Garden Club

Three standing initiatives follow. The Trails Crew, the volunteer group that maintains the village's trail network, will report on its work. A Dark Skies update continues the council's push on outdoor-lighting practices, a topic it has been developin…

the property owner and they removed their application, the Conservation Advisory Council held a meeting last night and they are close to making a recommendation on “dark skies”, thanked the Garden Club for their work at Dob…

This should be done at least a day before the next CCAC meeting. C.L.E.A.N ● The CLEAN crew collected their largest haul of trash yet, at Silver Lake, totalling 1500 pounds of trash that included car batteries, toilets, mechanical parts and constru…

GUEST PRESENTATION ON THE STATE OF BLACK ROCK PARK BY JUDY RAYER Judy Rayer gave a report on the conditions of the Black Rock Park. She found that there were dead and dying trees, poison ivy, and overgrown bushes, as well as abandoned and disintegr…

Black Rock Park drew the meeting's guest presentation. Judy Rayer reported on conditions in the park, where she found dead and dying trees, poison ivy, overgrown bushes, and abandoned, disintegrated flower beds. The council recommended she report the…

CCAC MINUTES TUESDAY, May 26th, 2026 7:45PM In attendance ● Eva Thaddeus (Garden Club), Chair ● Halle Clarke ● Jason Mencher ● John Ealer (CLEAN) ● Madalyn Bozinski ● Rachel Bernstein ● Sherry Horowitz ● Shiloh…

The next cleanup was scheduled for June 6 at Silver Lake Park. The Garden Club completed its spring cleanup and was asked to garden around the new Peace Pole at the riverfront, a task that was completed and added to the village watering schedule, th…

● The CCAC needs an official point person aside from the chair to facilitate smoother communications with the town and DPW during the. The mayor suggested this role be filled by the committee Vice Chair, who has not been selected by t…

Trustee Nicholson stated that during the Recreation Advisory Committee meeting a question was raised regarding supervision at Black Rock Park, thanked the Arts and Humanities Committee for a beautiful Peace Pole dedication, as…

And, speaking of Eva Thaddeus and her great work, the Garden Club, did a planting around it. So that, I appreciate all of those. It's great that so many of the committees that I'm a liaison to did such great work that we're gonna celebrate this week.…

5/5/26 AHAC Meeting Minutes Attendees: Ken, Orit, Lenore, Anthony, Sherry, Tom, Andy Peace Pole Dedication Ceremony Events May 16: Event is coming together with a parade from parking lot singing Give Peace a chance with kids & party instruments (k…

The May 16 Peace Pole dedication came together as a full program: a parade from the parking lot singing Give Peace a Chance, with kids and party instruments — kazoos, maracas and tambourines, followed by a ceremony with readings and then a drum circl…

The draft will be circulated among council members first. ## Other Updates Madalyn Bozinski reported that consultants working on the village's Natural Resources Inventory were still finalizing their project, with no major updates since the previous …

CCAC MINUTES TUESDAY, April 21st, 2026 7:45PM In attendance ●​ Eva Thaddeus (Garden Club), Chair ●​ John Ealer (CLEAN) ●​ Halle Clarke ●​ Sherry Horowitz ●​ Madalyn Bozinski ●​ Shiloh Shea Not present: ●​ David Daly …

●​ A Trails meeting is planned for May to plan further cleanups. DARK SKIES Jason is going to draft a memo based upon CCAC discussion to be circulated to the CCAC for discussion and a final goal of a letter of recommendation to the Board of Trustee…

David agreed to raise the idea with the crew, and Eva offered to help make the connection. DARK SKIES Jason was not present and no formal update was provided. Shiloh raised a connection between the Dark Skies initiative and the Mayor’s Monarch Pledg…

CCAC MINUTES TUESDAY, MARCH 17th, 2026 7:30PM In attendance Eva Thaddeus (Garden Club), Chair John Ealer (CLEAN) Halle Clarke (from 8:45p) David Daly (Trails Crew) (from 7:45) Madalyn Bozinski Shiloh Shea Not present: Jason Mencher Sherry Horowitz…

Eva plans to coordinate with the village for mounting. The Arts and Humanities committee has inquired about whether the Garden Club could advise on or assist with plantings around the Peace Pole at Croton Landing. Eva will visit the site to assess c…

6. NRI updates (Jason/Madalyn) - received draft gis files, giving feedback, next meeting in March. 7. Garden Club (Eva) - possibility of organizing Green Living programs for winter activities. First event could be showing of movie Extraordinary Cate…

7. NRI(WJason, Madalyn) . Hosted a meeting in the municipal building with a lot of logistical discussions. Next meeting is March 11th. a. Ongoing discussions and coordination between NRI, engineers, and building departments between meetings. b. Trail…

CCAC MINUTES TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9th, 2025 7:30PM In attendance John Ealer (CLEAN), Chair Rachel Bernstein Halle Clarke David Daly (Trails Crew) Sherry Horowitz Jason Mencher Eva Thaddeus (Garden Club) Liaisons Mayor Brian Pugh Planning Board Member St…

viii. We should raise awareness for what we do by participating in those larger events by having a table. b. We will need to figure out a plan for the date at our next meeting/before the end of the year 4. Public Comment a. No one from the community …

To boost family attendance, members suggested adding a judged poster contest for kids with prizes, as well as pairing the popular tree giveaway with short educational talks. The council firmly rejected the idea of co-locating the event with larger vi…

Residents can also expect to see improvements to local green spaces. The Garden Club replaced plants at Gottwald Circle and has ordered new horticultural signs. Additionally, the Recreation Department is partnering with the CAC on a November event fo…

No members of the public were in attendance at the meeting and therefore there was no public comment on Items 2 and 3. 5. Garden Club —- Eva and Halle a. Garden Club held an end-of-season potluck at Senasqua with ~12 people in attendance b. Members v…

So we're we're so grateful for all that they're doing, and we're really thinking of Ken and his family right now. I also wanna give some updates on the committees that I'm attached to. The conservation advisory council met in the small meeting room l…

NRI updates - Jason and Madalyn scheduled to attend 9/22 meeting in Cortlandt 4. Garden club - Eva and Halle - weeding in Gotwald circle - many volunteers - Mayor Pugh will talk to DPW about village ½ of Gotwald garden - right now it is mowed weeds, …

Ie: pollinator gardens /property maintenance c. John will work on getting data related to code violations issued in various categories ( leaf blowers, idling- police department, property maintenance, tree law 7. Repair Café a. Library in interes…

Present: Matt Arnold (chair), Barry Scheer, Steve Krisky, Riley Moeller, Amos Bloomberg, Matthew Schuerman, Scott Marsh (DPW), John Ealer, Len Simon (ex officio) ●​ March meeting minutes accepted ●​ Budget (update from Len) ●​ $30K for sidewalk …

c. Goal remains to get a café stood up at the soonest practicable time this year, knowing that summer isn’t particularly ideal. 5. TRAILS - David D. a. David was not present but sent the notes attached below after the meeting. 6. GARDEN CLUB - Eva…

Members John Ealer (CLEAN), Chair Rachel Bernstein Halle Clarke David Daly (Trails Crew) Sherry Horowitz Jason Mencher Eva Thaddeus (Garden Club) Liaisons Mayor Brian Pugh Trustee Nora Moriarty Nicholson Planning Board Member Steven Krisky…

Garden Club – Halle Clarke and Eva Thaddeus reported -- Pollinator sign materials are in, need to promote at Earth Day -- GC leaders Eva and Karen Moy met with village re Gottwald circle planting; April 26 is planting day – volunteers needed; …

-- Re-starting in-person Trails committee meetings – first one April 7. 6. Mayor’s monarch pledge – Eva Thaddeus reported - Two actions required per year, this year is covered, need garden club point person to monitor in subsequent years. …

Right now, only a PDF exists, to his knowledge. Dave suggested continuing the River Walk north of the landing. The Major added that this would entail a complex coordination of entities such as the state, Metro North and CSX. 6. Mayor’s Monach Pledg…

Eva will work on getting more activities for kids, perhaps with the garden club . Tree giveaway will be discussed next month. Jason suggested promoting ED through Happy Hearts. Open Mic Sherry brought up the lack of compliance with the Idling law …

complete ●​ Finishing touches - pavers, temp striping, cross-walks, all-new signage, etc. coming in Spring: ●​ Parking striping and no-parking signage at select spots ●​ “Shark tooth” indicators as entering the circle ●​ Additionally - stop and c…

This busy intersection, where Benedict Boulevard, Whelan Avenue, Truesdale Drive, and Cleveland Drive converge, has received significant upgrades. New curbing has been installed, narrowing the driving lanes to create more space for cyclists and ped…

Garden Club - John proposes that we request $80 in the budget for the pollinator plaques. The committee is in agreement. 7. CLEAN – John says, “As you’re driving into Croton from Foodtown, look at garbage on the side of the road both before and aft…

Because of a prior commitment he will not be able to attend Tuesday meetings in the summer. The committee thinks this would be OK. 4. Natural Resource Inventory – John attended a meeting last week in Cortlandt to discuss how to improve our joint R…

A final date for Earth Day will be set before the end of the year. In smaller updates, the council noted that new plant identification signs are now in the ground at the Garden Club circle, though larger signs are still held up over driver distracti…

Residents can also expect to see improvements to local green spaces. The Garden Club replaced plants at Gottwald Circle and has ordered new horticultural signs. Additionally, the Recreation Department is partnering with the CAC on a November event fo…