There will be a Community Services Committee Meeting Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 6pm in Council Chambers, 4th Floor City Hall regarding recent alleged gang activity at the Glenwood Station Power Plant. By copy of this email, I am asking that the Administration send representatives from the Buildings and Police Departments to this meeting to discuss this issue. Ken Capolino of K. Capolino Construction Corp. (owner of this property) will be invited to attend. Your attention to this matter is greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Council Member Patricia McDow
Community Services Committee Chair
CITY OF MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK
office of the mayor
One Roosevelt Square
Mount VERNON, NY 10550
www.cmvny.com
MEDIA ADVISORY
POLICE TARGET BARS, CLUBS AND ALCOHOL SALES
In light of the recent violence involving local establishments in the city, Mount Vernon Mayor Clinton Young and Police Commissioner David Chong will announce a “Safe Nights, Safe Journey” initiative at a news conference at City Hall. Over the weekend, police conducted a series of undercover operations at a number of bars, delicatessens and food markets in the city. Several arrests and violations will be announced at the news conference.
WHAT:
Mount Vernon Mayor Clinton Young, Police Commissioner David Chong WHERE:
Mount Vernon City HallMayor’s Conference Room
One Roosevelt Square
Mount Vernon, New York 10550
WHEN:
April 29th , 2008TIME:
11:00 a.m.
Subject:
SUPERVISOR FEINER AND YONKERS COUNCILWOMAN GRONOWSKI ANNOUNCE FORMATION OF CITIZENS COMMITTEE TO LOOK INTO ABOLISHING COUNTY GOV
FIRST MEETING TO BE HELD ON WED APRIL 30TH AT WILL LIBRARY, TUCKAHOE ROAD, YONKERS AT 7:30 PM TO 9 PM.
ABOUT 75% OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS ARE MANDATED BY THE STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS. COUNTY GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES COULD BE HANDLED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OR THE STATE. CONNECTICUT DOESN’T HAVE COUNTY GOVERNMENT. TAXES ARE LOWER.
Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner and Yonkers Councilwoman Joan Gronowski announced the formation of a citizens task force to explore the possibility of eliminating Westchester County government. Feiner, a former Westchester County Legislator, has advocated the abolishment of county government since he was a County Legislator. He wrote an op-ed in the NY Times in 2000 –while serving as a Legislator. Councilwoman Gronowski also has experience working in county government. She served as assistant to former Westchester County Executive Alfred Del Bello. The Councilwoman is serving her first term.
A community meeting/strategy session will be held at the Will Library in Yonkers on Wednesday, April 30th at 7:30 PM. We’re looking for people who are willing to spend the time to research the steps Connecticut took to successfully eliminate this level of government. We also want to explore the potential impacts the elimination of county government would have on services and taxes.
Councilwoman Gronowski and Supervisor Feiner decided to hold the meeting on April 30th –the last day taxpayers can pay their county taxes. We feel that the combined municipal and county real estate taxes are forcing people to consider whether they can remain in Westchester. It’s becoming unaffordable and decent, hardworking, long -time residents are moving out.
Approximately 75% of the $1.78 billion dollar county budget are mandates from the state and/or federal governments. If the county has limited control over three quarters of the budget –do we need to have this added level of bureaucracy, said Feiner and Gronowski. County government services could easily be handled by local governments or by the state.
The meeting on the 30th is open to the public. We’re looking for citizens who have expertise in budgets, finance, research, government to help. This is the first of a number of meetings that will be held on the topic. At future meetings we expect to invite officials from Connecticut. We also will invite budget experts, county and state officials to upcoming meetings. Please e mail Paul Feiner at
pfeiner@greenburghny.com
or Councilwoman Gronowski at Joan.Gronowski@yonkersny.gov if you are interested in participating. Feiner’s phone is 993-1545 and Gronowski’s phone is 377-6633.
After reading Mr. DiNapoli’s comments it occurs to me to ask why would the state consider funding the planned “uncovering” of the polluted Saw Mill River to allow it to run through the rebuilt downtown Larkin Plaza area of Yonkers?
Twenty four million dollars or more which is the price tag is a lot of money and no matter what fund some politicians find to take it from, this money can be spent on more important things than an adornment for the luncheon crowd in downtown Yonkers.
Yonkers again does not have a truly balanced budget and New York State has many fiscal problems even before the onset of the recession. At this time and for the immediate future this plan is ill advised and the state should not fund it.
Also any thought of using future Yonkers tax revenues for the SFC project should be rejected. Yonkers needs every penny it can get from its assets, both old and new.
In all the rhetoric of the virtues of 50 story towers and running streams, of various optimistic revenue projections, one thing the city should not surrender is its property tax revenue. Whether for the SFC plans or the Ratner project Yonkers must exercise “fiscal responsibility” and max out every penny the city can get from its valuable assets.
Once construction begins in earnest there is no turning back, no reconsidering so for those vested with the well being of this city and its 196,000 residents there is no room for doubt or second thoughts.
Borrowing from Peter to pay Paul only means Paul will have and Peter won’t. (Where the devil did i hear that?)
Sid Sloves
Source: NYS Department of State -
NYS Department of State
Division of Corporations
Entity Information
Selected Entity Name: NEW MAIN STREET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Selected Entity Status Information
| Current Entity Name: |
NEW MAIN STREET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION |
| Initial DOS Filing Date: |
JUNE 08, 2007 |
| County: |
WESTCHESTER |
| Jurisdiction: |
NEW YORK |
| Entity Type: |
DOMESTIC NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION |
| Current Entity Status: |
ACTIVE |
Selected Entity Address Information
| DOS Process (Address to which DOS will mail process if accepted on behalf of the entity) |
C/O YONKERS DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
40 SOUTH BROADWAY
CITY HALL 4TH FLOOR
YONKERS, NEW YORK, 10701 |
| Registered Agent |
| NONE |
NOTE: New York State does not issue organizational identification numbers.
April 25, 2008
| JOIN ME FOR COFFEE AND CONVERSATION
I invite you to an evening of
April 29th at 7:30pm at the Town Hall Annex
(Cornell-Birdsall House). I will discuss the role
of County government and its relationship with
town and state government.
I’ll also be happy to listen to any comments you
have and to answer any questions. Your concerns
are important to me. (914) 995-2847.
John Nonna
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