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March 23, 2018 | Vol. 6, Number 12 | www.mamaroneckreview.com
Village calls on residents to provide development input
In an effort to help curb mass shootings seen nationwide, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is backing a bill that would lengthen background checks for individuals purchasing firearms. The bill is currently working its way through the state Legislature. For story, see page 3.
Con Edison agrees to reimburse customers for losses After two winter storms knocked out power for thousands of Westchester residents, utility company Con Edison has agreed to reimburse some affected customers for spoiled food and medicine. On March 15, the utility company announced that it will reimburse customers who lost power
for three or more consecutive days for spoiled food and medicine. According to the company, the limit to reimbursements varies from $225 to $515 if the reimbursement claim also contains receipts. Business owners are also eligible for reimbursements totaling $10,200 with receipts.
After two consecutive nor’easter storms pummeled Westchester County earlier this month, downing trees and power lines, and leaving some residents without power for a week or more, lawmakers across the local, county and state levels have begun to question the preparedness of Con Edison and New York State En-
ergy and Gas, NYSEG, the two suppliers of energy in the county. At the storm outage peak, as many as 50,000 Westchester County residents were without power due to the confluence of high winds and heavy snow brought by both storms. REIMBURSE continued on page 9
The village of Mamaroneck is seeking residents’ input to help steer the future of development trends in an ongoing revamp of the comprehensive plan and the local industrial area. According to a release sent out earlier this month by consulting firm Nv5, a New Jersey-based company hired to help assist in the village’s comprehensive plan update, village residents are encouraged to turn out for public meetings in April that will help set the parameters for the update. Specifically, the village will host a public workshop on Monday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the village court room, located at 169 Mount Pleasant Ave. Among the major items slated for an update in the village’s comprehensive plan—which was last updated in 2012—are increased attention to environmental sustainability in addition to greater emphasis and guidelines on retaining village character. The update process, according to Mayor Tom Murphy, a Democrat, will take place over the course of the next year and the scope may expand depending on public input. Aiding the village in its effort
to revamp its comprehensive plan will be a $37,500 grant from the New York State Climate Smart Communities program that will help partially fund the effort. Concurrent with the village’s comprehensive plan update will be a wholesale redevelopment project targeting the village industrial area, dubbed recently as the “maker zone.” With the help of a hired consultant Chazen, who was hired for $184,000, the village will begin to rezone and plan for the maker zone’s future, making conditions more conducive to a range of businesses, including boutique hotels, restaurants, art galleries, breweries and office spaces. The goal of the redevelopment and rezoning efforts, which have been more than two years in the making, will be to spur more economic development in the village. Last year, the Industrial Area Redevelopment Steering Committee recommended a slew of zoning changes that are now under review by the village board and its consultants. Together, both plans will cost the village more than $250,000. -Reporting by James Pero
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