, Town Councilman and CPSC Chair EAST IRVINGTON / TOWN GREEN / GLENVILLE / WATCH HILL / WYLDWOOD / BENEDICT AVENUE MEETING March 11, 2008 Open Group Visioning TRANSPORTATION Bee Line going hybrid Reduce Taxter Road as an east/west corridor between Elmsford and Irvington Improve Ashford Avenue as county east/west corridor Speeding and the amount of traffic, especially on Taxter Road and Benedict Avenue Amount of cars Large trucks cutting through, needlessly No established bus stops Unsafe access to bus stops Lack of all but one access route to middle school/ high school campus Develop more bicycle and pedestrian facilities, utilize smarth growth techniques when considering future development No sidewalks from Tarrytown to Glenville Not enough parking at the train station When the Tappan Zee Bridge closes, either one lane, two lanes or closes completely, traffic shuts down all surrounding local communities 1
, Town Councilman and CPSC Chair INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT Preservation of local life Keep wild life around Preservation of woodlands and open space Acquisition of lands for parks Going green, especially with public buildings Keep open space Nice parks Open government Some woodlands still available in the immediate area Garbage/refuse collection Heavy salting of the roads kills trees and vegetation and gets into the storm system which ends up in the river. We desperately need sidewalks in East Irvington Traffic, traffic bottlenecks and traffic control Flooding problems Storm water infrastructure improvements present system outdated Flooding on Taxter Road, Willow Lane, Mulligan Lane and Cayuga Lane Poor sewer system, needs updating and improvement Water, water control and icing Drainage planning Park upkeep needs improvement East Irvington needs a meeting facility for residents Acquire more open space Enforce speed limit on Taxter Road Overdevelopment and lack of trees Stop the trucking of materials into and out of Greenburgh s leaf dump 2
, Town Councilman and CPSC Chair ECONOMICS AND LAND DEVELOPMENT Keep up efforts to acquire open space and limit additional residential building Willingness to be creative and take risks Parks are nice and beautiful Park improvement An excess of taxes Too many layers of government Parking Tax relief: how much relief can be gained from new corporate growth? Need to review commercial and industrial land use to optimize revenue Flooding on Taxter Road and Sunnyside Lane Lack of office occupancy Overdevelopment (particularly apartments on Taxter Road) All of the commercial buildings (office, etc.) have not helped our taxes at all. How would new buildings help? Not enough consideration to making parks usable Need more gourmet food shops No further housing development Schools have become inadequate Reduce tax burden without increasing residential development Need closer stores (i.e. markets, dry cleaners, etc.) Concern regarding McMansions changing the character of neighborhoods Need more parking spaces in Town 3
, Town Councilman and CPSC Chair QUALITY OF LIFE Nice recreation facilities (i.e. tennis court, swimming pool, etc), which are a big plus for families Good senior center Open and green space Beautiful areas Preserving green spaces Natural beauty of the area Rural nature of the area Safe and friendly communities Parks Library rebuilding Clean air Diversity Short term parking areas Great open space initiatives Taxter Ridge open space Good services (i.e. trash pickup, snow-plow, etc.) Character of villages like Irvington and Tarrytown A road through the towns to bypass Rte 9 to ease traffic through the villages Better transportation (bus, train, etc.) More efficient energy Lack of sidewalks (especially on Taxter Road) Inadequate enforcement of building codes Odor of compost area Fix flooding problem in advance of master plan High taxes Poor drainage resulting to flooding on Taxter Road, Willow Lane and Sunnyside Lane equals poor driving conditions 4
, Town Councilman and CPSC Chair QUALITY OF LIFE continued: Increase police protection I am against them taking our land for the Tappan Zee Bridge Traffic controls (slow people down to cross the street) I-287 and the Tappan Zee Bridge the expansion of the bridge worsens the position of Greenburgh. We are a drive through community and the expansion will only make the situation worse. The people who make changes do not live here Against the development of a Stop and Shop on Rte 119 and assisted living These big buildings don t fit in our neighborhood End the incorporated vs. unincorporated Greenburgh schism Zoning violations in East Irvington (dumpsters, garbage cans, boulders, etc. illegal in zone that applies to area of designation) Decaying infrastructure Please build that Stop and Shop on Rte 119 we need a new market Community before development Traffic on Rte 119 from Tarrytown to White Plains Ardsley traffic is unbelievable Too much noise, speeding, increased accidents, and vibrations due to traffic on Benedict Avenue Garbage along side of Taxter Road is not picked up all winter Bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure needs to be planned Turn old buildings into apartments, assisting living facilities, nursing homes or hospitals (there are a lot in Greenburgh) Off the Saw Mill Parkway, put a restroom in the park 5
, Town Councilman and CPSC Chair OTHER: Poor communication between Town and Villages Too many levels of government and services Too many chiefs, not enough Indians Z:\Greenburgh Comp Plan\Outreach_Visioning\neighborhood meetings\east Irvington\East Irvington Post It Note Visioning 6