The Greenburgh Town Board unanimously voted tonight to let the people decide!
We voted to place on the November election day ballot a referendum asking
for voter authorization on whether the town should enter into a revenue and
property tax generating lease agreement with Game On 365, LLC to construct a
for a 15 year period and will guarantee the town a minimum of $5,000,000 in
property taxes and revenue. Game On will pay all taxes. They will also make a
one time upfront payment of $125,000 for an environmental study and cleanup of
the foreclosed property.
I am very pleased that voters will have the chance to partner with town
officials in making an important decision. If you are interested in holding a
community meeting to discuss the referendum or want town officials or Game On
representatives to stop by your house to explain the proposal in greater detail,
please feel free to call on us. Democracy works best when voters are
informed.
At the Town Board meeting tonight we also approved a professional service
contract with Woodard & Curran Engineering for a phase II environmental site
assessment at the old Frank's nursery for an amount not to exceed $43,550. This
assessment will determine the extent of contamination on the property and the
amount of remediation that has to take place. Game On will absorb the costs of
the study - but if the lease is rejected by the voters the town will have to pay
the costs
In other business...the Town Board authorized the Greenburgh Nature
Center to have wine and beer at the center when authorized by a permit issued by
the Commissioner of Parks for events sponsored by the Nature Center. The center
can have wine/beer at events up to four times a year. The center believes that
this new law will enable them to improve their fundraising
abilities.
PAUL FEINER
