Town of North Castle
Supervisor
Michael J. Schiliro
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Dear Neighbors and Friends,
Three quick topics, but don’t short cut it, make sure you read until the end for some really, really, good news!
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COVID:
If you’re watching the news, and most people are these days, you can see how the COVID numbers are increasing around the country, and ticking up in New York and Westchester as well. We even had a small uptick at Byram Hills H.S. and the district planned for this and expertly switched gears in a moment’s notice. Thus nothing has changed in our messaging to all of you.
Stay Diligent! Model Great Behavior!
Wear a Mask!
Distance! Wash Your Hands!
We get it. We’re all exhausted from All-Things-Covid. But we have no choice but to persevere! Nothing has changed on the “Stop the Spread” front. If you’ve had enough or just tired of wearing a mask, think of a frontline worker that you know, or your favorite business owner in Town and know that you literally will make a difference in their lives, so do it for them. Focus on them, and not the inconvenience of it all. Focus on our school districts, Valhalla and Byram Hills, and know they have worked tirelessly, and I mean tirelessly, since March, to provide safe learning for our children. They are relying on all of us! Don’t let them down.
Because of our collective diligence, we continue to remain well below the county average of incident rates per population, but we NEED to stay there! We currently have 5 positive cases in Town, and our total since Covid began is 252. We can report these numbers, but that is all that we can and will report, thus please understand and appreciate that due to confidentiality laws, emails to us asking for any further info regarding details will not be responded to.
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HALLOWEEN: Click here for everything you need to know about Halloween safety and tips from the New York State Department of Health. Click here for important information from our Town Administrator Kevin Hay.
Here’s the deal: If you can avoid trick or treating, please do. If you must, do it safely (use the links above). As Covid numbers continue to increase, the last thing we need is an unforced increase due to Halloween. Regardless, the Town is still making preparations. As many of you know, Wampus and Glendale attract thousands of kids every year, and that can’t and won’t happen this year.
- We will have police presence throughout Town, including Wampus and Glendale. If you think you will drive there and trick or treat, think again. It won’t happen. Do not trick or treat there!
- The school parking lots (Wampus School and HCC) will be closed.
- Most private lots are cooperating with our Police Department so you can’t park there either.
- If you know people that come from other Towns to trick or treat here, tell them not to come as they’ll be wasting their time.
Sorry to all of the kids out there. We wish things were different, but they’re not. Thus safety and health is first and foremost. Please stay safe and keep your kid’s safe!
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THE GOOD NEWS! PAVING and ROAD WORK – STATE ROADS:
OK, thanks for continuing to read this far for the really, really, good news!!! We have been lobbying NYS and our excellent state representatives for a very long time, with the hopes that NYSDOT will attend to the State roads in our Town, as we haven’t had much work done since NYSDOT paved Rte 22 from Rte 120 running south to N.White Plains. As you have noticed, they have been working on Rte 128 from School Street to Wrights Mill, and on Rte 120 near The Crossing. They have just added the following which will be completed over the next 12 months:
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Paving Route 22 from the Route 120 intersection (near the reservoir) all the way to Middle Patent Road! This is a $ 5.2 million project.
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Paving Route 433 from Route 22 (across from the Armonk Firehouse) all the way to the CT state line. This project is $490,000.
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Paving Route 120 near the airport, so badly needed, from Lake Street in Harrison to the Greenwich American Center in Armonk. Even though a smaller portion of this is in our Town, many people in Town use Route 120 near the airport so this is a big plus. This is a $2.7 million project.
These three latest projects total $8,390,000! Our Assemblyman David Buchwald called me yesterday and confirmed the good news. Even though David has only two months left as our Assemblyman, he continues to work diligently for the residents of our Town. (He also secured $125,000 for our North White Plains Community Center renovation.) David has always been there for us, along with State Senator Shelley Mayer, who has continued to lobby on our behalf with David to secure money for state roads, and continues to do so as there is still more work to be done. Many of you are not aware that North Broadway in North White Plains and Main Street in Armonk are both state roads (Route 22), thus the Town cannot repair or pave them. Thank you to NYSDOT for their attention to our needs.
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TOWN BUDGET:
We will release our budget today, and although this is one of the most challenging budget years due to Covid, the tax increase is 0.98%. Budget work started very early this year due to Covid, with our Town Administrator Kevin Hay and our Director of Finance Abbas Sura working with our department heads starting over the summer. The Town Board just completed four Work Sessions to finish a line by line review of the budget. We will have two budget hearings on Nov 18th and Dec 9th and all are welcome to participate.
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VOTING: For any questions, just click here for the Town’s home page and then click on the red banner. PLEASE VOTE!!!
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Some people have asked that I add a picture to my emails so they know what i look like in case they see me around Town, so here is a pic! |
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