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Jul 15, 2026 · Village Wins $353,744 Sidewalk Grant; Trustees Address Committee...
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Approval of Vouchers
Warrant of vouchers presented for approval at the Wednesday, July 15, 2026 meeting, with a grand total of $409,176.64, comprising $370,863.19 in warrant payments and $38,313.45 in post-audit claims. By fund, totals include $132,195.02 from the General Fund, $252,793.37 from the Capital Fund, $10,894.26 from the Water Fund, $2,795.69 from the Sewer Fund, and $10,498.30 from the Trust Fund.
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Consent Agenda — Approval of Minutes — July 1st Regular Meeting
Minutes of the July 1, 2026 regular Village Board meeting. Village Manager Healy reported cooling centers would open during the heat wave with Silver Lake fees waived, Cleveland Drive repaving would begin July 13, Westchester County would start the roughly 10-month Quaker Bridge replacement July 7, and the Village will seek penalties against Con Edison in local justice court for starting a pole replacement project on Old Post Road South without notice. Resolutions 154 through 158 passed 4-0, accepting a $2,824.80 bench donation and a Dobbs Park scoreboard, reclassifying Gouveia Park improvements as a SEQRA Type II action, referring the animal-keeping Local Law Introductory No. 10 of 2026 to the Planning Board, Waterfront Advisory Committee, and county, and approving $2,628 in battery-powered equipment from the sustainable trust account.
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Consent Agenda — Correspondence to the Board — Email from Laroue Shatzkin, Cortlandt Town Clerk, regarding proposed omnibus zoning text amendments for the Town of Cortlandt.
Draft omnibus zoning text amendments for the Town of Cortlandt's Town Code. Changes include making site plan approvals valid for one year with up to four one-year extensions, preliminary subdivision plat approvals valid for six months with up to five six-month extensions, deeming applications dormant and withdrawn after two years of inactivity, imposing a recreation fee on every new residential unit, allowing changes of use on already-developed wetland sites without a net increase in impervious surface, and requiring wetland delineations older than five years to be redone. The law would also replace the residential dimensional regulations table, delete the maximum floor area table, and revise numerous definitions including accessory dwelling units, gross floor area, lot coverage, and flag lots.
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Resolution 166-26 of the Town Board of the Town of Cortlandt, adopted June 9, 2026, scheduling a public hearing for July 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM at Town Hall, 1 Heady Street, Cortlandt Manor, on omnibus zoning text amendments. The amendments under consideration include definitions in the zoning chapter, simplification of the Table of Dimensional Regulations for residential districts, and clarification of various procedural items.
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Consent Agenda — Correspondence to the Board — Letter from Mike Grayeb, Race Director, regarding the 2026 Harry Chapin Memorial Run Against Hunger.
Letter dated July 1, 2026 from Race Director Mike Grayeb and Assistant Race Director Carrie Sena outlining plans for the 2026 Harry Chapin Memorial Run Against Hunger, again a hybrid event with a virtual window of October 10-17 and an in-person event at Croton Harmon High School on October 18. The 5K starts at 8:30 a.m., the 10K at 10 a.m., and the One Mile Fun Run at 11:45 a.m., with the 10K again using the alternate route over the Croton Dam adopted in 2025 because of the Quaker Bridge closure. Bib and shirt pickup is planned at Asbury United Methodist Church on October 10, 15, and 17, and organizers describe coordinating with Croton police, fire, EMS, DPW, and other agencies as the event marks 45 years of Village support.
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Consent Agenda — Correspondence to the Board — Letter from New York State Homes and Community Renewal re-certifying the Village of Croton-on-Hudson as a Pro-Housing Community for 2026.
Consent Agenda — Resolutions — Consider adopting the revised Debt Policy for the Village of Croton-on-Hudson.
Resolution 167-2026, dated July 15, 2026, approving a revised Debt Policy for the Village. The resolution notes the original policy was adopted January 17, 2017, that the Village's total outstanding debt has since decreased by more than $10 million, and that the revision aligns the policy with this year's capital plan adopted by the Village Board.
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Revised Debt Policy for the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, committing to weigh capital reserves, pay-as-you-go cash, and debt financing for capital investments while maintaining an unassigned General Fund balance of 17 to 25 percent of total appropriations. The Village's projected General Fund debt as of June 1, 2026 was $20,136,193, with 2026-2027 principal and interest payments of $2,935,153 representing 12 percent of General Fund appropriations, against a long-range goal of keeping debt payments under 16 percent. The policy notes no debt needed to be issued for the water or sewer funds in the 2026-2027 capital plan.
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Consent Agenda — Resolutions — Consider approving the request to hold the Harry Chapin Memorial Run Against Hunger on October 18, 2026, and authorizing the necessary road closures for such event, and filing for the record the letter from New York State Homes and Community Renewal and the proposed omnibus zoning text amendments from the Town of Cortlandt.
Resolution 165-2026, dated July 15, 2026, approving the request to hold the Harry Chapin Memorial Run Against Hunger on October 18, 2026 and authorizing the necessary road closures for the event. The resolution also files for the record a letter from New York State Homes and Community Renewal and the proposed omnibus zoning text amendments from the Town of Cortlandt.
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Consent Agenda — Resolutions — Consider authorizing the Village Manager to execute a change order in the amount of $75,036.55 with ELQ Industries of New Rochelle, New York, to pave Cleveland Drive between Gerstein Street and Jacoby Street.
Resolution 173-2026, dated July 15, 2026, approving Change Order No. 1 for Bid 1-2026 in the amount of $75,036.55 so ELQ Industries can mill and pave an additional section of Cleveland Drive between Gerstein Street and Jacoby Street using Village funds. The resolution notes the underlying federal aid Paving in Downtown Croton contract was awarded to ELQ on May 6, 2026, and that it is in the Village's interest to complete the extra work while the contractor is mobilized.
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Resolution 96-2026, dated May 6, 2026, awarding Bid No. 1-2026 for the federal aid project Paving in Downtown Croton (PIN 8763.03) to ELQ Industries of New Rochelle, New York, the lowest responsible bidder at $702,461.48 among seven bids received by the March 20, 2026 deadline. The project covers paving Cleveland Drive from Gotwald Circle to Gerstein Street plus portions of Old Post Road South, Wood Road, and Gerstein Street, with the recommendation supported by the Superintendent of Public Works and concurrence from the state DOT.
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Consent Agenda — Resolutions — Consider authorizing the Village Manager to execute an amendment to the lease agreement with T-Mobile Northeast LLC for the cell antenna located at the Municipal Building.
First Amendment to the June 27, 2007 communications site lease between the Village of Croton-on-Hudson and T-Mobile Northeast LLC for the premises at One Van Wyck Street. Upon expiration of the current renewal term on March 12, 2028, T-Mobile gains the right to renew for up to three additional five-year periods, and effective March 13, 2028 rent will be $3,950.00 per month, increasing 2 percent annually thereafter.
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Resolution 174-2026, dated July 15, 2026, authorizing the Village Manager to execute an amendment to the lease agreement with T-Mobile Northeast LLC for the colocation of a cell antenna at 1 Van Wyck Street. The amendment, effective at the end of the current term on March 12, 2028, sets the new monthly lease payment at $3,950 with a 2 percent annual increase thereafter.
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Consent Agenda — Resolutions — Consider authorizing the Village Treasurer to amend the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 General Fund Budgets in the amount of $22,641.22 related to police overtime expenses for Con Edison work.
Resolution 175-2026, dated July 15, 2026, authorizing the Village Treasurer to amend the General Fund budgets for police overtime tied to Con Edison gas main replacement work, with Con Edison agreeing to pay the overtime costs. The 2025-2026 budget is amended by $9,026.40 and the 2026-2027 budget by $13,614.82, in each case offsetting police overtime personnel services against police fees.
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Consent Agenda — Resolutions — Consider authorizing the submission of a Consolidated Funding Application grant for engineering and design work at Gouveia Park.
Resolution 168-2026, dated July 15, 2026, authorizing the Village Manager to apply for $125,000 from the Environmental Protection Fund Grants Program for Parks, Preservation, and Heritage to fund engineering and design work for Gouveia Park, where the Village wants to rehabilitate and adaptively reuse the existing house as a multi-purpose recreational community center. The design cost is estimated at $250,000, and the Village commits to a $125,000 match if funded. The resolution also classifies the project as a Type II action under SEQRA requiring no further environmental review.
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Consent Agenda — Resolutions — Consider authorizing the submission of a Water Infrastructure Improvement Application grant for Harrison Street infrastructure improvements.
Resolution 171-2026, dated July 15, 2026, authorizing submission of a Water Infrastructure Improvement (WIIA) grant application to the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation for the Harrison Street water infrastructure improvements project, which would rehabilitate an existing water main and install a new main at Harrison Street and Sunset Trail. The project's cost estimate is $1,236,000, with the application seeking that amount and the Village committing a $370,000 match from the Water Fund upon funding.
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Consent Agenda — Resolutions — Consider authorizing the submission of a Water Quality Improvement Project grant for the relocation of the Village's salt shed.
Resolution 170-2026, dated July 15, 2026, authorizing the Village Manager to apply for $600,000 under the state DEC Water Quality Improvement Project salt storage grant to remove the existing salt shed at Veterans Plaza and build a new salt storage structure on Westchester County-owned land in Croton Point Park. The project's estimated cost is $750,000, with the Village committing a $150,000 match if the grant is funded.
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Consent Agenda — Resolutions — Consider authorizing the submission of an Urban and Community Forestry program tree inventory and assessment grant for Croton-on-Hudson.
Resolution 169-2026, dated July 15, 2026, authorizing the Village Manager to submit a $50,000 grant application to the New York State DEC Urban and Community Forestry Program for a street and landscaped park tree inventory and assessment. The resolution states the project's cost estimate is $50,000 and authorizes acceptance of the funds and execution of the state grant contract if awarded.
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Resolution 169-2026, dated July 15, 2026, authorizing the Village Manager to submit an $80,000 grant application to the New York State DEC Urban and Community Forestry Program for a street and landscaped park tree inventory and assessment. This version of the resolution lists the project's cost estimate as $80,000 and authorizes acceptance of the funds and execution of the state grant contract if awarded.
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Consent Agenda — Resolutions — Consider determining that the Harrison Street Water Infrastructure Improvements Project is a Type II Action under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA)
Resolution 172-2026, dated July 15, 2026, determining that the Harrison Street water infrastructure improvements project is a Type II action under SEQRA requiring no further environmental review. The project, subject of a WIIA grant application due to the state Environmental Facilities Corporation on or before July 27, 2026, would rehabilitate the existing 6-inch water main on Harrison Street, connect it to an existing 12-inch main to create a loop, extend a new main on Sunset Trail, and replace dysfunctional valves and hydrants.
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Consent Agenda — Resolutions — Consider determining the placement of a new overhead sign structure along Route 9 is consistent with the Village's Local Waterfront Revitalization Program.
Federal aid notification from NYSDOT, dated May 11, 2026, for PIN 8816.19, a federally funded project replacing 13 overhead sign structures in Rockland and Westchester counties that were flagged for structural deficiencies or are nearing the end of their service life. New structures would be built 10 to 15 feet behind existing ones with foundations 15 to 27 feet deep; four locations fall within the state Coastal Zone Management Area, and two are within the Croton-on-Hudson and Haverstraw LWRP boundaries. NYSDOT describes the project as a NEPA Class II and SEQRA Type II action and requests a general concurrence decision from the Department of State on releasing federal funding.
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Memo from the New York Department of State, dated June 16, 2026, transmitting for preliminary review the application package for project F-2026-0322, in which NYSDOT would replace 13 existing overhead sign structures, including one on US 9 in the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, and install new guiderail where existing rail is below standards. The memo asks the Village LWRP coordinator to respond within 30 days, after which the Department will presume no objections to the proposed project.
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Completed LWRP policy review checklist for the NYSDOT overhead sign structure project, running through the Village's waterfront revitalization policies one by one. The large majority of policies are marked No, or not applicable, with a small number of policies marked Yes, including entries in the range covering coastal flooding and erosion safeguards and consideration of state interests in major coastal actions.
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Memo dated July 10, 2026 reporting that the Waterfront Advisory Committee reviewed the referral for a new overhead sign structure along Route 9 on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. After reviewing the 44 LWRP policies, the committee determined that Policy 17, on using non-structural measures to minimize flood and erosion damage whenever possible, and Policy 18, on giving full consideration to state economic, social, and environmental interests for major coastal actions, are applicable to the project.
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Resolution 166-2026, dated July 15, 2026, declaring the new overhead sign structure along Route 9 to be installed by the New York State Department of Transportation consistent with the Village's Local Waterfront Revitalization Program. It recites that the Waterfront Advisory Committee reviewed the project on July 10, 2026, found Policies 17 and 18 relevant, covering non-structural flood and erosion measures and consideration of state interests in coastal actions, and recommended consistency.
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LWRP Review for the new overhead sign structure along Route 9
Completed LWRP policy review checklist for the NYSDOT overhead sign structure project, working through the Village's waterfront revitalization policies one at a time. Most policies are marked No, or not applicable, while a small number are marked Yes, including entries in the section covering flood and erosion safeguards and full consideration of state interests in major coastal actions.
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Proposed Resolutions — Consider authorizing the Village Manager to accept the proposal from Princeton Hydro Engineering to review Kaplan's Pond at a total cost of $8,500.
Proposal from Princeton Hydro Engineering, dated June 12, 2026, for a pond evaluation and dam inspection at Kaplan's Pond at a total fixed fee of $8,500, with a $1,000 retainer to initiate services. The pond evaluation, set for a single summer 2026 site visit, would sample water quality including phosphorus, nitrogen, and chlorophyll, analyze phytoplankton and zooplankton including cyanobacteria that can form harmful algal blooms, and assess invasive aquatic plants. The dam inspection would be a visual inspection generally following 6NYCRR Part 673.12(d), noting the structure does not meet criteria for DEC regulation and was reworked in 2004.
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Resolution 176-2026, dated July 15, 2026, authorizing the Village Manager to accept an $8,500 proposal from Princeton Hydro Engineering for a comprehensive water and health assessment of Kaplan's Pond, including an assessment of the pond's earthen berm. The resolution recounts that the Village acquired the Lounsbury Road property in 1991, replaced the outlet structure and built a new emergency spillway in 2005, and has had a contractor managing invasive species including phragmites since 2016; it also authorizes a $2,525 budget transfer from contingency to parks contractual.
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Proposed Resolutions — Consider re-establishing the HEART Committee as an ad-hoc committee under the Village Board of Trustees.
Resolution 177-2026, dated July 15, 2026, re-establishing the HEART Committee, first created May 22, 2024, as an ad-hoc committee to honor Croton residents, businesses, or groups, living or deceased, who have significantly contributed to the Village. Members will be appointed by the Mayor as needed with no official terms, the Village Board will call on the committee to choose an honoree at least once annually with ceremony plans approved by the Village Manager, and the Board of Trustees will play no part in selecting future honorees.
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