Dear Editor,
With respect to Wainwright House, they have determined to not remove any of the huge amounts of dead leaves from their property and, in fact, have instead relocated all of these leaves into large, unsightly piles along Stuyvesant Avenue. To add insult to injury, these large leaf piles have become convenient dumping grounds for other garbage. I have raised this issue on a few occasions with Hilary Jones, the Executive Director of Wainwright House, but no action has resulted.
One would assume, given their somewhat tenuous relationship with neighbors as a result of weddings, noise, and traffic, that they would be more responsive on this issue. The Coveleigh Club stands in contrast to Wainwright directly across the avenue with solid property upkeep. I suggested to Ms. Jones that, if they insist on building huge leaf piles, they should move these piles to the other side of their stonewall.
Milton Point should be one of the most picturesque areas of Rye and there is no excuse for this blight.
Sincerely,
Turner C. Smith
Dear Editor,
On the surface, the hearing Wednesday evening to review four proposals for the future development of Rye Playland had merit. The few hundred people who turned out at the Westchester County Center in White Plains learned more and had their questions answered. But the event was late in coming, and short on impact when cast against the larger issues of employment, new tax revenues for the County budget, and overall economic development.
The thousands of workers who will one day draw paychecks from Playland’s construction and operations are again forced to sit on the sidelines while elected officials – in this case the Democrats in the Westchester Board of Legislators – grandstand under the guise of public scrutiny and sunshine. We see it as another cloudy day for the people, the workers and taxpayers of Westchester who are denied the benefits of what this project promises.
We urge the Westchester County Board of Legislators to move forward immediately and approve a plan so that our residents can get back to work.
Sincerely,
Ross J. Pepe
President, Construction Industry Council of Westchester & Hudson Valley, Inc.
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