The dog park debate also resurfaced. John Sasso of the Recreation Advisory Committee urged the board to resume discussions, advocating for sunrise-to-sunset hours rather than the current 4 PM cutoff. Trustee Simon, who noted a protracted negotiation …

John Sasso, 87 Morningside Drive. I'm a member of the Recreation Advisory Committee. I think everyone knows I'm a big supporter of everyone on the board, including the mayor and the manager. But I'm really here Debbie Braddock, the chair of our commi…

Debbie Braddock, John Sasso. And through the the recreation advisory, we started looking at the parks. And we were at the, Black Rock Park because of the bocce court that was there and the work that was being done. And we, as a committee, went out an…

The bench discussion came alongside an update from Karen Pecora and John Sasso, who recently attended a Village Board work session focused on Black Rock Park. Among the items discussed: extending weekend dog park hours from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., in…

Dog park access drew considerable public comment. Residents Judy Rayer and John Sasso praised the proposed extension of park hours to 6:00 p.m., but Rayer asked if guests or out-of-town dog sitters could use the facility. Healy clarified that current…

John Sasso of Morningside Drive, who plays bocce near the dog park daily, offered unsolicited testimony: "Barking is not an issue at the dog park. In two years, I heard one dog barking, except for this one dog that yaps. We call it the yappa. And the…

John Sasso, 87 Morningside Drive. I just wasn't clear. Is there gonna be a vote on that tonight?

Committee members fanned out across Croton to personally inspect local facilities. While the overall verdict was positive, the walkthrough yielded a targeted to-do list for the Department of Public Works. At Black Rock Park's dog park, John Sasso poi…