SOS Circulates Petition to Oppose the Community Center

Over the past few weeks, the Village has witnessed the revival of the SCC's long time proposal to build a community center. The scope and cost of this project has changed drastically over the years to today's eye-popping $24 million, that is if you believe that it can be accomplished without any major cost overruns. Importantly, the economic environment has changed significantly during this time. While the SCC recommendation for a public/private joint venture with the SCC raising $8 million in private funds and the Village of Scarsdale floating the additional $16 million in bonds is noble, the fact remains that it would double our Village's debt for an enormous project that is well beyond the group's original stated goal of an indoor pool for Scarsdale. If this group wants to move forward with a project of this size, it should not involve any funding by the Village.

Our group is reaching out to the community to ensure that all of our citizens understand the current proposal, its potential economic impact and the risks it will pose to all Scarsdale Village taxpayers.

Below is a petition that we sent out today. We encourage you to sign it by clicking on the link today.

Scarsdale Cannot Afford to Double its Debt
The Petition

We, the undersigned voters and residents of Scarsdale, call on the Mayor and the Scarsdale Village Board of Trustees to act within its fiduciary responsibility and reject the current and any future SCC proposals to build a $24 million multi-purpose facility, funded with a $16 million Village of Scarsdale General Obligation Bond.

We believe that for the Village to embark on this project would be a fiscally irresponsible risk to all Scarsdale taxpayers. Doubling the Village's debt load for a project that should be funded entirely with private funds puts the entire Scarsdale taxpayer-base at risk for the benefit of a small minority of the Village's residents. It is time to focus on investing in our schools, maintaining our basic services and to stop looking to mortgage the future of our community's financial health for a $24 million multi-purpose luxury facility. It is time to say NO to the SCC.

To sign or see the petition, click here:

Save our Scarsdale (SOS)