Indian Point Siren Testing This Week

From Westchester.gov:

Entergy will conduct a full volume test of the new Indian Point sirens on Thursday, August 14 between 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.  All the sirens in the new system will be sounded for four minutes at full volume. This is only a test. No response on the part of the public is necessary.

Westchester County officials will use the current (old) siren system to alert the public during an emergency at Indian Point until the new siren system accepted and placed in service.

In an actual emergency, all the current (old) sirens would sound at full volume for four minutes, followed by the broadcast of an Emergency Alert System (EAS) message on radio and television stations. Sirens are not a signal to evacuate; but rather for people to tune to an EAS radio or TV station for information and instruction.

Once again the new siren system sounding on Thursday at 3:30 is only a test. No action on the part of the public is necessary.

The future of the Montrose VA site

From The Veterans Blog at the Journal News:

If you’re at all interested in the future of the Montrose VA hospital grounds, you want to try and get over there tomorrow (Tuesday) evening, when the VA is expected to announce that it will seek proposals for developing the pristine Hudson River property.

Apparently, the VA has decided not to embrace Westchester County’s “Veterans Village” concept without considering other options. The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. in building 15. The Journal News and lohud.com will be there to cover what happens.

Earlier this month I wrote a story outlining the Veterans Village plan and noting that county officials anticipated that the VA would decide to seek new development proposals.

Local supporters are worried that the VA will sell out to the highest bidder and provide little or nothing for veterans. The VA did not return calls seeking comment at that time. Now is your chance to make sure they hear your thoughts.