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"Port Chester activists aim to rally troops to stop the skyline and "development tsunami" " Download the files from this session and read...
Jim Brill
Dec 17, 20221 min read


Why the Rush to Demolish?
Village officials have repeatedly raised the "we need revenue" argument as the reason Main Street needs to be flattened and rebuilt to 8+...
Norm Davis
Apr 8, 20224 min read
Save Our Village! - Monica Fonseca letter to the editor
Port Chester is at a critical moment in time, one that will impact our Village for decades to come. I have watched in horror as untold...
kikkishort
Mar 15, 20222 min read


Development and Preservation Can Live Together
It doesn't have to be one or the other. Read on! Some Port Chester officials have condemned efforts to preserve parts of Main Street,...
Norm Davis
Mar 14, 20223 min read


Smart developers invest in sound, long-term visions
Smart developers invest in sound, long-term visions, articulated by smart local leaders that can make the case for Port Chester. Communities
Jim Brill
Mar 13, 20223 min read


Why Should Taxpayers Underwrite Private Developers?
Here is the "Reasonableness Assessment for Financial Assistance" put together for the Ivy Holdings Development, 27-45 North Main Street....
PCMSA
Mar 7, 20221 min read


Ignoring NYS Historic Preservation AND Common Financial Sense
https://studio.youtube.com/video/AhR-7WhInfk/edit Below you will find a letter to the Village from the NYS Historic Preservation Office....
kikkishort
Mar 7, 20221 min read


How Much Shade Will Your Neighborhood Get?
Watch this video fo a solar study to see how a 12-14 story building on King Street will affect shadows across the village. How much shade...
PCMSA
Mar 6, 20221 min read


Firefighter Concerns
Here is a link to a Facebook post about firefighter concerns. It's a deep dive into why firefighters are worried about new construction...
PCMSA
Feb 21, 20221 min read


Development - Too Much Too Fast
Originally published in the Westmore News in February 2022 Letter: Too much too fast Wednesday, February 16, 2022, 7:08 PM I am writing...
Peter Cole
Feb 16, 20222 min read


Developer "fact sheet" Is Not Factual
Originally published in the Westmore News in February 2022 The developer St. Katherine Group put a paid insert into last week’s paper...
kikkishort
Feb 2, 20221 min read


Why is New Construction Less Safe?
Here are some excerpts from the standard firefighting manual, Essentials of Fire Fighting and Fire Department Operations. New...
PCMSA
Jan 12, 20221 min read


Open Letter to BOT January 2021
Mayor Falanka and the Board of Trustees, 1/3/2021 I am writing to you about a...
kikkishort
Jan 3, 20223 min read


Case study: Chappaqua, NY
PCMSA recently met (via Zoom) with Maggie Ferguson, who organized a successful grass-roots campaign in Chappaqua to oppose their new Form...
PCMSA
Dec 15, 20211 min read


Petition Launched at change.org
December 9, 2021|PCMSA We have set up a Petition for Port Chester residents, business owners, building owners, and interested parties in...
PCMSA
Dec 9, 20211 min read


Flooded with Development but not Prepared
Originally published in the Westmore News in November 2021 Port Chester is a village, but we are attracting an incredibly high level of...
Peter Cole
Nov 18, 20211 min read


Board of Planning and Zoning
PCMSA recently met (via Zoom) with Maggie Ferguson, who organized a successful grass-roots campaign in Chappaqua to oppose their new Form...
PCMSA
Oct 31, 20211 min read


Transit-Oriented Development?
The Partnership for New York City surveyed major employers between October 19 and October 29, 2021, to gauge the status of return to...
PCMSA
Oct 31, 20211 min read


Proposed projects and impacts on character and historic preservation
New York State Cultural Resource Information Center https://cris.parks.ny.gov/ The NYS Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic...
kikkishort
Sep 27, 20212 min read
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