Truesdale Drive resident Matthew Rubenstein delivered a pointed five-minute critique. "Ten fowl, 15 feet from a neighbor's property line — that's problematic," he told the board, describing clouds of dust drifting from a neighbor's coop onto his prop…

=== HEADLINE === Chicken coop rules draw fire as village eyes $7.2 million capital plan === SUMMARY === A Truesdale Drive resident urged the Board of Trustees to reconsider a zoning change that would reduce the minimum distance for fowl pens from 50…

Matthew Rubenstein of Truesdale Drive came to Tuesday's Board of Trustees meeting to challenge a zoning change that would allow fowl pens as close as 15 feet from a property line, down from the current 50 feet. Under the proposed rules, a quarter-acr…

Hello. My name is Matthew Rubenstein. I live on Truesdale Drive. I'm focusing on, the part of the code that's being revised. It's section three article four district use regulations section two thirty dash 9.1. So if you wanna look at the code or not…

My name is Paul Janis. I live at 65 Truesdale Drive. I moved here in 1976. And I was very struck at the beginning of this meeting with the quilt and how everybody on this board and the mayor in here love Croton and the sense of community. And part of…

During public comment, Susan Skrelja of Truesdale Drive questioned whether residents were subsidizing the project, prompting Healy to reiterate that all funding flows from the county.

Christine O'Connor and Geordie Bell of the Lorraine Hansberry Coalition had just spoken in favor of co-naming a section of Cleveland Drive near the library for the famed playwright, who spent summers in Croton and is buried here. Then a resident from…

Everely and Truesdale Drive. Hopefully, later on the meeting, either our lawyer or our mayor or our manager will explain what all these labor services directives mean regarding building in Croton. I know that some of your politicians have a labor bac…

Riley from Truesdale Drive. Few few quick comments before we get down to business. The human rights presentation at the library, which was done by an outstanding presenter, mister Mayo Gregory Bartlett, a lawyer. And the Human Rights Commissioner was…

Ed Riley from Truesdale Drive. Last shot at resolutions, item one. I think the state controller is requiring the village of Croton to get a letter that says they wanna violate the tax cap before they even vote on whether they're gonna violate the tax…

Ed Riley from Truesdale Drive. I think the, just a comment on Saturday's activities. I think the area around Wells Fargo Bank is a perfect place to protest both locally and regionally. I look forward to more protests there. The last one was sponsored…

Residents used the public comment period to express concerns about growth and traffic. Debi Braddick of Young Avenue urged the board to consider the traffic impact of the LOT A development and to share potential uses for Gouveia Park. Ed Riely of Tru…

During the non-agenda public comment period, resident Ed Riely of Truesdale Drive questioned why village police officers were directing traffic at Con-Edison construction sites. Village Manager Bryan Healy clarified that utilities request off-duty of…

During public comment, Ed Riely of Truesdale Drive criticized the village's fire department awards and recreation fees, while David Lowell of Farrington Road submitted a written request for a permanent ban on gas-powered leaf blowers.

The lone public speaker, Ed Riley of 110 Truesdale Drive, echoed the board's reservations. He spoke in opposition to the law, calling it unnecessary and "potentially political," and praised the current effectiveness of both boards.

=== ARTICLE === Ed Riley of Truesdale Drive showed up to a Zoning Board of Appeals meeting with no applications on the agenda and delivered the most pointed public comment of the night — calling a proposed alternate member system "subversive" and "an…

I'm only my name is Ed Riley of Truesdale Drive. I attend almost every village board meeting in the last four or five years and every planning board meeting, including the last one. This alternative member is subversive to the job you're doing, and I…

Ed Riely of 110 Truesdale Drive was the sole resident to speak on the registry, acknowledging the understandable desire to prevent overcrowding but warning it "could be seen as another way to garnish more fees from the community." When asked what hap…

"I could not think of another Village that does not have alternate members," said Village Attorney Dan Pozin, arguing they would prevent delays if a member misses several meetings. Resident Ed Riely of Truesdale Drive suggested the Village Board of …