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boat Used to be yes. Used to be Zoeller's. Yeah. It's not anymore, but, yeah, that's the boat shop. It's the firehouse. There's the Verizon building there. Mhmm.

So thank you for bringing it up. So I don't know what the right way for us to stay plugged into that is, but I would like to be doing so. Mhmm. You know, I I also wanted to mention that, you know, a couple meetings ago we had a hearing and then passe…

I I believe that they have, but I haven't seen the I haven't seen the documentation. But Yeah. If it's there, then the plan it will be in the planning board agenda. Correct. Yes. Yes. Okay. On the train station solar, Con Edison continues to review t…

Sure. Thank you, mayor. This is a long time coming. We've been we worked with, Verizon many years ago on a franchise agreement when, Fios first came out. And, you know, for business reasons, it didn't, proceed forward at that time. And the village ha…

and Verizon could start providing service to village residents approximately thirty days after that decision is made. Typically, how long does the, approval take from the Public Service Commission? You know, we haven't done an initial franchise for a…

the village has negotiated and reviewed a proposed cable television franchise agreement with Verizon New York Inc, and the board of and whereas the board of trustees has considered and reviewed the proposed agreement and determined that the franchise…

So so the yeah. So the revised, we we put money in to pay for the telecom special counsel. Okay. So we we use them for the telecom law that's still, you know, in progress. And then we also use them for the Verizon Fios negotiations. So that's why the…

Okay. The next item is that the annual tax lien sale is scheduled to take place on March 17 at 11AM. That'll take place in this room. And so, you know, we have been in regular contact with those, property owners that have not paid their taxes yet for…

the village has received a draft franchise agreement from Verizon to provide cable television service in certain areas of the village, whereas Cohen Law Group has provided a proposal to assist the village in negotiations with Verizon. Whereas the vil…

for a Croton resident to receive that kind of service. Yeah. I you know, in my discussions with Verizon, they're looking to move, expeditiously on this, and I think the village is also looking to do the same. So, I mean, I would be hopeful that by th…

I I think it's great. Gives residents more choice and also, helps us prepare for the future and generates income. I wanted to ask if given that this is a specialty area, I know we you and I had discussed that that this is, you know, this law firm is …

K. And just because there's a perennial question on this point about competition, you know, there is Fios or Internet service in, I think, almost all of the village. There is the, eternal hunger to have Fios, service for television. We're not there y…