Yorktown Closes Emergency Shelter, Gets Back To Work

YORKTOWN, N.Y. — The Yorktown Community and Cultural Center will no longer serve as an emergency shelter for powerless residents as of 1 p.m. Thursday, the town announced.

The Yorktown Community and Cultural Center will return to its normal schedule of events after the shelter was closed.
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by Brian Marschhauser

11/08/2012 4:30 p.m.

The shelter opened 10 days ago in the wake of Hurricane Sandy after nearly 12,000 Yorktown residents lost power. Less than 600 outages currently remain in the town — 536 Con Edison customers and eight NYSEG customers.

The shelter was used by more than 1,000 powerless residents after the storm for charging electronics, getting a hot meal or coffee, or sleeping overnight, said Larry Eidelman, Yorktown’s public safety officer.

The closing of the shelter signals a potential return to normalcy for the town, as gas lines vanish, businesses restock and town officials get back to business.

Supervisor Michael Grace submitted a preliminary 2013 budget on Oct. 30, but the budget took a backseat when Sandy rolled into town. With the worst of the storm over, Grace will meet with department heads Thursday and Friday, before holding a budget review session Nov. 15. The Town Board has not held a regular meeting or work session since Oct. 23.

The YCCC will also return to its regularly scheduled events and programs, which can be found on the town's website.

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