Jananne Abel
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PORT CHESTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Rye Town Justice Courtroom, 350 N. Main St., Port Chester. 7 p.m. Draft Agenda: 1) Port Chester Police Association award presentation. 2) Public hearing to consider amending the zoning code to establish a new CD-5T Urban Center Transit Character District, making changes to building and lot plan approval authority and amending the official zoning map of the Village of Port Chester. 3) Presentation of the final report of the Form-Based Code Study Committee. 4) Presentation of the Colliers Engineering & Design Master Transportation Study. 5) Discussion: 41 Pearl Street/Neri Land Improvement, Inc.: Building Expansion Plan. 6) Public comments. ...
Adopted 2024-25 village budget exceeds tax cap, adds positions
After comments from two residents and some discussion during the second public hearing on the Village of Port Chester’s 2024-25 spending plan on Apr. 15, the Board of Trustees unanimously adopted a $54.26 million budget that exceeds the state-mandated tax levy cap by $350,000.
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RYE BROOK BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Meeting Room, Village Hall, 938 King St., Rye Brook. 7:30 p.m.: Public meeting. Draft agenda: 1) Considering approving a chicken/hen permit application for 59 Hillandale Rd. 2) Considering approving National Resource Recovery service contract form of sale. 3) Considering approving home appraisal values for National Resource Recovery Service. 4) Considering authorizing change of life insurance carrier. 5) Considering authorizing change of dental insurance carrier. 6) Considering reallocation of capital project funds and closing of capital projects. 7) Considering creating a third detective position for the Police Department.
Pretty in pink
This random bright pink rhododendron pops in the beds surrounding Port Chester Village Hall at 222 Grace Church St., nicely landscaped with daffodils in the early spring and annuals as the growing season progresses.
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PORT CHESTER HOUSING TASK FORCE. Village Hall Conference Room, 222 Grace Church St., Port Chester. 7 p.m. Meeting of this task force appointed by the village board to study housing options in the village and to make suggestions on how to improve them. Open to the public. For information, agenda, call the village clerk’s office at 914-939-5202.
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PORT CHESTER PLANNING COMMISSION. Port Chester Senior Center, 220 Grace Church St., Port Chester. 6:30 p.m. Agenda: 1) Continued public hearing on application for site plan approval to construct a 100-unit apartment building at 229 Willett Ave. 2) Continued public meeting on application for site plan redevelopment approval for revisions within the 15-story building of 280 residential units, 8,700 s.f. of ground floor commercial space and 271 self-parking spaces at 44 Broad St. 3) Continued public meeting on application for site plan approval and special exception use to allow for a 3-story self-storage facility at 120 Midland Ave. 4) Continued public meeting on application for site plan approval to reactivate and continue redeveloping the commercial parcels along Midland Avenue now known as 120, 130 and 140 Midland. The applicant is proposing to update the façade of the existing 18,586 s.f. building at the site as well as to construct a 3,370 s.f. addition in the rear of the building at 140 Midland Ave. 5) New public meeting on application for site plan approval by United Pentecostal Church for a new two-story rear extension on the existing building at 35 Traverse Ave. 6) New public meeting on application for site plan approval for reuse of the existing building at 189 ½ N. Main St. to convert warehouse space into four loft style apartments. 7) Referral from the Board of Trustees of a local law amending the zoning code establishing a new CD-5T Urban Center Transit Character District, making changes to building and lot plan approval authority and amending the official zoning map of the Village of Port Chester for review and recommendation. Regular monthly meeting. Open to the public. For information, agenda backup, call 914-937-6780 or visit portchesterny.gov
From Our Editor: The Village of Port Chester deserves better from the MTA
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority couldn’t care less about Port Chester.
Government Meetings
RYE BROOK BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Meeting Room, Village Hall, 938 King St., Rye Brook. 7:30 p.m.: Public meeting. Draft agenda: 1) Considering adoption of the 2024-25 budget. 2) Considering approving SEQRA Lead Agency and introduction of site plan and zoning text amendment application for 975 Anderson Hill Rd. 3) Considering a request for an exemption/extension of the village seasonal leaf blower ban for 975 Anderson Hill Rd. 4) Considering a request for an exemption/extension of the village seasonal leaf blower ban for Bulfamante Landscaping. 5) Considering the authorization of funds for the 2024 Memorial Day and Veterans Day ceremonies to be paid to the American Legion. 6) Considering appointing a representative to the Community Development Advisory Group.
