HEART Committee

Dwayne Jackson and Joe Serrato are are great reenactors doing that in blistering heat, you know, just wearing wearing these heavy cotton, you know, or whatever they were, burlap colonial uniforms. And it was especially I'm so grateful to the village …

The board also agreed to replace "animal hospitals" in the zoning schedule of uses with a broader "animal-related uses, general" category, which Monastra said would cover animal hospitals to pet stores. More intensive uses such as kennels were delibe…

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…

• Student members shall be permitted to serve on the Arts & Humanities Advisory Council, Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee, Conservation Advisory Council, HEART Committee, IDEA Advisory Committee, Police Advisory Committee, Recreation …

During the work session, the Village Manager also presented an update from Valerie Monastra on grant opportunities available under the Consolidated Funding Application, the Board continued discussion on changes to the Village Code related to fowl and…

Well, I suggested that the nature of the heart committee makes it suck and the and the makeup of it, as you just said. If we were to follow if the heart committee in its current state were to follow the rules that we put together for all the other co…

but in a less formal way. Yeah. I think it's it's, you know, pretty much functioning that way now. It's, you know, fairly infrequent meetings as as committees go. And, you know, just based on, you know, just as an example, the Coach Dobney event a we…

So congratulations to Favio. On June 6, we had our yacht club commissioning day, and I was honored to participate with the mayor. And congratulations to the club for their really selfless work in restoring all of the infrastructure that was so terrib…

On a motion by TRUSTEE SLIPPEN, seconded by TRUSTEE SIMON, the Village Board voted unanimously to suspend the regulations of the Board and Committee Guidelines for 30 days, specifically in regards to the HEART Committee and allowing an individual t…

Yes. So the heart committee, the the leadership has reached out and expressed their intent to resign. We have there's been some discussion about amending their status. Amending the status of the heartbeat. Of the heartbeat. Of the people who are But …

that's what they've said, I'm fine with the I mean, would just like to say I don't all the discussion about this we had decided I thought we had informally decided that we were gonna make the heart committee an ad hoc committee so that the new rules …

RESOLUTION On motion by Trustee Simon and seconded by Trustee Nicholson the Board of Trustees appointed the following, the motion was approved with a 5-0 vote. Miguel Marra Deputy Village Clerk terms Ian…

Alright. Very good. And for those who have been waiting in suspense, the successor to our village manager as deputy clerk will be Miguel Marra. Yes. Yeah. Who's also already with us in the village, but this will be a new position for him. And then, a…

Trustee Simon advised that the HEART Committee met on April 9th and they will be announcing their next Croton honoree shortly, April 10th the Yacht Club held an event where Croton Historian Marc Cheshire presented an overview of …

Trustee Slippen stated that the Village could not function without the work of these incredible committees and amazing volunteers and recommended that the HEART Committee not be included in this program, the point of this was not to make this harder …

Speaking of the heart committee, the heart committee met on April 9. The mayor and I were there. They continue their good work. There'll be an announcement and invitation forthcoming to the community shortly regarding their next great event honoring …

Which is great. And then the heart committee, I left the funding, flat at 3,000, which is what they had last year. And What was asked for in this year's but or what was asked for in the budget request was $39.45. So

Trustee Simon advised that Croton made the front cover of the 2026 Westchester County Calendar, on February 20th the HEART Committee held a ceremony for the those Croton honorees that were chosen by the committee, on February …

Thank you. Thank you, trustee Nicholson. I got a wonderful surprise, this afternoon. I was over at the County Building, for a meeting, which I'll talk about, at some future session, but, with our, wonderful county legislator, Emiliana Ulaei. And at t…

And as the heart committee in the future honors additional Crotonites, their names will go up on that plaque. And so the heart committee had a wonderful cake for the seniors, and it was it was a great great early afternoon. On that same day, the mayo…

you, trustee Simon. Condolences on. Alright. Well, I wanna congratulate Eva Thaddeus on her completion of her first, meeting as, conservation advisory council chair. I also want to welcome back and welcome, some people to the exciting world of public…

to belabor this conversation, but, I mean, you know, I think for the heart committee, right, that's that's the committee that we haven't had success in really getting a lot of applicants for. We have two vacancies,

Okay. Kind of implied. But what about people who are not selected? How are we communicating with them and thanking them for reaching out and letting them know that maybe there's an opportunity on the heart committee for them? I'm not I'm not I that w…

RESOLUTIONS: Resolution #287-2025 On motion of TRUSTEE SIMON, seconded by TRUSTEE NICHOLSON, the following resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, New York with a 5-0 vote. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that…

Village Board of Trustees December 1, 2025 Page 8 1. Email from Christine Wagner announcing her resignation from the Zoning Board of Appeals. https://play.champds.com/AT T/crotononhudsonny/2025- 11/281c5e87a71db06c16931d44ac7eff7420f433d1.pdf 2. Year…

Well, thank you, trustee Nicholson. A few things here. On November 6, our heart committee met following up on the first four Croton luminaries that were honored, Pete Sakerakis, Ed Ron Thaler, Cornelia Cotton, and of course, the collection of great d…

Trustee Simon advised that on Nov 6" the HEART Committee met and talked about how to proceed in the future, on Nov 7 he and Mayor Pugh participated in the Barre Ribbon cutting, on Nov 9" the Sustainability Committee met and gave updates on the variou…

HEART committee Minutes September 11, 2025, 6:30 pm HEART: Help, Exemplify, Aid, Respect, Teach Attendance: Carolyn Whiting, Bob Whiting, Joe Streany, Nancy Libow, Board liaison Len Simon. Absent: Lauren Lupano, Marie Considine. 1. May 22, 2025, meet…

1 minute • 29 minutes • 3:30 – 4:15 refreshments. • 4:15 – 4:45 HEART committee cleans up. Len will need to leave at 4:15. 3. Doctors event October 18, 20205 • Attendees: a) Sav More Flu shots b) Ossining Open Door table with information c) Feeding W…

H.E.A.R.T. Committee meeting, Chair summary May 22, 2025 Attendance: Carolyn Whiting, Robert Whiting, Nancy Libow, Lauren Lopano, Deputy Mayor Simon Absent: Marie Considine, Joe Streany 1. April 24, 2025, minutes were approved with a motion by B…

The committee agreed that these suggestions were also important. Ideas For Dobbs: The Recreation Advisory Committee shared a few ideas for the new playground at Dobbs Park. One of them was to add some challenging equipment to the playground. An…

HEART Committee Minutes April 24, 2025, 6 PM Attendance: Carolyn Whiting, Bob Whiting, Joe Streany, Nancy Libow, Deputy Mayor Simon. 1. Picture Tunnel event, May 18, 2025, 2 pm • Naming of picture tunnel in honor of Ed Rondthaler, unveiling of a …

Chief Caterino answered in the affirmative. 7/21/2025 8:50 AM Warden Streany requested that the HEART Committee dedication at the Picture Tunnel have the new boat display a water deluge to commemorate the event. Asst. Chief Colombo reported WECO si…

Debi will be in touch with the HEART Committee to inform them of the name that was chosen. Spring/Summer Field Meeting: The annual Spring/Summer field meeting was held on Thursday, January 21st and went well. Those in attendance were field user …

The Village will have to match the $200,000 grant and will look to start the process soon. Naming of Pocket Park: Debi shared with the Recreation Advisory Committee that we were asked to partner with the HEART committee in helping name the “Pock…

HEART Committee — official committee directory. Established by Board of Trustees resolution on May 22, 2024 as successor to the 125th Anniversary Committee, the HEART Committee (Helping, Exemplifying, Aiding, Respecting, Teaching) identifies and hono…