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New Rochelle council approves consent agenda, downtown overlay declaration and two eminent-domain resolutions

City Council of New Rochelle · January 20, 2026
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Summary

The council adopted the consent agenda and approved a positive declaration for proposed amendments to downtown overlay zones; it also approved eminent-domain resolutions for 662 Main Street (the former Hagedorn/Carnegie Library) and 625 North Avenue (former CVS), plus a Pelham Road traffic-signal supplement agreement. Council member Tarantino recused himself from the downtown overlay vote.

The City Council of New Rochelle approved several routine and land-use actions at its January 2026 regular legislative meeting, including adoption of the consent agenda, a lead-agency declaration for proposed downtown overlay zone amendments, two eminent-domain resolutions and a traffic-signal funding agreement.

The council voted by voice to adopt items 1 through 8 on the consent agenda after the clerk noted that items 9, 10 and 11 would be taken separately. The clerk also presented previously submitted minutes for adoption, including the regular legislative meeting of Nov. 18, 2025, and Committee of the Whole minutes for Dec. 2, 2025; the motion to adopt the listed minutes passed on voice vote.

On item 9, a…

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