Residents say White Plains Linen notice misleads; council withdraws public‑hearing date and sends application to planning

Leslie Lawler, a Constant Avenue resident, told the council the resolution for 418 North Division Street was misleading because it listed a single building while the project encompasses the entire White Plains Linen complex. "This is incredibly misleading to put this resolution forth to the public as it is written without the other properties listed," Lawler said, urging the council to resubmit the notice so neighbors are fully informed.

Council members and staff discussed whether the application as written covered multiple tax lots. City staff said the notices will include all tax lots and addresses involved in the application when it is formally published. After debate about whether to proceed with a public hearing that listed only one lot, the council voted to amend the action: it removed the July 13 public-hearing date from the resolution and referred the application to the Planning Commission so the record and published notices can explicitly list all affected properties and tax‑lot numbers.

Why it matters: Neighbors said the scale, parking impacts and traffic patterns for the entire complex differ from what a single‑lot notice would suggest, and they asked for transparency in the public‑notice process so all affected residents receive formal notice. The council's amendment will delay the hearing scheduling while staff confirms the set of tax lots and publishes a corrected notice.

Next steps: The application will be reviewed by the Planning Commission with the full set of tax lots and addresses included in the public‑hearing notice before the council schedules a consolidated public hearing.