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(WHITE PLAINS, NY) With bipartisan support, Legislator Catherine Borgia has secured $6,520,000 to fund repairs to Pleasantville Road, which runs through Briarcliff Manor, Mount Pleasant and Ossining.  The repairs will include milling, asphalt, resurfacing, catch basin repair, concrete curb replacement, bus bands, installation of new traffic islands and new pavement markings.

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(WHITE PLAINS, NY) The “Children’s Product Safety Act”, proposed by Majority Leader Catherine Borgia (D-Ossining) has passed the Board of Legislators unanimously and now awaits the signature or veto of the County Executive.  The Children’s Product Safety Act will prevent the sale of infant and children’s products that include harmful toxic chemicals such as formaldehyde, benzene, lead, mercury, antimony, arsenic, cadium and cobalt within the County of Westchester.

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(WHITE PLAINS, NY) In response to County Executive Rob Astorino’s 2015 State of the County Address, the Democrats on the Board of Legislators issued a taxpayer “report card” for County government’s past performance.  The Democratic response, given by Majority Leader Catherine Borgia (D-Ossining), laid out specific examples of how their actions have already benefited Westchester residents and articulated the failures of the Astorino administration on behalf of county taxpayers.

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With many Westchester families buying Easter baskets and holiday toys this week, Majority Leader, Legislator Catherine Borgia (D) Ossining, reminds consumers of dangerous chemicals that are contained in some of the toys on store shelves.  Legislator Borgia is sponsoring legislation called the Children’s Product Safety Act requiring retailers to test toys for sale which may contain certain dangerous chemicals.

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On Wednesday, Legislator Peter Harckham (D) North Salem, Chair of the Board of Legislators (BOL) Labor, Parks, Planning and Housing Committee, (LPPH) announced, at a meeting of the committee, that Deputy County Executive, Kevin Plunkett would forward to the BOL, the report on operations at Playland Amusement Park that was produced by Consultant Dan Biederman of Biederman Redevelopment Ventures.