Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in White Plains public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
3 issues in public safety with low priority
Cannabis delivery operations in Waller Avenue parking lot
A resident alleges legal cannabis distributors stage large tubs of product in the Waller Avenue parking lot for transfer to smaller delivery trucks, with no security, near a building where children pass through.
Traffic safety grants for police
Police picked up $35,000 in state grants: $6,000 for child car seat education and $29,000, mostly overtime, for seatbelt and dangerous-driving enforcement.
Quality-of-life issues downtown: shopping carts, pigeons, rats, and parking meters
One speaker covered a grab-bag of downtown issues: shopping carts thrown off the City Center garage, a pigeon infestation on its top level, garbage overflow outside Nikki's Pizzeria attracting rats, and a request for parking meters on Hale Avenue.