Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in White Plains public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
15 issues with low priority
2026 Street Closures for City Events
Selected downtown streets will close again for the New Year's Eve Spectacular, which draws thousands with fireworks, bands, and music. Mayor Brasch invited families to attend.
Council public-comment procedures
A resident asked whether council members should be allowed to respond or correct facts during Citizens to Be Heard, or whether that should happen in a separate process. The council is still figuring out its rules.
Recreation partnerships: Little League, Knicks, benches
The council approved the Little League's use of Gedney Field, joined the Junior New York Knicks program, and accepted donated wooden benches for the Delfino Park platform tennis courts.
CDBG Staff Salary Schedule
The agency approved raises for Community Development Block Grant staff so their pay tracks the city's union salary schedule and step increases for the fiscal year starting July 1, 2026.
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.
AT&T antenna upgrades at Westchester Mall
AT&T is swapping out antennas on the mall roof for slightly smaller ones — invisible from the street. Federal law forces the city to approve eligible equipment upgrades like this.
Rusty cannon ahead of Battle of White Plains 250th anniversary
The Revolutionary War cannon along the Bronx River Parkway is rusted and in disrepair just weeks before the 250th anniversary of the Battle of White Plains on October 28. The cannon sits on county property, and the speaker asked officials to make a call to get it repainted.
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.
Cost of America 250 street markings
A resident questioned the cost of painting 'America 250' on city streets and said he'll return each meeting until he gets an accounting.
Twelve-minute parking grace period
Announced at the meeting's close: parking meters and garages now give you a 12-minute grace period after your time expires before a ticket is issued.
1148 Mamaroneck Avenue in-ground swimming pool
A homeowner wants to rebuild an approved in-ground pool on an environmentally sensitive lot. A neighbor raised drainage concerns, which the applicant addressed with the stormwater mitigation plan and the fact that pools collect rainwater. The vote waits until August because the board lacked a fifth member.
Hunting Ridge Road subdivision extension
The developer finished building the new driveway for the existing house and got a certificate of compliance, so the board granted a one-year extension to finish as-built drawings and close out the project.
Renaissance Fountain rehabilitation
The fountain's music-synchronized show controller failed after parts became obsolete, so the fountain just bubbles. A proposed project would replace jets, lighting, sound and the controller to bring back the water shows.
White Plains Soccer Fest
The Council's budget tweak funded a second screen on Maple Avenue so Soccer Fest crowds spread out more evenly; the popular summer series continues with events July 9 and July 11.