Lewisboro Revolts Against Sustainable Westchester

Robert Cox

Robert Cox

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Lewisboro Revolts Against Sustainable Westchester

Noam Bramson sent packing by 3-1 vote

LEWISBORO, NY (July 10, 2024) — Monday’s Lewisboro Town Board Meeting devolved into chaos over whether to allow Noam Bramson to address the board. Bramson, the former Mayor of New Rochelle, is the Executive Director of Sustainable Westchester.

Also in the room was Dan Welsh, the controversial Lewisboro Town Board member. Welsh is the Westchester Power Program Director for Sustainable Westchester.

It would take far longer to read an account of what took place than watch video of what took place, so I clipped two videos of the board discussion of a motion by Councilmember Richard Sklarin to table a Sustainable Westchester presentation by Bramson (23 minutes) and the public comments after the board discussion about Sustainable Westchester.

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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (December 5, 2025) — A November 20, 2025 letter from the attorney representing the sole bidder on New Rochelle’s withdrawn Flowers Park redevelopment project directly contradicts City Manager Will Melendez’s latest claim that the city never surrendered the original proposal. The letter, obtained through a

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Administrative Appeal of Denial of FOIL Request for Records Related to Bid Number 5820 – Request for Master Redeveloper Proposal Submitted by The Young Companies LLC

Administrative Appeal of Denial of FOIL Request for Records Related to Bid Number 5820 – Request for Master Redeveloper Proposal Submitted by The Young Companies LLC

Dear City Manager Melendez This letter constitutes my administrative appeal, pursuant to Public Officers Law (POL) § 89(4)(a), of the City of New Rochelle’s denial of my Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request dated October 30, 2025, and subsequent renewed and expanded requests dated November 13, 2025, and

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