Croton's trustees awarded two Dobbs Park renovation contracts at their September 24, 2025 meeting: $345,093.40 for the playground and basketball court and $58,000 for the baseball field. Both passed 4-0. The board also took over the Croton Commons community kiosk, while residents pressed officials over a disputed banner-enforcement case. The playground and basketball contract went to Peter J. Landi Inc. of Hawthorne, the lowest responsible bidder among four submissions. A Westchester County review corrected an arithmetic error in the bid total and recommended the $345,093.40 award. Greenway Property Services of Stamford received the baseball contract after five bids. The field work included regrading, replacement sod and new bases, according to the public works memorandum. Trustee Maria Slippen credited residents' comments on the early drawings with helping shape the playground, basketball and ballfield plans. Village Manager Bryan Healy said playground equipment had already been ordered and was expected to take eight to ten weeks to arrive; the goal then was to finish before the April 2026 opening day. He also said fence work would be separate from the baseball bid. Those were the plans and timing discussed in September 2025, rather than a report that construction had been completed. Dobbs Park discussion The kiosk decision preserved a place for community and legal notices after the Croton Free Library ended its lease. Trustees authorized a village agreement with Mapleby LLC covering September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2030, with the annual $1 payment waived. Healy asked trustees to raise the proposed repair allowance from $6,500 to $7,000 because the corkboards also needed work. The amendment and final resolution each passed 4-0. He said public works would coordinate repairs and the recreation department would handle notices. Kiosk discussion and amendment Two proposed laws moved toward hearings. The consent agenda scheduled October 8, 2025 hearings on a rental registry and revised residency requirements for village officers. Neither proposal was adopted at the September 24 meeting. The rental-registry memorandum described an effort to account for rental units and check basic safety conditions. The residency memorandum said the existing code needed to be brought into line with state requirements. A separate proposal to permit one alternate member on each of the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals was referred to those boards, the Waterfront Advisory Committee and the county Planning Board. The 4-0 vote advanced a review; it did not enact the proposed law. Healy said staff had requested the option after absences created problems reaching a quorum, particularly on the Zoning Board of Appeals. Public comment returned to the village's handling of a banner on Grand Street. Resident John McKeon called for outside legal counsel to investigate allegations concerning the code-enforcement process. Gary Eisinger asked the board to release the list of 17 display violations officials had cited in describing their enforcement work. Healy denied that enforcement was based on the banner's content or was selective. He said the village had identified 17 noncompliant locations following business outreach, and that most owners had taken steps to address the problems. Healy acknowledged directing a formal violation notice in July and an appearance ticket in late August after the Grand Street banner remained in place, with the latter step taken after consulting village counsel. These were residents' allegations and the manager's response; the meeting did not resolve the dispute or authorize the requested outside investigation. Healy said the experience showed that the sign code was difficult to understand and promised to work with the village attorney on clearer language, with referrals and a public hearing as the board reviewed changes. Public comment and officials' response The board also found proposed state bridge washing and sealing consistent with the village's waterfront program. That action covered the Route 9 bridges over the Croton River and Croton Point Avenue, and the Warren Road bridge over Route 9. Brook Street drainage received environmental review discussion, with further village determinations still to follow. The evening opened with a Key to the Village presentation honoring Jorge Merchan for his work with the Ecuadorian Civic Committee. Mayor Brian Pugh and trustees Len Simon, Nora Nicholson and Maria Slippen attended the regular meeting; Trustee Cara Politi was absent. Official September 24 minutes