My Positions on City Issues
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Common
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Politics
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Politics
Councilman Ivar Hyden
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1. At the Residence Park debate I stated that I was NOT in
favor of reassessment until the economy is strong again and
ONLY if it were done County wide and EXEMPTED SENIORS
who were living in their own homes.
2. At the NAACP debates I stated that the lifetime health
benefits for council members were "excessive" and I would
vote to eliminate it.
3. As far as public safety issues are concerned: I received the
endorsement of the New Rochelle Firefighters in part
because I stated on record at my meeting with them that
"public safety issues come first". I went on to propose that
we enact legislation that would require the developers of
existing and proposed high-rise development
to add a 1% public safety fee to each apartments' rent to make
certain that we do not have to further reduce our fire and
police personnel. We should also charge landlords of large
vacant spaces in our downtown who refuse to rent at fair
rates a "registration fee" as many towns and cities do
because vacant commercial space requires more police and
fire department attention. These fees can also be added to
the public safety funds.
4. I am against long-term tax abatements for all development.
Each project needs to be looked at on an individual basis,
and we need to make any final decisions based solely on
"how does this project benefit the residents of New
Rochelle?" If it doesn't, it does not go forward.
5. I am in favor of the proposed changes to the parking meter
rules in the downtown as are Councilmen Al Tarantino and
Lou Trangucci. Much more needs to be considered however,
and I therefore suggest that you click the link below to my
New Rochelle Patch articles which have more specific details.
6. I have stated more than once that companies doing
business with the City of New Rochelle should NOT
contribute campaign funds to City Council members. (See
Patch article)
This article has
information about
parking and
development
issues.
information about
parking and
development
issues.
Some other thoughts...
7. We need to create a "pro small business culture" in our
downtown that will make it easier for new and existing
businesses to navigate their way through city regulations. If
elected I will make that one of my personal responsibilities.
8. The City has already received a grant of approximately sixty
thousand dollars for a closed circuit TV system. I will push to
set up the system in the downtown covering the major streets
and the parking facilities...at the moment the police department
wishes to use the grant for cameras at intersections to catch
people running red lights, etc.
9. We must do a better job of enforcing the existing city code
as it relates to the condition of buildings, signage, and awnings
and force negligent landlords to improve their commercial
properties or face substantial fines. By continuing the facade
improvement program and streetscape program and taking the
cleanliness and appearance of the downtown seriously, we can
attract more new businesses and shoppers and therefore
more tax revenue.
Glenwood Lake...
1. We need to acquire a skimmer system to remove the
watermeal from the lakes' surface. I did a considerable amount
of research over the summer, and a mechanical skimmer (cost
around $8000) is the best way solve the problem without
chemicals. We should create a citywide Lake Committee and
share the expense of the equipment among all the local
neighborhood associations that have a similar problem. This
plant is spread by waterfowl and will eventually pollute all of
our lakes.
2. We should encourage our police to spend an occasional
morning at the corner of Glenwood and Bergholz to catch the
drivers running the stop signs. Once it is known that they
might be caught, this persistant problem should ease. It is
particularly dangerous given Webster School at the top of the
hill.
3. Let's leverage Pelham's need to have our help with local
flooding issues by requesting that they remove the "no
overnight parking" restrictions they have in the area of Pelham
down below Glenwood Lake. These restrictions are the reason
many vehicles from Pelham park in our neighborhood
overnight and during weather emergencies, making it difficult
for our residents to park on their own streets and for snow
plowing equipment to get through.
4. I have inquired as Chairman of the MAC about how it is
possible that we have a 24 hour lit advertising billboard at the
bus stop at the corner of Lincoln and Webster. All billboards
are prohibited in New Rochelle without MAC approval, and the
commission would never approve a lit billboard in a residential
neighborhood. Somehow the county sells this advertising on
bus shelters without New Rochelle approval. I will push to get
these advertisements removed.
7. We need to create a "pro small business culture" in our
downtown that will make it easier for new and existing
businesses to navigate their way through city regulations. If
elected I will make that one of my personal responsibilities.
8. The City has already received a grant of approximately sixty
thousand dollars for a closed circuit TV system. I will push to
set up the system in the downtown covering the major streets
and the parking facilities...at the moment the police department
wishes to use the grant for cameras at intersections to catch
people running red lights, etc.
9. We must do a better job of enforcing the existing city code
as it relates to the condition of buildings, signage, and awnings
and force negligent landlords to improve their commercial
properties or face substantial fines. By continuing the facade
improvement program and streetscape program and taking the
cleanliness and appearance of the downtown seriously, we can
attract more new businesses and shoppers and therefore
more tax revenue.
Glenwood Lake...
1. We need to acquire a skimmer system to remove the
watermeal from the lakes' surface. I did a considerable amount
of research over the summer, and a mechanical skimmer (cost
around $8000) is the best way solve the problem without
chemicals. We should create a citywide Lake Committee and
share the expense of the equipment among all the local
neighborhood associations that have a similar problem. This
plant is spread by waterfowl and will eventually pollute all of
our lakes.
2. We should encourage our police to spend an occasional
morning at the corner of Glenwood and Bergholz to catch the
drivers running the stop signs. Once it is known that they
might be caught, this persistant problem should ease. It is
particularly dangerous given Webster School at the top of the
hill.
3. Let's leverage Pelham's need to have our help with local
flooding issues by requesting that they remove the "no
overnight parking" restrictions they have in the area of Pelham
down below Glenwood Lake. These restrictions are the reason
many vehicles from Pelham park in our neighborhood
overnight and during weather emergencies, making it difficult
for our residents to park on their own streets and for snow
plowing equipment to get through.
4. I have inquired as Chairman of the MAC about how it is
possible that we have a 24 hour lit advertising billboard at the
bus stop at the corner of Lincoln and Webster. All billboards
are prohibited in New Rochelle without MAC approval, and the
commission would never approve a lit billboard in a residential
neighborhood. Somehow the county sells this advertising on
bus shelters without New Rochelle approval. I will push to get
these advertisements removed.
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