Audit
The Audit Committee, along with Scarsdale Forum Treasurer Matthew Martin, has been working to confirm that our organization's books and records are fairly stated and supported by proper documentation. The committee plans to distribute its finding to the board of directors prior to its meeting in September, and then to the membership prior to the October membership meeting. For more information, contact Chair
Tom Giordano
, giordanotf@verizon.net.
County Fiscal Affairs
The County Fiscal Affairs committee has invited
LoHud
/
Journal News
Tax Watch columnist David McKay Wilson to join the group for the Q & A portion of its meeting via Zoom, scheduled for Tuesday August 4, 2020 at 8pm. The information gathering session will cover issues likely to affect the upcoming County budget, especially those relating to the Covid-19 crisis. Forum members interested in participating in the Zoom call are invited to join the CFA committee. Contact Chair
Richard Pinto
, rpinto10583@gmail.com.
Downtown Revitalization
The committee spearheaded the effort to enhance the appearance of the Boniface Circle pocket park in the Village Center (pictured above). Funding was supplied by Friends of the Scarsdale Parks, Inc., Scarsdale Improvement Corp. and private donors. Extensive pruning and trimming of overgrown hedges, trees and plants, removal of invasive weeds, planting new grass, and applying high-quality mulch were performed by Breath of Spring Landscaping. Additional improvements for Boniface Circle are under discussion. The committee is also studying proposed plans for a parking structure and health club development by Scarsdale Improvement at its properties located at 5 Overhill Road and the basement of 30 Popham Road, respectively. These projects and others were discussed at the committee's July 28, 2020 meeting via Zoom. Additional meetings are planned during the summer and throughout the year.
Contact Chair
Susan Douglass
, susanudouglass@gmail.com.
Education
The committee initially felt that its most impactful work prior to the start of the upcoming school year would be to develop more timely and effective ways for ongoing, meaningful communications among various stakeholders in the school district: parents, students, educators, school administration, BOE, and the district administration, and between elementary schools. A committee meeting was held on July 27, 2020 and issues related to the last trimester of the school year were discussed. Taking into consideration feedback from the BOE sponsored Listening Session on July 28 and the impending release of the most current version of the Restart plan on August 3, the committee has scheduled a meeting on August 5, 2020 to finalize its future direction and actions. Contact
Chair
Barry Meiselman
, barwest2@aol.com.
Fiscal Affairs Scarsdale
Fiscal Affairs Scarsdale members are invited to attend a Board of Trustees Work Session scheduled for August 11, 2020 to review the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-2020 preliminary year-end budget results and the FY2020-2021 budget for the months of June and July 2020. Village officials will address Covid-19 related budget impacts to date, including the ongoing austerity measures and the impact of the ongoing health crisis on revenues. The status of certain FY2020-2021 capital budget items will also be presented. FAS members attended the previous budget Work Session on June 9, 2020, and
have been encouraged by the Chair to mark their calendars and Zoom in to the Village Board's budget Work Session on August 11, 5:30 to 6:30 pm. For Zoom log in or more information, contact Chair
Anne Hintermeister, anne@hintermeister.net.
Sustainability, Municipal Services, and Climate Resilience
The Sustainability, Municipal Services and Climate Resilience committees will be meeting on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at 8:30 pm on Zoom. Adapting to life during the pandemic has renewed interest in studying how Scarsdale streets can become more walkable, bikeable, and generally more friendly to non-automobile traffic. Our committees are planning to jump start the conversation, begun in prior reports, about a "Complete Streets" plan that would emphasize accessibility and sustainability. If you'd like to participate contact
Municipal Services Chair
Madelaine Eppenstein
, meppenstein@eppenstein.com, or Sustainability Chair
Darlene LeFrancois Haber
, dlefranc@montefiore.org, who, together with
Tim Foley,
timothy.d.foley@gmail.com, Co-chair the Climate Resilience committee.
Community Health Information Resources
The Westchester County Department of Health has the go-to page for public health information on Covid-19, including answers to frequently asked questions, strategies to protect yourself and your loved ones from exposure, and other helpful information. Check it out
here.
