Nora Nicholson

So once again, I suggest it's time to have a regular policy in dealing with relations with the MTA and to get back some of that that money that they don't pay in taxes. And if they were an industrial site, they would be paying us big time. From my kn…

Yeah. I mean, I I definitely I I feel that there because there was some challenges kind of who had the authority to. Right? So there were some signs that were taking a very long time. The VEB would make recommendations, and then it would get to the p…

yeah. But I do you know, I just wanna comment on the town hall and that there was a very palatable sense of you're just giving us lip service. We're not really giving, you know, we're not, you're not gonna be listening to our feedback. You're asking …

I'm also a big supporter of the looking at Parkland and looking at the Echo Canoe Landing as a possibility of enhancing that space. When you think about, like, what isn't in this space, you know, there like, we think about reducing the width of that …

Though I'm on the board, I just wanted to share that we did have a neighbor that a Nora Nicholson. So we did have a neighbor that sent an email. He wasn't able to make it tonight. But his idea is to run a trail sort of to connect the neighborhoods th…

I mean, right now, it is you know, we haven't seen a renovation to that station in a very long time. So you kinda come into Croton, and it's like, So that could be an opportunity for some beautification, and absolutely, the walkability in that area i…

Just in terms of just so people kinda understand, when we pick this area when we look at sort of the Grand Street Upper Village area, which is really the true downtown of the Yes. Village, why isn't that a great candidate? Like, if we just circled so…

So I just wanna note that the fall recreation programming is up and available for registration. And I also wanna just highlight the fact that we are offering three programs for teens. So from fifth to eighth grade,

Lorraine Hansberry Coalition will be hosting a display of materials at the library. So more to come on that and the exact dates, but it's in the next couple of weeks. I just wanna reiterate my, appreciation for the folks that came out this evening fo…

So as we dive in at our work session, I would like to talk about that a little bit further. Also, we've gotten some emails regarding domestic caged animals inside people's houses, so people are confused about the language there. So there's some more …

So I think and this is this is a suggestion of trustee not taller. I mean, I think that there's an opportunity for us to have a q and a sort of developed with the information that you've shared with us this evening, information that we have from the …

So I agree. I mean, I think that process wise, it should go to the WAC. Yep. Yep. And and then they can if they have the ability to ask for more information Yep. That's the point. I also just wanna say I appreciate your research. I appreciate your co…

happening as we speak, which is really exciting. And then kind of all of the new painting and roadwork and Cleveland Drive are just beautiful. That is amazing. Then the recreation department has been working on the successful camp years, a challengin…

just I did a quick hit. You know, when we sort of converted these additional buildings to ETPA, there was conversation around what the rent increases would be, and there was feedback from the landlords. They were concerned about sort of keeping up. S…

I I could try I I think I think some other people should try to answer that. I mean, I think part of the reason is that incidents happened before the tree law was passed. Right? So, I mean, part of the reason and one of the blatant blatant sort of or…

nothing we can do about like, they're able to do it, but the fact of the matter is But they're not able to do it. Well, that would That's reason why we have the tree law. The new law. Path. Yeah. New law. Right. Right. And that's why we spent as much…

Yeah. Just a little bit, you know, the mayor and I are both liaisons. I was gonna ask that Matthew's liaison. We did have a preview conversation last night. You know, they they hadn't received the memo yet, so they hadn't seen in detail yet what we w…

Thank you. I decided to wear a patriotic outfit this evening. It's it's America's two hundred and fiftieth birthday. I do appreciate everyone coming out. Just a little bit on process, you know, we have, work sessions. We only schedule one work sessio…

It was actually a preliminary conversation because they were trying to get an application with the state. We sent a positive recommendation for that dispensary, at down at ShopRite. Their lease fell through. So it was not the village that stopped tha…

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Yes. Andrew, maybe you could, just clarify kind of why Yes. Why we're doing that. Why we're doing this for the third time in three weeks? Why the third time's the prize? So,

Yeah. And I think I think a perfect analogy is the red light camera. We we did a similar home rule request last year to authorize the village to have red light cameras. The governor did sign that bill in October 2025, but as of yet, the board has not…

You know, think I it's important that we spend the money in a careful way. To trustee Simon's point, this was part of our contingency when we passed the budget back in April. And then this, you know, because this is a new position, not only will prac…

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, …

with lot a coming on board at 1 Croatan Point Avenue, 100 units there, Could we or would we consider extending the streetscaping so that it extends to that location kind of beautifying, you know, the street and the walkability, which I know there are…

Okay. Yeah. That'd be great. And I just the small project fun, I'm just it the way it's worded, it just I don't feel like it's transparent in in what really we're talking about, and I I'm concerned about that. You know, I don't know what really what …

Yeah. I just wanna comment that, you know, I I posted this kind of on my what's on the agenda on social media, and I got some comments around, you know, this this is the preliminary step in getting the ability to make a decision on cameras. Cameras a…

Thank you. So I'll be relatively quick, but I just wanna present a couple of questions that came out of the recreation advisory committee that met last week. So one of the issues that came up, and I think that we're maybe addressing it with our capit…

it. Okay. Echo has filled with 90 slots, which is fantastic to see. I also just wanna thank the Arts and Humanities Committee for really beautiful piece, pole dedication, as well as the garden club. This will be our last meeting before Summerfest, be…

Yep. I agree with deputy mayor Simon, on congratulating Robert Luntz, chair of planning board, for his outstanding work and congratulating Ava for her chair position in the conservation advisory committee and all and her outstanding work that she did…

Okay. Thank you. On that note, it would be great if the business council could monetize all that traffic and generate revenue at all of our wonderful business establishments in Croton. You know, maybe they could somebody could be there with a nice fl…

I know you also flagged the, burst pipe that happened, as well. So you were first on the scene there, so thank you. Also, I'm looking forward to to police week and the flag raising ceremony, so thank you to those that sit on the pack that work on tha…

And I just wanna call out to my colleagues a couple of things. So, you know, one of the bigger investments that we made in this budget was public safety. The digital radio system for the police department was a really significant investment and somet…

Thank you. I just wanna give, a shout out to the a couple committees. The recreation advisory committee met, last week, and they are working on doing a kind of a scouting report of all of our parks and calling out to our, parks department any things …

and then our clean volunteers will pick it up this Saturday. And, apparently, they pick up pounds and pounds and pounds of trash. So something to think about. Don't litter. Don't litter. Don't litter at everybody on Earth Day. I also just want to cal…

And then the other crosswalk that we've kind of gotten some feedback on is by the train stations when people are crossing 9. Oh, wow. Okay. And then when they're crossing up at the top between Croton Point Avenue and Riverside. Right? That's another …

superintendent, know that you were not such a fan of the signs being in the middle of the crosswalk because it's a I know it's challenging from a snow removal perspective, but we've gotten a lot of good feedback about the one on Cleveland. That, you …

I was not here for the celebrations budget because it was under DPW. Yes. I just wanted to call out, you know, we have historically had a fall fest, and then that sort of morphed into the CBC sponsored Oktoberfest, which I think is, you know, a great…

Manager, there was also a statement made by, Mickey Weiss. I almost said Mickey Mouse. I'm sorry. I was it was a long night last night. I'm sorry. The attorney. And, it was basically, I think led the public to believe that he had was given, two parki…

Okay. So And then this is it is complicated on the commercial side, the building permit commercial multifamily. Is there a call a core building permit fee? Are there unit based fee components? Just and is there opportunity to raise the prices on the …

It I mean, it just it didn't it when I ran the numbers in my own head, it didn't seem to make that much sense because I think seems like what happens at night court is potentially you're negotiating and lowering, you know, a fine. And now if we're ge…

Yep. Topic. I also think, you know, we had a conversation. I wasn't here. I listened to your conversation last week when we did the approval of the body worn cameras. I'm in agreement. I think that, you know, it's something that we need as a departme…

And I think that's why we, you know, I think that's why we need to do a study. Right? I mean, I think that that's what we kind of need to understand is the amount of workload that's being generated. Yeah. And and and really, like, is that still a pri…

I think it's a very interesting idea because your recruitment you know, we've done, I think, a lot of good things in terms of the low SAP program and trying to do kind of Yeah. You know, a policy perspective in in giving people initiatives. But all o…

And, manager, I just have a quick question. Sure. Actually, I I it's a little bit unfortunate there there was no public comment here just because I think this is really bless you. Sorry. Yeah. Interesting issue that Yeah. I, you know, would have woul…

I'd like to I would second that motion. I also think that there is an opportunity here to you know, I I have some real concerns about the location of the applicant from a school perspective. I know that there is some legislation from at the state lev…

you. I appreciate that. I think that, you know, from a, you know, we've gotten a lot of feedback and email, and there's been some conversation in the community. So I think it's nice to have a conversation in public Agree. About this this this topic b…

So I just wanted to highlight, a couple of things. Would like to thank trustee Simon for his hard work on this legislative agenda. I also wanna highlight that part of the, communication here is to, strengthen our relationship with the MTA, sort of a …

Yep. I think that's a really good point. And we really haven't I mean, this is just allowing us to have the option to have speeding cameras, right, by doing that. But we haven't really had the debate around red light cameras yet. Which is also on the…

Thank you. So I just have a couple of things. I was able to to attend the trash conversation last night and, unfortunately, needed to duck out a little bit early before they kind of got to the main event, which is conversation around composting in sc…