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» Report Airport Noise Instantly

Fri, Oct 11, 2019 • Westchester Airport

Report Air Noise Instantly with airnoise.io New tool makes reporting excessive noise from airplanes a simple click After appearing last summer in a 2018 WSJ article, a website called Airnoise.io, which aims to combat the cumbersome and time-consuming aircraft noise complaint process, has responded to requests from the Coalition to Prevent Westchester Airport Expansion (“Coalition”) to make the device compatible with the Westchester County Airport noise complaint system. Airnoise.io instantly submits an aircraft noise complaint to the Westchester County Airport… Read More

» Airport Noise: Call to Action

Fri, Oct 11, 2019 • Westchester Airport

Airport Noise: Call to Action County study is underway & filing official reports provide proof that problems exists Airport noise & pollution are prominent environmental problems facing Purchase. Fortunately, we have now been presented with a window of opportunity to act and build on momentum created by Westchester County Executive George Latimer. County responses to noise stemming from flights The County has taken steps designed to shape and implement airport noise solutions at the Westchester County Airport. Harris, Miller, Miller… Read More

» Dr. Arline Bronzaft Speaks at Airport on Health Impacts of Aircraft Noise

Wed, Mar 27, 2019 • Westchester Airport

** We are forwarding this letter from the steering committee of the Coalition to Prevent Westchester Airport Expansion. PEPA is working as part of the group to maintain quality of life and prevent negative impacts of airport development by bringing citizens’ voices to the process. “Friends and Neighbors, Westchester County's Airport Advisory Board is meeting this Wednesday evening and this one is worth your time. At the top of the agenda will be an internationally recognized speaker, Dr. Arline Bronzaft… Read More

» Airport News: Coalition to Prevent Westchester Airport Expansion Press Conference

Tue, Feb 12, 2019 • General

Airport News: Coalition to Prevent Westchester Airport Expansion Press Conference As a member of the Coalition to Prevent Westchester Airport Expansion, PEPA is participating in a joint Press Conference. Please mark your calendar to attend! WHY: The Coalition is calling upon Westchester County, the owner of the airport, to adopt a long term, holistic approach to airport policy and planning that puts its residents’ concerns about the environment, public health and quality of life first. Westchester County Airport is the… Read More

» Take Action Now to Reduce Airport Noise & Pollution at the Westchester County Airport

Mon, Dec 3, 2018 • Westchester Airport

Take Action Now to Reduce Airport Noise & Pollution at the Westchester County Airport Noise complaints are vital to document that there is indeed a noise problem. Before a noise mitigation program can begin, we must demonstrate the existence and location of the problem. The most recent airport noise report, from May 2018, shows only 4 households complaining in Purchase. The lack of complaints is taken by both the County and the FAA as an indication that there is no… Read More

» Trinity Church Amended Site Plan

Mon, Dec 3, 2018 • Trinity Presbyterian

Meeting Update – Trinity Church Application At last night’s Planning Board meeting, Trinity Presbyterian Church provided an initial presentation on an amended site plan proposal. The layout of the amended site plan is substantially similar to the one previously approved, with a few differences. First, the “sanctuary building” is now proposed to be detached from the church’s office building rather than connected, is approximately 40% smaller in size, and no longer has a steeple. Although the building is not as… Read More

» 2018 Annual Membership

Wed, May 30, 2018 • Meetings

You are Invited to the PEPA Annual Meeting & Community Conversation with County Executive George Latimer Wednesday, June 27, 2018, 5:45–7 pm Manhattanville College, 2900 Purchase Street, Purchase, NY ON THE AGENDA 5:45 – 6:00: Informal Meet & Greet with PEPA Board Members at the Castle 6:00 – 6:15: Welcome & Call to Order by PEPA Chairman Michael Tokarz Annual Meeting Business & Board of Directors Vote 6:15 – 6:45: Conversation and Q & A with County Executive George Latimer… Read More

» Westchester County Executive, George Latimer Holds Press Conference

Thu, May 17, 2018 •

Westchester County Executive, George Latimer held a press conference to announce airport policy yesterday. Here is a story about the meeting that appeared in today’s Journal News by reporter David McKay Wilson. Got an opinion about the Westchester Airport? Here’s your chance. Seven months after his election, the man who campaigned against the approach to the county airport's future unveiled his own plan. Westchester County Executive George Latimer's plan shelves any action until October on the $1.1 billion privatization proposal… Read More

» Westchester County Rethinks Plan to Privatize Airport

Thu, May 17, 2018 • Westchester Airport

This article appeared in the Wall Street Journal Westchester County Rethinks Plan to Privatize Airport Executive George Latimer said the airport’s impact on the environment and how it interacts with its neighbors are priorities By Joseph De Avila| Updated May 16, 2018, 3:59 p.m. ET Westchester County officials are putting the brakes on a plan to privatize the county airport. George Latimer, the Democratic county executive who took office in January and has been critical of the airport deal, said… Read More

» Tax Watch Columnist Reveals a Growing List of Westchester County Airport Problems

Wed, Mar 21, 2018 •

The Journal News featured an investigative report on HPN. Tax Watch Columnist David McKay Wilson reveals a growing list of problems at Westchester County Airport. Just a month into his term, Westchester County Executive George Latimer faces a growing list of problems at Westchester County Airport, including: faulty data that may require a revamp of the $1.6 million airport's master plan, contaminated groundwater that may be leaching into other properties, and; an aircraft noise study that was apparently suppressed until… Read More

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