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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Closed & Coming Soon
Closed: Sea World, corner of Martine & Court, White Plains (evicted September, 2010)
Coming Soon: Cheeburger Cheeburger, Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains
Jury is still out on if it'll re-open or not: Bengal Tiger.
Coming Soon: Cheeburger Cheeburger, Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains
Jury is still out on if it'll re-open or not: Bengal Tiger.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Ganked From White Plains Patch: Bengal Tiger Update
The White Plains Common Council opted to purchase the former site of the Bengal Tiger restaurant, and not Ridgeway Country Club Monday.
By Dina Sciortino
The White Plains Common Council approved the issuance of $1.4 million in bonds Monday, to purchase .23 acres, at 134-142 East Post Rd., to potentially use it as a temporary parking facility. They also opted not to bond $15 million to purchase and renovate Ridgeway Country Club.
The property is located at former site of the Bengal Tiger restaurant. A July fire destroyed the store and six others leaving a massive ugly hole on East Post Rd. and Court St.
"What we don't need is a hole in the ground there for five years," said Council President Thomas Roach. "This will help the local merchants, while at the same time we are receiving revenue for the parking. We will have control of that land and in the future, and will have control of much of that block."
Mayor Adam Bradley said the property could be used temporarily for parking and that long-term plans for the site have not been decided.
"I'm not prejudging saying what we should do, or when we should do it, but I do think that given the essential nature of that portion of our city to the future development of our city—it's wise to take action at this point," said Roach.
Roach explained that the City already owns much of the block. Though the former Bengal Tiger site abuts a City owned parking lot, Roach said there is a lack of parking in the area.
"This is a parking lot. Running a country club is something the City is not equipped to do," said Roach.
Though a bond ordinance to issue $15 million in bonds to acquire and renovate Ridgeway Country Club was moved from Nov. 5 to the Dec. 6 agenda, the council did not approve the issuance of the bonds.
"The issue with Ridgeway you got to remember—the was council seeking some kind of business plan or study that could show it could of supported itself, but that was never provided to us," said Roach. "That really is the underlying basis for the council's failure to move forward with that purchase."
Bradley said that it was "very clear" that the bids Ridgeway received to purchase the site are sealed. Officials for Ridgeway Country Club did not immediately return phone calls from White Plains Patch.
By Dina Sciortino
The White Plains Common Council approved the issuance of $1.4 million in bonds Monday, to purchase .23 acres, at 134-142 East Post Rd., to potentially use it as a temporary parking facility. They also opted not to bond $15 million to purchase and renovate Ridgeway Country Club.
The property is located at former site of the Bengal Tiger restaurant. A July fire destroyed the store and six others leaving a massive ugly hole on East Post Rd. and Court St.
"What we don't need is a hole in the ground there for five years," said Council President Thomas Roach. "This will help the local merchants, while at the same time we are receiving revenue for the parking. We will have control of that land and in the future, and will have control of much of that block."
Mayor Adam Bradley said the property could be used temporarily for parking and that long-term plans for the site have not been decided.
"I'm not prejudging saying what we should do, or when we should do it, but I do think that given the essential nature of that portion of our city to the future development of our city—it's wise to take action at this point," said Roach.
Roach explained that the City already owns much of the block. Though the former Bengal Tiger site abuts a City owned parking lot, Roach said there is a lack of parking in the area.
"This is a parking lot. Running a country club is something the City is not equipped to do," said Roach.
Though a bond ordinance to issue $15 million in bonds to acquire and renovate Ridgeway Country Club was moved from Nov. 5 to the Dec. 6 agenda, the council did not approve the issuance of the bonds.
"The issue with Ridgeway you got to remember—the was council seeking some kind of business plan or study that could show it could of supported itself, but that was never provided to us," said Roach. "That really is the underlying basis for the council's failure to move forward with that purchase."
Bradley said that it was "very clear" that the bids Ridgeway received to purchase the site are sealed. Officials for Ridgeway Country Club did not immediately return phone calls from White Plains Patch.
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