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Transcript Board Of Trustees 2026-03-25 Speaker 8 96:52 →
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Article Sustainability Committee 2026-02-22 Read →
The most pressing concern was the stalled DPW solar canopy project. The Village Board had already accepted a bid from Rivertown Solar for the approximately $300,000 installation, which is fully funded by a grant. However, the project has stalled agai…
Article Board Of Trustees 2026-02-04 Read →
Croton's Board of Trustees took a major step toward renewable energy on February 4, awarding a $302,940 contract to Rivertown Solar of Dobbs Ferry for the installation of a solar canopy at the DPW Garage. The project, funded entirely through NYSERDA …
Transcript Board Of Trustees 2026-02-04 Speaker 1 63:51 →
Whereas the village issued an invitation to bid on 11/20/2025 for the installation and commissioning of a solar canopy at the DPW garage, and whereas this project is to be funded through grants awarded to the village by the New York State Energy Deve…
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Transcript Board Of Trustees 2026-01-21 Speaker 4 53:06 →
Oh, thanks. And, ditto to, trustee, Nak Taylor on both Christine and Jim and, and Ethan. Last night was Jim's first zoning board chairmanship. And, I actually watched it on television for the sole purpose of examining channel seventy eight on my own.…
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Article Board Of Trustees 2026-01-07 Read →
The initiative, developed by Sustainability Committee member Lindsay Audin and implemented by DPW's Frank Balbi and John Bouchard, will be funded through the existing lease of the DPW solar canopy. "We do not foresee a fiscal impact on the budget," H…
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Mayor Brian Pugh had a rare definitive answer: the industrial tenant's lease was renewed for more than five years, so "there will not be a change in use for the remainder of this decade." On the sustainability front, the village is switching all die…
Transcript Board Of Trustees 2026-01-07 Speaker 9 9:36 →
Thank you, mayor. To start with the question that was raised during the public comment period, as I detailed a little bit in my memo, we are switching over all of our diesel vehicles to the renewable diesel, fuel that, we have been piloting for the p…
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Article Sustainability Committee 2025-11-09 Read →
The meeting also highlighted a setback for local solar efforts. The winning contractor for the DPW solar canopy was dismissed on October 10 for failing to provide required paperwork. Because of the delay, the village lost about $9,000 of its roughly …
Article Board Of Trustees 2025-10-15 Read →
A planned solar canopy for the Croton-on-Hudson Department of Public Works garage has hit a snag after the Board of Trustees rejected the only bid submitted for the project. During the October 15 work session, the board voted 3-0 to toss out the Sep…
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The solar canopy project was slated to be fully funded through grants awarded by the New York State Energy Development and Research Authority (NYSERDA). The village initially issued an Invitation to Bid on July 31, but the lack of compliant responses…
Article Sustainability Committee 2025-10-05 Read →
Meanwhile, a separate $300,000 solar canopy project at the DPW is facing paperwork delays. Prior to a roughly $90,000 IRA rebate and other grants, the 59.4 kW project will cost the village nothing. On the operational side, Mayor Brian Pugh reported …