"Developers are already telling us they can’t build more housing or commercial buildings until this is resolved," Mayor Mike Spano said

JOURNAL NEWS: Con Edison issues natural gas moratorium in Westchester, spurs fears of development halt

SYNOPSIS: Downtown projects in New Rochelle and Yonkers could be slowed or halted due to the moratorium, officials say.

WESTCHESTER COUNTY: Local and state officials fear Westchester's recent development renaissance will come to a screeching halt because Con Edison said it can't take on new natural gas customers.

Con Edison issued a statement Friday saying the demand for gas is "reaching the limits of the current supplies to our service area."

"As a result, and to maintain reliable service to our existing natural gas customers on the coldest days, we will no longer be accepting applications for natural gas connections from new customers in most of our Westchester County service area beginning March 15, 2019," Con Edison said in its statement.....

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