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Newsby Clifford Blau
The White Plains Common Council held its regularly-stated monthly meeting on October 2, 2023. A public hearing for a special cabaret permit for Don Coqui was held, and the permit was approved. On December 4, a public hearing will be held for an amended site plan for the Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center.
The council approved:
The council approved:
- A capital project to spend $120,000 on storage racks for the fire houses and about $576,000 for 115 TASERs
- Grants for $240,000 for Youth Bureau programs
- A grant for $400,000 for a Vision Zero Action Plan for safer streets
- An amendment to the gasoline-powered leaf blower ban to allow them from October 15 to December 15 through 2025 (approved 4-3)
- Property tax refunds of approximately $164,600, largely for Neiman-Marcus
- A site plan extension for a project at 37 DeKalb Avenue
At the Citizens to be Heard session, many people spoke about the ban on gasoline-powered leaf blowers; also about the redevelopment of the Galleria, flooding in the Highlands, the closing of the movie theater, and about 5G antennas.
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The calendar of upcoming meetings for the various boards and agencies can be found at https://www.cityofwhiteplains.com/853/Common-Council-BoardsCommissions-Mtgs-Ca
Meetings and Citizens to be Heard can be viewed at http://whiteplainsny.swagit.com/live/ or on your government cable access channel.
The calendar of upcoming meetings for the various boards and agencies can be found at https://www.cityofwhiteplains.com/853/Common-Council-BoardsCommissions-Mtgs-Ca
Meetings and Citizens to be Heard can be viewed at http://whiteplainsny.swagit.com/live/ or on your government cable access channel.
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