Trustee Anderson Commends Pelham Manor and VOP Residents for Outstanding Participation in Food Scrap Recycling Program
By Stephen E. Lipken
Village of Pelham Mayor Chance Mullen called the Tuesday, August 11th Board of Trustees meeting to order, beginning with Trustee Allison Anderson recognizing Village of Pelham and Pelham Manor residents “for their outstanding participation in our food scrap recycling program.
Since the program launched in 2021, residents have provided 330 tons, more than 650,000 pounds of food scraps from the waste stream, making Pelham one of Westchester’s highest performing communities. Thank you to everyone who participated.”
Anderson went on to say that the DPW has been combatting the recent storms and utilizing arborists to address tree damage. She reminded residents to report tree and sidewalk damage on MyVOP app and have an arborist assess trees on their property, particularly after severe storms.
Trustee Krystal Howell mentioned that the 25th Anniversary 9/11 Memorial Ceremony will be held on Friday, September 11th at the community 9/11 Memorial on Harmon Avenue (near Harmon Place) at 8:30 a.m. She also acknowledged the retirement of Fire Lieutenant Vincent D’Onofrio, after 23 years of service.
Then Trustee Russell Solomon noted that there were 448 Police Department calls and that they also conducted firearms training on the Westchester County Police Firing Range.
Village Administrator Christopher Scelza said that the DPW is conducting its annual restriping of crosswalks and roadways as well as the Fred A. Cook, Jr. Septic System Service’s cleaning of 300 catch basins throughout the Village.
Resolutions included authorizing the promotion of Firefighter Andrew Camardella to Fire Lieutenant in VOP Fire Department; appointment of Police Officer Joseph Bongiorno to VOP Police Department and reappointment of Allison Anderson as Climate Smart Communities Coordinator.
Regarding Accounts Payable, Deputy Mayor Michael Carpenter submitted the amount of $628,179.74 to the Treasurer’s Office for payment as authorized by the Village Administrator/Treasurer and Deputy Village Treasurer Arlene Morel.