2019.01.22 M. Levy Comments1
Alex Marshall
Subject:FW: 900 King Street
-----Original Message-----
From: Maggie Levy [mailto:maggie3369@Aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 8:25 PM
To: Christopher Bradbury <CBradbury@ryebrook.org>
Subject: 900 King Street
To Whom It May Concern,
I have spoken during a couple of the Village meetings regarding the proposed 900 King Street Project. We live on Ivy Hill
Lane in the Arbors. I wanted to reiterate a number of our concerns which need to be addressed in terms of quality of life
during and after the proposed project is built:
1. Noise. There will be the noise of construction vehicles coming and going as well as the noise of the construction. At
one meeting, it was mentioned that residents of the Arbors may need to keep windows closed to insulate us from some
of the noise. Whether residents are working from home -as both myself and my husband do - or socializing on our
patios, studying for school or sleeping, our quality of life should not be affected for 3 years of construction. Additionally,
we should not be disturbed on the weekends with Sunday construction.
2. Traffic. Arbors residents use Arbor Drive for walking and driving. Residents use Arbor Drive for walking, for exercise,
walking their dogs, and walking to school. It is our only means in and out of the Arbors. Arbor Drive is also used as party
parking as well. I am concerned that the traffic created during the construction and after this project due to the density
proposed will greatly impact our quality of life and safety.
3. School. One of the primary reasons people move to Rye Brook is the wonderful schools. Even with an age limit of 62,
there will be residents with children; these days, people having school-age children at the age of 62 is not uncommon.
Besides the possible increase of student population, the construction times will interfere with children coming and going
to school. Also, the noise created during construction, if heard in the middle school and high school, will impact
students’ ability to learn.
4. Nature. We have seen deer and red-tail hawks inhabiting the land behind 900 King Street. We are concerned with the
habitat disturbance and loss for those and other animals. Having wildlife around us is also a part of our quality of life.
Thank you for considering the quality of life of the residents that already live in of the Village of Rye Brook.
Maggie Levy
914-329-2688