=== HEADLINE === Board waives snow tickets after surprise weekend storm === SUMMARY === Croton trustees waived parking tickets from a surprise January snowstorm, renewed Optimum's cable franchise for another decade, and honored retiring Zoning Board of Appeals chair Christine Wagner with a key to the village. === EXECUTIVE BRIEF === • Approved $225,057.76 in voucher payments across four funds • Presented key to the village and multiple awards to retiring ZBA Chair Christine Wagner • Held public hearing and renewed cable franchise agreement with Cablevision/Optimum for 10 years • Waived all snow parking tickets issued Saturday and Sunday, January 18-19 • Authorized police chief to sign MOU with Yorktown and Briarcliffe Manor for joint CAD system grant application === ARTICLE === Trustee Leonard Simon got a compliment once from a zoning applicant who mistook Christine Wagner for his daughter. That story drew laughs at Tuesday's board meeting as Wagner received a key to the village after 14 years chairing the Zoning Board of Appeals — a role Mayor Brian Pugh called "the very hardest cases of all" in municipal government. Wagner also collected awards from county legislators, the state assembly, and state senator. Wednesday was declared Christine Wagner Day in Westchester County, with her name running in lights at the county center. Then the board turned to a cable franchise renewal with Optimum — and nobody from the public showed up to comment on a deal worth thousands in village revenue. The irony was thick, given that Ed Riley of Trousdale Drive had just delivered a lengthy monologue about cable industry corruption dating back to the Reagan era during an earlier comment period. Under the new 10-year agreement, Optimum will pay 50 cents per subscriber per quarter into a PEG grant fund for public broadcasting equipment upgrades. Village Manager Janine King confirmed cable subscribers have declined over the past decade and that the agreement covers only cable television — not internet service, which has no franchise requirement. Trustee Sherry Nachteller offered a useful reminder: state law requires Optimum to credit customers for outages lasting four or more hours, but you have to call and request it. It's not automatic. The evening's most practical moment came when Pugh proposed waiving snow parking tickets from last weekend, when a heavier-than-forecast band dropped two inches unexpectedly Saturday afternoon. Police began ticketing at 2 PM after an alert went out at 1:15. "I would like to propose that we waive, on a one-time-only basis, the snow parking tickets that were issued," Pugh said, "and then emphasize to everyone that this is a long-standing law." Simon seconded, calling it "both fair and compassionate." The waiver covers Saturday and Sunday only. King reminded residents that when the two-inch rule is triggered, time limits in municipal lots are suspended — anyone can park there, permit or not. Cars must be moved within 12 hours after snow ends so DPW can clear the lots. DPW crews worked from 5 AM Saturday through late evening and returned Sunday. They're brining roads Friday ahead of another storm expected Saturday night into Monday. Watch for alerts on the village website, Facebook, and the Everbridge system for potential parking restrictions and sanitation pickup changes.