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Norm Davis
- Apr 8, 2022
- 4 min
Why the Rush to Demolish?
Village officials have repeatedly raised the "we need revenue" argument as the reason Main Street needs to be flattened and rebuilt to 8+...
kikkishort
- Mar 15, 2022
- 2 min
Save Our Village! - Monica Fonseca letter to the editor
Port Chester is at a critical moment in time, one that will impact our Village for decades to come. I have watched in horror as untold...
Norm Davis
- Mar 14, 2022
- 3 min
Development and Preservation Can Live Together
It doesn't have to be one or the other. Read on! Some Port Chester officials have condemned efforts to preserve parts of Main Street,...
Jim Brill
- Mar 13, 2022
- 3 min
Smart developers invest in sound, long-term visions
Smart developers invest in sound, long-term visions, articulated by smart local leaders that can make the case for Port Chester. Communities
PCMSA
- Mar 7, 2022
- 1 min
Why Should Taxpayers Underwrite Private Developers?
Here is the "Reasonableness Assessment for Financial Assistance" put together for the Ivy Holdings Development, 27-45 North Main Street....
kikkishort
- Mar 7, 2022
- 1 min
Ignoring NYS Historic Preservation AND Common Financial Sense
https://studio.youtube.com/video/AhR-7WhInfk/edit Below you will find a letter to the Village from the NYS Historic Preservation Office....
PCMSA
- Mar 6, 2022
- 1 min
How Much Shade Will Your Neighborhood Get?
Watch this video fo a solar study to see how a 12-14 story building on King Street will affect shadows across the village. How much shade...
PCMSA
- Feb 21, 2022
- 1 min
Firefighter Concerns
Here is a link to a Facebook post about firefighter concerns. It's a deep dive into why firefighters are worried about new construction...
Peter Cole
- Feb 16, 2022
- 2 min
Development - Too Much Too Fast
Originally published in the Westmore News in February 2022 Letter: Too much too fast Wednesday, February 16, 2022, 7:08 PM I am writing...
kikkishort
- Feb 2, 2022
- 1 min
Developer "fact sheet" Is Not Factual
Originally published in the Westmore News in February 2022 The developer St. Katherine Group put a paid insert into last week’s paper...
PCMSA
- Jan 12, 2022
- 1 min
Why is New Construction Less Safe?
Here are some excerpts from the standard firefighting manual, Essentials of Fire Fighting and Fire Department Operations. New...
kikkishort
- Jan 3, 2022
- 3 min
Open Letter to BOT January 2021
Mayor Falanka and the Board of Trustees, 1/3/2021 I am writing to you about a...
PCMSA
- Dec 15, 2021
- 1 min
Case study: Chappaqua, NY
PCMSA recently met (via Zoom) with Maggie Ferguson, who organized a successful grass-roots campaign in Chappaqua to oppose their new Form...
PCMSA
- Dec 9, 2021
- 1 min
Petition Launched at change.org
December 9, 2021|PCMSA We have set up a Petition for Port Chester residents, business owners, building owners, and interested parties in...
Peter Cole
- Nov 18, 2021
- 1 min
Flooded with Development but not Prepared
Originally published in the Westmore News in November 2021 Port Chester is a village, but we are attracting an incredibly high level of...
PCMSA
- Oct 31, 2021
- 1 min
Board of Planning and Zoning
PCMSA recently met (via Zoom) with Maggie Ferguson, who organized a successful grass-roots campaign in Chappaqua to oppose their new Form...
PCMSA
- Oct 31, 2021
- 1 min
Transit-Oriented Development?
The Partnership for New York City surveyed major employers between October 19 and October 29, 2021, to gauge the status of return to...
kikkishort
- Sep 27, 2021
- 2 min
Proposed projects and impacts on character and historic preservation
New York State Cultural Resource Information Center https://cris.parks.ny.gov/ The NYS Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic...
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