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So I know we read off a lot of numbers and people may not be understanding, you know, or maybe reading all the fine detail. But what this project is about is Metro North is undertaking, a really big new signal system upgrade and renovation along Crot…

Do I have a resolution? Thank you. Very good. Okay. So whereas the village of Cortlandt Hudson has adopted a local waterfront revitalization program to guide the use of its waterfront in adjacent areas in a manner consistent with sound waterfront pla…

I wonder if there's any follow-up to see if we're really saving money or we're just paying taxes in a different way, and it looks like the village board is saving us money. Just a question. Also, members on the village board are running for reelectio…

an appropriate initiative on on our part. I just came up with my own list, and you you mentioned a couple of them. But the the massive growth in federal and state regulations, number one. Number two, project delivery. We have more and more projects t…

Okay. Whereas the village board of trustees are desirous of creating the position of assistant village manager and whereas local law introductory number 15 of 2026 has been drafted for such purposes and whereas a public hearing was opened and closed …

I know you are not meaning it in at in this way, but that's basically an attack on the cornerstone of the council manager form of government. Because the council, the board of trustees, right, is not supposed to be involved in the the hiring and firi…

That's what it's Did you Watch the board of trustees meeting on the seventh I did last night. It was entertaining, better than TV.

Whereas the village board of trustees desires to update the language in the village code to provide clarification in the review of land use applications for consistency with the local waterfront revitalization plan. And whereas local law introductory…

I do. Yes. Thank you, mayor. So this is a a little convoluted process here where the state legislature adopted this exemption. Could you put my memo up, please? And, they adopted this exemption in 2025, and there was a chapter amend amendment, which …

Good evening. I'll call the Village of Croton on Hudson planning board meeting for Tuesday, 09/08/2026 to order. We had two items of new business on our agenda, but the first item, Alex and Dorothy Morales, was postponed, so we will not be hearing th…

He wasn't in the meeting. Len, can you comment on that? Has that been the history with the village? Just the because I don't know if we should codify that or not. That's why I'm for the record is a very good question. Just for the record, could you r…

So, Karen, I got one same paragraph that Steve's referring to. Just this exercise that this b section b refers to where we're we're reviewing local law 10 was to provide the village board with our recommendation. So I would just insert the last sente…

And so, depending on what they're gonna assess the their progress on phase two, and depending on that progress will depend on exactly what project they propose to include in our grant application. But Historic Hudson Valley has always been willing to…

Yes, mayor. If I could, I just wanted to make a couple of quick comments. I wanna say, first and foremost, that the Village Board of Trustees has worked hard on local law introductory number 10. The purpose of which is to amend our zoning provisions …

The job of the board of trustees in the weeks ahead is to continue to work hard on this bill, but to do so in a way that bridges that divide. That's hard work, and it must be done seriously and without distractions that would tend to divert this boar…

evening, everyone. Nigel Rovelo, 167 North Riverside. I am one of the neighbors within the seventh closest to this pigeon pigeon coop. I have sent the board of trustees pictures, and I think there was one video of the change in my property from these…

And at 17,000 convicted illegal immigrants in the city of New York, the city will not be able to share the status of those criminals with the federal government. So I I would and then I would like to know, oh, well, we'll do it for criminals. We'll d…

To the mayor and board of trustees, I'm writing because I'm having a hard time understanding the need to for a complete ban on keeping pigeons in the village. And I keep coming back to one basic question. What is this specific problem the ban is tryi…

But so thank you, Trustee Nachtaler. As I said when we met on Monday, I agreed to request more information from, the planning firm. And I also said that the WAC was more than, able to invite a representative from their group to attend the meeting to …

Sure. I I and I I think the concerns are specific to the special permit. So, of course, there's a site development plan that goes along with that. But since this is the first application to to be entirely within the purview of the planning board, I t…

So you can see in its entirety the areas to be considered by the planning board, and the applicant is aware of the responsibilities to meet the minimum requirements. And the project, once it's determined to be the project and presented publicly Mhmm.…

So you do have time to obtain more information from the developer, set of revised plans if appropriate under the planning your your planning consultant's recommendations, and then you'll have time to consider comments you may receive from the county.…

scree injury is the senior citizen rent increase exemption. That's the scree part, and DREE is the disabled, rent increase exemption. And so this is, a program that the village board authorized a number of years ago through the, village code to provi…

Now right now, it's well, it's usually the board of trustees that send it to the WAC, but would it be the planning board? That's correct. It would be the planning board. Sending it to the WAC? That's correct. Okay. Another item And is it required or …

Riley from Truesdale Drive. To the items I failed to mention, which were major disruptions handled poorly by school districts almost unanimously throughout the decade was the COVID the COVID epidemic and shutdown, which in the school district lasted …

Whereas on 05/22/2024, the heart committee was established by the village board of trustees to identify and honor individuals and entities who have contributed meaningfully to the Croton On Hudson community. And whereas since that time, the heart com…

And then we'll work over to Long Island Power Authority, which had to be removed from the electricity business and replaced by a public contractor from New Jersey, PSE and G, which still the state leans on and treats like crap. So, this little I thin…

I'm used to trustee Slippen starting. So there's been a lot of news in the media about committees and I just want to say that the village board published guidelines to committees in May. So our new guidelines came out in May. And, committee chair dot…

Whereas from time to time, students have served in an official or unofficial role on the advisory committees in the village of Hudson, and whereas the village board of trustees is desirous of establishing guidelines for students to officially partici…

Yep. Planning board, zoning board, and village board are all are all digitized. But there were these other records, like I said, primarily payroll records, but some tax records, you know, they we had this we had this, representative from Coffin come …

Whereas pursuant to section one fourteen in the agriculture and market laws of the state of New York, each municipality that issues dog licenses shall establish and maintain a shelter for dogs or may contract with an agency to provide such service. A…

Yes. Thank thank you, mayor. So I'll just read the resolution first. Sure. Yep. So whereas the village of Corton And Hudson has contracted with area tow companies to provide roadside and vehicle towing services on an as needed basis, whereas on 04/07…

I mean, if you did it that way, then you'd basically be, I mean, you'd I don't think that I don't think that would be the right way to do it. You'd wanna be doing it as a special permit. Or whatever it is. I'm probably using it long term. But whateve…

Again, I don't think it really matters whether it's a teacher, guidance counselor. I think it's coming through guidance because the guidance counselor is gonna be saying to the kids who are juniors and seniors, like, what are you Yeah. Are you gettin…

Ed Riely from, Truesdale Drive. Quite frankly, I'm shocked. I thought this place would be packed packed in outrage of what the village allowed to happen with the institution of pot pot wholesale store number one replacing an ice cream store, near a s…

Trustee Slippen? Aye. Trustee Nachtaler? Aye. Trustee Nicholson? Aye. Trustee Simon? Aye. Mayor Pugh? Aye. A resolution authorizing the issuance of an aggregate $86,100 bonds of the village of Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York to pay the…

Whereas the capital project here and after described as proposed has been determined to be a type two action pursuant to the regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, promulgated pursuant to the state environmental q…

Well, we're we're looking for the interpretation of what it means. Yeah. So we're not he your situation is good or bad or No, no, We're I looking at the global picture of what the Village, you know, this is gonna apply interpretation, whatever we say…

I I am tending to go your guys way on the foul now due to the age of the code. And you know, as you said, the expansive definition of what a foul And I think it's up to the Village Board of Trustees to tighten that definition, but for our purposes, I…

>> All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Abstain. Motion carries. Item 4.2. Recommended action be it resolved that the board of education hereby established an ad hoc committee to examine policy 9230 recruiting and hiring and related best practices. This co…

Yep. Alright. Good evening, and welcome to our special June 9, regular special meeting rather of the Court on Hudson Board of Trustees. I'm mayor Brian Pugh, who's joining in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of The United Sta…

Having some volume difficulties there. Okay. Whereas the village of Cortlandt Hutton desires to establish a school speed zone camera demonstration program, and whereas the state authorizes municipalities to make such requests through the home rule pr…

Whereas the village board is desirous of creating the position of assistant village manager to assist the village manager with administrative duties, capital project planning, and grant administration among other duties. Whereas the village manager h…

Well, mayor, first, going back to, our budget, consideration in the in the spring leading up to adoption of the budget. At the end of April, I'm I'm very grateful that we set aside funding for the future hiring of of an assistant village manager. I t…

Sure. Thank you, mayor. So I was notified earlier today that there was some duplicative language in the original home rule bill. And so there was also erroneous reference to our parking violations bureau. It was being called the traffic violations bu…

I just wanna say that there are legitimate quality of life concerns raised by many folks that have written letters and legitimate operational and economic concerns. So, you know, just wanna be sure that the Conservation Advisory Council is weighing, …

Then Very soon. Resume. Sorry to interrupt Right? And and first of all, it's so great having Valerie here issue after issue. So glad glad you're here. Lined up. Yeah. And I I think you very very good job on this. I got some specific points on that. I…

Alright. Whereas the village of colonel Hudson was bequeathed the property known as Gueva Park in 2015, and whereas the village also received an endowment in the amount of $1,000,000 to care for the 16 acre property, whereas successive village boards…

Is the village of colonel Hudson desires to establish a school speed zone camera demonstration program, and whereas the state authorizes municipalities to make such requests through the home rule process, and whereas assemblywoman Dana Levenberg has …

Ed Riely, Truesdale Drive. I've listened to the previous gentleman talk three times, and I urge you to seriously consider what he proposes, but you should do it in a fair manner unlike the past ways that this village board has handled things like a r…