Village Awarded Grant from Transportation Alternatives Program
By Stephen E. Lipken
Village of Larchmont Mayor Brigid Brennan opened the October 19th Board meeting, reporting that the Village was awarded a $4.8 million dollar grant from the Federal Highway Administration’s Transportation Alternatives Program from NYS Governor Kathy Hochul’s office. The required Village matching grant is $1.2 million; total $6 million, concerning infrastructure improvements for Chatsworth, Larchmont and Vanderburgh Avenues.
Brennan added that the General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 3rd. She then thanked all who participated in the Larchmont Arts Festival on Saturday, October 17th, encompassing over 60 artists.
Special thanks went out to Nili Asherie, Chair, Larchmont Committee on the Arts.
A free NY Citizen Preparedness Training Course will be held at the Larchmont Village Center on Sunday, November 15th, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. to learn how to prepare for severe weather and emergencies. Every family attending will receive a free emergency go bag. Register at www.prepare.ny.gov.
Village Administrator Aylone Katzin mentioned that Police Chief Joseph Paprota retired on October 16th. Lieutenant Daniel Calapai will oversee operations until a new Chief is appointed.
Police Lieutenant Michael Doucette was sworn in, promoted from Sergeant. Doucette is a 21-year veteran with the Larchmont Police Department.
Lieutenant Daniel Calapai warned residents not to leave holiday shopping packages on doorsteps and noted the 50th anniversary of the death of Police Officer Arthur DeMatte, who was shot in 1976.
Agenda items included scheduling a Public Hearing on Monday, November 16th to review a proposed Local Law to amend Chapter 245 of the Village Code with respect to street opening permit requirements, fees and procedures; Supervisory Data Control and Acquisition (SCADA), including a proposal from Arcadis of $75,000 for Phase I upgrade that replaces the equipment, transitions the system to VTScada and includes related cybersecurity improvements, data migration, testing and one year of hardware warranty and Human Machine Interface (HMI).
With the retirement of Assistant Village Administrator Brittanie O’Neill, Julia Davis was appointed Assistant Village Administrator.