Landscape architect hailed as county's rising star.She has left her imprint im·print tr.v. im·print·ed, im·print·ing, im·prints 1. To produce (a mark or pattern) on a surface by pressure. 2. To produce a mark on (a surface) by pressure. 3. in New Rochelle New Rochelle (rōshĕl`), city (1990 pop. 67,625), Westchester co., SE N.Y., on Long Island Sound; settled by Huguenots 1688, inc. as a village 1858, as a city 1899. , Sleepy Hollow Sleepy Hollow out-of-the-way, old-world village on Hudson. [Am. Lit.: “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” in Benét, 575] See : Isolation , Port Chester Port Chester, village (1990 pop. 24,728), Westchester co., SE N.Y., a suburb of New York City, on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Byram River, and on the Conn. border; settled after 1660, inc. 1868. Primarily residential, it produces some household goods. Gen. and elsewhere. This week, Suzette Lopane, a licensed landscape architect and associate planner with the county Department of Planning, was honored as one of the "Forty Under Forty--Rising Stars" by the Business Council of Westchester. The forty young stars, aged 21-40, were selected for their professional and/or entrepreneurial accomplishments and leadership qualities. With the department since 1996, Lopane coordinates the many agencies and local groups involved with the development of many neighborhood parks Neighborhood parks, which generally range in size up to 30 acres, serve as a social and recreational focal points for neighborhoods and are the basic units of a park system. Many include a playground. and playgrounds throughout the county, including the county's first interactive water spray playgrounds in Sleepy Hollow and Port Chester. Lopane helped design the Library Green Park in New Rochelle. Her enthusiasm, hard work and attention to detail have resulted in the implementation of more than $20 million of public facilities projects. County Executive Andy Spano said, "I congratulate Suzette for this well-deserved recognition. She not only has the skills to pull together the funding and cooperation of federal, state, county and local governments to make these projects work, but really goes the extra mile to connect with and listen to the local people, who are the real reason we commit to these projects." County Commissioner of Planning Jerry Mulligan mul·li·gan n. A golf shot not tallied against the score, granted in informal play after a poor shot especially from the tee. [Probably from the name Mulligan.] Noun 1. , said, "Suzette is an amazingly hard worker, team leader and enthusiastic public employee, and she cares deeply about the people she's serving." |
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