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» Your Signature Needed to Protect Residents!

Sun, Mar 23, 2014 • Anderson Hill Road

We need your signature, today, to help protect our community. Purchase residents are battling an ill-conceived application to build a church on Anderson Hill Road near Purchase Street. Now, Manhattanville College is teaming up with Major League Soccer to build a Training Facility and Fields in close proximity. The cumulative impacts of these proposals could have devastating effects on the tranquility that we now enjoy; it could create traffic and safety hazards, and could severely impact our property values. We… Read More

» Changes to your Membership

Sat, Mar 15, 2014 • General

We are writing to inform you about certain changes to the membership structure of the Purchase Environmental Protective Association, Inc. ("PEPA") that recently became effective as part of Bylaw amendments adopted by PEPA's Board of Directors. In addition, this is a written notice of PEPA's 2012 Annual Membership Meeting to be held on Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 2:00 PM at the Neuberger Museum at 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY. PEPA is very fortunate to have a large number… Read More

» Harrison Planning Board Meeting

Sun, Feb 23, 2014 • Harrison

Your attendance at this meeting is critical! There are multiple items on the agenda that could change the character of the Purchase: Manhattanville College Training Facility and Fields for Major League Soccer - This new application proposes the construction of a Training Facility and fields for a new professional MLS soccer team, The New York Football Club, on the Manhattanville College campus. Trinity Presbyterian Church - 526-530 Anderson Hill Road, Site Plan Review, Special Exception Use Permit, SEQR Review, and… Read More

» Perspective: Trinity Church on Anderson Hill Road Application

Mon, Feb 17, 2014 • Trinity Presbyterian

Legal Letter to Harrison Town/Village Board Chairman Environmental Consultant Letter to Harrison Town/Village Board Chairman Read More

» Trinity Presbyterian Church Application to Build on Anderson Hill Road

Fri, Jan 24, 2014 • Trinity Presbyterian

The Trinity Presbyterian Church is applying for a special exception use permit to build a place of worship on 526 – 530 Anderson Hill Road. On Tuesday evening, the Town’s Planning Board will hold a Scoping Session, a necessary first step in the environmental process for the proposed Church. Date: Tuesday January 28, 2014 Time: 7:30 pm Place: Municipal Building, One Heineman Place, Harrison What is a Scoping Session? Scoping meetings are a required step in the application process, designed… Read More

» Trinity Presbyterian Church

Wed, Dec 18, 2013 • Trinity Presbyterian

This is a follow-up to the meeting notice regarding the Trinity Presbyterian Church presentation at the December 17, 2013 session of the Town Village Harrison Planning Board. At last night's meeting, the Trinity Presbyterian Church applied for a special exception use permit to build a place of worship on 526 — 530 Anderson Hill Road. The plan includes constructing a new building of 19,800 sq. feet and at least 130 paved parking spaces. The Planning Board declared itself as "lead… Read More

» Anderson Hill Road

Sun, Dec 15, 2013 • Anderson Hill Road

Our community is presently facing a plan of significance. The plan involves a religious organization, which wants to construct a building for worship on the Anderson Hill Road corridor. PEPA is concerned about additional construction, and the potential environmental, safety and traffic issues. The Trinity Presbyterian Church and their developer have applied to the Town for a special exception use permit and will be presenting their application at the upcoming Harrison Planning Board Meeting on Tuesday, December 17th at 7:30… Read More

» Mayor Announces Purchase Street Repairs

Sat, Sep 7, 2013 • Harrison

Mayor Belmont's September 2, 2013, newsletter addressed his concern for "the road condition on Route 120-Purchase Street," and he announced "after several discussions with NYS Department of Transportation, the Town of Harrison should be enjoying a new and improved roadway in the near future." PEPA shares the Mayor's concern for the deteriorating conditions of Purchase Street and very much appreciates the Town's attention to this important roadway! Kudos to the Mayor. We look forward to his upcoming announcement detailing the… Read More

» Board Saddened by Passing of Peter Flanigan

Thu, Aug 1, 2013 • General

The Purchase Environmental Protective Association (PEPA) is saddened by the news of the passing of Board Member Peter Flanigan. Throughout his life as a business executive, political advisor, and philanthropist he was a loyal and generous supporter of PEPA. While serving on the PEPA Board of Trustees since 2001 he helped to lead the organization through a decade of dramatic growth and revitalization while serving as a mentor and guide to new board members and a sounding board for executive… Read More

» County Begins Updates to Westchester Airport Master Plan

Sat, May 11, 2013 • Westchester Airport

Dan Offner's article County Airport to Update its Master Plan appeared in The Harrison Review this summer. Here is an excerpt: "One of several key issues taken into consideration by the county and their consultants will be noise abatement, which has been the concern of many living in the Purchase area who have complaints of planes flying overhead. In addition to the noise, the county public works department has taken environmental concerns into consideration. In the past, the Purchase Environmental… Read More

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