WPCNR TAPPAN ZEE STORY. From Westchester County Department of Communications. April 24, 2008: Get up-to-date on what environmental impacts are being evaluated in the review of the alternative projects being considered for the future of the Tappan Zee Bridge and Westchester’s main east-west corridor, during the Conservation Café: “Environmental Impacts of the Tappan Zee Bridge/I-287 Corridor Project, Friday, May 2, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., at the Kessel Student Center of Pace University in Pleasantville.

From 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., a panel of experts and stakeholders will discuss the various proposed projects and the associated environmental impacts of each.

Speakers are Michael Anderson, P.E., Tappan Zee Bridge/I-287 Corridor Project Director for the New York State Department of Transportation; Robert Goldstein, Esq. of the environmental group Riverkeeper; and Gerry Bogacz, Planning Director for the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council.

Marsha Gordon, President and CEO of the Business Council of Westchester and

Co-Chair of the Westchester/Rockland Tappan Zee Task Force, will moderate. Introduction and welcoming remarks will be made by Fred Koontz, Ph.D., Executive Director of Teatown Lake Reservation.

A question-and-answer period will be included. Following the presentation there will be roundtable discussion on the topic. Participants are invited to continue the conversation until 11 a.m.

Coffee and beverages will be served. Participants are encouraged to help save the environment by bringing their own coffee mug.

            The Conservation Café and Conversations on Conservation (CoC) provide a forum for dialogue about current environmental issues. Private citizens, members of concerned organizations, municipal planners and others hear the latest information and have an opportunity to network.