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KKWSu N«. 4 Carrier Sartcrf Clwyf«yu. N.Y. 1(614 CHAPPAQUA LIBRARY 195 S GREELEY AVE CHAPPAQUA , NY 10514 — . CHAPPAQUA , NY 10514 Chappaqua joumai Serving the Town of New Castle VOLUME 1, Number 49 Chappaqua, N.Y., Thursday, July 23,1981 25 Cents A Copy, $10.00 A Year Alan Borenkind, Chairman Chappaqua Town Board sets up an Airport Advisory Committee To better deal with a proposed expansion at the Westchester County Airport, the Town Board has established an Airport Advi sory Committee. New Castle has an interest in the expansion because of the air traffic over Millwood and an area north of downtown Chap paqua. \They go right over my house!\ Supervisor Charles Banks said. The Supervisor has received complaints about the airplane noise \ever since I was first in office\ (January, 1978). A recent Federal Aviation Administration study based on a \master plan\ for the airport After 11 months deliberation and its ultimate expansion, was \too technical\ for the Town Board, Mr. Banks said, so the Board sought the assistance of an advisory group. Alan Borenkind, Wildwood Road, Chappaqua, was named the committee's first member and chairman. Councilwoman Pa trice Mahon said that Mr. Borenkind lived directly under the heaviest air traffic, and \has had much communication with the powers that be\ at the air port. Mrs. Mahon added that the Town, was looking for others, with technical expertise, who will serve on the committee. Planners approve 'Chappaqua Mews' After 11 months of deliberation with the New Castle Planning Board, the 88-unit condominium project'' Chappaqua Mews\ was approved by the Board at its July 14 meeting. The condos- are proposed for the Turner property, east of the railroad tracks and north of North Greeley Avenue. Stanley Bernstein, lawyer for the developer, objected to the Town's requirement that 3 per- Planning Board report cent of the improvement costs be used for inspection expenses. He called the practice \unfair\ for the Mews project. Developer Jerome Winikoff has, at several Planning Board meetings, pressed the Board for a quicker response: \I'm think ing in terms of moving on. I'm being diddled to death by the Town.\ Since the preliminary plans please turn to page 5 Digest gets permission to convert 'underused' parking lots to grass Weathervane hearings, Grand Union access discussions, continued The Readers Digest received Planning Board permission at its June 14 meeting to cover part of two parking lots with grass. Company representatives said the lots were' 'vastly underused,'' and that grass would be more attractive than the concrete. Neil Graner will run for County Legislator Nell Graner Neil Graner, Chappaqua, Is run ning for the County Legislator of the Second District on the please turn to page 4 The lots were built in 1979 to provide parking for an addition to the Digest. However, more employees than expected used public and company transport ation. The Board's approval was technically a waiver of parking requirments for the increased office space. \Weathervane Farms\ Preliminary hearings for \Weather- vane Farms,\ a housing and development, continued. Board members could not agree on proper access to the site, which is between Route 100, Route 133, Hog Hill Road, and the border at Yorktown. The parcel has many steep grades and existing residences that the Board does not want to disturb, which leaves few places for access roads. The developers suggeted an access on Hog Hill Road, but Consultant David Portman and Board Chairman Arnold Hensen said the traffic could be heavy on the secondary road, and some residents along Hog Hill would have a new access road in their backyards. (After the Weathervane hear ing, Mr. Hensen joked about his role on the Planning Board during times of several multi- family housing proposals. \The most distasteful part of this job is please turn to page 8 '0W <m& J His appointed rounds included 100 homes in Millwood, for, the first time, oh July 115. when Nicholas Pyrgouzis 1 started the mail'delivery there. The Post Office reports that more of the 20M eligible property owners are signing°up every day. _ \ • *_ Photo by Diane Cashion, Five fall asleep atVheelv iliiifif car crashes Five people told the police that they had fallen asleep at the wheel, leading to accidents, between July 7 and July 12. John O'Brien of Brewster and Arthur Seidel of Silver Lane, Chappaqua, collided on Cross Ridge Road, near Shady Lane, on July 9. Mr. Seidel said Mr. O'Brien was travelling on the wrong side of the road. The left front of Mr. O'Brien's car and the left side of Mr. Seidel's were damaged. Pamela Rubin, Chatham Road, Chappaqua, reported she was travelling east on Route 120 near Maple Avenue when her \right tire failed,\ on July 12, causing her to hit the stone wall in front of 234 King Street. Ms. Rubin's right front bumper was damaged. Robert Darlington of Ridge- field, Conn, said he fell asleep while driving on Route 120, by the intersection of Kipp Street, at about 12:30 am on July 12. His car damaged three guide rail posts and hit a utility pole. The front and side of the car were damaged and the windshield was broken. John Carter, 165 Pinesbridge Rd., Ossining also said he fell asleep as he was driving north on Pinesbridge Road, south of Hoag Cross Road, at about 2:30 am on July 12. His 1963 Chevrolet crossed the double-yellow line and hit a tree. The front of the car was damaged, and Mr. Carter was hospitalized. Wyche Stubblef ield of Millwood recalled falling asleep as he was driving on Quaker Road near Commadore Road on July 10. The car struck a utility pole and was damaged. Michael Tricker, of Manville Rd., Pleasantville, reported that he was travelling on Route 133 near Seven Bridges Rd. at about 1 am July 7, when he fell asleep. The car went onto the shoulder of the road and rolled over. He was not injured. Barbara Porter is new Board of Education President by Eric Thoroman Barbara Porter was elected President of the Chappaqua Board of Education at the Board's July 1 reorganization meeting. Mrs. Porter took the helm with unanimous approval of the other Board members, and traded seats with Robert Mat- tson, who had been president since 1979. Board member Louis Grayer was elected vice-president. She and Board member Kenneth Schonberg were authorized to act as President if Mrs. Porter is absent from a meeting. Sitting on the Board for the first time was Janet Wells, electe to the Board in May. Mrs. Porter welcomed Mrs. Wells and said she hoped her say would be \fruitful.\ Energy report Deputy Superintendent Richard Schilling said tht he and Mr. Mann, energy consultant to the schools, had \good news\ about the schools' energy saving pro grams. Dr. Schilling said that energy consumption was 30 per cent lower during the 1980-81 year than the year before, and that the figures would be even better the next year if the region has a comparable winter. Mr. Mann said some of the energy problems -being imple mented would not be completed until September of this year, so better savings were expected for next year. The schools varied in their energy savings because some were better operated than \others. Horace Greeley had an \excellent record,\ while the Bell Middle School was a \dis appointment, '' partly because some windows were changed during the winter and heat was wasted. Mr. Mann said that the results of electricity conservation \were not as dramatic\. There are not as many corrective measures being taken with electricity (except at the Bell School) \and we still have to do a better educa tional job., (such as) not using lights when they're not needed.\ please turn to page 6 Nancy Rummell appointed to Group Home Committee year, Kenneth Schonberg was the only member from Quadrant four (voting districts 2, 11, and 14), Nancy Rummell was appointed to the Group Home Site Selection Committee by the Town Board at its July 7 meeting. It was a position the Board has been trying to fill for months. The guidelines of the Site Selec tion Committee call for represen tatives from four different \quadrants\ in town. Since last and he indicated last winter that he would like to resign when a replacement could be found, because of his School Board duties. He resigned in June. Mrs. Rummell lives on Overlook Road, Ossining mailing address.
