DOBBS FERRY REVITALIZATION PLANS DO NOT INCLUDE APARTMENTS, SEEK TO CREATE A "HARBOR OF COMMERCE" & MAKE VILLAGE A DESTINATION

Truly a stark difference in approach compared to Croton's emphasis on "affordable housing"/apartments.  

THE HUDSON INDEPENDENT, RESIDENTS FAVOR A VIBRANT DOWNTOWN

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--A year’s worth of sur­veys and tes­ti­mo­ni­als on how to in­vig­o­rate down­town Dobbs Ferry was pre­sented to the Dobbs Ferry Board of Trustees in mid-May.....

--Raven David, Co­or­di­na­tor of the Dobbs Ferry Down­town Im­prove­ment Task Force, high­lighted the salient points culled from 929 ques­tion­naires filled out by res­i­dents and busi­ness own­ers.....

--Not sur­pris­ing, park­ing and traf­fic flow was a top pri­or­ity for res­i­dents and small busi­ness own­ers.....

--More spe­cialty shops and fam­ily-owned restau­rants were also high on the list, along with en­hanc­ing the down­town’s walk­a­bil­ity. Beau­ti­fi­ca­tion would en­tail build­ing more green spaces, more trees, side­walk planters, benches and gath­er­ing spaces. Over­all, loud and clear was cre­at­ing a down­town that would be an invit­ing destination point....“Our ob­jec­tives are to build a har­bor of com­merce,” READ MORE HERE.