White Plains CitizeNetReporter - Kirkpatrick Nominated, Installed. Replaces Buchwald On Council.

WPCNR COMMON COUNCIL CHRONICLE-EXAMINER. By John F. Bailey January 7, 2012 UPDATED 8:15 P.M.: This evening in a light agenda, the Common Council nominated and voted John Kirkpatrick to succeed David Buchwald on the Common Council. Mr. Buchwald won election to the New York State Assembly for the 93rd Assembly District. According to the City Charter, the Council nominates a sucessor to any seat left vacant for any reason. John Kirkpatrick, a member of the Oxman, Tullis, Kirkpatrick and Whyatt law firm, has been observed attending two recent Common Council Special meetings, but not representing any of the issues coming up, however he appeared to be taking notes. Mr. Kirkpatrick told me when I asked him if he was going to be nominated said, "The Council hasn't voted yet." Members of the Common Council WPCNR has spoken to have indicated that no vote had been taken on who was to succeed Mr. Buchwald on the council and they did not say who was being considered. Tonight the Council nominated Kirkpatrick and approved him. Mr. Kirkpatrick will have to contend for the former Buchwald seat in the November city elections, where Mayor Roach will run for his first full term as Mayor, Councilwoman Smayda will run if she chooses for a second term, and John Martin will run for a full four year term if he decides to do so. Sources had told WPCNR as early as a week ago that Mr. Kirkpatrick (far left, above in leather jacket) was going to be nominated tonight. Two other individuals were possible candidates, WPCNR has learned, but Kirkpatrick was the only man following council events as shown by the photo above of Mr. Kirkpatrick following the action at last Wednesday's Council Special Session. Kirkpatrick announced that his firm, Oxman, Tullis, Kirkpatrick & Whyatt would not take any business in the city of White Plains, preventing any conflict of interest on Mr. Kirkpatrick's part. Kirkpatrick also announced after assuming his seat in Mr. Buchwald's former chair, that he would recuse himself in the matter of the Pepe motors item (Item 78, White Plains Cadillac) that was on the agenda, since Pepe was once a client of his. The Mayor announced comment on the Sunrise Detox Center matter planned for 37 DeKalb Avenue would be accepted up until January 22. In a related matter on the agenda, Sunrise submitted a letter claiming that real estate values had not declined at two other detox sites the company runs in Florida and New Jersey, to rebut DeKalb neighbors' concerns that their property values would decline with a detox center in the neighborhood. A public hearing was scheduled to air the city plan to make White Plains commercial property owners (with the exception of co-ops) eligible for loans for energy saving improvements to their property at attractive rates from the state.


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