Mayor responds.

Re: Jefferson Place, NOT the Jefferson

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Joseph Delfino

Joseph Delfino

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Tuesday, July 8, 2008 4:01:13 PM

To:Benjamin Boykin ; Glen Hockley ; Rita Malmud ; Milagros Lecuona ; Kenneth Matinale ; Thomas M. Roach ; Dennis J. Power

Cc:wptimes@wptimes.com

Mr. Matinale-

Thank you for your email. I value the concerns and suggestions of all of our residents. We placed an older photo in the newsletter intentionally because the piece mentions all of the accomplishments the city has made in the past ten years and part of those accomplishments was the construction of new housing. Please excuse me and my office for the incorrect caption, "Construction at The Jefferson" but when the building was proposed it's formal name was "The Jefferson at White Plains." The other building I think you are referring to is "The Hamilton" on Church Street. The names are not that similar and I was not mistaken.

Once again, thank you.

Mayor Delfino

Jefferson Place, NOT The Jefferson

To: Mayor Delfino
CC: WP Common Council, WP Times

http://white-plains-ny.blogspot.com/

In your city of White Plains newsletter received in early July, 2008 (no date on it) page three contains a photo of an unfinished building with the caption "Construction at The Jefferson". It shows the building in which I have lived since February 2006. That's two and half years. The photo must be at least three and a half years old. It shows 300 Mamaroneck Ave., which along with 31 Greenridge Ave. constitute Jefferson Place, a condominium with 282 homes. I am not sure but I think The Jefferson may be a proposed project for the lot at Church Street and Barker Ave.

Yes, the names are similar but the mistake is inexcusable. Since all non-mayoral Common Council members live in houses you naturally are inclined to represent the interests of your established constituents. That attitude is what caused this error and it tracks back to your insulting decision to prevent us from driving our cars out towards Greenridge Ave., blocking our path with an unnecessary curb and limiting our most direct access to the hospital. Mayor Delfino bragged to his old, established consituents that as long as he was mayor that curb would never be removed. Now you do not seem to be aware that we even live here. The mayor was invited to speak to us several times but never responded. Now this.

This is yet another reason why White Plains needs disrtict based voting.

Kenneth Matinale
300 Mamaroneck Ave.
White Plains, NY 10605