Wednesday, February 8, 2012
State selects four qualified bidders from five interested parties
Five bidders have reached out to the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and expressed an interest in building the new Tappan Zee Bridge. NYSDOT, along with the New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA), announced Tuesday that four of the five bidders are qualified for the job after undergoing "a thorough multi-agency technical review," officials said. The four design-build consortiums deemed suitable are: NYSDOT and NYSTA will now issue a request for proposal to each consortium, which requires them to submit a preliminary plan for building the span. "After design-build proposals are submitted and reviewed, one of the four short-listed consortiums will be selected later this year to construct the new bridge," officials said…
Safety of Gas Meters Questioned; Tappen Zee Bridge Hearing March 1; Property Tax Grievance Day Feb. 21; Village gets $46,500 for Summer Camp
Citizen watchdogs continued to hound the Tarrytown Board of Trustees about adherence to confined space regulations. Last night, Lori Semeraro, a resident who regularly attends the Board meetings, gave a tutorial, based on her personal experience, on calibration of gas meters used to determine air quality in confined spaces. In an earlier meeting, Steve Wilgermein, an employee of Westchester County who works at the Yonkers Joint Wastewater Treatment Plant, gave a demonstration of a safety harness. "There seems to be a lack of knowledge of what calibration is," said Semeraro. "We depend on these machines to measure air quality and keep people safe." Semeraro said the documentation provided by the company retained by the village to …
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Rep. Nan Hayworth is the fifth highest scoring Republican member of Congress, according to the environmental watchdog organization.
Democratic members of Congress from the Hudson Valley had high marks on the annual New York League of Conservation Voters 2011 National Environmental Scorecard release Tuesday. Both Democratic senators—Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand—had top scores of 100, said Marcia Bystryn, president of the league. "New Yorkers care a lot about our environment," she said. "It should not come as a surprise both of our senators had perfect scores in 2011." In the House, Rep. Nita Lowey, D-Harrison, achieved a 97, while Rep. Eliot Engel, D-Bronx, scored a 94. On the Republican side of the aisle in the House, Rep. Nan Hayworth, R-Mount Kisco, was given a grade of 43. "While her score is nothing to write home about," Bystryn said, "her score in the …
Patch continues its pre-election 2012 coverage with a five question Q&A with the three Trustees re-running for their seats on the Board.
We've interviewed the other candidates running for office in the Villages but we hadn't yet cornered the three Tarrytown Trustees running for reelection. Though they may be familiar faces, you're bound to learn something new from each as they talk candidly below. Mary McGee (referred to here as MM), Thomas Basher (TB) and Robert Hoyt (RH) each submitted their responses in email to five (admittedly very huge) questions Patch posed. If you have further questions for these and other candidates, please submit them, with your full name, to kristamadsen@gmail.com. 1. What's your background on the Board, how long served; what you're proudest of? MM: I was elected to the Village in 2006. In my six years on the Board, there are many things to be …
In a new report, Westchester County claims it's far ahead of schedule in its commitment to build affordable housing. The Anti-Discrimination Center disagrees.
As families move into the first affordable housing units mandated by the federal government, Westchester County says it's ahead of schedule in its obligation to build 750 fair housing units. But a range of civil rights groups and the plaintiff in the case, New York City-based Anti-Discrimination Center, dispute the county's claim. The majority of affordable housing projects in the works continue the practice of "exclusionary zoning" and won't make an impact in housing segregation in the county, they say. The first affordable housing unit was sold late last year, and two families are moving into rental units in a three-family house this month, according to the county. The county also touted its progress in moving larger projects through …
State officials released findings last week that Indian Point could close with little impact on ratepayers and reliability.
New York Assembly committees released preliminary findings of their Jan. 12 public hearing on the plans for the potential closure of Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC). The findings concluded that Indian Point could close without overburdening ratepayers or threatening reliability standards, according to a press release from the Committee on Energy and the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions. This could happen with proper planning and the success of proposed energy and efficiency projects over the next several years, which would provide “more than enough resources to close Indian Point,” the committee chairs said. They based findings on testimony and evidence demonstrated by several energy and environment organizations, …
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Monday, February 6, 2012
The Super Bowl champions will be feted by NYC Tuesday.
The celebratory ticker tape parade for the New York Giants—winner of Super Bowl XLVI—will kick off at Battery Place and Washington Street in New York City on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 11 a.m. “Big Blue gave us a game to remember, and on Tuesday we're going to give them a parade to remember,” said New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg in a statement today. The parade will travel north on the Canyon of Heroes to Worth Street. A ceremony will follow at City Hall, where the mayor will present the Keys to the City to the team. Metro North will be offering additional trains to accommodate travelers tomorrow: To Grand Central Terminal: From Grand Central Terminal: Click here to see to access the regular Metro North schedules. NJ TRANSIT will offer extra…
Friday, February 3, 2012
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has denied most of Indian Point’s requests for exemptions from fire protection requirements.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Sharp Words About Caucus; New Voting Districts May Cause Confusion at Upcoming Election; Tax Grievance Day is Feb. 21
A uniformed police officer was on the scene at last night's Sleepy Hollow Board of Trustees work session, presumably to head-off any backlash from Saturday's Democratic Caucus when a group of would-be participants were shut out of the minute-long proceedings. About 20 people sat side-by-side at the meeting, an apparent show of support for Frank Occhipinti, former head of the Democratic Party, and Donald Caetano, prospective trustee candidate, who waited their turn to speak while the Board moved swiftly through other business. A public hearing on the village water reservoir project was opened and closed without comment and bill payments and previous meeting minutes were approved. Occhipinti was first to the microphone during the time …
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Indian Point and the New York Area Energy Coalition opposed Riverkeeper and Environment New York’s report released today.
Two citizen environmental groups claim a new report shows that Indian Point Energy Center poses a threat drinking water for more 11 million people, but Indian Point says there is little basis for their claims. Riverkeeper and Environment New York claim that a new Environment New York study shows that if a catastrophe like Fukushima’s 2011 melt down occurred in New York “radiation exposure could contaminate our drinking water and increase the risk of cancer and other illnesses.” During an afternoon press conference on Tuesday, the Hudson River Program Director of Riverkeeper, Phillip Musegass, and a field organizer from Environment New York, Eric Whalen, summarized the report, “Too Close to Home: Nuclear Power and the Threat to Drinking …
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5:04 pm on Wednesday, February 8, 2012
But again, there probaly are exceptions to this rule . With the current Board the EXEPTIONS APPLY TO WHO YOU ARE .Maybe there are 2 sets of policies floating around,They could use which everone is good at the time .Kinda like the 2 CONFINED SPACE POLICIES . more ›