Texas Logic

Here is what  JPI's environmental assessment report says about fire protection for The Jefferson:

2. Fire a. Existing Conditions

The project site is within the jurisdiction of the Chauncey Fire District. The Village of Ardsley Engine Company No. 1 provides fire protection services to the Chauncey Fire

Protection District under a contract with the Town of Greenburgh. The fire department is 100% volunteer, with members required to take state training courses along with weekly training that takes place at the department’s headquarters in the first floor of the Village of Ardsley Municipal Building.

b. Anticipated Impacts

The proposed re-development population will utilize police and emergency medical services.

c. Proposed Mitigation Measures

Impacts to the fire district will be mitigated by the additional property taxes generated by the redevelopment.

This must be Texas logic. While additional tax dollars may allow for new equipment to be obtained (and there's no evidence the Ardsley Fire Engine Company needs any additional equipment), how   will additional tax dollars serve to increase the number of volunteers?   Of course, the answer is the millennial's who will be renting at The Jefferson will be taking the training classes.  However, had JPI done its homework and really cared about fire protection, it would have learned that classes are not held at Village Hall but at the firehouse and off-site training centers.

In our next post we will meet the typical millennial JPI's own expert says will be living at The Jefferson. Hint - he is not dressed as a fireman.