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Purchase Friends Meeting & Coalition to Prevent Westchester Airport Expansion
Invite you to tomorrow's July 23 Event on
STOPPING EXPANSION IN THE WATERSHED AT THE AIRPORT
WHAT: An Information Session on Protecting the Watershed of the Kensico Reservoir
WHEN: Sunday Afternoon, July 23, 2023, 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
WHERE: Purchase Friends Meeting House, 4455 Purchase Street, Purchase NY
FOOD: Anne’s Granola Station at 4:00; Rich and Sandy’s Baked Ziti & Salad at 5:00; Assortment of Jane's Wraps at 6:00; Desserts and more.
Visit Booths with maps, diagrams and the facts showing:
- Why Water from the Rye Lake Filtration Plant may not reach Downtown Harrison/Larchmont
- Why planned Airport Construction in the Kensico Watershed threatens our Drinking Water
- How the Airport became a PFAS brownfield
- How conservation easements can stop airport expansion and keep drinking water safe
- How to write your County Legislator Nancy Barr to vote “NO” on Expansion at the Airport
Representatives from Purchase Meeting and the Coalition to Prevent Expansion at the County Airport will be there to answer all your questions!
Questions? Please contact: petercloselaw@gmail.com
BACKGROUND
Please note, PEPA supports the construction of the court mandated WJWW water filtration plant but NOT the proposed site at the Airport. It’s counterintuitive for WJWW to build the filtration plant in the protected Kensico Watershed when they own an adjacent alternative property at 12 Stone Ridge that that can support the filtration plant. For more information and maps visit www.pepany.com or FAQ on PEPA’s website
WHY: Why does WJWW want to build at the airport in the watershed when they already own a nearby piece of land at 12 Stone Ridge Road (marked in green on the map) that has been approved by the Town Planning Board in 2002? Also building on the parcel WJWW already owns:
- Does not require a land swap with the Westchester County or approval from the FAA
- Does not deforest 6+acres of Airport greenspace property fronting on Purchase St.
- Does not create more impervious surface in the watershed and at the Westchester County Airport
- Does not negatively impact the residents living near the Airport Site or the Purchase Quakers
- Does not conflict with the Harrison Comprehensive Plan
- Will not result in a huge industrial plant and potential corridor visible from Purchase Street at a gateway to Purchase
KEY LINK
Petition Say “No” to Locating the WJWW Water Filtration Plant in the Watershed https://www.change.org/Just_Say_No_to_WJWW_Land_Swap
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