Board of Trustees Work Session

Croton's prosecutor asks for a way to reach violators who simply don't show up

Name: Croton's prosecutor asks for a way to reach violators who simply don't show up
Uploaded: 2026-03-18T19:00:00-04:00
Duration: 2 h 4 min 43 s
Description: Village Prosecutor Casey Raskob told the Board of Trustees that Croton has no recourse when someone ignores an appearance ticket, and asked for a default-judgment mechanism; the board also reviewed higher zoning penalties, a $400,000 parking-ticket backlog, the Project MOVER bike share and a full rewrite of the village sign law.

Mar 18, 2026 2:04:43 19872 words transcribed

Village Prosecutor Casey Raskob told the Board of Trustees that Croton has no recourse when someone ignores an appearance ticket, and asked for a default-judgment mechanism; the board also reviewed higher zoning penalties, a $400,000 parking-ticket backlog, the Project MOVER bike share and a full rewrite of the village sign law.

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Chapters

0:03 Discussion with the Village Prosecutor on Updating Penalties for Code Violations & Default Judgments transcript →

39:38 Update on Project Mover and Potential Expansion transcript →

63:29 Review of Local Law Introductory No. 7 of 2026 to Update the Village Signage Law transcript →

106:04 Review 2026 Draft Legislative Package transcript →

Key Actions & Decisions

● Raskob asked the board for enabling language allowing a money-only default judgment against a violator who never appears, collectible through a lien or tax relevy; Village Attorney Joshua Subin will check whether a criminal court can do it and said zoning violations almost certainly cannot.

● Village Manager Bryan Healy will have the village's attorneys test a Scarsdale-style tiered zoning penalty, with first offenses in the $500 to $1,000 range and higher tiers for corporate offenders; the general $250 catchall penalty would not change.

● More than 3,600 parking tickets dating to 2018 remain unpaid, worth over $400,000; Healy will confirm the court is running the state scofflaw procedure before pursuing default judgments, and an amnesty would be needed for older tickets.

● Local Law Introductory No. 7 of 2026, a content-neutral rewrite of the sign law, goes on next week's agenda for referral to the Planning Board, Waterfront Advisory Committee and Visual Environment Board.

● Deputy Mayor Len Simon reported Project MOVER's first season (1,374 Croton rides, 14.5 percent of the system) and is pursuing part of roughly $600,000 in bike-infrastructure funding; the system relaunches April 6.