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At the October 8 LWV forum, Mary Lynn Dlabola, Len Simon and Maria Slippen offered different approaches to public trust, development and license plate reader privacy. All three answered residents’ questions about affordability, infrastructure and village services.
Croton History
October 14 marks 184 years since the 1842 Croton Water Celebration. Watch our new Croton Ode lyric film and explore the poem, the aqueduct and the historical score behind the anniversary.
Board of Education
At its October 1 meeting, the Croton-Harmon school board approved 2026–27 facility-use rates, arts-group facility fee waivers and a $130,000 year-end budget transfer. Trustees also discussed proposed statewide positions on AI and universal pre-K; those proposals are not new district rules.
Board Of Trustees
A resident described rust-stained laundry while the village awaits county approval for Lounsbury Road water-main work. Trustees approved a $57,750 police study and pressed the state on Route 129 hazards. They set October 21 zoning hearings but did not adopt those proposed laws or the waterfront-law revision.
Topics
Local Law 12 of 2026 establishes an assistant village manager position and acting-manager succession rules. Adopted September 16, it took effect when filed with New York State on September 25.
Topics
Local Laws 10 and 11 of 2026 were filed with the New York Secretary of State on September 8 and took effect the same day. One raises the income limit for the village's senior-citizen and disabled-persons rent-relief programs from $50,000 to $75,000; the other redraws the list of sidewalks the village, not the adjoining owner, must clear of snow. Five more local laws are still only proposals.
Planning Board
The September 22 approvals require clearance around a Maple Commons drain and revise parking, landscaping and fencing at 352 South Riverside Avenue.