The Somers Record 05.27.21

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Town hires new planning consultant

BY CAROL REIF discussing Woodard & Curran’s

STAFF WRITER role.

Woodard & Curran project

Somers has hired David B. manager Steve Robbins ex-

Smith of Planning & Develop- plained to the Planning Board

ment Advisors of White Plains to at the time that it has helped

serve as its new planning consul- the town manage growth, de-

tant through the end of this year. velopment and infrastructure for

Smith’s rm specializes in more than a decade. It had plan-

Heidi Cambareri will begin her Nick Mancini garnered 762 votes providing land-use planning, ning experts on sta to assist
second term on the board. to win a seat on the board.
environmental and entitlement Somers while it decided which

services to municipalities, pub- path to take.

Voters approve school lic agencies, nonpro ts and pri- Planning Board members in-
budget, energy project vate developers, and has worked dicated in April that they value David B. Smith

closely in the past with the Woodard & Curran but were in

town’s engineering consultants, favor of hiring of a full-time in- the Town Board’s work session

Woodard & Curran. dependent planner. on ursday,  May 6, that the

e retirement of Director of e recent urban ight to sub- rm’s agreement with the town is

Cambareri, Mancini elected to board Planning Syrette Dym in March urbia is a sign that development separate from its agreement with

triggered discussions about pressure’s mounting, said mem- Smith.

whether Somers should keep the ber Nancy Gerbino. “We need a “I think there may have been

position full time or reduce it to full-time planner; that’s the most some misunderstanding that the

BY CAROL REIF Mancini with 762. ey were part time. important thing we need to push Town Board was looking for
STAFF WRITER trailed by Paul Padovani (683
Municipal planners provide for.” Woodard & Curran to come in

votes), Dr. Rodric Rabbah (611 input on whether projects com- Planners and engineers have and become our town planner.

Somers voters last week re- votes) and Gil Lopez (245 votes). ply with zoning codes and are di erent perspectives and ap- at was not the intent,” said

soundingly approved a $97.4 Incumbent Michael D’Anna consistent with local master proaches to projects. Morrissey.

million school budget and an had decided not to run for reelec- plans and they ensure towns fol- “With no disrespect to Wood- Barbagallo praised Robbins

$8.9 million proposition that tion. Cambareri will be serving low proper procedures during ard & Curran, I’m really not crazy and the rest of the Woodard &

boosts funding for districtwide her second three-year term. the permitting process. about having the planning and Curran team for “doing a good

energy savings. e 2021-2022 budget In April, Supervisor Rick engineering part under one roof,” job keeping the balls in the air

e budget tallies were 1,266 is  $97,483,143, up  $2,824,321, Morrissey said that in the mid- said member Bruce Prince. over the course of the month.”

to 357, while the proposition or 2.98%, over the current spend- 1990s, when the town saw a Citing the need for checks and Hiring Smith, he said, “is a good

drew 1,239 votes to 380. ing plan of   $94,658,822. e growth “spurt,” the “econom- balances, Prince said he worried next step forward.”

Also at stake were two seats proposed tax levy of $82,699,208 ics were there” to justify having problems could pop up if just one e proposed setup, with

on the Board of Education. e represents an increase of a full-time director of planning rm, or one person, was wearing Smith providing planning advice

highest vote-getter was incum- $1,576,203 or 1.94% over this on the payroll. But with devel- two hats. and Woodard & Curran serving

bent Heidi Cambareri, with 772, SEE ELECTION PAGE 36 opment “slowing down” and Robbins and Woodard & Cur- SEE CONSULTANT PAGE 36
followed by newcomer Nicholas Dym’s departure, o cials began ran’s  Joe Barbagallo explained at

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Your Neighbor

All I need to know

Somers native readies for release of new EP

BY TOM WALOGORSKY
EDITOR

Several years ago, Dan Zlotnick’s career

trajectory changed from base paths to

bass guitars. 

e Somers native pursued a base-

ball career across the United States and

Canada, but in recent years he has shifted

gears to focus on his passion for music.

Later this month, Zlotnick will debut his

new EP, All I Need to Know. e album

will be released in a unique and innova-

tive style, with listeners receiving one IMAGE COURTESY OF CHLOE MEDGHALCHI

song per month from May through Oc-

tober. James Marchionno (drums),

“ is is a new thing for me,” Zlotnick Simon O’Keefe (piano, organ,

explains. “By releasing one song each vocals), and Al Hemberger

month, people will get to spend extra (bass, vocals, recording engi-

time with it.” neer, mixer). 

Dan Zlotnick’s passion for music be- He added overdubs at his

gan at an early age. His father, who at one home studio, and received sup-

point played in his own high school band, port from several fellow musi-

bought Dan a mini electric guitar for his cians who were able to record

11th birthday. He would begin by learn- virtually. e album features

ing the basic chords, and would eventu- PHOTO COURTESY OF ADAM KRAUSS supportive vocals from Mary
ally foster his passion for performing by Hood, Tim Smith, and Chris-
Singer-songwriter Dan Zlotnick will be releasing the first song off his new EP on May 28. tine Chanel, along with bass
joining up with other musicians. 

“I was in a band in 7th and 8th grade, from Joey Arcuri (Driftwood),

but we had no lead singer and no name,” tinued to write songs and found his focus world ground to a halt with the onset of and ddle playing by Tania Elizabeth

he recalls.  shifting from baseball to music.  COVID lockdowns.  ( e Avett Brothers). All I Need to Know

Zlotnick would perform with high “After the last season in Toronto, “ at was the end of live gigs for a was mastered by Sam Stau at Port City

school classmates as part of the alterna- I threw for scouts but nothing came year,” says Zlotnick.  Recordings in Dobbs Ferry.

tive band Hot Soup, playing local rock through,” says Zlotnick. “I was ready for Live performances might have been e monthly song release dates will

shows and taking gigs at graduation par- something else.”  placed on hold, but Dan was not idle begin on Friday, May 28 with “About

ties. He remains good friends with high In 2016, Zlotnick returned to Somers during the quarantine. He would produce Damn Time,” followed by “ e Long

school bandmate James Marchionno, and and began to pursue the next phase of his three singles during that time, with “Fin- Haul” ( June 25), “I’m Not Leaving” ( July

the two still perform together today.  life. He would begin booking gigs at lo- gerprints,” “ is Land is Your Land,” and 30), “Without Fruit,” (August 27), “Park

While his love of music developed, he cal establishments including the Burger “Elephants.” Bench Daydream” (September 24), and

also found success on the baseball dia- Barn and Muscoot Tavern, as well as Dan Zlotnick would also use his music “Where Do I Stand?” (October 29). 

mond. Zlotnick was part of three section venues in New York City and Connecti- to channel the emotions of the tumultu- Even with the upcoming release of the

championship teams for Somers, and cut. He has also played gigs in Virginia, ous year. His song “About Damn Time” EP, Dan Zlotnick has no intention of

would eventually pitch in Division 1 at North Carolina, and Indiana, using his re ects his frustrations with the circum- slowing his gig schedule, especially with

Marist. While in college, he would per- extensive network cultivated during his stances of the death of George Floyd and Covid restrictions easing and live music

form acoustic sets at local co ee shops, travels for baseball. racial injustice.  returning. He will be playing sets at the

eventually beginning to write more origi- “Wherever the connections are, that’s “Releasing the songs individually will Barnwood Grill Restaurant on May 28

nal songs.  where I go. I wanted to start building a give people a chance to focus on one and June 4, as well as a brunch show at

After graduation, he would nd him- fan base, and I was writing more songs,” thing at a time,” he says. “ ese are about Daryl’s House club in Pawling on May

self playing for the Trinidad Triggers in he explains.  the basics of our lives and our commu- 30. 

the Pecos independent league, followed He would independently release his nity.”

by a stint with the Toronto Maple Leafs rst EP in 2016, followed by Bumpers Zlotnick recorded the majority of the For more information about the EP release

baseball club in Canada. roughout the in 2017, and Day 3 on March 6, 2020. album at e Loft Recording Studios or Dan’s upcoming performances, visit

long bus rides for team road trips, he con- A week after the last album released, the in Bronxville, alongside  band members, www.danzlotnick.com

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