White Plains Council to Discuss Installation of Video Camera Systems
A Special Meeting of the White Plains Common Council has been called for Monday, Jan. 27 at 6 p.m. One discussion item is the installation of security cameras in restaurants and retail establishments selling liquor in the city.
At the January 6 Citizens to be Heard, Stuart Levine, proprietor of Vino 100 on the East Post Road asked the council to look for other ways to raise the level on security on city streets.
The cameras, according to Levine, would be facing out toward the street and would be accessible by the White Plains Public Safety Department.
The Council already had one Special Meeting this month on January 14.
During that meeting the requirement to appear before the Design Review Board has been waived for single and two-family homeowners wishing to install solar energy systems that do not require a variance, have a rated capacity of 12 kW or less, where the system is mounted parallel to the roof surface or tilted with no more than an 18-inch gap between the module and the roof surface.
The waiver is the result of a new national energy program geared to promote sustainability and adoption of alternative and renewable energy sources by homeowners. By lessening the red tape involved in getting these systems installed, it is hoped more will be utilized.
White Plains is eligible for a $10,000 grant for changing its ordinance to comply with the energy conservation request.
At the same meeting the Council also authorized construction of a pedestrian walkway across Davis Avenue from the White Plains Hospital building structure and the parking garage on the other side of Davis. Construction of a stair tower and an elevator along Davis Avenue are included in the plan.
Having been selected as one of 15 sites for the 700-mile long Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail, Tibbits Park in White Plains will install and maintain a wayside exhibit for a period of five years.
Tax settlements were also approved for certain property owners in the city. White Plains Commons, which owed $1.7 million from 2011 to 2014 will be refunded $78,810.30; Windsor Terrace with a $3.5 million bill from 2001 to 2014 will save $35,690; Westchester Hills Golf Club at 375 Ridgeway with assessed taxes at $1,177,600 for years 2011 to 2014 will be refunded $33,756.14; and The Woman’s Club of White Plains with a $320,000 assessment from 2010 to 2014 will be refunded $14,402.80.
