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Jun 24, 2026 · Board Approves Battery Storage Study, Eyes Winter Parking Changes...
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Consider authorizing the Village Manager to award RFP No. 2 of 2026 for towing services to CNC Towing Inc. dba Luposello Auto Body of Croton-on-Hudson, New York, for the period of June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2027.
A draft one-year agreement between the Village of Croton-on-Hudson and CNC Towing Inc., dba Luposello Auto Body of 2030 Albany Post Road, for towing, vehicle storage and roadside services requested by the Village, following an April 9, 2026 request for proposals that drew four responses. The contractor would pay the Village an annual fee of $15,000, due by July 1, 2026, respond to calls 24 hours a day within 20 minutes, and carry specified insurance naming the Village as additional insured; the agreement would automatically renew for two additional years unless either party gives at least 30 days written notice.
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Resolution 153-2026, dated June 24, 2026, authorizes the Village Manager to award the contract for roadside and vehicle towing services to CNC Towing Inc. dba Luposello Auto Body of Croton-on-Hudson for the period June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2027, on the recommendation of Chief of Police John Nikitopoulos after four responses to an April 7, 2026 request for proposals were opened on May 7. The resolution also rescinds Resolution 148-2026.
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Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) Grant update.
A June 22, 2026 grants report to Mayor Pugh and the Village Board from Valerie Monastra outlining Consolidated Funding Application grants due July 31, 2026, including Climate Smart Communities (up to $2,000,000), the NYS Water Infrastructure Improvement program (up to $5,000,000), the Environmental Protection Fund (up to $675,000) and a Water Quality Improvement grant (up to $600,000), with potential Village projects such as new sidewalks, water main work on Harrison Street and Sunset Trail, Gouveia Park Community Center design and a relocated salt storage shed. It notes the Village won a $353,000 Westchester County Complete Streets grant for the sidewalk project on Municipal Place and South Riverside, and lists pending applications including Cleveland Drive sidewalks, a train station flood wall design and the Harrison Park playground.
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Discussion on establishing a policy on student members for advisory committees.
A memo dated June 19, 2026, offering points for a first Village policy on student members of advisory committees. Suggested guidelines include no more than one student member on committees of seven or fewer members and no more than two on others, non-voting status, junior or senior standing in high school, Village residency, at least a 2.5 GPA with a letter of recommendation, and one-year terms running September 1 to August 31. The memo lists eight committees that could include student members and says the Advisory Board for the Visual Environment and the Waterfront Advisory Committee could not, due to the nature of their work.
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Further discussion on changes to the Village Code related to animals/fowls.
A June 22, 2026 memo from Valerie Monastra to Mayor Pugh and the Village Board on edits to the animal regulations, reporting that at the May 27, 2026 work session the Board agreed to limit the type of fowl allowed on residential properties to chickens and ducks and wanted larger setbacks for zoning districts with lots larger than 5,000 square feet. Monastra asks the Board to confirm the chickens-and-ducks limit, decide whether to also edit rules for other farm animals such as goats, horses, cows, pigs, rabbits, sheep and alpacas/llamas, and choose whether to advance the chicken and duck revisions first or wait to include the other farm animals.
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A memo dated June 20, 2026, reporting research on best practices for keeping fowl on residential properties following a Village Board work session. It cites Cornell University's Small Farms Program on secured coops and sealed metal feed storage, Penn State Extension space standards and its recommendation that structures be kept 25 feet from property lines in urban settings, and USDA guidance on raising pigeons, including a common recommendation of 27 cubic feet of space per pair. It also notes New York City Department of Health and CDC guidance on diseases associated with pigeon droppings and backyard poultry, including bird flu and salmonella, while noting the risk of contracting a pigeon-related disease is rare.
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A revised draft, marked as based on public feedback, of proposed changes to the Village zoning code's farm-animal provisions that would prohibit keeping farm animals except chickens or ducks. Chickens and ducks, excluding roosters, would be allowed in numbers tied to lot size and could not be penned or housed within 25 feet of any lot line in the R-5 and RB one-family residence zoning districts, or 50 feet in all others. Birds would have to be kept in an enclosure or fenced area at all times, maintained clean, dry and odor-free, with adequate ventilation, sun and shade, and protection from pests and predators.
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Proposed revisions, marked as based on public feedback, to the Village zoning code's farm-animal provisions. The draft defines farm animals and fowl, would prohibit keeping farm animals except fowl, and would allow fowl other than roosters in numbers tied to lot size under a table in the draft, with setback requirements from lot lines. Fowl would have to be kept in an enclosure or fenced area at all times, maintained clean, dry and odor-free so as not to disturb neighboring lots, with adequate ventilation, sun and shade, and protection from pests and predators.
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Review of potential RFP for battery energy storage systems (BESS) at Village-owned properties with Lindsay Audin, Sustainability Committee Chair.
A presentation to the Village Board of Trustees dated June 24, 2026, by Lindsay Audin, chair of the Croton Sustainability Committee, on revenue from hosting battery energy storage systems (BESS) on Village-owned land, with the Pumphouse Road campus cited as an example site. Audin says developers are paying roughly $30,000 to $40,000 per megawatt per year to rent sites, so a 5 MW system on Village property could boost Village revenue by $150,000 to $200,000 per year. He asks the Village to pay a local consultant $2,000 to help him run the site list, RFI/RFP and bid-analysis work, which he says could be completed by early fall.
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Review of winter parking and sidewalk regulations.
A memo dated June 19, 2026, reviewing the Village's winter parking and sidewalk regulations after last winter's storms. It proposes amending the rule banning street parking once two inches or more of snow has accumulated, in place since 1993, to allow parking in business districts from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on one side of the street, with nighttime parking still prohibited so DPW crews can clear roads; in a major storm the Village Manager could bar parking under a state of emergency. It also says responsibility for shoveling certain sidewalks adjacent to private property will be returned to the owners, and recommends amending Section 197-15(1) to clarify the exempted section of Old Post Road South and add two sections of Farrington Road to the exemption list.
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