April 9, 2007

Highlights Of Actions Taken By The County Board
Of Legislators At Its April 9th Meeting

Contact: Betsy DeSoye, Director of Communications
Tel: (914) 995-3277

Minority Leader George Oros (R-C/Cortlandt) was proud to honor Coach Steve Fallo and the Lakeland High School girls basketball team for their recent state championship at the Board of Legislators’ April 9 meeting.

Funding approved:

To complete Mount Vernon office complex boiler replacements
The County Board approved $333,000 to complete the boiler replacement project at the Mount Vernon office complex. The project is part of a multi-year program to rehabilitate buildings and grounds at county office buildings.

To make infrastructure improvements to county’s 112 East Post Road building
The County Board approved $100,000 to finance waterproofing and masonry repairs at 112 East Post Road. The Department of Public Works has stated that the building’s envelopes need maintenance to stop wind driven rain from entering the building and damaging its finished surfaces.

To rehabilitate roads in the Anderson Hill Road area in Harrison
The County Board provided $1,590,000, in addition to $290,000 that was previously allocated, to rehabilitate Anderson Hill Road from Interstate 684 to Lincoln Avenue and the access road from Westchester Avenue west bound to Anderson Hill Road. The work will include asphalt resurfacing, adjusting drainage structures, and adding new durable pavement markings and reflectorized markers.

Intermunicipal Agreement Approved with Mount Pleasant for baseball field
The County Board entered into an intermunicipal agreement with Mount Pleasant to allow the town to continue to use an approximately five acre site that includes a baseball field and a parking lot at the Grasslands Reservation. The license will be for five years and cost the town $200 annually. The town will be responsible for the maintenance and supervision of the site. The county has allowed the town to use the land since 1976.

Appointments Approved:

• Goldens Bridge resident Dr. Grant E. Mitchell was appointed Commissioner of the Department of Community Health;
• Cortlandt Manor resident Dr. Julius Ford was reappointed to the African American Advisory Board;
• Pleasantville resident Daniel S. Franklin Jr. and Yonkers resident Kris Komorowski were reappointed to the Citizen's Consumer Advisory Board;
• Shrub Oak resident Roland Faucher and Peekskill resident Charles Jennings, Ph.D. were reappointed to the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board;
• Katonah resident Henry P. Bergson and Ossining resident Anthony Bosco Jr. were reappointed to the Fire Advisory Board;
• Scarsdale resident Robert Zipf was reappointed to the Refuse Disposal #1 Advisory Board;
• Larchmont resident Elizabeth Paul was appointed to the Soil and Water Conservation Board of Directors;
• Tarrytown resident Deborah Karp was appointed to the Youth Board;
• Yorktown resident Edward Morvillo was appointed to the Council for Seniors; and,
• White Plains resident Vincent A. Delorio was reappointed to the Board of Ethics.

If you would like additional background information, please contact Betsy DeSoye at (914) 995-3277.