FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Councilmember John Larkin (914) 377-6316
Larkin Sets Public Hearing on Con Ed Right-of-Way Tree Clearing
and Street Opening Repaving
(Yonkers, NY/ March 19, 2010) Yonkers City Councilmember John Larkin (R-6th Dist.) is urging Yonkers residents to attend a fact finding meeting for Thursday, March 25, 2010, to discuss the recent clearing of the Right-of-Way (ROW) along Con Ed’s transmission lines throughout Yonkers. Additional discussion will focus on rules and regulations for street repaving as a follow-up to street openings conducted by the utility company.
Yonkers Mayor Phil Amicone, state elected officials representing Yonkers, and representatives of Con Edison and the New York State Public Service Commission will be in attendance.
The meeting is open to the public and will be held Thursday, March 25, 2010, at 7:00 pm, at the Grinton I. Will Library, 1500 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10710
“Discussion will center on the recent clearing of the ROW, Vegetative Management guidelines, the role of each representative in attendance, and suggestions for improving the process and better communications,” said Larkin, whose district has been impacted by ROW clearing and ConEdison’s M29 project that resulted in street openings throughout Yonkers.
