Bronxville Village Board Gets Update on Flood Mitigation Project; Sets Two Public Hearings
By Carol P. Bartold
Oct. 19, 2016: No single issue dominated the October 11 regular meeting of the Bronxville Board of Trustees, but Village Administrator Jim Palmer gave important information about the November 8 election and the work in progress on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Midland Valley Drainage Project.
Palmer announced that voters would receive a card indicating their polling location and that some confusion surrounded the District 22 polling place. Some people who have voted at NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital received a notice to vote at Christ Church instead. Palmer noted that the Westchester County Board of Elections will be sending those voters a corrected notice indicating the hospital as the correct polling location.
On Midland Avenue, crews working on the FEMA project have begun excavating to put protective sheeting 45 feet below the street’s surface. According to Palmer, the sheeting is designed to prevent earth from moving in on equipment that will be installed beneath Midland Avenue.
“There will be some vibration on the site and some noise will probably travel uphill,” Palmer said, “but we appreciate everyone’s patience.” He expects the excavation and sheet installation to progress over the next two weeks.
The board set two public hearings for its next meeting, Monday, November 14, at 8:00 pm to discuss the following proposed laws:
Proposed Local Law 4-2016 seeks to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law by prohibiting parking on the west side of Pondfield Road from the southern curb line of Gramatan Avenue to the northern curb line of Normandy Road.
Palmer indicated that vehicles, especially trucks, have been experiencing difficulty turning right from Gramatan Avenue onto Pondfield Road. The Bronxville Police Department and Chief Christopher Satriale endorse the amendment.
Proposed Local Law 5-2016 contains two revisions. One would amend the Streets and Sidewalks Law to prohibit bicycle riding on village sidewalks. According to Mayor Mary Marvin, the issue “came to a head” over the summer when children rode bicycles on business district sidewalks.
“We have very limited sidewalks in the business district,” Marvin noted. She cited an antiquated law stipulating that children 11 years old and younger could ride bicycles on the sidewalks. “That obviously is unenforceable,” she said.
The other revision would prohibit merchants from sweeping litter from sidewalks in front of their establishments into the street gutters. Palmer stated that the litter eventually travels to and clogs village storm drains and only water is to go into those drains.
Pictured here: Bronxville Village Hall.
Photo by A. Warner
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Bronxville is a quaint village (one square mile) located just 16 miles north of midtown Manhattan (roughly 30 minutes on the train) and has a population of approximately 6,500. It is known as a premier community with an excellent public school (K-12) and easy access to Manhattan. Bronxville offers many amenities including an attractive business district, a hospital (Lawrence Hospital), public paddle and tennis courts, fine dining at local restaurants, two private country clubs and a community library.
While the earliest settlers of Bronxville date back to the first half of the 18th century, the history of the modern suburb of Bronxville began in 1890 when William Van Duzer Lawrence purchased a farm and commissioned the architect, William A. Bates, to design a planned community of houses for well-known artists and professionals that became a thriving art colony. This community, now called Lawrence Park, is listed on the National register of Historic Places and many of the homes still have artists’ studios. A neighborhood association within Lawrence Park called “The Hilltop Association” keeps this heritage alive with art shows and other events for neighbors.
Bronxville offers many charming neighborhoods as well as a variety of living options for residents including single family homes, town houses, cooperatives and condominiums. One of the chief benefits of living in “the village” is that your children can attend the Bronxville School.
The Bronxville postal zone (10708, known as “Bronxville PO”) includes the village of Bronxville as well as the Chester Heights section of Eastchester, parts of Tuckahoe and the Lawrence Park West, Cedar Knolls, Armour Villa and Longvale sections of Yonkers. Many of these areas have their own distinct character. For instance, the Armour Villa section has many historic homes and even has its own newsletter called “The Villa Voice” which reports on neighborhood news.
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