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GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Elections are still a month away, but Greenburgh residents should be aware of what to expect once they step inside the voting booth.
There will be several other decisions to make other than choosing the next U.S. president, including who you want representing New York in the Senate and Westchester County Court.
Two candidates representing Greenburgh's districts, both incumbents, will be running unopposed this year: Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D), running for Senator for the 35th District, and Thomas Abinanti (D), running for State Assemblyman for District 92.
Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D) will also be running for her 13th consecutive term representing District 17. The incumbent will compete against Rye Town Supervisor Joseph Carvin (R) and Francis Morganthaler (WTP).
In the county courts, Judge David Zuckerman (D) will be challenging Judge Matthew Troy III (R) for a seat. Zuckerman is the Town Justice of Port Chester, and Troy is the Acting Village Justice of Port Chester.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D) is the incumbent in the race for junior U.S. Senator. Before being appointed to the Senate in 2009, Gillibrand was elected to the House of Representative twice to represent New York's 20th Congressional District.
Greenburgh residents have until Oct. 12 to register to vote. To register online, visit the League of Women Voters' website, or you can download the national mail voter registration form and mail it to the Westchester County Board of Elections, 25 Quarropas Street, White Plains, NY 10601. Envelopes must be postmarked by Oct. 12 and must be received by Oct. 17.
To find out more about the candidates running to represent Greenburgh's district, visit Vote411.org or the New York State Board of Elections website.
Comments (5)
GameOn365 will probably be a big contributor to Feiner, either under their own name or via others who will be persuaded. How is it that Mr. Feiner believed that traffic from the Fortress Bible project would negatively impact this neighborhood but GameOn would not? It's the same neighborhood. Maybe GameOn365 should pay the $5 million to $7 million settlement from the twice-lost Fortress Bible v. Town of Greenburgh lawsuit on behalf of Greenburgh Taxpayers. How would you like to live behind an 80' high gray bubble? The neighborhood association should sue the Town for their attempts to push this project through in a residential zone. Win or lose with regard to the referrendum the action itself seems to be illegal. Not that this has ever stopped Feiner and Friends in the past. I think this guy actually likes being embroiled in these lawsuits. Unfortonately the settlements come out of our pockets, not his.
Actually it's Fortress Bible traffic + GameOn traffic.
Since Feiner has already signewd the lease contract with GameOn 365, it’s no wonder his news team didn't bother to include the referendum in the article. A mentioned in ABetterGreenburgh.blogspot.com, he'll say great if it passes and too bad we already have contract if it doesn't. So, as mentioned above by Halmarc45, Feiner wins either way, another payoff goes uninvestigated or prosecuted and the Town’s residents get screwed by another bad Feiner done-deal!
I don't believe Feiner has signed or will sign the Lease before the Referendum.
The Town Board passed a Resolution that gave Feiner the authority to sign the Lease. If and when he chooses to do so.
What residents should be focusing on is why there is no fact kit (pro and con) being issued by the Town, those wonderful folks taking claim for the mandatory Referendum.
The purpose of a Referendum is so that a knowledgeable public can vote intelligently. With the Referendum now 30 days off, Feiner has not informed voters of the the language of what the Proposition to be voted upon is.
Is the Referendum (Proposition):
to determine whether the property should be sold or leased?
to determine whether the proposed use is acceptable?
to determine whether the proposed lessee is acceptable?
to determine whether the proposed lease as written is acceptable?
Clearly Feiner does not believe "an educated voter is his best voter".
But none of this matters as the Referendum is not about voiding existing laws.
Hal Samis
And of course, there's also the staged appeal to populism, the Referendum on the Lease to the GameOn indoor sports facility situated on the former Frank's Nursery site now owned by the Town of Greenburgh following foreclosure for unpaid taxes. Approximately $1.4 million foregone in the spirit of signing a 15 year lease which won't bring in much additional revenue to the Town other than paying District taxes. Win, lose or draw holding the Referendum will be end as a win-win-win for Town Supervisor Feiner who can claim that he was only following a path cleared by residents (read: indoor soccer moms). But those of us who have had their fill of what evil lurks in his mind predict another outcome.