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Rye Brook trustees will draft response on Webb Avenue sidewalk; school district opposes taking on maintenance
Summary
Trustees agreed to draft a letter saying the village takes no position on a developer-required sidewalk for the Webb Avenue (Harrison) project but that, if built, the sidewalk’s maintenance should be the responsibility of the property owner (developer) rather than the village or Port Chester school district.
Rye Brook trustees on June 10 discussed a request from the developer of the Webb Avenue residential project in Harrison to build a sidewalk along the north side of Bowman Avenue that would connect the new development to the Rye Brook shopping center. The school district, which owns property adjoining the proposed sidewalk route, has told the village it does not want responsibility for maintaining a sidewalk on its property.
Village staff told trustees the developer was required by Harrison as part of its approvals to provide a sidewalk that would cross into Rye Brook’s jurisdiction. The village explained that under local code the adjacent property owner typically must maintain sidewalks — including snow and ice…
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