and trustee Nixon, good good thoughts on, I think, on the on the leaf blowers as well as from from our participants. And it's it's it's on our list. We know it's on our list, and it's just a question of of of addressing it at some point. But soon, I …

Members, I I think it's better if you stand in front rather than concealed behind the board behind this. So in shrouded behind me is the good good evening, everyone. Shrouded behind me is a quilt prepared by the members of Croton one hundred. It is a…

Thank you so much. So, yeah, I'm Patty Buchanan from Croton one hundred. I want to introduce, the team that created this quilt. First, Audrey Supple, who was really the lead crafter, this fabric artist that has done tremendous work on this quilt, and…

John Dew, would you like to say a few words? No. Members of the board? Members of the board, say thank you. And since I didn't know it, we are actually joined by Lindsey Auden. Can everyone cheer for Lindsey and the sustainability committee in person…

So continuing. So two weeks ago on February 20, we we had the heart committee ceremony in the community room. We hung the plaque with with our seniors club in attendance for the honorees from the heart committee. The ones that are up there so far are…

you know, a good example of that is the TAP grant that we're getting ready to submit. Right? Because we, you know, that that for those who may not have been watching the meeting last week, that is we're seeking money to install sidewalks on Cleveland…

Croton’s Sustainability Committee met Sunday to confront a pair of frustrating infrastructure delays, even as the village notched a major emissions milestone by transitioning its entire municipal diesel fleet to renewable fuel.

The committee also took a first look at "balcony solar" systems—plug-in solar panels limited to 1.2 kilowatts under proposed state law. Dan Columbini raised fire and electrical code concerns, and new resident Corey Cummings volunteered to research th…

taking the seat on a committee if a resident is interested. If there's a vacancy and a need on a committee, then we can I really don't think you need to put something like that? I think that this is an area that needs to come down to judgment. If you…

of But there are very qualified people on the sustainability committee that do a lot of work for our village who are not residents. And I'm not gonna say they have to leave because, hypothetically, you know, some person with no real or vastly, you kn…

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 …

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…

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.…

During a Sunday morning Zoom meeting, the Sustainability Committee revealed that Luminace, the developer tapped to build a half-sized battery energy storage system (BESS) at the Municipal Place facility, has backed out. The firm’s development directo…

one one more thank you and one more question, which coincidentally relates to what trustee Nachteller was discussing. But from our sustainability committee through the board and then to you, we stood up, I think, a pretty good composting program. I t…

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…

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…

The hard-fought victory, which took 18 months to finalize with the New York Power Authority (NYPA), was a highlight of the Sustainability Committee’s final meeting of the year on December 7. NYPA applied the accrued credits to the Municipal Building …

Residents looking to participate in the Food Scrap Recycling program should note that the new shed is now operational, and the program is expanding to more households this January. The Sustainability Committee will reconvene via Zoom on Sunday, Janua…

While organizational meetings are typically procedural, the board took a notable step by formally codifying three volunteer committees that had been operating without official resolutions. The Bicycle Pedestrian Committee and the Sustainability Commi…

Croton’s bulk electricity purchasing program is coming to an end. Village Trustee Len Simon announced at the November 9 Sustainability Committee meeting that Westchester Power will discontinue its Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program for all pa…

Residents looking to take advantage of the 30% federal tax credit (up to $2,000) for heat pump water heaters should be aware that the credit expires December 31, 2025. However, committee Chair Lindsay Audin cautioned that navigating the current state…

Croton’s Sustainability Committee is eyeing a new way to fund green initiatives without relying on unpredictable government grants: leasing a small slice of village-owned land for a battery energy storage system.