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THE Village and Manor Offer Wide Choice of Trustee Candidates Mailed to over 4,300 homes in all the Pelhams bi-weekly. THE SUBSCRIPTION FREE! Visit thepelhampost.com for more community news! March 2-16, 2016 -- Volume 12 SUBSCRIPTION FREE POST Village and Manor Offer Wide Choice of Trustee Candidates BY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN serving the public has shown me the need for objectivity The Village of Pelham when dealing with opinions is offering a wide choice of in complex situations,” Deere Trustee candidates for vot- noted. “In my current career ers in the upcoming Tues- as a Paralegal with the…law day, March 15 election, with firm Rosenberg Estis, P.C., I both Republican and Demo- have quickly become famil- cratic lines. iar with the difficulties and Trustees Adam Kagan, many challenges of develop- Christopher Reim and An- ing real estate. drea Reinke are running on “I think this experi- the Democratic/Working ence now gives me a strong together for Pelham ticket; foothold as our community Republican/Village Party embarks on new real estate candidates are former Vil- developments and growth…” lage of Pelham Police Officer “I’ve decided to run for Michael Recca Richard Deere and Michael Trustee because I care deep- Recca. ly about this Village,” Recca opposed, Louis Annunziata; When asked what he said. “The Volpe, Cassidy, A. Michelle DeLillo and Jo- perceived to be Pelham’s Mutti and Ferrara team have seph Senerchia. most pressing issues, Kagan done a great job managing “As always, one of the replied, “New York State has Left to right: Christopher Reim, Adam Kagan and Andrea Reinke our Village finances over the most important and pressing made clear they would like HAM effort and appreci- other nearby Westchester turn,” Reinke commented, past three years. They have issues for the Board of Trust- to see fewer small govern- ates the efforts made by communities offer in their citing her background as an replenished our reserves, ees is to continue to improve ments. While I think there the Pelham Business Club retail areas. “I advocate that attorney in community ser- controlled spending and Village services while at the are efficiencies we should to improve communication we need a coordinated retail vice and current service on responsibly managed our same time staying below the realize by sharing services between merchants and lo- strategy… the Village’s Planning Board. debt… State mandated tax cap of with other communities, I cal government. Addressing “The Village is also pur- Reinke shares her fel- “However, there is more 0.12%, Annunziata stressed also think there is value in potential zoning problems, suing a ‘historical district’ low Trustee work to be done . “The Board is working maintaining local govern- Kagan said, “I think our zon- designation that must be candidates’ con- and we must diligently at expanding our ment…” ing code is confusing as a re- properly managed to avoid cerns about the continue to im- non-residential tax base as “I think we’ve made sult of combining two zoning limiting better zoning op- budget. “We prove the busi- one measure in meeting that great strides in improving codes as a result of Village of tions in the future.” Reim haven’t cracked ness climate for goal. our local business environ- Pelham and North Pelham also mentioned the Village’s the code to fully storeowners in “In attempting to in- ment. But I think we can merging 40 years ago. I took “aging drainage network ignite our down- our downtown crease our commercial tax do more to modernize our part in a project to update which contributes to per- town and we re- corridor, work base, the Board is presently Village code to make this an and modernize our zoning sistent flooding concerns ally need to take with various working with the owners and easier place to do business. when I was on the Planning around 6th, 7th and 8th a hard look at stakeholders to potential developers of the Also, our parking and street Board…” Streets.” safety and our seek a long term 13-acre parcel known as Ca- infrastructure needs atten- Reim perceives Pel- “It took me several years emergency ser- solution to park- nal Road development area. tion...” ham’s most pressing issues to decide to run. It’s easy to vices…” ing problems Our goal is to see redevelop- Envisioning the future to be persistently high prop- take it for granted that some- “My 30 Richard Deere downtown…” ment of that area similar to of downtown Pelham, Ka- erty taxes, neglected paving one else will step up to do a years of expe- In Pelham that of the Fairway and BJ’s gan applauded the Junior on many streets and store- job, but sometimes you look rience in law enforcement Manor, three Republican plazas which have brought League’s recent LOVE PEL- fronts lacking the charm that around and realize it’s your have taught me patience and candidates are running un- continued on page 8 PERMIT 5121 PERMIT WHITE PLAINS, NY PLAINS, WHITE U.S. POSTAGE PAID POSTAGE U.S. STANDARD STANDARD PRESORTED PRESORTED WE SELL MORE REAL ESTATE IN PELHAM THAN ALL OF THE OTHER PELHAM OFFICES COMBINED! 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Bonus studio over quaint Village of City Island, low taxes, indoor parking. backyard. $998,000 garage. $798,000 $508,000 207 Wolfs Lane, Pelham, NY 10803 www.mcclellansir.com [email protected] 914-738-5150 www.shorelinepub.com The Pelham Post • March 2-16, 2016 • 3 Town/Village Residents “Meet the Trio” BY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN Village of Pelham Trustee Over 40 civic-minded Xaira citizens from the Pelham Ferrara (left) communities converged on and Deputy Richard J. Daronco Town Mayor/Trustee House on a dark, rainy night Susan Mutti to “Meet the Trio,” Pelham show map of Town Supervisor Peter Village Bound- DiPaola; Pelham Manor May- aries and or Jennifer Monachino Lapey School Districts. and Village of Pelham Mayor Michael Volpe on February 24, presented by the Pelham Business Club. Robert Tracy thanked Pelham Business Club founder Luisa DeCicco for asking him to moderate as DeCicco wel- comed the community. Tracy asked the three public officials to give brief opening remarks about their areas of responsi- bilities in Pelham, then opened SOOP Theatre Company the floor for questions. DiPaola began, “There Presents is always a lot going on in our community. This is not a quiet Town. We have a num- ber of projects. Above you we are adding sufficient storage rooms, adding security and state of the art Courtrooms, fully equipped, one of the best in the County. “My experience with Left to right: Village of Pelham Michael Volpe; Pelham Town Supervisor Peter the Business Club started a DiPaola; Pelham Manor Mayor Jennifer Monachino Lapey year ago. We had the Easter Bunny event at Gazebo Park Town Hall, with representa- all cooperate,” Lapey noted. I and the Business Club had tives from the Village of Pel- have embraced the tax cap, at another event going on at the ham and Pelham Manor plus 2% or rate of inflation, which- ever is less. Currently we are working with a 0.12% tax cap. There are demands and other Book by Music by Lyrics by fixed costs. We have our chal- lenges ahead of us, fiscally….” Thomas Meehan Charles Strouse Martin Charnin “The last three budgets were under the tax caps, but Directed by Paul Romanello it is really onerous,” Volpe ob- Musical Direction by Choreography by Set Design by Costume Design by served. Jim Colleran Lena Gilbert Reilly Rabitaille Cindy Judge “Let us be frank about it. This year with the tax cap and our $10 million dollar budget, we can only add $12,000 to the Tax Levy. Instead of spending PERFORMANCES $120,000 for road paving, we spent $250,000. Susan Mutti Cast A Cast B and Joseph Marty have been working to make parking free Fri March 11, 7pm Sat March 12, 7pm from 5:00 p.m. on with our Sat March 12, 2pm Sun March 13, 2pm Shopping and Dining Parking Lot….” Pelham Business Club founder Luisa DeCicco (left) and Moderator Robert Volpe cited a lack of land ALL TICKETS $20 Tracy. for development but suggest- ed building “pocket devel- The Manor Club Theatre same time. Afterwards I felt a number of business people opments,” apartments with 1023 esplanade, Pelham Manor, nY that we needed to coordinate and we worked toward our ground floor businesses with our efforts, not so much for next project, the Tree Light- senior rentals for those look- Available for the first time In Pelham! the benefit of the Business ing Ceremony. That is what ing to downsize. tHe ArtHUr AVenUe WOOD FIreD PIZZA COMPAnY Club or Town but for the resi- we are here for.
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