Construction Noise
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This letter was written to the West Quaker Ridge Neighborhood Association by a concerned resident: I live in Quaker Ridge. I would like to know if anyone has raised the issue of construction noise on the weekends with the town. The noise we have had this summer certainly rivals and surpasses the leaf blower issue. And we have regulations in regards to leaf blowers.
I would be interested in any information in this regard and if anyone is already working on this issue or how to start. There are a number of homes in this neighborhood that may be construction sites in the future, mine being one of them. Therefore I think various individuals might also be concerned. I have already spoken to the town and the police.
Thanks for your response.
Sari Kaminsky
Concerned About Our Greenery
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Here is a letter to Scarsdale Trustee Miriam Flissher from a Scarsdale10583 reader: Dear Trustee Flisser, I hope you are well and enjoying your summer. I am aware of the issues at the Lowell Tooley waterfall sewer basin in Scarsdale and now understand why native vegetation is continually being cut down along the Bronx River Pathway(Greenway) and Parkway. Unfortunately, I have been sickened by this. It was my attempt at beautifying and sustaining what did not belong to me,(nor the village, or the county) that made me ill.
I am not looking for you condolences, I am only letting you know that I am disappointed that Scarsdale would willingly put peoples lives in danger. The soil is polluted, and the waters are poisoned.
I am wondering if anyone has truly inspected the Crane Road bridge lately. All you need to do is look at it from the underneath and see the structural problems. The surrounding wetlands around the work area has been devastated and destroyed beyond restoration.
The Popham Road bridge expansion has begun and obviously they are expanding more than just the roadway. Hopefully, they will do a better job than what they have done in the past, here and abroad. It scares me that so much faith is put into one company with such infinite possibilities of disaster.
I only wanted to "greenify" our natural areas, not watch them become a true sewer basin with electrical and gaseous fittings.
Yours truly,
Audrey Castiglione
A Night or Two on the Town
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After dining at the 808, the hip new hot spot for foodies, my friend Leslie and I strolled over to the new Yogo Joy for dessert. We commented on how great it was that Scarsdale is now blooming with hip new and tasty eateries. Rumor even has it that a new restaurant might be taking over the now vacant Water Works space.
After an evening of wining and dining, we decided to stroll Scarsdale Village. The night was young, but the village was a ghost town. All of the stores were closed.
Bellies full and mildly wine induced (no we weren't driving) we were ready to spend!
Since it was only 9:00pm on a Thursday night, we decided to window shop and with every block we strolled our disappointment grew stronger as we peered into each gone for the day shop.
Wouldn't it be great if on certain evenings during the week the shops opened their doors from say 7:00 to 10:00pm? It would be great for the after dinner crowd and the shops as well.
Going directly home after a great meal is so anticlimactic.
Everyone needs a night...or two on the town.
Just food for thought.
Written by Julie Rosenblatt
Kittens Need a Home
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My daughters and I found a kitten and it's young mother (the mother is under a year old) abandoned in the parking lot by the Five Corners. They are well groomed and well behaved and were obviously indoor cats at one point. They are litter trained as well. We would like to see them get adopted instead of having to drop them off at a humane society. We already have cats of our own and cannot take in any more.
Planning Board Approves Funding for Edgemont Road Crosswalk
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This note was sent from Frank Kaiman to update Scarsdale10583 on the progress of building a crosswalk across Edgemont Road to Crane’s Pond: (From Frank) Although I was unable the Planning Board meeting last night, I spoke to Garrett Duquesne (the Town’s Assistant Planner) this morning who advises that:
1. The Board unanimously passed a resolution making a positive recommendation to the Town Board to use up to $75,000 of the Recreation Escrow to make the necessary predestination improvements to the Pond
2. The Board unanimously passed a resolution making an immediate finding that the current situation is a hazard and recommending that the Town hire a traffic safety expert to evaluate the project as proposed. Note that this is separate and apart from the first resolution – there is no linkage.
3. The Board defeated a motion (4 against, two in favor) recommending that the Town immediately paint a crosswalk and make such other immediate improvements pending the overall project.
As I understand it, the Planning Board will send the Town Board a memorandum in the next several days advising the Town Board of the foregoing. The Town Board will then schedule this matter for a work session. Garrett advised that the earliest it could be is NOT the next session but the one following that – I do not know when that is. I ofcourse intend to attend that work session.
So, we won at the Planning Board – I think the turnout helped a lot -- and we move on closer to the finish line.
Hats off to the Scarsdale 10583 and the Inquirer for the reporting they did.
Franklin R. Kaiman, Esq.
