[Citizens to Be Heard on May 4, 2026.]
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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I WANT TO. I'M MAYOR JUSTIN BRASCH NICE TO SEE EVERYBODY. UH, BEFORE WE, UH, GO INTO OUR REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, WE''RE GOING TO HAVE THE CITIZENS TO BE HEARD SESSION SECTION OF OUR MEETING. UH, YOU WILL BE CALLED UP. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. WE ASK THAT THERE''S NO CHEERING OR CLAPPING. WE ASK THAT YOU TREAT US WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT, AS WE WILL TREAT YOU WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT. WITH THAT. THANK YOU. AND WHO''S THE FIRST SPEAKER? PATRICK LEE.
GOOD EVENING. I HAVE A LIST THAT I CAN HAND UP, UH, TO THE COUNCIL FOR REFERENCE. UM, MY NAME IS PATRICK LEE. I LIVE AT
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57 HATHAWAY LANE IN WHITE PLAINS. I AM A 43 PLUS YEAR RESIDENT OF THE CITY. ABOUT 25 YEARS OF THAT IS IN GEDNEY FARM. I''M HERE TO LODGE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE RECENT FILMING IN THE FARM AREA. MY COMPLAINT IS NOT JUST FOR THE BURDENSOME FILMING ACTIVITY, BUT FOR THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS. FAILURE TO MONITOR AND ENFORCE ITS OWN RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO THIS FILMING PERMIT. I FILED A FORMAL REQUEST LAST WEEK FOR THE PERMIT. ALL INSURANCE INFORMATION, INDEMNITY AGREEMENTS, PROOF OF BOND WRITTEN NOTICES OR WRITTEN APPROVALS, DETAILED FILMING LAYOUT, ETC. AND THAT''S ALL IN THE LIST. BUT THAT''S OBVIOUSLY BEEN FILED DOWNSTAIRS AS WELL.THESE ARE ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE PERMIT PROCESS. I RECEIVED A RESPONSE THAT THE CITY WILL BE RESPONDING TO MY FOIL IN ABOUT IN THE NEXT 15 DAYS OR SO. I WILL GET BACK TO YOU AS NECESSARY ONCE I GET THAT RESPONSE. UM, THIS FILMING WAS IN VIOLATION OF AND THE CITY FAILED TO ENFORCE TWO OR MORE OF THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS ACCORDING TO THE CITY MAINTENANCE. EXCUSE ME, CITY ORDINANCE, MUNICIPAL CODE 4-263 AND RELATED PERMIT FILING INSTRUCTIONS PROMULGATED BY THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS. NUMBER ONE AT MY ADDRESS, 57 HATHAWAY LANE. WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTICES OF RESIDENCE NOTICES TO RESIDENTS, BUT WE WERE WELL WITHIN THE 500 FOOT, UM, PERIMETER. AND THERE WERE PORTA POTTIES OR HONEY WAGONS, STAGING MATERIALS, LIGHTS, TRUCKS, AND MANY OTHER TYPES OF ELECTRICAL AND OTHER EQUIPMENT.
NUMEROUS VEHICLES STAGED AND PARKED ALL AROUND MY RESIDENCE, OFTEN ILLEGALLY. SOME LEAVING LITTER, AND THERE WAS ALSO ROAD BLOCKAGES. AGAIN, MY RESIDENTS DID NOT RECEIVE RECEIVE ANY OF THE NOTICES THAT WERE REQUIRED IN THE PERMIT PROCESS. NUMBER TWO, WE WERE NOT PROVIDED WITH, NOR DID WE RETURN A WRITTEN RESIDENT APPROVAL FOR THIS ACTIVITY. UH, ONE DAY THAT WAS PARTICULARLY TROUBLESOME TO GET AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, WITH STREETS BLOCKED, I WENT DOWN TO SPEAK TO SOME INDIVIDUALS THERE THAT WERE FILMING. I ASKED ONE CITY OFFICIAL ON SITE IF ILLEGAL PARKING WAS ALLOWED AND I WAS TOLD, QUOTE, UH, I DON''T WANT TO SAY THE FILM CREWS CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT, BUT THE FACT IS, THE FILMING CREWS CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT AND QUOTE, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
AND BEYOND THE SCOPE OF YOUR ELECTED AUTHORITY. THEREFORE, I WILL IN THE FUTURE FILE FOR AND VERIFY THE RESULTS OF FOIL DEMANDS FOR ALL FUTURE FILMING PERMITS. I WILL BE FILING A COMPLAINT WITH MY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR PERMIT, AND, FURTHER RESPOND AS WARRANTED TO ANY FUTURE FILMING PERMIT VIOLATIONS IMPACTING MY PERSON OR PROPERTY.
MEMBERS OF THE WHITE PLAINS COMMON COUNCIL, I''M ADAM GRANT.
I LIVE AT 80 BEVERLY ROAD. I''M HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ONCE AGAIN ABOUT COMMUNITY CATS, THOSE THAT ARE FED BY OUR NEIGHBORS AND LIVE OUTDOORS. THESE CATS ARE A NUISANCE AND A HEALTH HAZARD. LAST YEAR, WHITE PLAINS CONTRACTED FOR A TRAP, NEUTER, VACCINATE RETURN PROGRAM WITH THE THE CAT PROTECTION COUNCIL OF WESTCHESTER TO ALLOW FOR THE CONTROL OF THE CITY''S CAT POPULATION. I THANK YOU FOR THAT. WHEN THE CONTRACT COMES UP FOR RENEWAL, I URGE YOU TO IMMEDIATELY SIGN AND FUND THE CONTINUATION OF THE PROGRAM.
BUT I''M HERE TO ALSO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER LEGISLATION TO CREATE AN ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM WHICH WILL MAKE IT MANDATORY FOR CAT FEEDERS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CAT POPULATION. THEY ARE SUPPORTING. IN THE CONTRACT SIGNED LAST YEAR BY MAYOR ROACH, THE CPC RECOMMENDS, QUOTE, AN ACTING AND ORDINANCE PROHIBITING OWNED CATS WHO ARE SEXUALLY INTACT TO ROAM OUTDOORS. CLOSE QUOTE. THEY STILL SUPPORT THIS RECOMMENDATION, AND I CERTAINLY CONCUR. SO WHY DO WE NEED ENFORCEMENT? WELL, THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON IS THAT SOME FEEDERS JUST REFUSE TO COOPERATE WITH THE CITY''S TNR PROGRAM. AS AN EXAMPLE, MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR WHO''S BEEN FEEDING OUTDOOR CATS FOR ALMOST 15 YEARS, WILL NOT ALLOW THE CATS. ACCORDING TO HIM, HIS CATS. HE WON''T ALLOW THEM TO BE TRAPPED FOR NEUTERING AND VACCINATION WILL NOT ALLOW IT.
THE RESULT, IN MY CASE, IS A CAT POPULATION THAT IS UNCONTROLLED AND GROWING. THE CATS FEED FREE, FREELY ROAM ON AND DAMAGE MY PROPERTY. THEY DEFECATE AND VOMIT ON MY
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DRIVEWAY, URINATE ON MY FRONT PORCH, THE PRESENCE OF CAT FECES, URINE AND VOMIT IN OUR YARD AND ALONG THE PERIMETER OF OUR HOME CREATES A HEALTH HAZARD FOR MY FAMILY. SADLY, WE DON''T ALLOW OUR GRANDCHILDREN TO USE OUR FRONT OR BACK LAWN FOR ANY PURPOSES. CONTROL OF THE CAT POPULATION IS IMPERATIVE FOR THE PEACEFUL ENJOYMENT OF MY HOME AND FOR THE HEALTH OF MY FAMILY. BUT AS I MENTIONED, IT''S IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE FEEDERS COOPERATION BECAUSE THERE ARE NO RULES THAT HE''S REQUIRED TO FOLLOW. SO FOR YOUR LATER DISCUSSION, NOT TONIGHT, BUT WHENEVER YOU CAN TAKE IT UP. I MADE A FEW COPIES OF A NEW YORK CITY CODE TITLED SECTION 17, DASH 804.PARAGRAPH FOUR, SECTION D READS QUOTE EVERY OWNER OF A CAT WHO PERMITS SUCH CAT TO ROAM OUTSIDE THE INTERIOR OF THE OWNER''S DWELLING SHALL HAVE SUCH CATS STERILIZED, CLOSE QUOTE I''D LIKE TO THINK THAT WE CAN DO SOMETHING SIMILAR HERE IN THE CITY. I DON''T KNOW WHAT THE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM WOULD BE. I DON''T KNOW WHAT THE THE WHAT THE PUNISHMENT WOULD BE, BUT IT WOULD CERTAINLY HELP TO TO GET THE NBR PROGRAM.
VICKI, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT KAREN PASQUALE GETS A COPY OF THAT OKAY. THANK YOU. SURE.
WOULD THAT BE APPROPRIATE? YES.
UM. UH, BEN BROWN, 155 FERRIS AVENUE. UH, MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. UH, THIS IS THE FIRST MEETING I''VE ATTENDED AT WHICH JUSTIN BRASCH IS NOW MAYOR. AND EVELYN SANTIAGO, THOMAS CARUSO, VALERIE SIMMONS AND NICK WOLFE HAVE JOINED THE COUNCIL AS A LOCAL RESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. AND SIMILARLY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THOSE, INCLUDING FORMER MAYOR ROACH, WHO HAVE RECENTLY LEFT THE COUNCIL HAVING ACCRUED SUBSTANTIAL RECORDS OF PUBLIC SERVICE. I HAVE FOR A LONG TIME BEEN INVOLVED WITH A LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION CALLED CAUSE KW S THAT IS FOCUSED ON THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE GALLERIA MALL SITE. NEW YORK STATE''S BUDGET IS LATE THIS YEAR, AND WE HAVE COME TO UNDERSTAND THAT SOME FORM OF PUBLIC FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE GALLERY OR PROJECT IS BEING NEGOTIATED IN ALBANY AS PART OF THAT BUDGET. IN THIS REGARD, THE PRIORITIES OF CAUSE ARE THESE ONE, THAT ANY STANDARD OF AFFORDABILITY USED TRULY SERVES THE AVERAGE WORKING CLASS PERSON AND DOES NOT INVOLVE AN UNREALISTIC OR PURELY FORMAL IDEA OF WHAT PEOPLE CAN AFFORD.
UH TWO THAT THE SUBSIDIES ARE A GOOD DEAL FOR THE PUBLIC IN TERMS OF VALUE GAINED FOR MONEY INVESTED. UH, THREE THAT THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRODUCED IS INTEGRATED INTO THE PROJECT AS A WHOLE. INSTEAD OF SEGREGATING LOWER INCOME RESIDENTS AND FORTH. AND FINALLY, THAT THE TERMS OF THE DEAL ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE PUBLIC BEFORE LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE COMMON COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE TIME TO SPEAK TO YOU THIS EVENING. MY NAME IS HENRY DODGE. I''M A LONG TERM RESIDENT OF WHITE PLAINS, THE LAST TEN OF WHICH HAVE BEEN AT 290 CHURCH STREET. I''M HERE TO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE GARDELLA SUMMER ADULT BASKETBALL LEAGUE, ALSO KNOWN AS FERRIS WARD, WILL BE PERMANENTLY RELOCATED FROM GARDELLA PARK. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL SEASONS, THE LEAGUE HAS GROWN FAR BEYOND WHAT THIS SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD PARK CAN SAFELY SUPPORT. THE RESULT HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS AND A NOTICEABLE DECLINE IN QUALITY OF LIFE FOR NEARBY FAMILIES. FIRST OF ALL, THE 2025 SEMIFINALS INCLUDED A SHOOTING IN WHICH MORE THAN 50 ROUNDS WERE FIRED INTO RESIDENTIAL STREETS. NEIGHBORS WERE FORCED TO SHELTER INSIDE THEIR HOMES. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS INCIDENT AND HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT THE CURRENT VENUE CANNOT PROVIDE THE LEVEL OF SAFETY REQUIRED.
SECONDLY, LARGE CROWDS HAVE BROUGHT RECURRING ISSUES SUCH AS OPEN DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE, PUBLIC URINATION, INDECENCY, LOITERING AND LITTERING. WHILE NOT ALL ATTENDEES ENGAGE IN THIS BEHAVIOR, IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY ENOUGH TO CREATE AN UNSAFE AND UNCOMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS.
THIRDLY, TRAFFIC AND PARKING CONDITIONS DURING LEAGUE EVENTS ARE HAZARDOUS. ILLEGAL PARKING BLOCKS, DRIVEWAYS AND FIRE HYDRANTS, AND RECKLESS DRIVING PUTS PEDESTRIANS AT RISK. THESE
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PROBLEMS OCCUR CONSISTENTLY AND HAVE NOT BEEN MEANINGFULLY ADDRESSED. FOURTH, MANY RESIDENTS FEEL THEY MUST REMAIN INDOORS AFTER ABOUT 715 ON GAME NIGHTS. FAMILIES AND CHILDREN LOSE ACCESS TO THEIR OWN COMMUNITY PARK. THAT IS NOT HOW A NEIGHBORHOOD SPACE SHOULD FUNCTION. FINALLY, THERE APPEARS TO BE LITTLE TO NO ENFORCEMENT OF PARKING OR PUBLIC SAFETY REGULATIONS DURING LEAGUE EVENTS. THIS HAS LEFT RESIDENTS FEELING UNPROTECTED AND UNHEARD. I WANT TO BE CLEAR, I RESPECT THE PLAYERS AND THE LEAGUE ITSELF.IT''S NOT THE EVENT. IT''S THE SCALE OF THE EVENT AND THE BEHAVIOR OF SOME OF THE ATTENDEES. GARDELLA PARK SIMPLY CANNOT ACCOMMODATE CROWDS OF THE SIZE OR THE POLICING THAT THEY REQUIRE. THE LEAGUE SHOULD FEEL PROUD THAT ITS SUCCESS HAS RESULTED IN ITS OUTGROWING OF THIS VENUE. A MORE APPROPRIATE SOLUTION WOULD BE TO RELOCATE THE LEAGUE TO A VENUE DESIGNED FOR LARGE EVENTS, POTENTIALLY FUNDED IN PART BY LEAGUE FEES.
THIS WOULD ALLOW THE LEAGUE TO CONTINUE WHILE RESTORING SAFETY AND PEACE TO THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD. FOR THESE REASONS, I''M ASKING THE CITY TO PERMANENTLY RELOCATE THE LEAGUE AND TO PRIORITIZE THE WELL-BEING OF THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE HERE YEAR ROUND. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND I''M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT YOU MAY REQUIRE.
23 CHASE AVENUE. I WANTED TO SPEAK ON THE PROPOSAL FOR THE PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICES AT CITY HALL. FIRST I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT SAFETY MATTERS.
EVERYONE WHO WORKS IN OUR IN OR VISITS OUR CITY SHOULD FEEL SECURE. BUT JUST AS IMPORTANTLY, EVERYONE IN WHITE PLAINS SHOULD FEEL SAFE, NOT JUST OFFICIALS INSIDE THIS BUILDING, BUT RESIDENTS IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD AND THOSE WHO GO DOWNTOWN. THAT''S WHY THIS PROPOSAL RAISES SOME IMPORTANT QUESTIONS. WE''RE CONSISTENTLY TOLD THAT WHITE PLAINS IS A SAFE CITY. IF THAT''S THE CASE, WHAT HAS CHANGED TO MAKE ARMED SECURITY AT CITY HALL NECESSARY NOW? IS THERE A SPECIFIC CONCERN OR TREND THAT PROMPTED THIS DECISION? AND IF ADDITIONAL SECURITY IS NEEDED? WHY ARE WE SPENDING UP TO $190,000 ON A PRIVATE CONTRACTOR INSTEAD OF INVESTING THOSE RESOURCES INTO OUR OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT? WHY NOT PUT THOSE DOLLARS TOWARDS OUR POLICE FORCE? FOOT PATROLS, STRONGER PRESENCE IN THE COMMUNITY? IF THIS PASSES, WILL THIS BE THE FULL EXTENT OF SECURITY? TAXPAYERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. WHENEVER I VISITED THIS BUILDING IN THE PAST. THERE WAS A POLICE OFFICER STATIONED DOWNSTAIRS NEAR THE ENTRANCE. THAT PRESENCE FELT APPROPRIATE AND IT WORKED. SO IT''S FAIR TO ASK WHAT''S DIFFERENT NOW? AS A FATHER OF TWO YOUNG CHILDREN, THIS MATTERS TO ME. ON A PERSONAL LEVEL. I GREW UP IN WHITE PLAINS, AND I WANT MY KIDS TO GROW UP IN A CITY WHERE THEY FEEL SAFE, JUST AS I DID.
THIS ALSO GETS TO THE BROADER ISSUE OF PRIORITIES. RESIDENTS JUST DON''T WANT TO FEEL, JUST DON''T WANT TO FEEL SAFE AT CITY HALL. THEY WANT TO FEEL SAFE DOWNTOWN AND IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. THAT COMES FROM VISIBLE POLICING, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND CONSISTENT PRESENCE ACROSS THE CITY, NOT JUST SECURITY. IN ONE BUILDING.
THERE''S ALSO A GROWING PERCEPTION AMONG RESIDENTS THAT ISSUES WE''VE SEEN DOWNTOWN ARE NOT STAYING CONTAINED. THAT MATTERS AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED PROACTIVELY. IF CITY HALL NEEDS THIS LEVEL OF PROTECTION, THEN RESIDENTS SHOULD UNDERSTAND WHY AND THEY SHOULD EXPECT THE SAME LEVEL OF ATTENTION TO SAFETY DOWNTOWN AND IN THEIR THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS. SO I WOULD ASK THE COUNCIL TO CLEARLY EXPLAIN WHAT''S DRIVING THIS DECISION AND WHY THIS APPROACH WAS CHOSEN OVER INVESTING DIRECTLY IN OUR VERY OWN POLICE FORCE.
I THINK I WANT TO QUICKLY RESPOND TO THAT. UH, THERE''S A LOT MORE THREAT TO GOVERNMENTS AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS IN THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, IN THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON, IN THE CITY OF NEW ROCHELLE, IN THE CITY OF YONKERS, AND IN THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT, THERE IS SECURITY AND THERE ARE MAGNETOMETERS AND PROTECTION.
OUR CITY IS TOO VULNERABLE, AND EVERYONE HAS TOLD US THAT WITH REGARD TO YOUR STATEMENT ABOUT WHY WE''VE DONE IT THIS WAY, THIS IS THE LEAST EXPENSIVE WAY TO PROTECT OUR CITIZENS AND NOT TO HAVE POLICE OFFICERS WHO SHOULD BE ON THE STREET. AND AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE ADDING WE NOW HAVE FOOT PATROLS IN DOWNTOWN AND BICYCLE PATROLS IN DOWNTOWN. SINCE I HAVE TAKEN OFFICE, SECURITY IS VERY SERIOUS IN CITY HALL. SECURITY IS VERY SERIOUS IN OUR CITY AND WE TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY. IT IS A TOP PRIORITY. IT THIS IS AN EFFORT TO SAVE MONEY FOR OUR CITY AND TO PROTECT NOT ONLY PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, IS TO PROTECT EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM AND
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EVERYONE THAT COMES INTO OUR CITY HALL AT A TIME WHERE THE THREATS AGAINST PUBLIC OFFICIALS ARE EXTREMELY SERIOUS. AND THAT''S WHAT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT HAS TOLD US. THANK YOU.I FELT THAT THE LEVEL OF SECURITY.
I FELT THAT THE LEVEL OF SECURITY TONIGHT.
WAS VERY GOOD. DO OFFICERS STATIONED OUTSIDE OF THE DOORS? UH, A FEW MORE WHITE PLAINS OFFICIAL POLICE OFFICERS IN REGULAR CLOTHES, ONE AT THE DOOR FOR SIGNING IN. I''M JUST CURIOUS, WHY WOULD WE GO WITH A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY INSTEAD OF USING OUR OWN POLICE FORCE? WHOSE? VERY.
WELL, I JUST EXPLAINED TO YOU PUBLICLY THAT IT''S LESS EXPENSIVE ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS, AND IT FREES UP POLICE OFFICERS TO BE AT OTHER PARTS OF OUR CITY, ON THE STREETS WHERE YOU WANT THEM AND WHERE WE''RE NOW GOING TO HAVE FOOT PATROLS, TOO. IF YOU''D LIKE TO SPEAK TO ME PRIVATELY ABOUT THIS IN GREATER DETAIL, I''D BE PLEASED TO THANK YOU.
HELLO. MY NAME IS DOCTOR GABE RODRIGUEZ. I LIVE AT 254 MARTIN AVENUE. THANK YOU, MAYOR BRASH.
AND THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY I WAS REVIEWING THE PROPOSAL OF THE BUDGET. I''M NOT A BUDGET EXPERT, BUT I DID SEE A LOT OF THINGS THAT MADE ME SMILE. UM, WHOOPS. WRONG SIDE. YOU KNOW, OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT HELD OVER 50 EVENTS. WE HAD OVER 51,000 FOLKS GO TO THOSE EVENTS, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS JUST PHENOMENAL.
OUR LIBRARY HAD OVER 218,000 VISITS. THEY CHECKED OVER 337,000 BOOKS JUST FOR ADULTS.
AND THEY ANSWERED OVER 43,000 QUESTIONS. IN JUST THE LAST YEAR. UM, WE PROVIDED OUR CITY PROVIDED 300 AND OVER 300 RIDES TO SENIOR CITIZENS AND PROVIDED 36,800 MEALS, WHICH I THINK IS INCREDIBLE. IT''S AN INCREDIBLE USE OF OUR TAX DOLLARS. THIS IS THE KIND OF WORK I LIKE TO SEE WITH OUR TAX DOLLARS. AND, YOU KNOW, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THERE''S THERE''S PLENTY TO GO OVER IN THE IN THE BUDGET. THE YOUTH BOARD, THE BEFORE SCHOOL PROGRAM HELPED OUT 65 KIDS PER DAY LAST YEAR. THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM HELPED OUT 232 KIDS PER DAY, HELPING FAMILIES, TRYING TO GET A HELPING FAMILIES THAT DESPERATELY NEED IT. IN ADDITION, OVER 406 CHILDREN RECEIVED COUNSELING AND 427 TEENS ATTENDED WERE PART OF THE SUMMER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. I THINK THESE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS OUR CITY SHOULD BE INVESTING IN. THESE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS THAT WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF, THINGS THAT WE SHOULD REALLY BE SHOUTING OUT FROM EACH CORNER OF WHITE PLAINS. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR FOR MAKING ME PROUD TO BE A WHITE PLAINS CITIZEN.
THIS CONCLUDES TODAY''S EDITION
OF CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. OUR REGULAR STATED COUNCIL MEETING
WILL BE AT 730. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE FOR
PARTICIPATING. AND WE''LL RECONVENE AT 730.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.