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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
View MoreEastchester fire board approves $485K in payments at August meeting
The Eastchester Board of Fire Commissioners approved nearly $485,100 in bills and vouchers at its Aug. 13 regular meeting at Town Hall; the next session is Sept. 10.
Local Government
View MoreBee-Line student bus pass would jump to $70; hearing Thursday
Westchester County proposes raising the Bee-Line student OMNY card from $58 to $70 a month while expanding service to seven days a week and year-round; a public hearing is Thursday, Aug. 13 in White Plains with written comments due by Friday.
Local Government
View MoreEastchester fire commissioners meet Thursday at Town Hall
The Eastchester Board of Fire Commissioners meets Thursday, Aug. 13, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall for its regular monthly session, open to the public.
Local Government
View MoreScarsdale eliminates paper parking permit applications
Scarsdale is requiring all fall parking permit applications to go through a new online portal starting Sept. 1, eliminating paper applications for the first time and requiring document uploads including proof of employment for merchant permits.
Local Government
View MoreWestchester accepting nominations for youth volunteer award through Sept. 9
Westchester County is accepting nominations through Sept. 9 for the Rosemarie Siragusa Memorial Youth Service Award, which honors up to three adult volunteers who serve children and families in the county.
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View MoreCounty approves subcontractor for Bronx River trail rebuild through Scarsdale
Westchester County's Board of Acquisition and Contract on Aug. 6 approved a subcontractor for the Bronx River Pathway Reconstruction, a five-mile trail overhaul running through Scarsdale that includes replacing three pedestrian bridges along the flood-prone corridor.
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View MoreJenkins reappointed to national transit committee chair
Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins was reappointed chair of the National Association of Counties' Transit/Rail Subcommittee, keeping the county at the table for federal rail and transit funding decisions that affect Metro-North commuters in Bronxville, Scarsdale and Eastchester.
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View MoreCaffè Nero signage, four new homes head to Scarsdale architectural board Aug. 10
Scarsdale's Board of Architectural Review will review 15 applications on Monday, Aug. 10, including a signage application for Caffè Nero's first Westchester County café and four new-home proposals across the village.
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View MoreScarsdale Freightway study to examine traffic, schools, taxes; public comment open through Sept. 14
The Scarsdale Village Board's July 28 work session revealed the full scope of the Freightway site environmental study, which will examine traffic, school enrollment, infrastructure capacity, and fiscal impacts of multifamily housing scenarios. Residents can comment at an August 11 session or in writing through September 14.
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View MoreWestchester board considers $46.5M workforce training grant, $1.68M Yonkers shelter contract
Westchester County's Board of Acquisition and Contract considered a grant agreement worth up to $46.5 million for SUNY workforce training, a $1.68 million homeless shelter contract in Yonkers, and several infrastructure contracts at its July 30 meeting.
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View MoreScarsdale architectural board clears 11 of 14 proposed new homes in busy July session
The Scarsdale Board of Architectural Review approved 11 of 14 proposed new houses across two multi-home developments at its Monday, July 27 meeting, while holding over a third project and sending one application back for resubmission.
Local Government
View MoreWestchester unveils new Bee-Line shelters
Westchester County unveiled the first of its new Bee-Line bus shelters on July 28, beginning a replacement program through 2029 that will bring benches, improved lighting, weather protection, and solar panels to stops across the system, including routes serving Bronxville, Scarsdale, and Eastchester.
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