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LINK to video -NYS budget hearing held at Greenburgh Town Hall
Release Date: February 03, 2019

LINK BELOW TO NYS BUDGET HEARING HELD AT GREENBURGH TOWN HALL--LAWMAKERS REACTED TO PROPOSAL FOR NYS TO REPAVE NYS OWNED ROADS IN GREENBURGH THAT ARE IN HORRIBLE SHAPE, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTY DISCUSS OTHER IMPORTANT STATE ISSUES

 

On Thursday members of the Westchester delegation to the  NYS Assembly held a public hearing on the Governor’s proposed budget.  The legislature has until April 1 to approve a budget.

The town taped the entire hearing which can be watched on the following links. I spoke about the need for the state to repave NYS state roads within Greenburgh and to conduct an inventory of roads they own. My presentation  and the responses from members of the Assembly can be seen –first presentation, part one below.  Assemblywoman Sandra Galef suggested that the time has come for NYS to place on the ballot a road infrastructure bond act. If voters would approve a bond act it would enable the state and local governments to do much more --repaving roads that are in horrible shape. I have been pushing for that for at least two years --we can't ignore infrastructure needs. What do you think?

A list of the speakers is posted below with the approximate time they spoke.  A special thanks to the members of the Assembly who listened to speakers and to Assemblyman Tom Abinanti who represents Greenburgh.

PAUL FEINER

Greenburgh Town Supervisor

 

WESTCHESTER DELEGATION

2019-2020 BUDGET FORUM

 

Thursday, January 31, 2019

 

Schedule of Testimony

 

 

TIME     

PRESENTER        

ORGANIZATION

10:10 – 10:15      Paul Feiner,

Supervisor          Town of Greenburgh

 

10:15 – 10:20      Dennis Hanratty

         Executive Director  Mt. Vernon Tenants Assn.

 

10:20 – 10:25      Carole Griffiths

Sec./President Emeritus               Federated Conservationists of Westchester County

10:25 – 10:30      Naomi Klein

Director of Planning        Westchester County Public

Works and Transportation

10:30 – 10:35      Alana Sweeny

CEO        United Way of Westchester & Putnam

10:35 – 10:40      Diana Lennon

Librarian               Greenburgh Public Library

 

10:40 – 10:45      Karen Blumenthal

Policy Advocate                Student Advocacy

10:45 – 10:50      Steve Altieri

Town Adminstrator         Town of Mamaroneck

 

10:50 – 10:55      Sue Odierna

Sustainability Coordinator            Town of Mamaroneck

10:55 – 11:00      Ed Berry

Political Chair     Lower Hudson Sierra Club

11:00 – 11:05      Lisa Davis

Executive Director           Westchester Putnam School

Board Association

11:05 – 11:10      Pat Puleo

                Yonkers NYSUT

11:10 – 11:15      Amy Siniscalchi

Conservation Advisory  Town of Cortlandt

11:15 – 11:20      Jordana Lorenzo

Policy Manager Westchester Children’s Association

11:20 – 11:25      Shamar Watson

Director                WJCS After School Academy

11:25- 11:30        Rachel Chazin Halperin

Chief Program Officer    Legal Services of the Hudson Valley

11:30 – 11:35      Peter & Alice Stratigos

Vice President   Group Residences of

Westchester (GROW)

 

WESTCHESTER DELEGATION

2019-2020 BUDGET FORUM

 

Thursday, January 31, 2019

 

Schedule of Testimony

 

 

11:35 – 11:40      BREAK

               

 

11:40 – 11:45      Filippine Hoogland

                Advocate – Reusable Bag

 

11:45 – 11:50      David N. Rahni

Professor, Chem/Env Sci.             PACE University

11:50 – 11:55      Stephen Beovich

Interim Superintendent                Mount Pleasant Cottage School

11:55 – 12:00      Kitley Covill

County Legislator             Westchester County BOL

 

12:00 – 12:05      Hank Miller

                Congestion Pricing

 

12:05 – 12:10      Paul Presendieu

Student Env Science       SUNY Westchester

Community College

12:10 – 12:15      Peter Singh

President/CEO  Paragon Solar Corporation

 

12:15 – 12:20      Terry Kirchner

Executive Director           Westchester Library System

               

 

 

 The last time New York State repaved any roads they own in Greenburgh was close to 4 years ago (although they promise to repave Hillside this spring).

 

Last year our engineers compiled a report (which I have forwarded to your staff highlighting conditions of some of the NYS roads located in Greenburgh.  Conditions have deteriorated since the report was completed.  For example - 100 B--- Dobbs Ferry Road is in horrible shape (between Knollwood and Tarrytown Road). Numerous potholes.  Saw Mill River Road (9A) is an embarrassment.  Our engineers took photo's and analyzed conditions on Route 100 (Central Ave), Knollwood Road, Hillside and Route 119. There are sections of Broadway in the river villages that also need repaving.

 

A problem --the staff of the NYS Department of Transportation is excellent. Their employees and team work hard. But, they don't have the staff to quickly respond to complaints we forward to them. 

The New York State Legislature needs to do two things: appropriate more funds to the regional office of the NYS Department of Transportation so they have adequate staff to address road conditions on NYS roads.  And --appropriate adequate funds so that the many roads that NYS owns that have deteriorated are milled and repaved.

 

NY State should conduct an annual inventory of all infrastructure and road conditions that they own and present the report to the Legislature -putting state lawmakers on notice conditions of each roads.

 

 

Paul Feiner

Greenburgh Town Supervisor




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