The village signed the contract for a new Engine 119 on March 18, Deputy Mayor Len Simon reported to the Fire Council on March 31, according to the council’s amended draft minutes. The meeting began late after firefighters responded to a fire at 22 Palmer Avenue earlier that day. This account is based solely on the posted minutes, labeled “Amended Draft Minutes” in the complete original reviewed as of October 19, 2026. That source label is separate from any later adoption of the minutes. The session began at 7:42 p.m. The minutes record Village Manager Bryan Healy thanking the responding departments after witnessing the Palmer Avenue response and relaying residents’ appreciation. The manager also brought news that will touch far more households than the fire: the county has changed its election districts, and the Grand Street firehouse will no longer be a polling place. Washington Engine will be, starting with the June primaries. Simon covered the rest of the village-side agenda, according to the minutes. The village is looking at legislation that would give fire and EMS first responders preference for affordable housing, and members briefly discussed who would qualify. The draft budget is out. And a legislative package assembled by Joe Streany has gone up to Albany. The Engine 119 truck committee also reported that the contract had been signed. The minutes record Simon’s update: “Also, the village signed the contract for the new E119 on the 18th and then the draft budget came out.” The fleet it will join needs the help. In the chiefs' reports, the department noted that the current Engine 119 is out of service and Engine 120 is back, with village mechanics exploring whether smaller repair jobs can now be handled in the firehouse. Chief Colombo reported that rear floor work at the Grand Street firehouse was complete and praised the lighting and the crews’ response to the Palmer Avenue fire. An assistant chief who arrived late, straight from a session with the fire investigators, thanked everyone who responded and said the department hopes to run demonstrations and training at the Grand Street firehouse during Summerfest. On the business side, the council adopted a new conflict-of-interest policy. The correspondence section also records a membership decision for one monthly meeting, on the second Monday, with a bylaw change still in progress; the minutes state: “The Membership approved to only have 1 meeting a month to be held on the 2nd Monday of the month By-law change in the works.” TL44's membership application from a new member was accepted. Washington Engine reported one member dropped from the rolls after moving out of the area, and letters were set to go out April 1 notifying two inactive members that they are at risk of being dropped. The council forwarded a Montrose fire department parade invitation for May 30 to its parade committee and declined an invitation from the Millbrook Fire Department in Dutchess County. The sharpest discussion came over a disciplinary complaint. A fire captain told the council that a member rode another company's rig and then refused to do any further work. According to the minutes, complaints came from three companies, and a 30-day suspension for alleged insubordination was requested. After checking the bylaws, the council referred the matter to the captain of the member's own company to handle, and advised the companies to put their complaints in writing. The treasurer's report, an emailed account total of $6,801.13, was accepted on a motion. The correspondence file ranged from the routine to the warm: a thank-you from the Greenville Fire District for Croton's tanker covering its district during a large water main break, an invitation to the Peekskill Fire Department's 200th anniversary dinner dance, a FASNY recruitment flyer, thank-you cards from residents around New York State, and a batch of Valentine's cards from kids at CET School. For residents, the first visible change arrives at the ballot box: the June primaries will be the first election held at the Washington Engine firehouse instead of Grand Street. The meeting-frequency bylaw change remained in progress. *Correction, October 19, 2026: A membership notice about one monthly meeting was previously described as a council decision affecting all companies. The minutes record no such department-wide vote, and the bylaw change remained in progress. This account also identifies the source as amended draft minutes and presents its descriptions as a written record rather than a recording of spoken remarks.*