Highlights of Village of Bronxville March Trustees Meeting
By Staff
March 30, 2022: Below are some highlights from the March 16, 2022 Bronxville Village Trustees meeting.
Iona Campus: The Iona Campus will be pretty quiet for a while. They are currently doing some interior construction on the library. There will be no residential students for the foreseeable future. They have two landscaping companies keeping the campus neat. They also have on-going security. Iona very much wants to be part of the Bronxville community.
100th Anniversary of the Pelham Picture House: They are going to bring the programs that they have in Pelham to Bronxville. There will be events and lectures. Mayor Mary Marvin urged everyone to join the Bronxville Picture House.
First Annual Report by Bronxville Police Department: This is the first report and it is posted of the Village of Bronxville website. Here is a link. Trustee Underhill spoke about the extraordinarily high quality and transparency of the Bronxville Police Department.
Recreation: The Village has two pickleball courts at the tennis facility. Residents can sign up at village hall. The tennis courts are also open. You can get a tennis permit online or at village hall.
NYP-Lawrence Hospital: There is a new head of NYP Lawrence Hospital named Paul Dunphey. He is extremely experienced. Here is a brief writeup about Mr. Dunphey. NewYork-Presbyterian has also given $20 million to support the creation of the NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences.
Sidewalks: The village is working with a local group regarding improving the network of sidewalks and possibly adding some bike lanes in the village.
Report by James Nolan, Westchester County Legislator for District 15 Yonkers & Bronxville: Mr. Nolan's report included the following highlights: Scout Field is being taken over by Westchester County to maintain it. They are looking at possibly upgrading the clubhouse and possibly naming the park after former Eastchester Town Councilman Glenn Bellitto, who passed away in April, 2020 from Covid-19. Mr. Nolan has started a "business highlight" in his regular communications where he recognizes local businesses every month. The pedestrian bridge by Bronxville lake, that was washed away during Hurricane Ida, will be replaced. This project is in the early stages but, when work begins, the bridge it will be replaced by Westchester County DPW and financed by FEMA.
Proposed Local Law Pertaining to Solar Energy Systems in the Village Zoning Code: Over the past year or two, it became apparent that the village code with respect of solar energy systems had to be updated. The primary issue the village was having was that every application was ending up at the zoning board. The village committee had conversations with the head of "Sustainable Westchester" and looked at other municipalities similar to Bronxville in size. The Village Board decided that the best approach was loosening some regulations, creating design guidelines, and creating a simpler procedure for design review and planning board approval of applications for a solar installation. Here is a link to an article that appeared in MyhometownBronxville last week regarding Bronxville's new solar ordinance.
Public Comments on Solar:
-Ellen Edwards, who represented the Bronxville Green Committee, endorsed this new ordinance enthusiastically and read a note from another resident who also supported this ordinance and made a few suggestions.
-Bronxville resident Jack Bierwirth said that this new law "is a big step forward." He said that his family has solar panels on their home in New Hampshire and, among other things, how wonderful it is that some of his energy bills have a "minus" in front of them.
Walkability of Bronxville: The village is looking at improving crosswalks and sidewalk quality to improve the walkability of Bronxville. It is also looking at what needs to be done to make walking in Bronxville safer for residents particularly in areas throughout the village where there aren't a lot of sidewalks. The village will be asking a consultant to look closely at this issue and get some advice on what can be done.
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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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