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YORKTOWN, N.Y. - More than 4 miles of roadways in Yorktown will be paved in the next few months.
Highway Superintendent Eric DiBartolo presented a detailed plan to the Yorktown Town Board on Tuesday night to smooth over 15 roads in town with more than 10,000 tons of asphalt at a cost of $834,803.
"We've been getting a lot of calls. These roads are in tough shape," DiBartolo said.
Yorktown has secured $296,000 from the state Consolidated Highway Improvement Program, or CHIPS, and has money coming from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to cover expenses incurred in major storms. DiBartolo asked the Town Board to allocate $300,000 from Yorktown's reserve fund to cover the balance.
"If FEMA money comes in and we can use it for paving, fine," said Councilman Nick Bianco, who estimated the town had $3.6 million in its undesignated reserve fund. "If there's surplus, I'd like to give it to Eric."
"I've got no problem with your list," Supervisor Michael Grace said.
Some of the roads slated to be repaired include Lexington Avenue to Amazon Road, Hanover Street and Hunterbrook Drive.
DiBartolo said he also hopes to purchase at least two highway trucks with money saved during the warm winter. The department has not purchased a new truck in seven years.
Comments (4)
Please check your facts about the purchase of highway trucks. As of 2008 Mr. DiBartolo purchased two brand new Ford pickup trucks for himself and his deputy superintendent of highways. He then had them pin striped, window tinted and added chrome wheels and a chrome gas cap along with purchasing special seat covers for them. This guy bleeds the town for his own need and then cries when he doesn't have money to pave roads or purchase needed equipment for his workers.
PLEASE tell me this includes Illington Road and Aqueduct Road!! These roads are in TERRIBLE shape!
Let's Please make an effort to paint the Double Yellow Lines where they are all faded. Ridge , Gomer etc. This is a safety issue when people drive at night or in the rain. I have noticed that only newly paved roads after a construction job etc., seem to get a minimal "temp" painting.
Steve... Just wait and see when they start to paint the lines. It will be during the Summer when DiBartolo can assign his close band of cronies the overtime to paint. This will be his way of rewarding them for the overtime they didn't make this Winter. They'll sit around to 3 PM when they normally finish their workday and then start painting until 8 or 9 PM when it is still light outside and not too hot. I'll bet you it will be the same bunch of people over and over again assigned the work.