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Mount Airy Road Subdivision

Active 22 meetings · 2022-07-06 to 2026-07-22

Controversial subdivision proposal at 52 Mount Airy Road requiring multiple area variances.

Jul 6, 2022
Community Meeting: Con Ed Grand Street Project Q&A
Transcript Speaker 1 0:33 →
Good evening, everyone. So right now, I have with me Sean Khan, who's gonna be the Con Edison supervisor, John LaFrance, who is the John Fia foreman super for the project. And the scope of the work is we're upgrading our high pressure lines from stee…
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Jul 18, 2022
Board Of Trustees
Transcript Speaker 10 29:05 →
Good evening. My name is Aaron Lamar. When the sales representative of Homelandt Towers said last week that our property, 228 Hessian Hills, would have a direct view of the site and that only a few neighbors in this situation would make for a pretty …
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Feb 27, 2025
Board of Education
Transcript Speaker 6 56:01 →
I can tell just looking at it. Yeah. No. Correct. The DPW, which is right next to us, has three phase. I think the issue is the overall load of that circuit and for asking for such an amperage increase would take that that line as a whole to be too h…
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Mar 25, 2025
Zoning Board of Appeals
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VILLAGE OF CROTON-ON-HUDSON DRAFT MINUTES OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS TUESDAY, March 25, 2025 PRESENT: Christine Wagner, Chairperson Daron Weber Doug Olcott Rocco Mastronardi Jim Tuman ALSO PRESENT: Ron Wegner, Assistant Village Engineer, PE Mar…
Aug 20, 2025
Board Of Trustees
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Sydney Regier, Mount Airy Road East, Croton on Hudson, stated that while she is opposed to antisemitism she urged the Board not to adopt the IHRA (Holocaust Remembrance Alliance) definition of antisemitism, because she believe…
Sep 10, 2025
Board Of Trustees
Transcript Speaker 12 30:32 →
Hello. My name is Orit Daly. I live on Mount Airy South. I've been resident of Croton for twenty more than twenty years now. I just wanted to thank you for accepting the IRA definition of antisemitism. We should not be concerning ourselves and Croton…
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Department of Justice, objects to re-naming Village streets for those that have served Croton, we should find other ways to memorialize them, does not believe the Village should be creating a special fund to relieve neighbors …
Sep 30, 2025
Zoning Board of Appeals
Transcript Speaker 0 29:24 →
All, not in favor of the variance? Aye. Aye. Alright. So it did not pass. We wish you all the best of luck. Thank you. Thank you, folks. Thank you, everyone. With that, as we get resettled here, the next application on the agenda is 99 Mount Airy. So…
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Transcript Speaker 0 31:39 →
ready up front? Yep. Stephanie, you're good. Alright. So 99 Mount Airy South. If you could tell us who you are and what you're applying for.
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Tuman, yes, Mr. Mastronardi, no, Chairperson Wagner, no. (Mr. Olcott, absent). 3. NEW BUSINESS a) Ann Reibel, owner--99 Mount Airy-Located in a RA-40 1-Family Residence District and designated on the Tax Maps of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson as…
Oct 15, 2025
Board of Trustees Work Session
Transcript Bryan Healy 63:41 →
Yeah. I mean, it is I I was up in that area on Monday after the storm. Yep. And, I mean, people do travel, I would say, fast on that road. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, it's it's surprising to me because I feel like going anything over 20 on that road is,…
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Oct 30, 2025
Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee
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The initiative for the campaign started 15 years ago after Smith and his daughter were almost hit by a speeding driver on Mount Airy Road. “Slow Down Croton” t- shirts and bumper stickers were distributed around the community. In 2016, the Village of…
Nov 13, 2025
Board Of Trustees
Transcript Bryan Healy 31:49 →
Tried so hard. Yeah. So this it was actually a nice little walk down memory lane here going through all the different things that we have done over the years because it really does showcase how well the municipalities in our immediate vicinity here r…
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Jan 7, 2026
Board Of Trustees
Transcript Ed Riely 49:31 →
And to recognize local heroes who participated in that war, one of which, the most outstanding of well, almost the most outstanding is a guy named John Patterson. And for two hundred fifty years, they've been calling him John Peterson or rifle jack o…
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Jan 20, 2026
Zoning Board of Appeals
Transcript Speaker 0 0:15 →
Thank you. Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the Tuesday, 01/20/2026 meeting of the Croton, on Hudson zoning board of appeals. Before we start, Just so everyone, in case of an emergency, we have two exits, one there and one there. We have two origin…
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Transcript Speaker 3 3:27 →
that's involved, particularly 48 Mount Airy Road, is is very, very concerned about and eager to provide whatever input I can on the seventeenth. But prior to that, I think, rather than I have some photos which I will give to you if that's appropriate…
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Members of the public present for the 52 Mount Airy Road matter asked whether there would be any movement on the project prior to the next meeting. The Board responded that there would be no action related to the request before the Zoning Board of …
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Additional concerns and requests were raised regarding site activity, including tree removal and potential permit requirements as well as site visit of neighboring properties, including 48 Mount Airy Road. The Board stated that it would be prematur…
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MOTION: Mr. Olcott made a motion to grant a variance to allow for an accessory structure (cottage) with access observable from the street. Seconded by Mr. Goldsmith. All in favor 5-0. Roll Call: Mr. Olcott, yes. Mr. Goldsmith, yes. Chairman Tuman, ye…
Feb 17, 2026
Zoning Board of Appeals
Transcript Speaker 0 0:04 →
Thank you. Good evening, everyone, and, welcome to the, 02/17/2026 meeting of the Croton on Hudson zoning board of appeals. Before we start, case of emergency, there's two exits, one in the front or at the back, one in the front. Tonight, we only hav…
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Transcript Speaker 3 1:26 →
Sure. Good evening. For the record, Corey Salome from Zarin and Steinmetz here tonight on behalf of the applicant. Here with me is Andrew Cortese who You're the attorney. I'm the attorney. Okay. I have Andrew Cortese who's the the applicant. Okay. Mi…
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Transcript Speaker 2 24:55 →
are the on the current leg of the property that goes up from Mount Airy Road South Mount Airy Road. I'm curious what the current grade is and what it's gonna have to be to for the finished driveway.
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Transcript Speaker 2 25:13 →
you just show me so that I can Yeah. So so you go on. I'm just pointing to the as you're driving up Mount Airy Road and as you're making a right into the new driveway, before you build the driveway, before you do anything to the property, I'm curious…
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Transcript Speaker 8 34:03 →
Hello. I am Claire Hilbert, and I live at 60 Mount Airy. And, I'm going to read, this letter on behalf of the neighbor who lives at 48 Mount Airy. Stuart Greenbaum and his wife Karen had had prepared for the last meeting, and he and he has to be, out…
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Transcript Speaker 7 46:51 →
Hello. My name is David Steele. I live at 56 Mount Airy Road, which abuts the property.
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Transcript Speaker 7 47:17 →
I'm not gonna read from a I think you've received a lot of letters from neighbors. I do wanna go on the record to say that our first, hearing, we had about 20 neighbors here, and the applicant, wanted to move it. We moved it. This date is a school va…
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Transcript Speaker 9 50:21 →
I'll do this. I am gonna read from prepared letter because it has the weight of 45 signatures behind it, and these are folks who are, who are off on vacation because of the rescheduling. Can you please state your name and address? Oh, yeah. I'm sorry…
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VILLAGE OF CROTON-ON-HUDSON ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS DRAFT MINUTES OF TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2026 PRESENT: James Tuman, Chairman Ethan Lewis Doug Olcott Matt Berger Bill Goldsmith ALSO PRESENT: Ron Wegner, Assistant Village Engineer, PE Len Simon, Vill…
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Chairman Tuman sought clarification regarding potential impacts on neighborhood character and environmental conditions. He noted for the record that multiple letters of opposition had been submitted by neighboring property owners that raised concerns…
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Claire Hilbert of 60 Mount Airy Road spoke and read a letter submitted by Stuart and Karen Greenbaum of 48 Mount Airy Road South. The letter expressed opposition to the requested variances and raised concerns regarding substandard lot sizes, tree rem…
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David Steele of 56 Mount Airy Road came forward and spoke in opposition to the application. He stated that the neighborhood is characterized by wooded properties and historic homes and expressed concern regarding cumulative tree removal and the poten…
Feb 18, 2026
Board Of Trustees
Transcript Len Simon 77:30 →
Last night, our zoning board met. We had a very good hearing, a public hearing on 52 Mount Airy, a a project that's garnered considerable interest. I just wanted to whoever's watching this to make sure they're aware that the hearing record is gonna s…
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Mar 11, 2026
Board Of Trustees
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Village Board of Trustees hereby approves the list for 2025 and authorizes its posting for 30 days. Resolution #52-2026 On motion of TRUSTEE SIMON, seconded by TRUSTEE NICHOLSON, the following resolution was ad…
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Village Manager is hereby authorized to execute the 2026 agreement for fire protection services with the Town, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Town shall pay the sum of $273,837, with $54,767 paid directly to the…
Mar 17, 2026
Zoning Board of Appeals
Transcript Speaker 15 45:40 →
Thank you. My name is Gabriela Mirabelli. The residents here tonight are not the ones who need to make a case. A variance is a legal exception to existing zoning, and the burden of justifying that exception rests entirely with the applicant, not with…
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Transcript Speaker 16 49:28 →
Hello. My name is Reuben Daly. I live at 67 Mount Airy Road South directly across from 52 Mount Airy South, and I am here to speak on the ecology of the project, which the developers don't seem to be interested in. So section two zero eight twenty tw…
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Transcript Speaker 17 53:23 →
My name is Vincent Cohan. I live at 8 King Street. The phrase neighborhood character has been, used a lot in these last couple of meetings and in in some of the documentation. At last month's meeting, the applicant, made a casual and, I think, rather…
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Transcript Speaker 18 57:47 →
Hello. My name is Ori Daily. I live at 67 Mount Airy Road South right across the street from 52 Mount Airy. And I do have to say, I wasn't going to speak tonight, but, a couple things came up that I just wanted to reiterate and, and repeat that, ther…
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Transcript Speaker 19 61:12 →
Hi. My name is Ashley Steele. I live at 56 Mount Airy Road, is right next door to what's going on here. I live there with my husband David Steele and my children, Tallulah and Nico, and we moved to Mount Airy thirteen years ago. And my kids were two …
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Transcript Speaker 22 68:45 →
Good evening. My name is Dan Kayer. I live at 40 South Mount Road, which is on the corner of King Street and Mount Airy. And I live with my wife and my two daughters. And I submitted some videos to the board that showed video videos of flooding on Ki…
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Transcript Speaker 6 71:42 →
Hi. My name is David Steele. I'm at 56 Mount Airy Road, which abuts the 52 Property. I submitted a letter to the board, and I spoke at the last meeting. And I wasn't intending on speaking again, but I just wanted to, respond to a few things that were…
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Transcript Speaker 24 77:01 →
Okay. Yes. My name is Claire Hilbert. I live at 60 Mount Airy. And, I just want to say that last year, my house turned a 100 years old and I got interested more than ever before, we've there for over twenty years. I got interested in the details abou…
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Ashley Steele, 56 Mount Airy Rd S Ms. Steele spoke about the historic character of the neighborhood and her family’s long-term residency. She emphasized the significance of the area’s architectural history and natural environment, including wildlife…
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Dan Cayer, 40 South Mount Airy Rd S Mr. Cayer referenced video evidence submitted to the Board showing flooding conditions in the area. He expressed concern that additional tree removal would exacerbate drainage issues and increase flooding risks fo…
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Mike Knaggs, 71 Mount Airy Rd S Mr. Knaggs acknowledged the Board’s efforts and referenced his own experience complying with tree 3 removal regulations. He questioned whether the same level of …
Mar 24, 2026
Planning Board
Transcript Speaker 7 36:02 →
I can give a quick up engineer's report update on this. Sure. Because some things actually apply if people are listening in the audience as well somewhere. Rental registry letters went out. I'm not sure if anyone's aware or has one, but if you rent y…
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Mar 25, 2026
Board Of Trustees
Transcript Maria Slippen 111:24 →
a good idea. Just have the the women of village artists at the library. So it could be women village government related volunteers or workers event. Good idea. Okay. So I, along with, deputy mayor Simon, are, have the privilege to be liaisons to the …
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WHEREAS the Village Emergency Medical Services Department provides EMS service to the Town of Cortlandt for the Mount Airy/Quaker Bridge Fire Protection District on a contract basis each year, and WHEREAS the Town has provided the Village with the 2…
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Trustee Nachtaler advised that she and Trustee Simon attended the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting on March 17th where they voted to move the 52 Mount Airy application to the Planning Board and thanked everyone who attended the…
Apr 16, 2026
Board Of Trustees
Transcript Bryan Healy 66:41 →
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Makes sense. I don't see why we couldn't do that. I mean, obviously, we would need to discuss that with the town because it's in their in their you know, it's in the town, not the village. But I can't imagine why the town would be o…
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May 20, 2026
Board Of Trustees
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of the rapid flashing beacon and while it will not cover the entire cost, it will cover half of the project, the applicant of 52 Mount Airy Road has withdrawn their Variance application, the Village has been addressing loud music …
Jun 17, 2026
Board Of Trustees
Transcript Gwen Cianfaglione 135:34 →
live off Mount Airy. They would love to be able to go to the Croton Dog Park, but depending on their address, they're not considered village. They could drive, like, five or ten minutes, whatever. I don't wanna take this away from them. And go swimmi…
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Jul 22, 2026
Board of Trustees Work Session
Transcript Nora Nicholson 43:28 →
I I could try I I think I think some other people should try to answer that. I mean, I think part of the reason is that incidents happened before the tree law was passed. Right? So, I mean, part of the reason and one of the blatant blatant sort of or…
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