RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TO GO TO BID FOR SIDEWALK INSTALLATION ON HENRY STREET.[ PW 5 - 05/13/2026 Resolution (1) accepting a $417,750 award in connection with a Stormwater Advisory Board grant administered by Westchester County for study funding in connection with the flood mitigation study of the Troublesome Brook and Manhattan Park Brook; and (2) authorizing the Town Supervisor to execute a related contract]
UM, RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A $417,750 AWARD IN CONNECTION WITH STORMWATER ADVISORY BOARD GRANT ADMINISTERED BY WESTCHESTER COUNTY FOR A STUDY FUNDING IN CONNECTION WITH THE FLOOD MITIGATION STUDY OF TROUBLESOME BROOK AND MANHATTAN BROOK AND AUTHORIZING THE TOWN SUPERVISOR TO EXECUTE A RELATED CONTRACT.[ PW 6 - 05/13/2026 Resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh authorizing the execution of an amendment to an existing agreement with the Housing Trust Fund Corporation (HTFC) represented by the office of Resilient Homes and Communities (RHC) for a grant not to exceed $200,000 related to the RISC Program to study, evaluate, and develop a Capital improvement plan for the Sheldon Brook Drainage area]
UH, SIX RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO AN EXISTING AGREEMENT WITH A HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION REPRESENTED, UH, BY THE OFFICE OF RESILIENT HOMES AND COMMUNITIES FOR THE GRANT NOT TO EXCEED $200,000 RELATED TO THE RISK PROGRAM TO STUDY, EVALUATE, AND DEVELOP A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR THE SHELDON BROOK DRAINAGE AREA.[ PW 7 - 05/13/2026 Resolution authorizing the First Extension of Agreement with Absolute Auctions & Realty, Inc., an on-line auction company, to perform on-line auctions, at no cost to the Town, of older vehicles and miscellaneous equipment considered surplus or needing significant repair]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FIRST EXTENSION OF AGREEMENT WITH ABSOLUTE AUCTIONS AND REALTY AND ONLINE AUCTION COMPANY TO PERFORM ONLINE AUCTIONS AT COST TO THE TOWN OF OLDER VEHICLES AND MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT CONSIDERED SURPLUS OR NEEDING SIGNIFICANT REPAIR.[ PW 8 - 05/13/2026 Resolution authorizing the Town of Greenburgh purchase the Fuelmaster Fuel Management System, engineered by Syntech, to be installed at the Town’s Police Department, Water Shop and Department of Public Works Garage, at a cost not to exceed $197,194.61 ]
EIGHT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TOWN OF GREENBERG, UH, TO PURCHASE THE FUEL MASTER FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ENGINEERED BY SYNTEC TO BE INSTALLED AT THE TOWN POLICE, UH, DEPARTMENT, WATER SHOP, AND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS GARAGE AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED 197,194 61 CENTS.I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT SECOND AND BEFORE I ADJOURN, I'D LIKE TO MAKE TWO POINTS.
I JUST WANNA MENTION FOR THE TOWN, CAN WE GET A SECOND? ARE WE GONNA GET A, CAN WE FINISH THE VOTE? IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING EXCEPT THIS IS NOT A RECORD, BUT WE HAD 46 RESOLUTIONS ON THIS AGENDA.
BUT WE STILL NEED TO FINISH THE VOTE FOR PW EIGHT, PLEASE.
AND I WANT TO JUST SAY VERY CLEARLY THAT IT'S TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR ANY BOARD MEMBER TO STOP ME FROM TALKING.
UH, I HAVE NEVER STOPPED ANYBODY ELSE ON THIS BOARD FROM EXPRESSING THEMSELVES.
I'VE NEVER, UH, STOPPED OR PREVENTED RESIDENTS WHO HAVE DIFFERENT VIEWS FROM EXPRESSING THEMSELVES.
IT NEVER HAPPENED IN ANY LEGISLATIVE BODY THAT I'M AWARE OF.
UM, AND IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN HERE.
SECOND POINT I WANNA MAKE IS THAT WHEN THE TOWN BOARD, UM, WHEN THE VOTERS ELECT MEMBERS OF THE TOWN BOARD, UH, OR THE TOWN SUPERVISOR, UH, THEY EXPECT DEPARTMENT HEADS TO ANSWER TO US.
WHEN I ASK THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS TO MEET WITH, UM, ME, UM, IT'S NOT HIS DECISION WHETHER OR NOT HE WANTS TO MEET WITH ME BECAUSE HE WORKS FOR ME, I DON'T WORK FOR HIM.
AND BASICALLY IF A TOWN, IF THE DEPARTMENT HEAD IS, YOU KNOW, FIRST OF ALL, I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR THE, CAN WE PUT A TIME LIMIT ON THIS? YEAH.
I DON'T THINK IT'S, I HAVE, LEMME SAY SOMETHING.
I HAVE, I DON'T THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TIME LIMIT FOR A TOWN DEPARTMENT HEAD WHO HAS TWO JOBS WITH THE TOWN, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, HARASS AND BUILDING INSPECTOR.
THIS IS HARASSMENT WASTING TO BE SPENDING HARASSMENT.
PLEASE STOP FROM THE AUDIENCE.
THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE IN THE TOWN WHO COULD BE DEALING WITH TREES, PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERTISE.
I WANT THE COMMISSIONER PUBLIC WORKS TO BE MANAGING THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
UM, THERE, UH, THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE IN THE TOWN.
WE HAVE THE EMS UH, DEPARTMENT.
WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE PROFESSIONALS WHO COULD HELP, UM, HELP, UH, PEOPLE, UM, WHO ARE HAVING, UM, UH, SAFETY ISSUES.
I NEED THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSIONER TO ANSWER TO ME AND TO ATTEND MEETINGS BECAUSE
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THAT'S THE ONLY WAY I COULD DO MY JOB.I NEED EVERY DEPARTMENT TO RESPOND.
I HAVE NEVER, IN MY 35 YEARS AS SUPERVISOR OR WHEN I WAS A LEGISLATOR IN THE COUNTY, EIGHT YEARS IN THE MINORITY OF, AND I ASKED THE DEPARTMENT HEAD TO MEET WITH ME, NOBODY HAS EVER BEFORE SAID NO TO ME.
UM, SO THIS IS SOMETHING I'M GONNA INSIST ON.
AND, UM, AND I'M JUST SAYING I'M NOT LOOKING FOR A FIGHT.
I BASICALLY, UM, EVEN THOUGH I DISAGREE WITH THE DECISIONS THE TOWN BOARD MADE, UM, I HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, HE'S A COMMISSIONER.
THE BOARD WANTS HIM, UM, UH, THE BOARD WANTS HIM.
BUT THE THING IS NOW WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD OF THE, OF, OF THE TOWN AND TO ADDRESS TOWN ISSUES.
AND ARE YOU DONE YET? BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING.
OH MY GOD, I'D LIKE TO NUMBER ONE SAY THAT THE COMMISSIONER DOES NOT WORK FOR YOU.
HE WORKS FOR THE TOWN, HE WORKS FOR THE TOWN'S TAXPAYERS.
AND I WOULD RATHER HEAR YOU LEAD BY EXAMPLE.
IF THERE IS SOMEONE WHO IS, IT'S NOT ONLY A TREE THAT FELL ON A CAR AND TRAPPED PEOPLE AND HE WAS ATTENDING TO THAT, BUT THERE WAS A WOMAN WHO WAS IN SERIOUS DANGER WHO WAS IN A HOUSE THAT WAS COLLAPSING, AN OLDER WOMAN WHO WAS NOT LEAVING.
AND, AND IT TOOK A WHOLE TEAM, INCLUDING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HELP CONVINCE HER TO LEAVE FOR HER SAFETY.
HE WAS NOT GOING TO WALK AWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT TO REPORT TO A, AN AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT IS NOT A TOWN COMMITTEE, BUT AN AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT THE SUPERVISOR PUT TOGETHER.
WE DO NOT EVEN KNOW THE MEMBERS OF THAT COMMITTEE.
AND THIS IS NOT AT THE, AND AND TO THEN, AND TO SAY, I'M THE SUPERVISOR, THEREFORE HE MUST DO WHAT I SAY.
AND YOU'VE SAID THAT IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS AND SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES.
AND THAT IS NOT WHAT A SUPERVISOR WHO WANTS COLLABORATION ON THE BOARD DOES.
IT'S SOMEONE WHO'S TRYING TO GIVE ORDERS BY FIAT AND I I THAT IS SO WRONG.
IT'S VERY HARD TO WORK WITH SOMEONE LIKE THAT.
WE HAVE BEEN VERY COLLABORATIVE AMONG THE TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WE'VE TRIED TO WORK WITH YOU AND PE YOU, YOU'VE TURNED IT AROUND THAT IT, IT'S, IT'S NOT THE TOWN COUNCIL THAT IS BEING DISRESPECTFUL, BUT YOU'RE BEING DISRESPECTFUL TO THEM.
I THINK IT'S VERY INTERESTING HOW, HOW, AND I SEE THAT YOU'RE TRULY ARE SUPPORTERS OF THE SUPERVISOR.
THAT IT IS OKAY FOR HIM TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT CONSTITUENTS AND RESIDENTS AND THINGS THAT'S HAPPENING IN THE TOWN.
BUT WHEN THE COUNCIL OR WHEN THE EMPLOYEES EXERCISED THAT SAME CONCERN, IT'S A PROBLEM BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE ARE HEARING TONIGHT.
WHAT WE HEARD TONIGHT IS THAT, AND I AM THE ONE WHO HE SPOKE WITH, THE COMMISSIONER SPOKE AND SAID, I HAVE THESE EMERGENCIES, I HAVE THIS MEETING.
I SAID, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEETING'S ABOUT, BUT I NEED YOU TO ATTEND TO THOSE EMERGENCIES BECAUSE THAT'S WHY WE NEED HIM.
LIKE YOU, OKAY, I AM THE LIAISON AND YOU COULD HAVE CALLED HIM, BUT YOU DON'T REACH OUT TO HIM.
BUT I'M NOT GONNA DO A BACK AND FORTH WITH YOU BECAUSE IT IS AFTER TEN EIGHT, AFTER 10:00 PM TONIGHT.
WHAT I THINK IS, I THINK IS DISRESPECTFUL THAT WE CONTINUE TO SAY, THIS MAN SHOULD SHOW UP TO A MEETING WHEN HE IS HELPING, HE'S ASSISTING CONSTITUENTS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
SO OUR HOPE AND PRAY THAT YOU'RE NEVER IN A CAR, HOPE AND PRAY THAT YOUR HOUSE IS NOT COLLAPSING BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT THIS MAN WAS ATTENDING TO AND YOU THINK IT'S OKAY FOR HIM TO ATTEND AND ON.
I JUST THINK THAT, I JUST THINK IT'S DISRESPECTFUL.
SO WE COULD, WE CAN CONTINUE TO GET SHAMED TO GET CRITICIZED FOR DOING THE WORK FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND CARING FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
SO AGAIN, IF THERE WAS ANOTHER EMERGENCY AND THERE'S THIS MEETING ABOUT A QUESTION FOR A QUESTION HE A PERSON HAD THAT HE COULD HAVE ANSWERED, BUT HE HAS MORE.
HE HAS, HE COULD HAVE ANSWERED.
CAN WE STOP, PLEASE? HE COULD HAVE ANSWERED.
WELL, YOU SHOULD OR ELSE YOU'LL BE REMOVED FROM THE MEETING.
NO, NO, WE'RE NOT HAVING A BACK.
DIDN'T INTERRUPT YOU, ERICA, AFTER THE PUBLIC RECORD.
ERICA, I DID NOT INTERRUPT YOU.
I WAS RESPECTFUL TO YOU AND I'LL LET YOU SIT THERE AND YOU MADE YOUR STATEMENT AND I DID NOT INTERRUPT YOU.
SO I'M EXPECTING THE SAME RESPECT.
SAM, COULD YOU MAKE A EXCUSE? CAN SHARE MY, I'M RESPECTING, I'M EXPECTING, I'M EXPECTING THE SAME RESPECT.
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OKAY.I RESPECT YOU WHEN YOU WERE SITTING OVER THERE, BUT THAT WAS A QUESTION THAT HE COULD HAVE ANSWERED BECAUSE HE'S BEEN DOING THIS LONGER THAN ANY OF US HAVE BEEN DOING THIS, INCLUDING THE COMMISSIONER.
SO IF THERE WAS A PROCUREMENT QUESTION OF HOW WE DO EMERGENCY SERVICES THAT HE COULD NOT ANSWER OF A CONTRACT THAT HE SIGNED, THEN SHAME ON HIM.
BUT AGAIN, IF THE COMMISSIONER IS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN URGENCY AND HE SAYS HE CANNOT COME TO A MEETING, I DON'T CARE IF HE'S MEETING WITH ME.
I DON'T CARE IF HE'S MEETING WITH ME.
IF HE'S MEETING WITH ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBER, HE IS GOING TO TEND TO THOSE EMERGENCIES.
AND I DON'T SEE ANYTHING GOING WRONG WITH THATM GONNA ASK YOU TO, FOR YOU TO BE REMOVED.
YOU'VE BEEN ASKED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.
NO ONE IED YOU WHEN YOU WERE SPEAKING.
YOU NEED TO HEAR FROM EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY GETS A CHANCE SHOWN UP AT NUMEROUS MEETINGS.
YOU, WHAT ARE WE DOING THOUGH? I DON'T, WHAT ARE WE, WE'RE COMING.
CAN WE NOT DO THIS? CAN WE, CAN WE END THE MEETING PLEASE? I WANT TO AND MAKE SOME RULES.
AND I'M NOT CUTTING YOU OFF, FRANCIS, BUT WE GOTTA GO AND YOU'RE, AND WE CAN'T GO POINT BY POINT OVER EVERYTHING THAT, THAT IS.
WE, WE DISAGREE ON THE SUPERVISOR HIJACKED THE MEETING TONIGHT.
WE'VE GOTTA MAKE SOME OTHER RULES.
SO EVERYBODY, AB YOU'RE CENSORING.
YOU HIJACKED A MEETING THAT FOLLOWS ROBERT'S RULES.
YOU SHOULD READ ROBERT'S RULES.
YOU BASICALLY DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO SPEAK IF THEY DISAGREE WITH YOU.
ANYONE SHOULD MAKE THE MOTION.
I JUST WANNA SHOW YOU, I JUST WANNA SHOW YOU HOW OUT OF TOUCH THE SUPERVISOR.
WE COULD SEE OTHER TEXT MESSAGES.
OKAY, HOW'S THAT? UM, IT SAYS SEARCH.
WHAT HAPPENED TO IT? I DON'T KNOW.
UH, LET ME UNSHARE AND SHARE AGAIN.
'CAUSE I THINK, I THINK, UH, LET ME DO IT THIS WAY.
I HAVE TO DO IT A DIFFERENT WAY.
IS THAT THE HOUSE? ALL RIGHT, SO, SO THIS IS WHAT THE COMMISSIONER OF DPW WAS DEALING WITH.
SHE HAS FOUR CATS, NO FAMILY, NO PLACE TO GO.
AND HE WAS TRYING TO CONVINCE HER YOU CAN'T STAY HERE.
AND WHAT SUPERVISOR SAID YESTERDAY AT THE, AT THE TOWN BOARD WORK SESSION WAS HE DIDN'T CARE.
AND I CAN SHOW YOU OTHER SLIDES OF WHERE HE WAS ALSO AT YESTERDAY 'CAUSE HE'S A FIELD PERSON.
AND WHAT BOTHERS ME IS THERE WAS NO REASON FOR HIM TO BE AT THAT MEETING BECAUSE THE QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED, THERE WERE A LOT OF QUESTIONS, WAS A VERY, I DIDN'T INTERRUPT YOU, PAUL.
THE QUESTION WAS ASKED WAS A SIMPLE ONE THAT ANYONE ON THIS BOARD COULD ANSWER AND YOU KNOW WHO ELSE COULD ANSWER IT IS THE PURCHASING AGENT FOR OUR TOWN.
WE HAVE AN ACTUAL DEPARTMENT DEALING WITH PURCHASING.
SO IF YOU WANNA KNOW ABOUT COMPU, UH, PROCUREMENT, ASK THEM.
BUT THIS IS THE TYPE OF WORK THAT THE COMMISSIONER DOES AND IT'S FROM HERE TO SOMEWHERE ELSE, INTO SOMEWHERE ELSE.
AND THE SUPERVISOR'S BIG ON SOMEBODY SHOULDN'T HAVE TWO JOBS, BUT HE WANTS TO CALL 'EM AWAY FROM THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING TO GO AND SIT IN A ROOM TO EXPLAIN TO SOMETHING THAT A PERSON WHO'S ON THIS, BEEN IN A SUPERVISOR FOR 35 YEARS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY KNOW, YOU KNOW WHAT PEOPLE IMMEDIATELY, ANYONE ON THIS BOARD KNOWS.
'CAUSE WE KNOW WHAT EMERGENCY SERVICE CONTRACT IS, PARTICULARLY AFTER THE ELMSFORD LITTLE LEAGUE.
THAT'S ALL I WANT SAY, BUT I WANTED TO PUT A PICTURE TO WHAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW, I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.
ALL IN FAVOR? ALL ALL IN FAVOR.