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Croton-on-Hudson, New York · Wednesday, September 30, 2026· Sep 30, 2026
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Board of Trustees Work Session

Croton parking would rise for the first time since 2010; trustees question a $37,500 court study

Feb 25, 2026 2:48:39 27984 words transcribed

Village Manager Bryan Healy's draft 2026-27 budget would lift the Croton-Harmon lot's hourly rate from a dollar to a dollar fifty, the first increase since 2010, while snow overtime runs at roughly $200,000 against $60,000 budgeted. Trustees Stacey Nachtaler and Maria Slippen questioned whether a $37,500 study of the village court is worth the money, and the board also took up a $1,789,929 fire engine.

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Chapters

9:55 Update from Valerie Monastra of Nelson Pope Voorhis on 2026 Grant Opportunities transcript →
57:31 Further Discussion on Operational Study for Village Court transcript →
105:58 Discussion on Engine 119 Replacement with Croton Fire Department transcript →
131:46 Preview of 2026-2027 Village Budget by Village Manager Bryan Healy transcript →

Key Actions & Decisions

● Draft 2026-27 budget raises the tax levy 3.47% and the tax rate 3.59%; commuter parking goes from a dollar to a dollar fifty an hour, $12 to $15 a day and $7 to $9 on weekends; the budget is filed March 20
● Snow overtime has hit roughly $200,000 against $60,000 budgeted and the salt budget is spent; Healy will bring one budget amendment in late March or early April
● CGR proposed a four-month, $37,500 operational study of the village court; Nachtaler and Slippen questioned the spend, Healy said no November ballot deadline forces a decision, and Pugh will bring it back to a regular meeting
● A $1,789,929 Seagrave pumper would replace 2006 Engine 119 through the Houston-Galveston cooperative contract, paid on delivery roughly four years out; the contract is expected March 11
● Grant consultant Valerie Monastra outlined the 2026 grant year; Nicholson proposed a New York Forward work group and Nachtaler asked that a youth community center be considered for North Riverside
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