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Croton Budget Plan Stays Under Tax Cap; Chicken-Coop Setback Change Draws Objections

Name: Croton Budget Plan Stays Under Tax Cap; Chicken-Coop Setback Change Draws Objections
Uploaded: 2026-03-25T19:00:00-04:00
Duration: 2 h 5 min 45 s
Description: Trustees opened the public hearing on a 2026-27 budget that would raise the tax levy by $459,379 while staying under New York's tax cap. A Truesdale Drive resident urged the board to reject a cut in the fowl-pen setback from 50 feet to 15 feet, and officials floated a 25-foot compromise.

Mar 25, 2026 2:05:45 16434 words transcribed

Trustees opened the public hearing on a 2026-27 budget that would raise the tax levy by $459,379 while staying under New York's tax cap. A Truesdale Drive resident urged the board to reject a cut in the fowl-pen setback from 50 feet to 15 feet, and officials floated a 25-foot compromise.

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Chapters

93:24 LWRP Consistency Review and EAF Part II Review for Local Law Introductory No. 3 of 2026. transcript →

96:42 Public Comment - Agenda Items transcript →

111:24 Report from the Village Manager transcript →

Key Actions & Decisions

● Held a public hearing on the tentative 2026-27 budget: a $13,791,502 tax levy, below the $13,904,547 cap; adoption follows four scheduled work sessions

● Heard objections to Local Law 3's proposed 15-foot fowl-pen setback; staff to explore a larger buffer, with possible adoption at the next meeting

● Approved a $4,800 assessment of the Upper North Highland water tank, adopted the 2026 legislative priorities, and authorized $111,467.20 in Historic Hudson Valley-funded change orders for the Van Cortlandt Manor entrance project

● Appointed Valerie Leis chair of the Arts and Humanities Council