Improving Quality of Life vs. Tax Increases
Debated at Trustees Meeting
By Stephen E. Lipken
Bronxville Deputy Mayor Robert S. Underhill discussed long term strategies at the Monday, February 7 Board of Trustees Meeting, maintaining Quality of Life yet incorporating moderate tax increases. Underhill outlined three issues, 1) Budget challenge of zero percent tax increase yet incorporating State Mandates; 2) Strategy to maintain overall Fund Balance with a “safety cushion” of 12 to 20 percent reserve funds; 3) Major Real Estate issues, such as Kensington Road.
Opening the meeting, Mayor Mary C. Marvin introduced John Collins, Public Relations (PR) Committee/PR Co-Chair and Tom Huvane, St. Patrick’s Parade Co-Chair, Eastchester Irish American Social Club. Collins announced that their Seventh Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be held on Sunday, March 13 at 3:00 p.m., beginning at Immaculate Conception Church and proceeding north on Route 22 to Lake Isle Country Club.
Grand Parade Marshall will be Anne Hendry, long a nurse at Sloan-Kettering Center and founder of Irish Dance School, Hendry School of Dance. Parade Honoree Liz Ahern, also a nurse is a committee member of Swazi Legacy organization, supporting poor orphans in Swaziland, Africa.
In Mayor’s Report, Marvin noted that street lighting is a “front burner item,” considering costs of Light Emitting Diode (LED) and Induction Lighting. Contract negotiations continue with the Library, Police Department and Department of Public Works (DPW).
During Public Comment, student Nicky Bender inquired about preventing burglaries. Marvin responded that unmarked squad cars and increased patrols are in place, as well as thumbprint and blood found at a crime scene, identifying the felon who police are now looking for.
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