Residents tell board flooding continues to harm families and urge answers on solar carports at Mamaroneck Avenue School

During the public-comment period, two residents urged the Mamaroneck Board of Education to take action on local flooding and to provide clearer answers about solar-panel installations adjacent to Mamaroneck Avenue School.

Daniella Camarda, who said she is a parent and a resident of Ralph Avenue, described repeated flood displacements for her family and asked the board whether it would "uphold its duty to protect students and families" or continue "a pattern of institutional disregard." Camarda told the board she had previously raised the issue at the September 2 meeting and said that Freedom of Information Act requests had gone unanswered.

Resident Bernie Kumar asked specifically about solar panels at Mamaroneck Avenue School and said he had sought mitigation for flood impacts when the project was first presented. Kumar said emails and questions had gone unanswered and expressed worry about solar carport pylons installed close to a sewer line in a known flood-prone area. "There's gotta be some kind of answers, and it can't be carports, solar carports in a flood zone," he said, adding that neighbors had lost confidence after follow-up communications went unanswered.

Board members acknowledged the comments but did not take immediate action during the meeting. The chair closed public comment after the allotted time and the board moved on to announce upcoming meetings. Residents asked for clearer follow-up and indicated they may seek further recourse if they do not receive responses to FOIL requests and neighborhood concerns.