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October 14, 2016 | Vol. 4, Number 42 | www.mamaroneckreview.com
2 trustees still advocate for multi-space meters By JAMES PERO Staff Writer
Mamaroneck’s Connor LeBlanc dribbles down the sideline against New Rochelle on Oct. 8. LeBlanc and the Tigers overcame a 1-0 deficit to beat New Rochelle in the rain. For story, see page 19. Photo/Mike Smith
Latimer, Killian Senate race below expected financing levels By JAMES PERO Staff Writer Shattering early campaign perceptions, challenger for New York State senate Julie Killian, a Republican, has fallen well short of expected fundraising levels, according to a recent round of campaign finance disclosures.
Data from the New York state Board of Elections shows that Killian’s fundraising efforts continue to trail her opponent George Latimer, a Democrat and two-time incumbent, $278,000 to Latimer’s $312,000. Already, Democrats have seized the opportunity to use Killian’s unexpectedly low
fundraising efforts as an indictment on her campaign. According to Democratic strategist Jake Dilemani, a consultant for Mercury, a firm that advises officials on the national, state and local levels, Killian is falling well below the levels needed to win the race. “Her lackluster fundraising
makes it clear that she has failed to gain the support and confidence of Westchester voters,” Dilemani said. However, spokeswoman for Killian’s campaign, Jessica Proud, who pointed out that Killian’s campaign has outpaced FINANCING continued on page 8
Despite an imminent recommendation in favor of singlespace meters from the village parking committee, a minority of trustees continue to lobby for multi-space alternatives. While the chairwoman of the village’s Ad Hoc Parking Committee, Maria DeRose, who is also running as a Republican for a seat on the village board, told the Review last week that the committee would soon recommend single-space meters following a pilot program on Mamaroneck Avenue, trustees Leon Potok and David Finch, both Democrats, continue to advocate further consideration of their multi-space counterparts. “If we install multi-space meters on [Mamaroneck Avenue] tomorrow, the amount of revenue we would capture is persuasive,” Finch said. “And a year from now people would be fine with it.” While both Democrats argue that the multi-space meters could save the village $2 million over the next seven years—due in part to their easier levels of maintenance and ability to hold more money— residents have consistently derided them for their lack of user-friendliness. In January, a poll conducted by the committee saw
overwhelming support for single-space meters. Additionally, Trustee Ilissa Miller, a Democrat, has gone against her Democratic village board colleagues and expressed support for the use of singe-space meters on Mamaroneck Avenue. “If it were up to me, I’d abandon multi-space meters on [Mamaroneck Avenue] completely,” she said, adding that she will support whatever the committee recommends. The choice between multispace and singe-space meters has proven divisive throughout the past two years. In 2014, $114,000 worth of multi-space meters were never installed on the avenue after residents criticized the devices’ need for automatic license plate reading technology that would have to be used by police while monitoring parking. Many of those meters are now currently installed in parking lots adjacent to Mamaroneck Avenue. According to Finch, despite backlash and the recommendation from the committee, he will vote based on what his Democratic constituents prefer. “I’ll go with what the team decides,” he told the Review. In a statement released last week, Potok, who is running METERS continued on page 9