Fire Chief Greco Notes October is Fire Prevention Month, Stresses Care of Lithium-Ion Batteries
By Stephen E. Lipken
Pelham Manor Jennifer Monachino Lapey opened the September 15th Board meeting, stating that she attended the Town of Pelham 9/11 Memorial Ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial on Harmon Place.
Trustee/Fire Commissioner Timothy M. Case noted that September is National Preparedness Month. “Back in 2004 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) launched National Preparedness Month to educate and empower Americans to prepare for all types of emergencies,” Case said. “They have created an app in order to help prepare your family for emergencies like home fires, power outages and severe weather. We encourage you to visit our Facebook page and download the FEMA app.”
Citing a recent dryer fire, Fire Chief Michael Greco reminded residents to clean their lint traps on a regular basis. Greco mentioned that October is Fire Prevention Month, the theme being lithium-ion batteries in the home, how to store, properly charge and dispose of such batteries (www.nfpa.org/events/fire-prevention-week).
Village Manager Lindsey Luft remarked that the Fund Balance was approximately $18 million at end of August. “We did receive some significant revenue amounting to $403,449 from Westchester County for our portion of the 2025 second quarter sales tax. This puts us in line to exceed our Budget expectations for the previous Fiscal Year and 99% of real tax revenues for the current Fiscal Year have been collected.”
Regarding Local Law #4, Driveway Aprons, the homeowner is permitted to use materials other than concrete and is responsible for maintenance of their driveway, but if a municipal or utility project happens to disturb the driveway apron the Village will replace it with concrete.
A Public Hearing for Local Law #4 was set for September 29th.
Resolution to adopt 2025 Base Proportions was approved, using Homestead-Based Proportions.
During Public Comment, David Montilla, Communication Director for NYS Senator Nathalia Fernandez advocated awarding tax credits to small businesses that improved their security plus giving consumers a 45-day notice before utility rate hikes.
Montilla concluded by stating that free breakfast and lunch will be provided to schools, 1,000 back packs as well as no-cost asthma inhalers, speech therapy for stutterers and $22 million for Should Never Use Guns (SNUG), Office of Gun Violence Prevention.