Neighborhood-Know-It All: Small Business Workshop, Increased Graduation Rates, Gedney Landfill

Let’s face it—everyone likes being a know-it-all. Arm yourself with knowledge and find out what’s happening this week in White Plains. 

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Smalls Business Outreach Workshop to Be Held Thursday, June 28

Small business owners will get assistance on how to start and grow a business on Thursday, June 28 at 6:30 p.m. at 123 Main St. as a part of the Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s New York Open for Small Business Outreach Initiative. Click here for details.

Judge Says City Has to Pay Overtime After 8 Hours

The White Plains CitizeNetReporter (WPCNR) reported on a judge’s decision to force the city of White Plains to pay their police officers for overtime after 8 hours of duty for patrol officers, instead of instituting 12-hour shifts. White Plains Police Benevolent Association President Rob Riley told WPCNR that since 12-hour shifts were instituted crime has risen. Click here to read the full story.

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City Agrees on $11.3 Capping/Closure of Gedney Landfill

The White Plains Common Council voted to bond $11.3 million (which includes a 5 percent contingency fund for cost overages) to cap and close the Gedney Landfill, as mandated by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservancy (NYSDEC).

Click here for WPCNR’s story on the current status of the project; here for the story in The Journal News on the history of the project; and for a story from White Plains Patch on the public information session on the landfill closure. Don’t forget to take our poll on what you think should be placed at the capped landfill.

White Plains Has Highest Graduation Rate in Years

White Plains Superintendent of Schools Dr. Christopher Clouet told WPCNR that this year’s 88 percent graduation rate—the highest it’s been in years, according to the WPCNR—could be attributed to student focusing on graduating as a result of the economy. Click here for all of the details.

City’s Planning Commissioner to Retire

Sue Habel—who has been Planning Commissioner for the City of White Plains since 2002, and before that deputy planning commissioner since 1985—announced that she will retire on Aug. 8. Get the full story in The Journal news here. 

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