On a brighter note, the committee highlighted the village’s switch to renewable diesel across all 18 heavy-duty diesel vehicles, including garbage trucks and snow plows. The transition reduces the village’s carbon footprint by 186 metric tons of CO2 …

Croton has officially become the first municipality in Westchester County to leverage its streetlight accounts for community solar savings, netting the village $4,000 in immediate credits and an estimated $3,000 in annual ongoing savings.