Taxi Topics Taken Up: Port Chester Government Meetings Week of Jan. 23

PORT CHESTER, NY — Noted sociologist Robert N. Bellah wrote,"One of the keys to the survival of free institutions is the relationship between private and public life, the way citizens do, or do not, participate in the public sphere."

There are plenty of upcoming chances to help tend to our democracy close to the roots. Several public meetings are scheduled for this week in Port Chester.

Meetings can be viewed here.

• Beautification Commission Meeting - Jan. 24, 7 p.m., Village Hall Conference Room, 222 Grace Church St., Port Chester
• Board of Taxi Commission Workshop - Jan. 25, 6:30 p.m., Port Chester Senior Center, 220 Grace Church St.