WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. By John F. Bailey. October 17, 2006: Superintendent of Schools Timothy Connors speaking after the approval White Plains voters gave his $69.6 Million referendum request tonight, said, "I appreciate the work of the Board of Education, and the voters coming out. It looks right now, it is as I had thought that it would be. We won. We're going to verify that in the morning, and then move forward. I appreciate the people coming out to vote and I think it's good news."

Timothy Connors, Superintendent of Schools left, thanking the Board of Education and the community. Center is Nicolas Andreadis, of Triton Construction, and Eric Kaeyer, Principal of Kaeyer, Garment & Davidson, architects. Seated at right is Leah Rea of the Journal News. Photo, WPCNR News

Asked what the next step was in the process, Connors said the Board would verify the vote Wednesday evening, "and we'll come together and determine our next steps with moving forward with the bonding and with our architects and moving forward with the state to get this project under way."

Asked when construction would start on the stadiums (previously said to be the first step in the project), Connors said, "I think what we've got to do now is sit with the architects and the construction managers and get a timetable that we can put out there with certainty so people know for certain what's going to happen, not only in terms of the infrastructure and the fields, but what the timetable will be for Mamaroneck Avenue and Post Road. We've got a lot of work to do and we'll get started on that very shortly. We thank the people for coming out to vote and thank all those who worked hard to make sure we shared with the public the pros and cons with the project and we're very pleased what we see right now."