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200 Layoffs Proposed In Yonkers, Including Police, Firefighters 200 Layoffs Proposed In Yonkers, Including Police, Firefighters
200 Layoffs Proposed In Yonkers, Including Police, Firefighters Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano warns that about 200 city workers may be laid off due to a $31 budget shortfall. Spano blamed much of the revenue gap on reduced aid from New York state.  Spano, a two-term Democrat, plans to release his executive 2018-2019 budget on April 13. Personnel costs for 1,925 workers comprise about 80 percent of the city's budget.  On Thursday, April 5, Spano he said it includes a 2 percent tax increase, plus possible cuts in city services like police, garbage pick-up and public library hours. Spano's proposed property tax increase would total about $100 for the average h…
Apartment Complexes Get Approval In Mount Vernon Apartment Complexes Get Approval In Mount Vernon
Apartment Complexes Get Approval In Mount Vernon Housing developers have received approval letters that permit construction of new apartment complexes around the city of Mount Vernon, according to a report by LoHud.com.  The Mount Vernon Zoning Board of Appeals informed four developers they have received zoning changes that were critical to allow the construction of denser multifamily residences, LoHud reported here.  The zoning board sent Jan. 18 approval letters to architect Tom Abillama for three projects he represents, including Fleetwood Terrace, a 44-unit complex at 16 E. Broad St., the site of the former Fleetwood Animal Hospital, …
Hawthorne Cedar Knolls To Close Following Array Of Security Issues Hawthorne Cedar Knolls To Close Following Array Of Security Issues
Hawthorne Cedar Knolls To Close Following Array Of Security Issues Hawthorne Cedar Knolls will close this year as security problems have plagued the embattled residential treatment center, according to multiple news reports.For recent Daily Voice coverage of town and state elected officials' calls for improvements, click here:          Additional details on the residential treatment facility's planned closing was reported here by LoHud.com. Another report on the public announcement of the closing can be found here by TheExaminerNews.com.