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Sussman did not rule Attorney for Family out race as a factor in the shooting and asked that the Justice Department make of Slain Student Calls this investigation a top priority. on Justice Dept. to “It is too early to tell whether racial pro- " ling and stereotyping animated the shoot- Intervene ing,” Sussman wrote. “But that hypothesis must be pursued in light of known facts.” By Sam Barron and Neal Rentz In another letter sent to Westchester ! e lawyer representing the family of County District Attorney Janet DiFiore on slain Pace University student Danroy Hen- Monday, Sussman said that the same po- ry appealed to U.S. Attorney General Eric lice agency responsible for Henry’s death Holder to assist the Mount Pleasant and should not be the one that conducts the in- state police in investigating the case. vestigation. He asked that DiFiore join in Goshen attorney Michael Sussman, re- his call for an independent investigation. tained last week by Henry’s parents, made “Such an action would instill public con- the request in a statement following Fri- " dence and respect for your o$ ce and rep- day’s report that Henry’s autopsy revealed resent that institutional con& icts can cloud a .13 blood-alcohol reading, .05 above the the ful" llment and discharge of critical legal limit in New York State. public functions,” Sussman wrote. Henry would have turned 21, the legal ! e latest developments came follow- drinking age in the state, on Oct. 29. In- ing a whirlwind day of activity last Friday stead, there will be a celebration of the stu- that included press conferences by Mount dent’s life in Boston on Friday a% ernoon. MARTIN WILBUR PHOTO Pleasant Police Chief Louis Alagno and Sussman’s letter stated that the investiga- A makeshift memorial was created last week outside CVS at the Thornwood Shopping Center where Pace attorney Bonita Zelman, who represents tion into the incident is fatally & awed and University student Danroy Henry was killed on Oct. 17. Reports circulated on Oct. 22 that he was legally more than 60 Pace University students. that an independent inquiry is required to drunk when he hit two police officers with his car. continued on page 6 Townhouse Tax Concession Proposed for Chap Crossing By Martin Wilbur added to the district would cost the dis- ! e Chappaqua Crossing developer has trict and its taxpayers. submitted a revised Final Environmen- “We have heard many concerns on this tal Impact Statement that would tax the project and have addressed the concerns project’s 60 townhouses as single-family raised in the community,” said Geo# rey homes to increase the revenue for the ! ompson, of ! ompson & Bender, a Town of New Castle and the Chappaqua public relations spokesman for Summit/ School District. Green" eld. “! is is a signi" cant conces- As a result of the announcement on sion on our part and it goes to one of the Oct. 20 by Summit/Green" eld, the devel- few remaining questions that have been oper of the proposed 199-unit project, by raised.” switching the tax status to “fee-simple,” By 2015, Chappaqua Crossing would the school district and the town would generate $540,000 in tax revenue for the JOHN APICELLI PHOTO have received an additional $600,000 in town and $4.6 million for the school dis- the 2008 " nancial analysis and close to $1 trict. No Horsing Around Here million more in the 2015 model. In a statement last week from Felix The Pleasantville Lions Club, with the help of the village’s Recreation and Parks Department, During the last public meeting on the Charney, president of Summit Develop- turned Roselle Park into a horseshoe arena on Saturday, Oct. 16 for its fourth annual horseshoe project, residents were overwhelmingly ment, the decision by the " rm responds to tournament. Fourteen teams competed in 26 matches in the double-elimination event. The against Chappaqua Crossing, in part be- the concerns raised by town o$ cials and winners, Gabe Dean, of Patterson, and David Thomson of Pawling, center and right, respectively, cause it would push costs higher to edu- the community. accepted their trophies and $150 top prize from Lions Club Horseshoe Tournament Co-chairman cate the projected 58 children who would “! e FEIS demonstrates that Chap- Rob Billman. Pleasantville residents Cecelia Passabet and Jim Bramswig came in second place move into the complex. 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So far, since the installation, the church has not needed to pay elec- make a positive impact.’ tric bills. Falco said there has been excess power generated that the church is sending MARTIN WILBUR PHOTO back to Con Edison’s electrical grid. PASTOR PAUL EGENSTEINER Pastor Paul Egensteiner, center, of the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Pleasantville leads his congregation “So someone’s air conditioner is being during a dedication ceremony for the new solar panels that were installed on the church’s roof. Last weekend, the congregation dedi- powered by it somewhere,” he said. cated its new roof-top solar panel genera- Recently, the church has paid about tors that is now generating all of the power $6,000 a year in energy costs. Over the the church needs thanks to a grant of about projected 25-year lifespan of the panels, $130,000 from NYSERDA made available it is expected the church will save about TOO MUCH to non-pro" t organizations that applied, $360,000 in total energy costs. DEBT? said Gerry Falco, chairman of Emanuel’s Egensteiner said the committee pro- Environmental Stewardship Committee. posed the idea more than two years ago but Obtain a Fresh Start. ! e grant paid for nearly the entire cost of " nancially the original $190,000 cost esti- the panels and installation.