WPCNR CITY HALL CIRCUIT. By John F. Bailey. December 3, 2007: Commissioner of Public Works Joseph Nicoletti reported that as of 11 A.M. City Firemen and Con Edison teams had pumped out half of the flood in the sub basement of city hall -- discovered this morning at 8 A.M. by a member of the Legal Department, Dan Spencer, when he arrived for work at 8 AM and found no heat in the building. Nicoletti said that as of 11 A.M., approximately 4 feet of water remained in the sub-basement.

Water Spews Out of City Hall Subbasement 10:15 A.M. as Con Edison and City Crews Use a batter of pumps to pump out waters from a main break over the weekend.

Commissioner Nicoletti attributed the flooding to a burst city water pipe within city hall. He did not state a cause and did not have an estimate of the damage. The Commissioner said the boilers and electrical systems had been submerged in about 8 feet of water. Lights were on in city hall generated by emergency power supply.

Pumping Continues as of 11 A.M. WPCNR estimates approximately 40,000 gallons of water had flooded the sub-basement based on area.

Pumping Tubes extend into the electrical vault and boiler room.

Mayor Joseph Delfino on the scene said city hall would be closed down for the day, but telephone service had been transferred to the Department of Public Safety where city hall personnel would be availabl to take calls.

The Mayor said tonight's Common Council Meeting would be conducted at the White Plains Public Library beginning at 7:30 P.M. Citizens to Be Heard would not be conducted tonight.

Commissioner of Public Works Nicoletti said he hoped to get city hall operational by Tuesday morning, but it depended on the damage to the boilers located in the sub basement and whatever damage had occurred to the building electrical vault containing the electrical panels, which was reported submerged.