Board of Trustees Work Session
Village Fought Cannabis Dispensary for Months Before State Overruled; Train Station Parking Rates to Rise for First Time in 16 Years
Apr 15, 2026
Croton's Village Manager revealed the administration spent months trying to block a cannabis dispensary at 370 South Riverside Avenue before the state overruled the protest. Trustees also reviewed a proposed fee schedule that would raise train station parking rates and slash the ADU parkland fee from $12,000 to $1,000.
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Key Actions & Decisions
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Manager described the village’s objection to the dispensary location and the state determination allowing it
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Train station hourly parking rate proposed to increase from $1.00 to $1.50, first increase in 16 years
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Trustees reached tentative consensus on an ADU parkland recreation fee of $1,000, reduced from $12,000
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ADU building permit fees confirmed at 50% reduction as required by local law
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Trustees preliminarily agreed to add $5,000 for teen programming
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Commercial building permit fees directed to rise from $22 to $25 per $1,000 of valuation pending benchmarking
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Senior kayak winter storage rate to increase from $80 to $120
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Contingency fund increased to approximately $240,000, near the recommended 1% of total budget