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» Purchase Town Hall Meeting: Privatization of Westchester Airport

Mon, Jun 5, 2017 •

Join Us for a Purchase Town Hall Meeting regarding the privatization of Westchester Airport on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 7 PM at Purchase Community House (3095 Purchase Street, Purchase, NY). Bids for privatization of the Westchester Airport are underway. Will privatization lead to airport expansion? Michael Tokarz, PEPA Chairman will moderate a panel discussion on potential impacts and consequences for our community. Panelists include: Martin L. Rogowsky, Former County Legislator and PEPA Consultant David Gelfarb, Westchester County Legislator Jack… Read More

» Westchester County Airport News

Mon, Feb 27, 2017 •

PEPA continues to monitor issues surrounding the Westchester County Airport Privatization Program proposal as it wends its way through the Board of Legislator's committees. Earlier this week on February 21, 2017, a panel discussed the Airport Privatization deal on the Purchase College campus. Journal News Tax Watch columnist David McKay Wilson focused on the financial implications of the plan. Carolyn Cunningham, a board member of the FCWC (Federated Conservationists of Westchester County), spoke on the history of community involvement in… Read More

» Meeting Notice: Privatizing Westchester County Airport Panel

Mon, Feb 20, 2017 •

Journal News's Wilson and FCWC's Cunningham to speak Feb. 21 on airport privatization deal PEPA continues to monitor issues surrounding the Westchester County Airport Privatization Program proposal as it wends its way through the Board of Legislator's committees. We are writing to today to inform you of an important panel discussion about the pilot program. The Perils of Privatization: How Leasing Westchester County Airport is Bad Public Policy February 21, 6pm Humanities Theater at Purchase College 735 Anderson Hill Road… Read More

» Airport Overview: Special Edition PEPA Perspective

Wed, Jan 18, 2017 • Westchester Airport

Proposals for significant changes at the Westchester County Airport have been in the headlines for over one year now. In November 2016, Executive Rob Astorino surprised the Westchester County Board of Legislators by proposing a long term operating lease of the Westchester County Airport by a private company (Oak Tree Capital Management). Subsequently, the Westchester Board of Legislators embarked on an evaluation of the proposed lease through its various committees. To assist the Board in its deliberations, PEPA was invited… Read More

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