Solar Parking; Tower Garden; New Officers; Festa: Harrison Mayor

From Harrison Mayor Ron Belmont

It gives me great pleasure to report that Harrison was recently recognized at the Westchester Municipal Planning Federation’s Annual Awards Program and Dinner. This event recognizes outstanding contributions to planning in Westchester County and the Town/Village of Harrison received a Planning Commendation for Manhattanville College’s solar parking instillation. The Harrison Planning Board approved the project that now provides a portion of the campus’s electricity. It was an honor to be included and I look forward to participating in more projects that support emissions-free electric power.

I would like to acknowledge Harrison’s four new police officers who recently completed their training at the Westchester County Police Academy. Many instructional hours are required and I’m confident that our new officers will join with the Harrison Police Department in keeping our community free from harm. I was very proud of Robert Longo, Michael Forgione, Alexandra Menniti, and David Tolve, Jr. as I presented them with their certificates at the graduation ceremony taking place last week at Westchester Community College. Congratulations to the new officers and welcome to the force.

If you have stopped in to Town Hall lately, you may have noticed that a tower garden has been installed in our foyer. The self watering garden is in a vertical structure that has no dirt or weeds, uses less water and requires less space. It provides extra yield and has a faster growth trajectory. If you’re interested in learning more about this revolutionary way of growing food, I encourage you to attend one of the following community events: Saturday, June 8 from 11:00am-12:00pm at the Harrison Public Library Community Room –“Grow Good Health with the Tower Garden”. No green thumbs required! Come and learn how you can grow your own fresh, organic produce without getting your hands dirty, anywhere and any time of year.

You’ll learn about aeroponic gardening and all the benefits of growing in a Tower Garden system. Kids are welcome! Please register through the library at https://www.harrisonpl.org under events.

Wednesday, June 12 at 2pm in Town Hall – “Tower Garden Harvest Day in Town Hall” Join us as we harvest fresh greens grown in the Tower Garden! You’ll get to learn how the Tower Garden works, hear how quickly everything has grown and taste the delicious, freshly picked produce. All are welcome!

All residents are invited to join St. Anthony’s parish in West Harrison for a weekend of family fun at the annual Festa. This unique event celebrates Italian traditions, and Italian-American culture, and will kick off the summer season June 7 th – 9 th . For additional information, call the Parish Office 948-1480.

In closing, a Con Edison contractor, Riggs Distler & Co. Inc., will be working at Lincoln Avenue between Harrison Street and Madison Street on a gas project. They expect to be on site from June 3 to July 2019. To complete this project, local service may be interrupted temporarily. Con Ed will notify you in advance if the work will affect your service. If you have questions or concerns about the upcoming work, please email
CustomerQuestions@conEd.com or dl-WestchesterRCA@conEd.com and use Reference Number: 19-00013.

The next “Lunch with the Mayor” is on Friday, June 14 th and I will be at Aria Asian Fusion located at 385 Halstead Ave. in Downtown Harrison. I will be at this location from 12:30 to 1:30 and look forward to meeting with residents and talking about issues facing our community.