District Asks For Resident Feedback on Proposed $98.5mm School Bond: Deadline Friday January 9.
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What are your thoughts on a proposed $98.5 mm bond for the Scarsdale Schools?
The Scarsdale School District is seeking your feedback by Friday January 9, 2026 and asks you to complete a short survey here:
Here is some background from the district:
The Scarsdale Public Schools has embarked on a planning process for a potential bond referendum in 2026. In anticipation of significant debt service falling off in the 2027-2028 school year, the District has engaged with BBS Architects and Arris Contracting Company to develop a long range capital plan. A Capital Projects Steering Committee (CPSC) formed in March 2025 was charged with presenting a recommendation to the Board of Education a scope of work consistent with the Strategic Plan. That initial recommendation was made on September 15, 2025. Since that time, there have been numerous updates, extensive discussion, and significant feedback from the community that has been incorporated into bond scope. As the scope of work came into sharper focus, more detailed cost estimation also took place. Finally, an updated recommendation was presented by Administration on Monday, December 15th, 2025. The Board is again seeking public input on this current proposed bond work scope and its associated cost that totals $98,537,034.
Click here to see a presentation on the bond:
And here are two recent articles published on Scarsdale10583:
https://scarsdale10583.com/schools/11894-school-board-signals-agreement-on-a-school-bond-under-100mm
https://scarsdale10583.com/section-table/102-shout-it-out/11907-questions-about-the-largest-school-bond-proposal-in-scarsdale-s-history-or-what-are-we-getting-for-98-million
Take the survey here:
Your input is valuable and all feedback is appreciated. The results will be discussed at the Board of Ed meeting on Monday, January 12th.
Scarsdale Basketball Team Falls to White Plains With 5.5 Seconds on the Clock
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Joey Pappalardo driving through traffic to the basket.The matchup between Scarsdale and White Plains on Wednesday December 17 was a tight game all the way through. Scarsdale went into this game missing star freshman, Harry Spicer. Jason Ling and Grant Shigekawa led the Raiders to an 8 point lead after the first quarter, each scoring 3 points. Scarsdale was able to hold a lead through the second half with a 4 point lead. While Scarsdale had the lead throughout the first half, White Plains was able to make a comeback, hitting three of their 3 point shots to put them up 4 at the end of the 3rd quarter. Grant Shigekawa was able to lead a Scarsdale comeback tying the game with a layup. Even though Scarsdale was able to come back from this deficit, it wasn’t enough to win the game, as White Plains was able to take the lead back leaving only 5.5 seconds on the clock for Scarsdale to score. Scarsdale was unable to tie the game on their last possession, falling short. The final score was 47-49.
Benny Foster shooting a free throw.
Ethan Grossberg helps his teammate, Joey Pappalardo, up.
Spencer Goldfarb shooting a corner 3.
Grant Shigekawa going in for a layup. 
Grant Shigekawa shooting a 3.
Ryan Sussberg shooting a free throw.
Jeremy Gorrin is a freshman at Scarsdale High School who is an aspiring sports photographer.
Lined up for the national anthem.
SFCS Seeks New Board Members
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Are you interested in joining the Board of a non-profit organization right here in Scarsdale? Are you passionate about supporting families and individuals in our community? The Scarsdale Edgemont Family Counseling Service (SFCS) is looking for enthusiastic and dedicated individuals from the Scarsdale/Edgemont community to join our Board of Trustees. As a Board member, you'll play a vital role in guiding and shaping our organization's mission to be a hub for family growth and learning.
What is SFCS? Scarsdale Edgemont Family Counseling Service is a voluntary, not-for-profit family counseling agency. With over a century of service to the Scarsdale community, SFCS has been a cornerstone, offering counseling services, social programs, and crucial initiatives like our Scarsdale Action for Youth (SAY). In addition to counseling services, the Agency provides social service programs for Scarsdale residents across the life cycle from social skills groups for young children to leadership training programs and adventure trips for teens, to facilitated monthly discussion groups for parents with kids in 5th-12th grades, to aging in place services for older residents.
Why Join Us?
• Make an Impact: Your involvement directly contributes to supporting families at every stage of life.
• Community Engagement: Connect with like-minded individuals dedicated to the betterment of Scarsdale and beyond.
• Personal Growth: Gain valuable experience and insights in nonprofit governance and community leadership.
Who Are We Looking For?
We welcome Scarsdale residents with diverse backgrounds, preferably with children attending Scarsdale schools. We seek residents with relevant experiences who are committed to our mission.
How to Apply: Interested in becoming a part of our Board of Trustees?
Apply by February 1, 2026 by sending a short email with the following information to SFCSNominatingCommittee@yahoo.com
Volunteer/Professional Background/Key Skills
Community Experience in Scarsdale/Edgemont, including ages of children (and schools attending)
Experience with SFCS
CNC Seeks Scarsdale Citizens To Run For Village Trustee
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The Citizens Nominating Committee is seeking motivated Scarsdale citizens to run for the position of Village Trustee on the Village Board.
If you or someone you know is interested in running for Village Trustee, please have them contact CNC Chair Amy Frank via email at aimster68@gmail.com, or Vice Chair Leon Xin at leonxin@gmail.com to discuss the CNC’s nomination process. The CNC consists of 30 elected Scarsdale residents who have volunteered to interview and evaluate potential candidates to run for Village office. After reviewing all potential candidates, the CNC will endorse three nominees for Trustee and will thereafter assist those individuals’ campaign efforts.
Please note the CNC process is starting in a few weeks. If you are interested please contact Amy or Leon as soon as possible, but no later January 9, 2026.
Garden Road Subdivision, Dolma Road Home and More - from the Land Use Boards
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Builders continue their campaign to replace Scarsdale’s housing stock. The newly amended building code, which requires Planning Board approval for site disturbances and building in the property buffer and wetlands, seems to be causing more hearings--but applications are approved with revisions.
Here are just a few of the proposed projects before the Planning Board and the Committee for Historic Preservation to be considered this month and in the new year.
80, 88 and 90 Garden Road
Most significant, a highly controversial proposal for a subdivision at 80, 88 and 90 Garden Road is back on the agenda. Developers have applied to subdivide three existing tax lots into six, to demolish two existing homes on the site and construct five new homes. Neighbors have vociferously sought to block the project for years due to flooding along Cushman Road, which abuts the site. The Village has proposed several large stormwater abatement projects for the area, but while they seek grant funds for the work, nothing is in process as of yet. The last subdivision proposal, considered in September 2025, called for the removal of over 200 trees and the use of tons of landfill to raise the low -lying terrain by four feet.
At the time, the Planning Board voted to circulate a notice of intent to declare the Planning Board as lead agency for a SEQRA review of the plan. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday January 13, 2026 at 7 pm at Village Hall.
17 Dolma Road
Another interesting case involves 17 Dolma Road. The Committee for Historic Preservation denied an application to demolish the original home on the property. However, the applicant appealed that decision to the Board of Trustees who decided not to defend the CHP and the house was razed. The applicant then proposed a modern glass house to replace the Collett-built Tudor and presented plans for the home to the Board of Architectural Review on November 17, 2025. They were told to re-design the house as the BAR did not feel it was in keeping with neighborhood character. The Cultural Resource Survey, done by Architectural Historian Andrew Dolkart in 2012, proposed that Dolma Road be named a study area for historic preservation and the proposed home would stand out from those on the street.
Dolkart’s report says, “Dolma Road, running from Murray Hill Road to Birchall Road, is a short street lined with exclusive houses on large lots, most erected between 1926 and 1929 (one dates from 1935), primarily for wealthy businessmen and their families (Figure 7-10-1). Dolma Road was largely a project of Walter J. Collet, the Scarsdale builder who was responsible for the construction of many substantial houses in the village. Collet claimed that he chose the name Dolma in reference to a mountain range in Bengal, India; just w hy he made this choice remains a mystery. Along Dolma Road, Collet appears to have been not only the builder, but also the developer. Collet worked closely with the architect Eugene J. Lang, who designed nine of the fifteen houses in the study area. Collet remained the builder of the houses designed by other architects. The Dolma Road. houses are large buildings in the American, English, French, and Spanish styles so popular throughout Scarsdale in the 1920s. Among the wealthy owners w ere life insurance dealer George Hofmann (No. 2); publishers (and, apparently, brothers-in-law) Frank Braucher (No. 4) and Frederick Dolan (No. 6); tobacco merchant George Cooper (No. 8); W. Wallace Lyon (No. 11), W all Street broker and insurance man; Alden C. Noble (No. 15), chairman of the board of the Merchants Fire Assurance Corporation; Dr. L. T. Webster (No. 17), a noted epidemiologist at the Rockefeller Institute; and J. Arthur Bogardus (No. 21), chairman of the board of the Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company.
The study area contains several very large Colonial Revival houses, including four of red brick – the Robert W. Keelip House at N o. 5 (Eugene J. Lang, 1929; Figure 7-10-2), resembling a James River plantation, and the New England-inspired George Cooper House at N o. 8 (Eugene J. Lang, 1926; images of the house were published in The Architect, April 1928, pp. 109-13), Edward Y. Baker House (Rich & Muthesius, c. 1928) at 26 Murray Hill Road, a part of the Dolma development, and J. Arthur Bogardus House (Ren ick, A spin wall & Guard, 1935) at N o. 21 (Figure 7-10-3). Tw o stone examples of the style are Lang’s 1927 design for Alden C . Noble at 15 Dolma Road (Figure 7-10-4), modeled on Pennsylvania estates, and his Buck County, Pennsylvania farmhouse of 1928 at 18 Dolma Road for Herman van Fleet (Figure 7-10-5). Lang designed a curious clapboard house in 1928 at 30 Murray Hill Road, with a projecting gabled pavilion supported on the side by monumental, attenuated, square piers (Figure 7-10-6).”
Despite the area’s historic significance, the attorney from Cuddy and Feder for 17 Dolma Road is appealing the BAR's decision and modifying the plans to shield the view of the modern glass house from the street.
Specifically, they plan to address the Village’s feedback by shifting the driveway and planting trees.
They say:
-The driveway was shifted to the east to limit the visibility of the home from the street;
-A row of 16-foot tall arborvitae is provided at the front property line to further limit the visibility of the proposed home from the street (see Sheet T-1.3);
-A sight line diagram is provided to demonstrate that the proposed plantings will screen the new home.
Proposed New Home at 17 Dolma Road.
Addressing the BAR comments about the appropriateness of the design, they say the structure is consistent with modern structures in the Village, in conformance with other contemporary residences approved by the Village and that “the Village is obligated to adhere to past precedent when considering similar design proposals. As such, the Board should approve this Application seeking the same type of home that was approved previously. New York courts hold that, regardless of any change in member composition, a determination of an administrative agency or body that “neither adheres to its own prior precedent nor indicates its reason for reaching a different result on essentially the same facts is arbitrary and capricious” and will be annulled by the courts.”
The Planning Board will consider this application on December 17, 2025 at 7 pm.
See the agenda and applications here:
115 Lee Road
An application has been filed to raze this craftsman/bungalow style home at 115 Lee Road.
An application to raze a craftsman style home and garage at 115 Lee Road, which was built in 1918 has been filed before the Committee for Historic Preservation. The home is nicely set back from the street and appears to be well preserved. Whether or not it can be considered historically significant will be considered by the committee on Tuesday December 16, 2025 at 7 pm.
