Scarsdale Snags Funds to Improve Local Streets

The data is crunched and the numbers are tallied—Scarsdale will be receiving several hundred thousand dollars to put toward road repair and maintenance.

The funds—designated as Consolidated Highway Improvements Funds (CHIPS)—come from the state budget, and are aimed at aiding municipalities to bolster local highways.

Scarsdale will see a $416,206.90 infusion between 2013 and 2014—almost $90,000 more than last year's CHIPS payout.

The village is receiving more than neighboring municipalities like Tarrytown and Elmsford, but less than White Plains and New Rochelle, which will pocket $711,000 and $1.1 million, respectively.

State senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D), who represents Scarsdale, said the  cash injection is long overdue.

“After several years of stagnant funding of CHIPS, this is welcome news for the localities here in Westchester County that have been struggling to provide much needed improvements to our aging infrastructure while at the same time keeping property taxes under control," she said.

"This portion of the budget... will improve the quality of life of our residents by making our communities more safe and helping to alleviate the property tax burden,” she added.