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Vol. 52 No. 24
Saturday, June 17, 2017
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2017 Riverbay Board Election Results Certified New Board To Be Seated Wednesday, June 21
Leah Richardson
Daryl Johnson
Linda Berk
Jerome Rice
Kevin Lambright
BY ROZAAN BOONE
Certification of the 2017 Riverbay Board election results took place on Wednesday, June 14, resulting in a mixed bag of new candidates and incumbent directors clinching the top five positions. Newcomer to the Board, Leah Richardson, emerged as the top vote getter with 3,464 votes, followed by incumbent director Daryl Johnson with 3,430 votes. “I want to express my heartfelt thanks to the voters of Co-op City,” said Ms. Richardson. “I am honored and humbled that you have placed your trust in me… Your voices have inspired me to work even harder to fight for the resources that will make our community even better…I look forward to working with the current Board to initiate the framework for a strategic plan, a collective, communitycentered process that will not only help shape the future of our community, but create a framework by which we regularly communicate.” Leah Richardson is no stranger to the community (Continued on page 2)
REMINDER – HCR Carrying Charge Hearing, Monday, June 19 Representatives from the state Housing and Community Renewal agency (HCR) will hold a carrying charge conference in Co-op City on Monday, June 19 at 7 p.m. in Dreiser Center. Shareholders are invited to express their comments on the proposed 1.9% carrying charge increases scheduled to become effective on Aug. 1, 2017 and Aug. 1, 2018. The proposal includes a 5% increase in parking charges. The average carrying charge in Co-op City (Continued on page 4) now is $216.43 per room, and the proposed 1.9%
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Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. congratulates some of the Co-op City students honored for their academic excellence this past school year as Riverbay and the Riverbay Fund hosted the annual Best and Brightest celebration this past Saturday in Dreiser auditorium. See page 3 for the full story and more photos. Photo by Rachelle Anthony