To the Editor:
I am writing to ask Eastchester residents to vote for Peter Incledon as fire commissioner in the Eastchester Board of Fire Commissioners election on Tuesday, December 10, 2013.
The winner of this year's election will hold the position for five years. Therefore, this election should be taken just as seriously as any village election or school board election.
Eastchester Fire Board commissioners establish, manage, and administrate a budget that is larger than the individual village budgets of Bronxville or Tuckahoe. As chairman of the Eastchester Fire Board, I am acutely aware of the fiduciary responsibility that each commissioner assumes upon election.
Peter Incledon is an outstanding candidate for this board. Mr. Incledon has a master's degree in finance and has worked in the financial services industry for over 25 years. He has lived in the village since 1994 with his wife, Susan Meaney, and their three children.
Please encourage your neighbors to vote for Peter Incledon to the Eastchester Board of Fire Commissioners this Tuesday, December 10, 2013.
Polls are open from 2:00 pm until 9:00 pm at Bronxville Village Hall.
Thank you and have a safe and health holiday,
Dennis J. Winter
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Bronxville is a quaint village (one square mile) located just 16 miles north of midtown Manhattan (roughly 30 minutes on the train) and has a population of approximately 6,500. It is known as a premier community with an excellent public school (K-12) and easy access to Manhattan. Bronxville offers many amenities including an attractive business district, a hospital (Lawrence Hospital), public paddle and tennis courts, fine dining at local restaurants, two private country clubs and a community library.
While the earliest settlers of Bronxville date back to the first half of the 18th century, the history of the modern suburb of Bronxville began in 1890 when William Van Duzer Lawrence purchased a farm and commissioned the architect, William A. Bates, to design a planned community of houses for well-known artists and professionals that became a thriving art colony. This community, now called Lawrence Park, is listed on the National register of Historic Places and many of the homes still have artists’ studios. A neighborhood association within Lawrence Park called “The Hilltop Association” keeps this heritage alive with art shows and other events for neighbors.
Bronxville offers many charming neighborhoods as well as a variety of living options for residents including single family homes, town houses, cooperatives and condominiums. One of the chief benefits of living in “the village” is that your children can attend the Bronxville School.
The Bronxville postal zone (10708, known as “Bronxville PO”) includes the village of Bronxville as well as the Chester Heights section of Eastchester, parts of Tuckahoe and the Lawrence Park West, Cedar Knolls, Armour Villa and Longvale sections of Yonkers. Many of these areas have their own distinct character. For instance, the Armour Villa section has many historic homes and even has its own newsletter called “The Villa Voice” which reports on neighborhood news.
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