Notes from the Village: Farmers Market to Continue through November 16, Public Workshop on Freightway Development on November 13.

The Village of Scarsdale has announced that the Pop-Up Farmers Market will be extended through November 16, 2017. The Farmers Market is held on Thursdays from 12pm to 7pm at Boniface Circle across from Chase Park.

At the Market you will find locally sourced produce, handmade gifts and crafts, breads, dairy, and baked goods. Need your knife sharpened in time for the holiday season? You can do that too, all while listening to jazz vocalist Alexis Cole. The Market is a place where the community convenes and connects while purchasing locally sourced goods.

The Market was unveiled on September 7, 2017, and scheduled to conclude on October 26, 2017. Due to the popularity of the Farmers Market among residents and visitors alike, and the vendors' enthusiasm to serve the community, the Village has agreed to continue the Market.

Please take the Farmers Market Survey here so that the Villabe can continue to meet the needs of the community.

Freightway Steering Committee to Convene Third Public Workshop on Monday, November 13, 2017

The Village of Scarsdale is conducting a visioning study to guide potential redevelopment of the Freightway Site, an underutilized area adjacent to the Scarsdale Metro North Railroad Station. The third public workshop will be held on Monday, November 13th from 7 PM to 9 PM at the Scarsdale Teen Center located at 862 Scarsdale Ave, Scarsdale, NY.

The site is a 2.38 acre Village owned property currently used for commuter and merchant parking with approximately 700 spaces in an aging five-story parking garage and two surface parking lots. For the past 30 years, numerous studies have focused on the site, due to its key location in the Village Center. The Village is renewing its planning efforts, given the current condition of the Freightway Garage and the anticipated need for repairs and improvements. Toward that end, the Village Board has appointed the Freightway Steering Committee to create goals and objectives for the future development of an attractive, economically viable project on the site.

The workshop will include a presentation of preliminary redevelopment concepts followed by an open house session for participants to comment on the concepts. This is a critical time in the process where the public is encouraged to share their thoughts on the vision, goals and objectives for the site. The Committee has held two public workshops, conducted an online survey and held a number of focus groups to assist with garnering information from key stakeholders. The Freightway Steering Committee welcomes all interested residents, property owners, merchants and other stakeholders to attend this workshop.

The purpose of the study is to provide a community-based vision for the Freightway Site to ensure future redevelopment enhances the Village Center while meeting local needs. As such, the study will incorporate a broad and meaningful public engagement process. The process is guided by the Freightway Steering Committee, supported by technical planning and market professionals. This structure will help to advance development alternatives that adequately consider potential impacts and/or constraints, such as revenue generation, parking, traffic, infrastructure, school enrollment, community facilities and services and potential demographic changes.

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