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…

I think I think we should maybe try to break this down just a little bit. So let's if we can start with the penalties themselves, right, the the existing penalties that are in our code. In my in my research, it seemed like pretty much all the municip…

And we did also suggest that on the exempt signs that you provide yourselves an opportunity to require a sign. So, say you you determine that it's important to post a sign that this property is a subject for zoning board application to be heard. I yo…

has taken the first bite at the single bite. Yes. Yeah. Thank you, mayor. And I I should I should say both the mayor and the manager have been, you know, very helpful in terms of insights and a few edits and and and and thoughts. So I really apprecia…

The Board also approved a $48,260.35 budget amendment to cover snow removal overruns from the Blizzard of 2026, offset by higher-than-expected revenues. The Village is working with Westchester County on a potential federal disaster declaration for re…

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…

Good evening. My name is Jay Sherman. I live at 94 Grand Street. I'm also one of the local attorneys that come to your court every week. So far, you've mentioned or the others have mentioned that you did as well. Study costs, statistics, but I think …

And, manager, it's fair it's fair to say that whether it's the small part that we had in the project or Cortland itself or Westchester County, all three of our local entities have done everything they they need to do to get this project underway. Yes…

Whereas the Westchester Municipal Consortium, including the village of Hudson, hired Joel r Dichter of Dichter Law LLC to represent participating Westchester County municipalities in Con Edison's electric and gas rate case before the New York Public …

Thank you. Thank you, trustee Nicholson. I got a wonderful surprise, this afternoon. I was over at the County Building, for a meeting, which I'll talk about, at some future session, but, with our, wonderful county legislator, Emiliana Ulaei. And at t…

A state of emergency declaration, it turns out, doesn't bring funding. It simply lets the village skip the usual bidding and quoting requirements when renting equipment mid-storm. Federal FEMA money could become available if Westchester County secure…

Okay. Thank you. So it's been a fun couple of days here in the village of Croton for our DPW and all our staff. The DPW put in thirty one hours of of time. They've got here on 4PM Sunday, and they were here until 11:00 Monday night. So, you know, the…

So with the state of emergency, there's not necessarily any funding that becomes available. What the state of emergency does, it allows us to circumvent our purchasing policy. And circumvent's probably not the right word. But, you know, normally, whe…

to talk a little bit about how grants and how to decide when to pursue a particular grant, talk about a little bit on the anticipated state grants, for this year. Grants for potential cap village capital projects that have already been identified, by…

Okay. You know, I think that I mentioned this early on, but I just wanted to emphasize it again that in in the year or so that we've been working with you, we have a lot of wins. And I wanna I wanna thank you for that and as well as the manager who's…

PACE Land Use Law Center, where you've been, Steve Mhmm. And, the Housing Action Council. These are people who are deeply involved in affordable housing, throughout Westchester County in the 99 county region. And they went off and looked at these pro…

So, Josh, tell us where we are as far as Westchester County goes. Are a lot of communities looking at this right now? Is this gonna be something that everybody tries to do? I've seen some get away with veterans in other in other areas where, you know…

Meanwhile, the village’s battery energy storage system (BESS) 2.0 project at Municipal Place is back on track after Luminace submitted a modified proposal on January 27 accepting changes to the site access easement. To maximize the site’s potential m…

The agreement covers publicly funded infrastructure work, including a water main extension from Wayne Street to Croton Point Avenue and a new sewer line to South Riverside—work paid for by Westchester County's Housing Implementation Fund, not village…

The board also authorized a project labor agreement for the publicly funded portions of the 100-unit affordable housing development at Lot A on Croton Point Avenue. The PLA covers infrastructure work — including a water main extension and new sewer l…

Whereas the village of Cordonan Hudson has owned a parcel located on the North side of Cordon Point Avenue at its intersection with Veterans Plaza, also known as TaxMap Parcel 79 Dot 17 Dash 1 Dash 5 since the nineteen sixties. And whereas in 2023, t…

Thank you, Mayor. So as part of the RFP process, as we discussed in 2023, when the RFP was being drafted for, lot a, one of the requirements that was listed for the developer was to enter into a project labor agreement with the building and trades co…

Sure. So in terms of the, lot a, the PLA, the funds are not they're not village funds. These are Westchester County funds that are made available for the express purpose of building affordable housing. Right? It's the housing implementation fund prog…

time for breaking ground? Oh, sure. Which I know is ballpark. But Yeah. We we don't have a a definitive answer on that on that point at at at this point. We are still working towards the closing on the property. That is most likely not going to take …

Thanks very much. Yep. So just a a few things here. Again, congratulations to Elton Robinson for receiving our key to the village and for designing our logo, which is, I think, served us so well. Speaking of recognition, on Friday, at noon, we'll be …

Mark talked about that too in his email. He is he's requesting if they could have a a second booth, which, of course, they can, to talk about Croton and the revolutionary war. He's created two large panels, and plans to create some more, and also giv…

Mhmm. And then issuing a proclamation for National Police Week. I don't think that's a That's easy. That's an issue. Right? Yep. Yep. And then as we've mentioned previously about doing some sort of a a medals and awards night, you know, the chief sai…

Couple of things. I just want to recognize once again the the work of our Department of Public Works who have been, continuing to come in at 04:00 every morning to address snow removal. You know, they did Brook Street on Monday. They did North Rivers…

So it's it's possible. Yeah. Depending on I I don't know if Westchester County has funded that pro that program again as part of their budget. That's an you know, the the Complete Streets that we applied for South Riverside and Municipal Place Yep. S…

This is the process that gets us going so we have all our policies. Then we're gonna have all our procedures. Then we're gonna complete the accreditation manual. Okay? And the accreditation manual isn't just a manual. It's you have to have a policy a…

we may have to come up with additional money because that grant was several years ago, and everything has gone up. So, but we're gonna try and find out what we can afford and what we can do with the money we have. And, also, like I said, the operatio…

Wagner also collected awards from county legislators, the state assembly, and state senator. Wednesday was declared Christine Wagner Day in Westchester County, with her name running in lights at the county center.

for those viewing at home or just in the audience, I'll note that we have awards from, our county legislators, state assembly person, and state senator. And, tomorrow will be Christine Wagner Day in Westchester County, which means that her name will …

Croton officers currently work a rotating backwards schedule, which Nikitopoulos called "the worst for health" compared to the steady tours used by most other Westchester County departments. The chief noted that the village has lost several officers …

=== HEADLINE === DPW boss asks board to let bigger cities break new tech first === SUMMARY === Croton's DPW superintendent told trustees he'd rather let New York City and Yonkers "break" new technologies like electric vehicles before the village ado…

Notably, nobody from the public showed up to comment on what could hit their wallets hardest: trash disposal fees that are projected to nearly double in 2026. The village manager attributed the spike to Westchester County raising its tipping fees by …

the key skill is charging us more money? It's it's Westchester County. So the the Westchester County runs the solid waste disposal and, you know, they significantly increased their fees for garbage, solid waste. And they I mean, they also increased t…

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…

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 board voted 4-0—with Trustee Nicholson absent—to set the new minimum wage for part-time village employees, including camp counselors, lifeguards, and laborers. Village Manager Bryan Healy noted that future increases will be tied to the rate of in…

On the infrastructure front, the board authorized a $701,000 intermunicipal agreement with Westchester County to fund long-sought drainage improvements along Brook Street and Terrace Place. The village also took a major step on the Half Moon Bay Brid…

Croton has officially become the first municipality in Westchester County to leverage its streetlight accounts for community solar savings, netting the village $4,000 in immediate credits and an estimated $3,000 in annual ongoing savings.

The Croton-on-Hudson Board of Trustees took a major step forward Tuesday night on the village’s largest affordable housing initiative, unanimously approving an agreement that could channel up to $6 million in Westchester County funding toward infrast…

Gilbert was missing a required Class #2 course that hasn't been offered at the Westchester County DES Fire Training Center in 2025; he completed a UTV operator course at Camp Smith instead. Altamura, an active FDNY firefighter, could not obtain docum…

New docking stations will target Senasqua and a spot on North Riverside, with the prime location identified at the bottom of the footbridge ramp on the west side by the crosswalk. The committee also discussed the possibility of placing a station at C…

On the practical side, Village Manager Healy reminded residents that seasonal parking permits are now on sale and required after November 1, leaf pick-up begins next week, and early voting continues at Village Hall. Healy also confirmed that Westches…

Deputy Chief Josh Karpoff, chairing the investigative committee, reported that 21 of 24 nominated officers were fully qualified. Two others — Lt. John Gilbert and Capt. Dave Altamura — were approved with substitutions after brief discussion. Gilbert,…

The meeting also saw the board advance two infrastructure projects. A Negative Declaration was issued under SEQRA for the Brook Street drainage improvements, a long-awaited project to address chronic flooding along Brook Street and Terrace Place. The…

My name is Catherine Ryder. I live at Seventhank Street, so across the street from the house that will be most impacted by this. And first and foremost, I'd like to remind everybody that his building was built before the zoning, So it wouldn't even b…