Village of
Westchester September 2012 Newsletter
From the Desk of The President POLICE DEPARTMENT
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CALENDAR
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LIBRARY
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PARK DISTRICT
14 The National Night Out march attracted over 130 citizens and was led by President Pulia, Trustee Gattuso, and Commissioner Casey.
SCHOOL DISTRICT
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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PUBLIC WORKS
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SAY GOODBYE TO SUMMER It seems to me that this summer has just flown by. As fast as the August Newsletter was delivered we were already receiving reminders of the September issue deadlines. Public Works Director Dave Stoiser has been hard at work completing the many projects on the white board before the cold wind comes in and snow soon follows. His staff has been seen doing many labor intensive tasks which in the past were contracted out resulting in a greater cost to the Village. Some of the cost saving projects include replacing driveway aprons, sidewalks, and street based by our own Public Works staff members Ubaldo Rodriguez,(U-Bee) along with Mike Otters, and George Minda. These guys have honed their skills in concrete work, thus saving the Village thousands of dollars in construction cost. Additionally, our in-house paving was completed in early August with the repair of several street sections on south
Downing Avenue. Thanks go to Steve Crowley, Ted Zimmerman and newcomer Vince Monoco. Unfortunately, we suffered twelve water main breaks throughout the summer that caused water service interruptions. However, the newly purchased excavator which is operated by John Fecarotta Jr, and Jimmy Suero, ensured the main repairs were done quickly and efficiently by Vince Smith, Bryan Grippo, and Wally Wiza. In between street, water, and sewer repairs, thunderstorm damage to trees caused branch pick-up to extend the entire month. Dave Dillner, Rich Heidank, and newcomer Scott Russell, along with our summer help chipped hundreds of branches and brush piles. Eric Détente, our resident striper, worked diligently between rain storms and tree removals to paint as many curbs and crosswalks as possible. Eric also was responsible for painting the “SLOW SCHOOL”
See PRESIDENT, page 4