Plans for Dobbs Park improvements and a question about vehicle access at Silver Lake were among the issues before Croton’s Recreation Advisory Committee on September 8, 2025. Bids for two Dobbs Park projects were due September 11, with work then expected to begin in the fall and finish for the spring season. This article is written solely from the meeting's official minutes; croton.news had no reporter present. One bid concerned playground equipment and the basketball court; the other covered replacement of the infield sod. Replacement of the field’s fencing and backstop was also planned alongside those projects. The committee’s update described pending bids and a projected schedule, not a contract award or completed work. The committee reviewed an IDEA Committee letter proposing a sign telling residents they could drive to the bottom of Silver Lake’s hill to reach the park. Recreation members raised safety concerns about allowing cars down the steep driveway. The minutes record their concern, without describing a new village access rule. Other discussion concerned possible after-school trips for middle-school students to special events at Cortlandt’s community center. Coordination with Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School was still underway; a transportation service had not been announced. The Gouveia Park update described a proposed architectural assessment and two submitted grant applications, rather than grant awards. John Sasso reported that two benches had been added beside the bocce courts and 48 participants had signed up for introductory classes. John Bouchard reported a picnic table, benches and a garbage bin at Duck Pond Park, along with vegetation clearing on the walkway between Half Moon Bay and Senasqua Park. The summer recreation report recorded more than 4,500 patron visits to Silver Lake, seven concerts and six family entertainment nights. Those figures count visits and events, not unique residents. Camps had operated at several locations, with a return to school sites expected the following summer. The committee also discussed reviewing the 2002 Recreation Master Plan. It approved the June minutes and scheduled its next meeting for October 6 at 7 p.m.