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Village Board to Weigh $2 Million in Grant Applications at July 15 Meeting

Trustees will consider a $600,000 grant to relocate the village salt shed to Croton Point Park, along with applications for water infrastructure improvements at Harrison Street, engineering design for a Gouveia Park…

Croton Board Advances Animal Law Overhaul, Approves Student Committee Members Amid Con Edison Backlash

The Village Board introduced a sweeping rewrite of animal regulations, approved student participation on eight advisory committees, and heard sharp resident complaints about Con Edison's disruptive gas main project…

Village Board Adopts Cannabis Dispensary Moratorium, Approves Major Capital Bond Program

The Board of Trustees imposed a six-month moratorium on cannabis dispensaries, adopted affordable housing preferences for first responders, and authorized more than two dozen bond resolutions funding infrastructure…

Police Trace Late-Night Loud Music to Speaker-Car Across the Hudson

Croton police identified a vehicle with roof-mounted speakers at a Rockland County state park as the source of loud music rattling village homes on recent weekends. The department can issue a disorderly conduct summons…

Village Board Re-Adopts Speed Camera Home Rule Request, Approves $15,000 for Assistant Manager Recruitment

The Board of Trustees approved a third home rule request for school speed zone cameras and authorized $15,000 for a recruitment firm to find an assistant village manager, with Trustee Maria Slippen the lone dissenter on…

Trustees Advance Speed Zone Camera Request, Gouveia Park Review, and Third-Party Oversight for 100-Unit Housing Project

The Board of Trustees unanimously approved a home rule request for school speed zone cameras, launched environmental review for Gouveia Park site improvements, and authorized third-party building code review for the…

Trustees Adopt Tax Breaks for Military and Police Families; Award $702,000 Paving Project Funded by Rescued Federal Earmark

The Board of Trustees unanimously adopted Local Law No. 6 of 2026, creating property tax exemptions for active-duty military and surviving spouses of police officers, while awarding a $702,461 contract to pave Cleveland…

Board Approves Verizon Cable Franchise for 72% of Village Households, Adopts Budget Below Tax Cap

Board approves Verizon cable franchise covering 72% of village households, adopts 2026-2027 budget below tax cap, and accepts donated sound art installation for Croton Landing.

Village Fought Cannabis Dispensary for Months Before State Overruled; Train Station Parking Rates to Rise for First Time in 16 Years

Croton's Village Manager revealed the administration spent months trying to block a cannabis dispensary at 370 South Riverside Avenue before the state overruled the protest. Trustees also reviewed a proposed fee…

Board Passes Housing Preferences for First Responders, Weighs Cannabis Zoning Changes

The Board of Trustees advanced a law giving affordable housing priority to emergency workers, medical professionals, and veterans, and opened a discussion about restricting where future cannabis dispensaries can operate.

A Dispensary Near a Daycare? The Fight Over Croton's First Cannabis Shop

A change-of-use application to convert the Dairy Mart at 370 South Riverside Avenue into a cannabis dispensary has divided residents, raising questions about a children's daycare operating across the street and why the…

Who Gets a Seat? Inside the Fight Over Croton's Committee Appointments

After a 22-vote election victory and an opposition party calling his committees '92% Democrat,' Mayor Pugh draws a line on residency requirements.

Port Chester Saved $734,000. It Also Lost $490,000. Croton Was Paying Attention.

When the Board of Trustees weighed a $36,500 study on dissolving the village court, two cautionary tales from neighboring communities shaped the outcome.

Infrastructure Fails and Budget Plans Collide: Croton Village Weighs Costs of Aging Water Mains and Winter Overtime

The Croton-on-Hudson Board of Trustees began budget deliberations for the 2026-27 fiscal year against the backdrop of a major water main break on Olcott Avenue, caused by pipes dating back to 1908. Village officials…

Croton Adopts Budget, Hears Pushback on Backyard Chicken Rules

The Board of Trustees reviewed a $7.2 million capital plan and faced pushback from a Truesdale Drive resident over a proposed zoning change that would reduce the minimum distance for chicken coops from 50 feet to just…

Croton prosecutor asks trustees for tools to punish unresponsive violators

Village Prosecutor Casey Raskob told the Board of Trustees that Croton needs new enforcement tools to address a "dead letter file" of cases where code violators stop responding, leaving the village with no recourse…

Sustainability Quilt Unveiled as Village Court Study Tabled

The Board of Trustees accepted a "green energy" quilt created by residents to document the village's climate efforts, while Mayor Brian Pugh tabled a controversial study regarding the potential consolidation of the…

Trustees map 2026 grant strategy after snow budget shatters

Croton's snow removal budget was shattered by back-to-back winter storms, with overtime alone roughly tripling its allocation. In response, trustees began mapping a 2026 grant strategy that includes a potential New York…

Trustees Approve Lorraine Hansberry Street Honor, Rental Tax

The Croton Board of Trustees adopted a 3% occupancy tax on short-term rentals effective April 1, approved a Project Labor Agreement for the 100-unit affordable housing project on Lot A, and co-named a section of…

Trustees reject biased $36,500 village court study proposal

Croton's Board of Trustees rejected a biased $36,500 proposal from a consultant to study the village justice court, arguing it favored dissolution. The village manager will now revise the scope of the study before…

Croton Trustees Honor Volunteer EMS, Adopt Tax Cap Override

The Croton Board of Trustees approved a $302,940 solar canopy for the DPW garage, scheduled a February 18 public hearing on a 3% hotel and short-term rental occupancy tax, and set a March 17 tax lien sale for…

Croton Auditor Praises Village’s Financial Health, Flags $39M Retiree Liability

Village auditors presented the financial report for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025, awarding Croton a "clean" opinion despite a net deficit largely driven by accounting rules for future retiree health benefits. The…

Croton Trustees Waive Snow Tickets, Renew Optimum Franchise

The Croton Board of Trustees renewed Cablevision's cable franchise agreement and set public hearings for a potential property tax cap override and creation of a Village Auditor position, both on February 4. The board…

Croton DPW boss urges board to let bigger cities test new tech first

The Croton-on-Hudson Board of Trustees unanimously approved eight volunteer appointments to various village committees, including the Conservation Advisory Council and Police Advisory Committee, during their January 14…

Croton trustees weigh dog park hours, green fuel switch

The Croton-on-Hudson Board of Trustees unanimously approved a $41,540 engineering contract for Half Moon Bay Bridge repairs and adopted a new local law allowing alternate members on the Planning Board and ZBA. The…

Croton approves $2.67M Van Cortlandt Manor entrance contract

The Croton-on-Hudson Board of Trustees approved a $2.67 million Van Cortlandt Manor entrance contract, established a $25 rental registry fee, and raised seasonal worker pay to $16/hour in a 4-0 vote. The board also…

Croton Bans Public Comments On Village Social Media

The Croton-on-Hudson Board of Trustees held its annual organizational meeting on December 1, 2025, swearing in Mayor Brian Pugh and Trustees Nora Nicholson and Stacey Nachtaler, and passing 15 unanimous resolutions…

Croton OKs $6M for 100-unit affordable housing project

The Croton Board of Trustees authorized an intermunicipal agreement for up to $6 million in Westchester County funding for the 100-unit affordable housing project at 1 Croton Point Avenue and scheduled a November 2026…

Trustees demand Metro-North safety fixes at Harmon Yards

The Croton-on-Hudson Board of Trustees voted 4-0 to send a formal letter to Metro-North demanding safety improvements at Harmon Yards, where volunteer first responders responded to 89 calls in 10 months often without…

Croton approves $30,409 for new police weapons

The Croton-on-Hudson Board of Trustees unanimously approved a $30,409 budget transfer to replace Police Department service weapons and authorized a snow removal contract with New England Property Maintenance for the…

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