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Excellent.

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All right, good evening and welcome to the
regular meeting of the Cortland Hudson

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Board of Trustees. I'm Mayor Brian Pugh.
Please join me in the Pledge of

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Please join me in the Pledge of
Allegiance.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of

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America. And to the Republic for which it
stands,

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one nation under God, indivisible,

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with liberty and justice for all.

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All right, now we proceed

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to our approval of

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vouchers.

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General fund, $394,132.30.

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Water fund, $357,979.80.

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Sewer fund, $25,038.16.

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Capital fund, $145,837.38.

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And the trust fund, $11,750. Do I have a
motion? So moved.

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Second.

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Motion by Trustee Simon, second by Trustee
Nicholson. All in favor?

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Aye.

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Okay, very good. Now we proceed to our
feature presentation,

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a presentation of certificates of
recognition from the New York Conference

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of Mayors to John Spada in recognition of
25 years of service and to John

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Nikitopoulos in recognition of 40 years of
service. Oh yeah, there he is.

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All right, now I would like to invite the
board to come Come join me in

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presenting the— So again,

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the first one is for John from our Water
Department.

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He is continuing a family tradition of
service to our village.

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So I want to, on behalf of the board,

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extend our deep thanks to him for his
service and look forward to years of

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continued work for our village. Thank you,
John.

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Thank you.

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And Chief Nikitopoulos, a true lifetime
dedicated to our village.

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Thank you. Down here, and we'll just have
everyone stand over here.

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Yeah, members of the family, come on down
if you want to stand up.

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Join members of the board.

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Yeah, right. Ready, everyone? Perfect.
Okay.

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All right, and for the folks that were
here for

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that presentation, you want to stay,

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you're welcome to stay.

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You want to take this opportunity to
leave,

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please do so. Okay, great. Great.

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Okay, now we have 3 public hearings of the
evening.

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The first will be on Local Law Number 10
of, uh,

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Draft Local Law Number 10 of 2026 to amend
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230, Zoning, of the Village Code to update

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provisions related to domestic animals and
farm

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animals. Do I have a motion?

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So moved.

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So moved.

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Second.

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Motion by Trustee Simon, second by Trustee
Nicholson. Discussion?

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Yes, Mayor, if I could, I just wanted to
make a couple of quick comments.

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I want to say first and foremost that the
Village Board of Trustees has worked hard

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on Local Law Introductory Number 10,

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the purpose of which is to amend our
zoning provisions on domestic animals and

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zoning provisions on domestic animals and
farm

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animals. If anyone had told us one year
ago that in 2026 we would be spending

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substantial amount of time on this topic,
we would likely not have believed them.

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But things change, and events cause that
change to occur.

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So a number of developments in the village
made it clear that our existing zoning

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provisions regarding animals and fowl were
insufficient.

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With the help of our manager, our village
attorney, our planner and engineer,

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this Board of Trustees has made a sincere
effort to craft legislative language to

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address the inadequacies of our existing
code. Is it perfect? Of course not.

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Are we finished? Also, of course not.

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The great congressional giant John
Dingell, 59 years and 21 days in the U.S.

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House of Representatives would regularly
say, often when I was in the room, quote,

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nothing is agreed to until everything is
agreed to, so you guys need to go to work.

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That was good advice when it was told to
us by Chairman Dingell,

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and it's good advice today.

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As we've seen in recent weeks,

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there is a significant divide within the
community on a number of issues related to

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the current draft of Local Law
Introductory Number 10.

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The job of the Board of Trustees in the
weeks ahead is to continue to work hard on

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this bill, but to do so in a way that
bridges that divide.

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That's hard work, and it must be done
seriously and without distractions that

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seriously and without distractions that
would

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tend to divert this board from its main
mission of finishing its work in an able

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manner. Some have said that as we go
forward with our work,

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That I should recuse myself from further
involvement in the drafting of Local Law

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Introductory Number 10.

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They say I should do so because I live
next door to a family that now lives next

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door to a flock of racing pigeons. I
appreciate suggestions that I recuse

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appreciate suggestions that I recuse
myself.

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In fact, before a single letter was ever
written or any other communication on that

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issue, I raised that question myself back
in May when we first began considering

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these issues. I was told then by our
village attorney, Mr.

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Subban at the time, that it was not
necessary for me to do so.

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However, I did subsequently recuse myself
from a zoning board advice of counsel

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session, again relying on our village
attorney who felt it was appropriate in

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attorney who felt it was appropriate in
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instance since the zoning board was
dealing with a specific interpretation of

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dealing with a specific interpretation of
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zoning code impacting 2 homes.

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I was grateful for his guidance and, of
course, did so recuse myself.

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Soon after this hearing date was
established and we received specific

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established and we received specific
questions on

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recusal, I have been guided by our very
capable village attorney to my right, Ms.

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Dixon. She advised me that anytime I feel
I cannot be objective as we go forward,

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I should recuse myself.

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Today, I feel as objective as I've always
been on the issues surrounding Local Law

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Introductory Number 10.

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My goal in this and other legislative
endeavors on the part of our board is to

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endeavors on the part of our board is to
get

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to where House Speaker Tip O'Neill always
advised us to be, quote,

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the most good for the most people. In
other words, I'm trying to be helpful

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other words, I'm trying to be helpful
here.

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When I see a problem or one is presented
to me,

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I don't measure the distance of that
problem from my house.

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I just try to find a solution.

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That's how I approached all of our work
here in Croton since I joined the board.

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And this is not a unique trait of mine. I
believe all of my colleagues do the same.

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That's what this job is all about.

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I never want to look at a neighbor who
feels distressed by a village law or

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feels distressed by a village law or
problem

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or even a legislative draft and say,
sorry, I can't help you.

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You live too close to me.

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On the other hand, as I said a moment ago,

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this work is too important to be put at
risk by any distractions.

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And most importantly,

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I have great faith in the talent and
abilities of my 4 colleagues,

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assisted by the manager, by our planner,
by our engineer, and our attorney,

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to devise a final version of Local Law
Introductory Number 10 that meets Speaker

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O'Neill's standard. Quote, the most good
for the most people.

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And I believe they share my view that our
obligation is to solve the problem and

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that doing nothing in this instance is not
a good option for Croton.

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So to remove any potential distractions as
this board goes forward,

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I will recuse myself from any further
involvement with Local Law Introductory

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involvement with Local Law Introductory
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10. I wish you all the best as this
hearing and any subsequent action on this

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measure proceeds. I thank everyone for
coming out tonight and sharing your

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coming out tonight and sharing your
thoughts

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with the board. And now, until this
specific hearing is concluded,

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I will relinquish my seat on this board
and happily join the people. Thank you.

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Thank you. And before we proceed to the
public hearing, uh, Manager,

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do you have any background information
you'd like to present? For sure.

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How far back do you want me to start?

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Anything that you think is relevant.

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No, thank you, Mayor.

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Um, so, um, as Trustee Simon kind of gave
a brief synopsis on the law,

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I'll just say that, um, you know,

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the board has had numerous discussions on
this law.

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Um, much of the information is included in
the backup Uh,

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documentation that is available on the
village website as part of the agenda.

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Um, for those who are interested,

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we have received comments from our
Waterfront Advisory Committee,

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we have received comments from our Village
Planning Board,

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we have received comments from the
Westchester County Planning Board.

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All that information is available on the
village website.

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Um, you know, this is just, as was said, a
public hearing.

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Um, you know, the board Can, after they've
heard comments from the public,

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can choose to close the public hearing or
leave it open.

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There's no requirement that it be voted on
this evening.

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You know, if the board wants to take the
feedback that it's received both through

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email and through the public commentary to
come and go back to a work session,

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get further guidance from our attorney,

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those are all options that you have
available. You know, to do so.

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You know, I think that is—

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Manager, thank you. I, I just want to make
sure I understood.

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So Deputy Mayor Simon has recused himself
from—

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Yes, correct.

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Going forward from considering the law and
any revisions from that will come from

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your hearing.

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Okay.

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Thank you. And I just want to say that I'm
grateful for all the residents who came

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out tonight. I'm sure you're here for
various reasons,

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but I'm grateful that you're all here.

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And I'm grateful for the people who
submitted letters concerning Local Law 10,

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the proposed law, that is, including ways
that it can be more clear.

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I really respect the amount of engagement
the community has shown around this law,

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and it will only help us strengthen it and
make it better. So thank you.

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Well said. And out of respect for that
engagement and those contributions,

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we will not be voting on this law tonight.

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We will be taking it back for a work
session for further review to be informed

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session for further review to be informed
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the comments from our respective, you
know, formal referral bodies,

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but also from what we hear tonight and
over the preceding and coming days via

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over the preceding and coming days via
email.

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Okay. All in favor? Aye. All right, the
floor is open.

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Everyone has— please state your name,
address. You have up to 5 minutes to

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address. You have up to 5 minutes to
speak.

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And just to clarify, this is the public
hearing for the law. So the—

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Yes.

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There will be 3 public— well, 2 more
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then public comment on agenda items,

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then public comment on non-agenda items
towards the end of the meeting.

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So don't start that clock.

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Okay.

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Debbie Braddock, 23 Young Avenue.

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Um, to me, this became quite confusing
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I believe it was pigeons,

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and my husband's father had homing pigeons
for years and lived in Croton.

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It wasn't a problem, you know, it just—

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life happens.

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I personally feel that it would be
detrimental not to have that,

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not to continue that legacy for someone
else,

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and to be concerned about people who might
want to have chickens.

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Because if we say birds, we could then
move to chickens.

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Are we going to say a specific number?

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I think we need to gracefully meet again
and discuss what this is going to do to

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someone who bought a house and has a hobby
and wants—

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and I do not know this person, but I want
them to have every opportunity we had.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Uh, thank you to the mayor, trustees,

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and manager for considering protecting our
neighbors and village by banning pigeons

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without grandfathering,

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as many municipalities have done in the
face of residential flock operations.

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The facts and documented impact show the
greater good this ban would bring to our

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community and the village-wide risks of
not taking swift action.

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I'm among 7 of the 8 closest households on
the same block as the pigeon operation at

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148 Old Post Road North And that's
excluding the member of the Board of

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excluding the member of the Board of
Trustees,

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uh, who have expressed support urging an
immediate pigeon ban with no

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grandfathering. I'm uniquely able to
provide details of our lived experiences

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provide details of our lived experiences
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havoc caused by this flock on our property
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This board has reviewed some of the visual
evidence shared by our neighborhood,

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like the examples of pigeons on the board
over here that perch for upwards of a

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couple hours on our roofs, gutters, garden
beds, and other outdoor spaces.

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It is unreasonable to allow dozens of kept
pigeons, or any neighbor's animal,

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to occupy other people's properties.

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They cohabitate on neighbors' properties,
causing health, safety, quality of life,

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and financial impacts, which include
defecation on our houses, cars, lawns,

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driveways, patios, and furniture. A
predator killed bird that fell on our

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predator killed bird that fell on our
property.

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Noise disturbances from the large flock
routinely wake us up at 4 AM.

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Very low flight path that first runs
directly over our property at peak outdoor

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times, with pigeons shedding debris,
feathers, particles, and poop overhead.

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A diminished ability to use our outdoor
spaces due to the mess and constant

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spaces due to the mess and constant
repeated

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flights. Village officials have been told
that the majority of the pigeons in the

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condo are young. It takes just 20 days for
eggs to hatch and about another month for

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pigeons to become fully grown. By 6
months, they begin reproducing.

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As shown here on the board, in low-end
controlled breeding,

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a flock of 24 pigeons can easily multiply
to 120 in just 1 year,

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according to the NIH and other reports.

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It's easy to see how quickly this becomes
impossible to manage and regulate and how

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the nuisance exponentially grows.

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A flock of pigeons, 24 pigeons poop about
1,000 times a day.

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On the low end, that's 50 to 75 times an
hour as they fly overhead or remain

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hour as they fly overhead or remain
perched

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on neighboring homes and properties.

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Their droppings are corrosive and cause
damage to homes and cars.

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A flock of 100 pigeons produces 4,800
pounds of poop per year.

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More exposure and higher quantities means
higher risk of infectious diseases and a

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greater nuisance to neighbors.

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Free from these impacts is the flock
operator who does not live in that home,

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yet constructed this massive pigeon condo
along his elderly neighbor's property line

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backing up to their vegetable garden.

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Well-established property line trees have
also been removed or disturbed,

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increasing flight lines and sight lines.

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It's not feasible for the village to
regulate or accurately count this pigeon

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operation, which can be swiftly relocated
or released like has occurred over this

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past week. This board is also aware of
instances of code and rule circumvention

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instances of code and rule circumvention
at

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148, which leaves future compliance in
doubt.

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There is not enough space or distance from
neighbors for this type of operation,

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and there's no realistic way to prevent
these animals from congregating on and

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damaging neighboring properties. Our block
is not unique in Croton.

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Much of our village is comprised of small
lots and closely built homes.

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Everyone should be able to enjoy their own
homes without worrying that neighbors'

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animals will be treating their houses or
lawns like toilets.

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There— these are some of the same reasons
why other municipalities in Westchester,

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The City of Chicago and beyond do not
permit pigeons in residential areas.

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This board is aware of the range of
binding state and federal case law that,

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for good reason, supports an immediate
municipal ban with no grandfathering.

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A wide sampling of verified residents in
neighborhoods across the village agree

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neighborhoods across the village agree
that

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Croton should not become a beacon for
pigeon flock operations.

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They cite already budding ecological
concerns about the pigeons found or

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photographed this summer around the
village.

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Pigeons are large, non-migratory,

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and do not behave as our native songbirds
or backyard chickens do.

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Homing pigeons attract more invasive wild
pigeons and doves,

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which they're known to mate with, to our
neighborhood,

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pushing out songbirds that we've enjoyed
over the years.

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As a resident biologist recently shared
with the board,

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there is a real concern that wider
biodiversity in Croton's neighborhoods and

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biodiversity in Croton's neighborhoods and
parks

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could continue to dwindle as the pigeon
population grows and crowds out other

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species. Beyond that, pigeons attract
rats, other pests,

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and predators to neighborhoods.

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They pose health risks, especially to
those who are immunocompromised,

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to senior citizens, and to children,
including histoplasmosis, cryptococcosis,

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psittacosis, salmonellosis, and bird
mites.

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Dogs and cats are particularly susceptible
to cryptococcosis,

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a fungus that is found in bird droppings,
notably in pigeons.

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These are the primary reasons I am not
alone in urging you to act tonight on the

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board's previously stated consensus intent
to adopt a pigeon ban without

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grandfathering to protect neighbors, pets,
properties and our environment.

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Thank you.

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Thank you. Thank you.

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Hi, good evening. Can everyone hear me?

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Yes.

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Um, good evening, members of the board,
Mayor Pugh.

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My name is Erica Loudon Corwin,

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and I live at the dead end of Penfield
Avenue in the house where I grew up.

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I'm speaking tonight because I,

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I have some concerns and questions
regarding the establishment of Erasing

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regarding the establishment of Erasing
pigeon

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loft on Old Post Road. I'd like to just
point out that pigeons are not fowl.

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By the way, what is the definition of
fowl? No, not all birds are considered

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fowl? No, not all birds are considered
fowl.

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While bird applies to any feathered,
warm-blooded vertebrate,

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the entire scientific class Avis,

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fowl is a much narrower term used in both
biology and the law.

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In simple terms, all fowl are birds, but
not all birds are fowl.

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Biologically, the term fowl refers almost
exclusively to 2 specific orders of birds:

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Galliformes, landfowl, heavy-bodied
ground-feeding birds such as chickens,

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ground-feeding birds such as chickens,
turkeys,

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pheasants, quails, grouse, and peacocks.

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And Seraforms, waterfowl, like swimming
birds such as ducks, geese, and swans.

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Because pigeons are often not defined as
fowl in standard municipal dictionaries,

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towns often regulate them under general
public nuisance ordinances like noise,

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public nuisance ordinances like noise,
odor,

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property damage, acid waste, livestock or
animal limits,

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Or specific building codes for outdoor
structures and lofts rather than just bird

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laws alone. While pigeon racing may have a
rich tradition,

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it belongs really on expansive
agricultural land or designated urban

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agricultural land or designated urban
rooftop

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facilities. I don't think—

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I think we all know it doesn't belong
jammed into single-family suburban

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neighborhoods where the footprint directly
impacts adjacent homeowners.

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Often pigeon racing enthusiasts view their
birds as highly trained athletes and

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become completely blind to the reality of
the nuisance they create.

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The hobby has deep roots in dense urban
environments like rooftop coops in the

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environments like rooftop coops in the
Bronx

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or Manhattan, or expansive rural areas
like upstate New York,

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but it translates terribly to small lot
suburban neighborhoods.

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I also have some questions that I think
would be helpful.

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Why did this homeowner specifically choose
a house that wouldn't be a good fit for

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racing pigeons? Why did this homeowner
target Croton?

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Why should other residents have to allow
his racing pigeons to disrupt and

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his racing pigeons to disrupt and
vandalize

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their property with dropping and corrosive
pigeon poop?

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What does he have to prevent reproduction?
Is he eating the eggs?

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Is he selling the eggs? Does he pay taxes
on betting when he's racing the pigeons?

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How are the pigeons tagged?

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How does a pigeon qualify to receive a
band on their leg?

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I just think those are some questions that
would be helpful to know.

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Thank you so much.

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Thank you.

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Hi, good evening. My name is Nicole
Shapiro.

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Um, my husband and I live diagonally
across the street from Tony,

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and therefore we have a pretty good
perspective on whether Tony's pigeons are

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creating a problem for the neighborhood.
They are not.

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With Tony's permission, we looked at the
coop ourselves.

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The coop is clean and well-maintained.

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It is set well back from the neighboring
property lines and is a substantial

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distance from other houses. The birds were
quietly cooing.

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There was no offensive smell.

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We saw no rats, no droppings outside the
coop,

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nothing that struck us struck us as dirty
or unsanitary.

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What we saw bore very little resemblance
to the picture painted by many of the

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allegations being used to justify a ban.
These are not feral street pigeons.

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They're tagged racing pigeons.

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They're individually identifiable,

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domesticated birds that are bred and
trained to return to their home loft.

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Our understanding is also that Tony has
had the birds vaccinated.

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In other words, this is a managed flock of
birds being cared for by an owner.

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Where's the evidence that Tony's pigeons
have caused a rat problem?

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Where's the evidence that anyone has
incurred pest control expenses because of

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incurred pest control expenses because of
these

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birds? Where's the evidence of a fire
hazard?

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Has anyone contracted any illness
associated with the pigeons?

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Has testing revealed dangerous airborne
pathogens?

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Is there evidence of damage to neighboring
property from these particular birds?

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We are not aware of any such evidence.

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There's obviously a difference between
something that theoretically could happen

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something that theoretically could happen
and

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something that is actually happening.

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We don't think Croton should prohibit an
activity throughout the entire village

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based primarily on hypothetical and
generally unwarranted concerns.

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If the concern is that improperly stored
pigeon food might attract rodents,

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require pigeon food to be stored in
sealed, rodent-resistant containers.

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If a coop becomes unsanitary, require the
owner to clean it.

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If there's an offensive odor, regulate it.

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If the village believes coops should be a
dis— a certain distance from property,

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from property lines or neighboring homes
establish a reasonable setback.

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These are sensible regulations.

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What we do not understand is why the
solution needs to be a complete ban.

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There's also the issue of fundamental
fairness to Tony.

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Our understanding is that Tony
specifically checked with the village

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specifically checked with the village
before

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purchasing his house to make sure he would
be able to keep his pigeons.

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He subsequently constructed the coop with
the village approval.

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and its compliance with applicable
building requirements.

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He relied on what he was told and spent
money building to, uh, to build the coop.

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It's difficult to see how it is fair for
the village to tell a resident that

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something is permitted,

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allow him to rely on the representation
and make an investment,

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and then change the law after the fact
specifically to prohibit what he was told

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specifically to prohibit what he was told
he

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could do. There are potentially serious
legal issues associated with this as well.

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Given that Tony was already keeping the
birds, consulted with the village,

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and constructed his coop with village
approval,

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it seems obvious that an attempt to force
him to eliminate the existing use could

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result in litigation.

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That means Croton taxpayers could end up
paying for attorneys to defend a lawsuit

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over a clean pigeon coop that could have
been avoided by simply adopting reasonable

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regulations or grandfathering an existing
use.

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There's a straightforward compromise
available here.

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If the village believes pigeon keeping
needs additional regulation,

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establish reasonable limits on the number
of birds, establish setbacks,

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require the birds to be properly housed,

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require feed to be kept in
rodent-resistant containers,

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require the coop to be maintained in a
clean and sanitary condition,

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address unreasonable odor or noise.

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The village could even require the pigeons
to be banded or otherwise identifiable.

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if it believes that the— that that would
be useful,

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then enforce those rules when someone
actually violates them.

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That approach would address virtually
every legitimate concern that has been

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every legitimate concern that has been
raised

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without prohibiting responsible pigeon
keeping.

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If the board ultimately decides that it
does not want new pigeon coops in Croton,

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we believe Tony's existing coop and flock
should unquestionably be grandfathered.

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We respectfully ask the board not to enact
a blanket prohibition on keeping pigeons.

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If reasonable regulations are needed,
adopt them.

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If an actual nuisance develops, address
it.

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But please do not impose a village-wide
ban based on problems that,

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as far as we can see, have not actually
occurred.

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And if the board nevertheless decides to
prohibit new pigeon keeping,

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at an absolute minimum,

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Tony's existing village-approved coop and
flock should be grandfathered. Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Hi, my name is Andrea Fury. I live at 14
Morningside.

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I don't have that much to add to what
Nicole just said. She was so thorough.

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But I would like to bring up one aspect of
this whole story that we haven't really

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talked about, and that is the importance
of pets in people's lives today.

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My daughter is working at the VA hospital
in Washington, D.C.

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as a clinical psychologist.

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And she told me just a couple of nights
ago that one of the biggest issues that

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ago that one of the biggest issues that
they

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are facing is that for a lot of these
veterans,

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their closest companion is their pet. It's
their animal.

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In this case, as has been ascertained,
these are Tony's pets.

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So it's not just an issue of outlawing
birds that fly around like, like wild

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birds that fly around like, like wild
birds.

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These are his pets. I also would like to
add that I did hear a lot of what if,

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what if, what if. Um, I don't think that
really stands,

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but mostly I would like to thank the board
for extending this conversation and, uh,

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not voting on it tonight. Thank you very
much. Thank you.

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Hello, uh, my name is Jean Clearfield, and
I was raised in the same town where my—

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the same house where my father grew up and
where my grandmother still lives,

448
00:29:07,069 --> 00:29:12,452
90 Truesdale Drive. And I would like to
speak as someone who hosts Project

449
00:29:12,452 --> 00:29:17,835
FeederWatch, a citizen science project
created by Cornell Ornithology Lab.

450
00:29:17,835 --> 00:29:23,218
And I routinely work in my job with many
birds, especially mourning doves,

451
00:29:23,218 --> 00:29:26,928
which are biologically almost identical to
pigeons.

452
00:29:26,928 --> 00:29:31,875
I would like to say that I've heard a lot
about infectious diseases,

453
00:29:31,875 --> 00:29:37,767
and I want to say from an ornithological
point of view that pigeons do not pose a

454
00:29:37,767 --> 00:29:42,350
unique threat of illness compared to any
other species of bird.

455
00:29:42,350 --> 00:29:48,170
Okay, we are not dealing with, as you may
have heard them called, unfortunately,

456
00:29:48,170 --> 00:29:49,698
like rats of the sky.

457
00:29:49,698 --> 00:29:54,208
That is an unfortunate situation in which,
of course, pigeons,

458
00:29:54,208 --> 00:29:59,518
as we associate them with cities and
metropolitan areas, are essentially—

459
00:29:59,518 --> 00:30:04,101
they were released en masse before, and
they were kept as pets,

460
00:30:04,101 --> 00:30:08,611
and now basically are sequestered to
eating garbage in cities.

461
00:30:08,611 --> 00:30:13,485
So that is not up to— that's not integral
in the nature of pigeons.

462
00:30:13,485 --> 00:30:19,232
And when they are kept, they are just as
clean, just as safe, as any other pet.

463
00:30:19,232 --> 00:30:24,615
Okay, so I would really like to quench
this rumor that pigeons are somehow

464
00:30:24,615 --> 00:30:25,125
this rumor that pigeons are somehow
dirtier

465
00:30:25,125 --> 00:30:29,271
or more, you know, illness-producing than
any other bird,

466
00:30:29,271 --> 00:30:31,235
any other pet that we have.

467
00:30:31,235 --> 00:30:33,054
Okay, all these concerns,

468
00:30:33,054 --> 00:30:38,219
all these illnesses that we're hearing
named are not unique to pigeons.

469
00:30:38,219 --> 00:30:43,747
I would also like to say that, you know,
it really does generally seem that,

470
00:30:43,747 --> 00:30:46,585
you know, we live in the natural world.

471
00:30:46,585 --> 00:30:49,713
And if you were worried about
biodiversity,

472
00:30:49,713 --> 00:30:53,059
reducing the amount of songbirds in this
town,

473
00:30:53,059 --> 00:30:58,806
reducing the amount of species of birds in
this town— I'm an avid bird watcher,

474
00:30:58,806 --> 00:31:04,262
and all I'm going to say is that I think
it's kind of interesting that that

475
00:31:04,262 --> 00:31:04,844
it's kind of interesting that that
interest

476
00:31:04,844 --> 00:31:07,462
has not popped up at any other time.

477
00:31:07,462 --> 00:31:11,827
So I think if you're interested in things
like biodiversity,

478
00:31:11,827 --> 00:31:17,138
interested in things like reducing
illness, interested in things like you

479
00:31:17,138 --> 00:31:17,501
illness, interested in things like you
know,

480
00:31:17,501 --> 00:31:19,684
helping the immunocompromised.

481
00:31:19,684 --> 00:31:24,776
I wish that would— that concern would
emerge at other moments as well,

482
00:31:24,776 --> 00:31:30,086
as someone who is genuinely concerned
about those topics and expresses my

483
00:31:30,086 --> 00:31:30,595
about those topics and expresses my
concern

484
00:31:30,595 --> 00:31:36,342
for biodiversity, for the natural world in
my work and in everything that I do.

485
00:31:36,342 --> 00:31:42,235
And I'm generally concerned that something
which seems to be inconvenient to very

486
00:31:42,235 --> 00:31:46,890
few people is now going to limit the
freedoms of the town which,

487
00:31:46,890 --> 00:31:52,274
which I've come to love and which I know
that, that many, many birds have,

488
00:31:52,274 --> 00:31:57,657
have come to love. So, so thank you so
much, and, uh, I hope you vote, um,

489
00:31:57,657 --> 00:31:58,166
much, and, uh, I hope you vote, um,
nicely.

490
00:31:58,166 --> 00:31:59,075
Thank you.

491
00:31:59,075 --> 00:31:59,984
Thank you.

492
00:31:59,984 --> 00:32:05,013
Good evening, how are you?

493
00:32:05,415 --> 00:32:08,938
My name is Elio. I'm the president of New
Rochelle Pigeon Club.

494
00:32:09,405 --> 00:32:13,392
Tony's a member, he's the newest, youngest
member of that club.

495
00:32:13,392 --> 00:32:15,481
Our club was established in 1943.

496
00:32:15,481 --> 00:32:20,290
So, you know, like through the years, you
know, like we have so many people,

497
00:32:20,290 --> 00:32:23,961
you know, like doctors, businessmen,
lawyers, you name it.

498
00:32:25,585 --> 00:32:29,874
Currently our club has 32 members and
they're all spread out through

499
00:32:29,874 --> 00:32:30,631
they're all spread out through
Westchester.

500
00:32:31,086 --> 00:32:34,026
Some of them are Greenwich, Connecticut
also, Rye.

501
00:32:34,026 --> 00:32:38,553
So, you know, like that somebody make a
comment about one-family house coops,

502
00:32:38,553 --> 00:32:42,199
you know, like that doesn't exist. I live
in one-family house.

503
00:32:43,102 --> 00:32:44,080
And I have a coop over there.

504
00:32:44,145 --> 00:32:47,041
My neighbor loves the pigeons and all
that.

505
00:32:47,041 --> 00:32:51,824
I've been raising pigeons since I was
probably 5, 6 years old, as I can

506
00:32:51,824 --> 00:32:52,430
probably 5, 6 years old, as I can
remember.

507
00:32:52,430 --> 00:32:56,404
And another thing that I want, you know,
like to, you know,

508
00:32:56,404 --> 00:33:00,177
agree with the lady is that about the
disease, you know,

509
00:33:00,177 --> 00:33:04,555
like we take care of our pigeons like we
take care of our babies.

510
00:33:04,652 --> 00:33:05,594
My daughter tells me,

511
00:33:05,594 --> 00:33:09,317
you treat your pigeons as your babies and
you treat ours as your pigeons, you know.

512
00:33:09,317 --> 00:33:13,878
So, you know, like Also, you know, like my
son is in a spectrum and it's like, uh,

513
00:33:13,878 --> 00:33:15,825
he's a relaxing thing, I would say.

514
00:33:15,825 --> 00:33:18,439
You know, like when he gets tantrums, you
know,

515
00:33:18,439 --> 00:33:22,944
like the only thing I can chill him off is
bring him to the pigeon coop and relax

516
00:33:22,944 --> 00:33:25,002
with him over there for an hour or 2.

517
00:33:25,002 --> 00:33:28,840
If that would pose any, uh, danger or any,
you know, disease for him,

518
00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:32,790
I would never bring him over there. So,
you know, like it's not in, uh,

519
00:33:32,790 --> 00:33:33,457
you know, like it's not in, uh,
questioning.

520
00:33:33,457 --> 00:33:34,625
Uh, I mean, you know,

521
00:33:34,625 --> 00:33:38,185
like somebody wanted to know about how we
tag them and all that,

522
00:33:38,185 --> 00:33:39,409
the eggs and all that.

523
00:33:39,409 --> 00:33:41,689
And it's a very simple process, you know,

524
00:33:41,689 --> 00:33:45,750
like they can go to Benzin Live and see
how we tag the pigeons, you know,

525
00:33:45,750 --> 00:33:48,197
like they have the band, they have the
chip.

526
00:33:48,197 --> 00:33:51,701
We have expensive equipment that we trace
pigeons and all that.

527
00:33:51,701 --> 00:33:54,760
And also, you know, like there is a way
that, you know,

528
00:33:54,760 --> 00:33:58,098
like we separate the boys from girls, I
would say, you know,

529
00:33:58,098 --> 00:33:59,822
like after the breeding season.

530
00:33:59,822 --> 00:34:04,216
And there's no eggs or anything in the
coop that we eat or we break or whatever

531
00:34:04,216 --> 00:34:04,327
coop that we eat or we break or whatever
we

532
00:34:04,327 --> 00:34:06,886
do with them. Another thing is that, you
know,

533
00:34:06,886 --> 00:34:11,169
like we take care of them about the
diseases, you know, like right Today, you

534
00:34:11,169 --> 00:34:11,447
diseases, you know, like right Today, you
know,

535
00:34:11,447 --> 00:34:16,119
like I order a very expensive testing kit
that I want to send to Texas by certified,

536
00:34:16,119 --> 00:34:20,402
you know, like, and, you know, mail to
check for any disease that might have.

537
00:34:20,402 --> 00:34:23,295
You know, I check the droppings, I check
everything.

538
00:34:23,295 --> 00:34:27,244
You know, like we are vets basically, the
pigeon flyers, they are vets.

539
00:34:27,244 --> 00:34:30,637
You know, like all the flyers that are in
our club, you know,

540
00:34:30,637 --> 00:34:35,086
like I'm the youngest one and they made me
the president just because, you know,

541
00:34:35,086 --> 00:34:39,592
like there are a lot of old people and
they don't know how to deal with You know,

542
00:34:39,592 --> 00:34:42,929
like the the clocking system and the
computers and all that.

543
00:34:42,929 --> 00:34:46,934
By the way, I'm the director of IT
department for the city of Peekskill.

544
00:34:47,656 --> 00:34:50,416
So that's why I'm the president.

545
00:34:50,464 --> 00:34:54,605
They they made me over there to to to take
care of all this kind of stuff.

546
00:34:54,605 --> 00:34:57,963
But you know, like we have generations of
people over there.

547
00:34:57,963 --> 00:35:02,495
Like the guy is eighty years old and he's
telling me his grandfather had pigeons.

548
00:35:02,495 --> 00:35:05,125
So you know, like it's it's a lovely
tradition.

549
00:35:05,125 --> 00:35:07,196
You know, like and it's a hobby that.

550
00:35:07,196 --> 00:35:10,106
I guess, you know, it's like a horse race,
you know.

551
00:35:10,106 --> 00:35:14,694
I don't know, you know, like, I love my
pigeons, and pigeons are keeping me alive,

552
00:35:14,694 --> 00:35:18,499
to be honest with you guys, with what I'm
going through in my house.

553
00:35:18,499 --> 00:35:20,514
So, you know, like, it's— I'm sorry.

554
00:35:20,514 --> 00:35:27,582
It's okay.

555
00:35:27,582 --> 00:35:31,272
And there's no rats. Another thing is
about the mice and all that stuff, you

556
00:35:31,272 --> 00:35:31,515
about the mice and all that stuff, you
know.

557
00:35:31,515 --> 00:35:34,719
Keep in mind, if one mice enter in the
coop, the pigeons are gone.

558
00:35:34,719 --> 00:35:36,224
He's going to kill all of them.

559
00:35:36,352 --> 00:35:37,138
They're all going to be dead.

560
00:35:37,891 --> 00:35:41,396
So there's no, you know, like no way rats
would be in that coop.

561
00:35:41,396 --> 00:35:44,135
Or, you know, like if they attract rats,
you know,

562
00:35:44,135 --> 00:35:46,271
like we take care of them in many ways.

563
00:35:47,104 --> 00:35:48,803
But, you know, like there's—

564
00:35:49,508 --> 00:35:54,105
what can I say, guys? You know, like we
take care of— we love our pigeons.

565
00:35:54,105 --> 00:35:57,646
We love our hobby, you know, like and all
that, you know,

566
00:35:57,646 --> 00:36:02,306
like we don't want anybody to, you know,
like lose its pleasure in life or,

567
00:36:02,306 --> 00:36:04,977
you know, hobbies because of somebody
else.

568
00:36:04,977 --> 00:36:09,823
I don't know what it is, whatever it is,
but as I say, you know, like, we, we,

569
00:36:09,823 --> 00:36:13,985
we have the pigeons here as part of our
life. We have in our blood.

570
00:36:14,342 --> 00:36:19,115
Like many people have, like, other
hobbies, you know, like pigeons are our

571
00:36:19,115 --> 00:36:19,437
hobbies, you know, like pigeons are our
life.

572
00:36:19,437 --> 00:36:24,729
I mean, anybody has any question, you
know, like how we test them and

573
00:36:24,729 --> 00:36:25,573
know, like how we test them and
everything,

574
00:36:25,573 --> 00:36:27,797
I can go through all of that.

575
00:36:27,797 --> 00:36:33,549
But I assure you guys that there is
nothing cleaner than a pigeon coop in a

576
00:36:33,549 --> 00:36:34,010
nothing cleaner than a pigeon coop in a
pigeon

577
00:36:34,010 --> 00:36:35,160
fancier's yard.

578
00:36:36,225 --> 00:36:42,179
I've been having pigeons in my house for
probably 11 years right now,

579
00:36:42,179 --> 00:36:44,250
when I moved over there.

580
00:36:44,250 --> 00:36:47,616
And the only complaint I got, it's, uh,

581
00:36:47,616 --> 00:36:51,327
it was this old guy named Anthony That,
uh,

582
00:36:51,327 --> 00:36:54,951
why do you lock your pigeon in wintertime?

583
00:36:55,211 --> 00:36:58,020
Because he liked to see the pigeon flying
every single day.

584
00:36:59,548 --> 00:37:02,482
And the reason why we lock them in
wintertime is because of the hawks.

585
00:37:02,611 --> 00:37:06,898
We don't want our pigeon to get hit by
hawks during the winter because hawks tend

586
00:37:06,898 --> 00:37:07,003
hawks during the winter because hawks tend
to

587
00:37:07,003 --> 00:37:10,761
hit the pigeons, you know, like when the,
the leaves of the, the trees—

588
00:37:10,761 --> 00:37:11,925
Time has expired, sir.

589
00:37:11,925 --> 00:37:12,755
I'm sorry?

590
00:37:12,755 --> 00:37:20,083
Time has expired, sir. All right, I'm
sorry. Thank you, guys.

591
00:37:23,083 --> 00:37:25,389
Good evening. I'm Jennifer Pauley.

592
00:37:25,389 --> 00:37:29,391
I live at 146 Old Post Road North, right
next door to Tony,

593
00:37:29,391 --> 00:37:34,004
and I've lived there with my husband Andy
Simmons for over 20 years.

594
00:37:34,004 --> 00:37:36,107
And before I say anything else,

595
00:37:36,107 --> 00:37:39,838
I just want to thank all of you for being
on the board,

596
00:37:39,838 --> 00:37:43,772
for your commitment to public service and
the public good,

597
00:37:43,772 --> 00:37:47,096
and appreciate your having this discussion
today.

598
00:37:47,096 --> 00:37:52,251
I would like to add, too, that I am home
most of the time. I work from home.

599
00:37:52,251 --> 00:37:54,897
I usually am not going into the office.

600
00:37:54,897 --> 00:37:59,306
I garden, and we have 2 dogs, and my
husband is a senior citizen.

601
00:37:59,306 --> 00:38:01,205
Sorry, I had to put that in.

602
00:38:01,205 --> 00:38:02,151
He's gonna kill me.

603
00:38:02,151 --> 00:38:06,213
But in any case, both of us are outside in
our yard a lot,

604
00:38:06,213 --> 00:38:10,274
and we are very aware of what goes on in
the neighborhood.

605
00:38:10,274 --> 00:38:12,515
And I rarely see Tony's pigeons.

606
00:38:12,515 --> 00:38:17,067
I think his coop is closer to my property
than to anybody else's,

607
00:38:17,067 --> 00:38:20,568
but I rarely see them unless I walk near
the coop,

608
00:38:20,568 --> 00:38:25,190
which is where they seem to spend the vast
majority of their time.

609
00:38:25,190 --> 00:38:27,221
When I have seen them flying,

610
00:38:27,221 --> 00:38:31,353
they do a few swoops over our house and a
couple of others,

611
00:38:31,353 --> 00:38:36,885
and then they return to their coop. Their
sound is a very muted, gentle cooing.

612
00:38:36,885 --> 00:38:41,296
Tony keeps the coop very clean. There's no
odor coming from it.

613
00:38:41,296 --> 00:38:45,708
And as a cursory look at public health
literature will confirm,

614
00:38:45,708 --> 00:38:49,560
there is no public health hazard from
domestic pigeons.

615
00:38:49,560 --> 00:38:54,952
There's certainly no more risk from them
than from wild birds flying all over

616
00:38:54,952 --> 00:38:59,013
Croton. Have these pigeons ever pooped on
my patio? Maybe.

617
00:38:59,013 --> 00:39:02,305
Have they ever sat on top of my house?
Perhaps.

618
00:39:02,305 --> 00:39:04,966
But so has every other bird in Croton.

619
00:39:04,966 --> 00:39:08,327
It's important to note too, as Tony has
told me,

620
00:39:08,327 --> 00:39:12,459
that he received village approval before
he built his coop.

621
00:39:12,459 --> 00:39:17,571
And Tony doesn't live in his house
full-time because he is renovating it,

622
00:39:17,571 --> 00:39:23,243
but he will be moving into the house and
living there full-time with the pigeons.

623
00:39:23,243 --> 00:39:29,055
He has followed all the rules. He got all
the necessary permits. He built the coop.

624
00:39:29,055 --> 00:39:30,736
He moved his pigeons in.

625
00:39:30,736 --> 00:39:36,548
To tell him now that his approximately 20
pigeons have to go is outrageously unfair

626
00:39:36,548 --> 00:39:42,290
and unjust. I know other neighbors have
complained to the board about the pigeons.

627
00:39:42,290 --> 00:39:44,041
We've heard some tonight.

628
00:39:44,041 --> 00:39:49,503
They have also called the police multiple
times to report that the pigeons are

629
00:39:49,503 --> 00:39:51,184
flying over their house.

630
00:39:51,184 --> 00:39:53,075
Somebody, I don't know who,

631
00:39:53,075 --> 00:39:58,117
even called the fire department once
claiming that the coop was on fire.

632
00:39:58,117 --> 00:40:01,688
Every time one of these calls is made, as
you know,

633
00:40:01,688 --> 00:40:06,170
it requires that the police or
firefighters come to the house to

634
00:40:06,170 --> 00:40:07,010
firefighters come to the house to
investigate.

635
00:40:07,010 --> 00:40:09,881
Is this really the best use of our taxes,

636
00:40:09,881 --> 00:40:14,923
to send first responders into the middle
of a dispute between neighbors,

637
00:40:14,923 --> 00:40:17,654
taking them away from real emergencies?

638
00:40:17,654 --> 00:40:19,335
If you support this ban,

639
00:40:19,335 --> 00:40:24,937
please consider that you will be aligning
yourself with a campaign of harassment

640
00:40:24,937 --> 00:40:27,948
against Tony, who is a new Croton
resident.

641
00:40:27,948 --> 00:40:33,481
I also have to say, I find it hypocritical
to consider a ban on pigeons when we

642
00:40:33,481 --> 00:40:36,072
still allow gas-powered leaf blowers.

643
00:40:36,072 --> 00:40:41,184
As we know, gas-powered leaf blowers are
so loud they can damage hearing.

644
00:40:41,184 --> 00:40:46,716
In our house, we have to spend the best
weather months of the year with all the

645
00:40:46,716 --> 00:40:50,497
windows shut tight so that we don't have
to listen as,

646
00:40:50,497 --> 00:40:53,439
as much to the daily roar of leaf blowers.

647
00:40:53,439 --> 00:40:58,691
Gas-powered leaf blowers spew carcinogens
and toxic emissions into the air.

648
00:40:58,691 --> 00:41:00,861
This is a well-documented fact.

649
00:41:00,861 --> 00:41:05,483
They kill beneficial insects and they
destroy pollinator habitats.

650
00:41:05,483 --> 00:41:10,875
And people wonder all the time— I see it
on Facebook— where are all the bees?

651
00:41:10,875 --> 00:41:15,007
Where are all the fireflies? Where are all
the butterflies?

652
00:41:15,007 --> 00:41:20,679
And yet we allow gas-powered leaf blowers,
but we're considering banning pigeons.

653
00:41:20,679 --> 00:41:25,581
I'll remind you that pigeons, unlike leaf
blowers, don't cause cancer,

654
00:41:25,581 --> 00:41:30,413
they don't destroy the environment, and
they don't ruin your hearing.

655
00:41:30,413 --> 00:41:35,805
I think we as a community need to focus
more on issues of real importance and

656
00:41:35,805 --> 00:41:36,155
more on issues of real importance and
worry

657
00:41:36,155 --> 00:41:40,357
less about people's pets. Thank you for
the chance to speak.

658
00:41:40,357 --> 00:41:45,399
And thank you for your service to the
community. It's truly appreciated.

659
00:41:45,673 --> 00:41:50,429
Thank you. Good evening. Jim Miller, 18
Wolf Road.

660
00:41:50,429 --> 00:41:57,277
I've followed the discussions the previous
weeks about this quite a bit.

661
00:41:57,277 --> 00:42:04,220
Read the pretext for this statue of
concerns about health related to bird

662
00:42:04,220 --> 00:42:11,639
droppings, related to seed that is used to
feed the birds, attracting rodents,

663
00:42:11,639 --> 00:42:19,343
and other health-related concerns that
have been caused by apparently We have one

664
00:42:19,343 --> 00:42:23,053
pigeon coop in the village, 20 pigeons.

665
00:42:23,053 --> 00:42:28,950
And what really struck me today is I
walked out my front door,

666
00:42:28,950 --> 00:42:34,752
and I have a couple of birdseed feeders
hanging from my tree.

667
00:42:34,752 --> 00:42:42,456
And as I walked out, there was a flock of
perhaps 100 starlings on my front lawn.

668
00:42:42,456 --> 00:42:47,687
Nothing unusual. It's fall migration this
time of year.

669
00:42:47,687 --> 00:42:47,897
I'm sorry?

670
00:42:48,877 --> 00:42:52,868
Also, the feed is there for them to eat,
and they come.

671
00:42:52,868 --> 00:42:56,786
And when I startled them, they flew across
the street,

672
00:42:56,786 --> 00:42:59,906
half of them landing on my neighbor's
roof,

673
00:42:59,906 --> 00:43:03,896
the other half landing in the tree next to
their house.

674
00:43:03,896 --> 00:43:06,726
And the other thing that I noticed was,

675
00:43:06,726 --> 00:43:12,458
not only have I attracted these birds that
are going to be pooping all over the

676
00:43:12,458 --> 00:43:16,739
place and causing disease, But also I've
attracted rodents.

677
00:43:17,158 --> 00:43:20,028
I, I saw squirrels running all over the
place.

678
00:43:21,327 --> 00:43:24,317
And, uh, what, what I wonder is,

679
00:43:24,317 --> 00:43:28,988
have we considered banning bird feeders in
Croton?

680
00:43:28,988 --> 00:43:34,500
Because whatever dangers you feel arise
from a pigeon coop,

681
00:43:34,500 --> 00:43:38,331
the same dangers arise from bird feeders.

682
00:43:38,331 --> 00:43:41,320
And I'm here to say, like, well,

683
00:43:41,320 --> 00:43:45,431
maybe first you came for Tony's pigeon
coop.

684
00:43:45,431 --> 00:43:51,410
Next, you may come for my bird feeders.
Please don't. Thank you.

685
00:43:51,410 --> 00:43:54,400
Thank you. Thank you. Excuse me.

686
00:43:54,625 --> 00:43:57,060
Um, Gary Eisinger, Cleveland Drive.

687
00:43:57,060 --> 00:44:00,747
Uh, good evening, members of the board and
neighbors.

688
00:44:00,747 --> 00:44:04,782
I wanted to take these few minutes to talk
about NIMBYism.

689
00:44:04,782 --> 00:44:10,417
It's been quite a few years now that many
of us in the village have been attacked

690
00:44:10,417 --> 00:44:14,869
with this word. We went from being
neighbors to being NIMBYists,

691
00:44:14,869 --> 00:44:16,887
the word utilized against us,

692
00:44:16,887 --> 00:44:21,896
slandering us with implications of our
utter horridness as human beings.

693
00:44:21,896 --> 00:44:25,444
While allowing ADUs on the smallest lots
in Croton,

694
00:44:25,444 --> 00:44:29,896
built right up to and looming over
longstanding property setback

695
00:44:29,896 --> 00:44:30,801
longstanding property setback
requirements,

696
00:44:30,801 --> 00:44:34,070
you shot us NIMBYists down, favoring, it
seems,

697
00:44:34,070 --> 00:44:39,218
the shadows taking away gardens and
hard-earned little slices of paradise.

698
00:44:39,218 --> 00:44:42,279
With absolutely zero neighbor input
allowed.

699
00:44:42,279 --> 00:44:48,123
With Lot A, our neighbors on Wayne Street
brought up the obstructed views they would

700
00:44:48,123 --> 00:44:50,767
have from this 5-plus-story structure,

701
00:44:50,767 --> 00:44:54,593
and those neighbors were also written off
as nimbyists,

702
00:44:54,593 --> 00:45:00,298
obstructionists in the Hochul to Harkham
to Pugh slam dunk to take away neighbors'

703
00:45:00,298 --> 00:45:05,863
right to voice grievances on the impact
your progress and your preferred changes

704
00:45:05,863 --> 00:45:06,002
your progress and your preferred changes
to

705
00:45:06,002 --> 00:45:08,437
the village impact our daily lives.

706
00:45:08,437 --> 00:45:13,516
With 425 Riverside, we have neighbors—
dare we label them NIMBYs as well—

707
00:45:13,516 --> 00:45:18,733
who have grave concerns of a slope
collapse in their own literal backyards.

708
00:45:18,733 --> 00:45:23,951
At Gottwald Circle, an unnecessary
elongation of the xeriscape garden curbs

709
00:45:23,951 --> 00:45:24,229
elongation of the xeriscape garden curbs
were

710
00:45:24,229 --> 00:45:29,725
designed such that parking spots were
removed from in front of these neighbors'

711
00:45:29,725 --> 00:45:33,204
houses, impacting their businesses and
daily life.

712
00:45:33,204 --> 00:45:36,960
In this case, a redesign could have
pleased all sides,

713
00:45:36,960 --> 00:45:39,117
but our mayor and deputy mayor,

714
00:45:39,117 --> 00:45:44,543
with less concern for other neighbors'
backyards or street front in this case,

715
00:45:44,543 --> 00:45:45,935
ignored their pleas.

716
00:45:45,935 --> 00:45:49,204
And with Kathy Hochul's Let Them Build
package,

717
00:45:49,204 --> 00:45:54,978
we have exempted large-scale projects like
425 Riverside and soon the Green Growler

718
00:45:54,978 --> 00:46:00,614
building from SEQR, which enabled public
input into projects that quite literally

719
00:46:00,614 --> 00:46:04,996
impact our backyards, our front yards, and
our quality of life.

720
00:46:04,996 --> 00:46:10,562
So now we come to the subject of this
diatribe: our own Deputy Mayor's backyard.

721
00:46:10,562 --> 00:46:13,136
It seems to have now gotten personal.

722
00:46:13,136 --> 00:46:17,310
I mean, absolutely no one likes bird shit
in their backyard,

723
00:46:17,310 --> 00:46:22,736
and since we are now holding a public
hearing on what ostensibly boils down to

724
00:46:22,736 --> 00:46:23,084
hearing on what ostensibly boils down to
where

725
00:46:23,084 --> 00:46:28,789
we draw the line on pigeon shit in what
seems to be the wrong neighbor's backyard.

726
00:46:28,789 --> 00:46:30,319
And by wrong neighbor,

727
00:46:30,319 --> 00:46:35,467
I find it quite amusing that it is
Croton's own godfather of anti-NIMBYism

728
00:46:35,467 --> 00:46:35,954
Croton's own godfather of anti-NIMBYism
who now

729
00:46:35,954 --> 00:46:39,781
apparently having reached his own
come-to-NIMBY moment.

730
00:46:39,781 --> 00:46:45,346
So now that you've had this epiphany that
our backyards can really matter to us,

731
00:46:45,346 --> 00:46:50,285
would you please consider joining the
voice of community Uh, excuse me,

732
00:46:50,285 --> 00:46:52,790
the voice of Croton Community Group.

733
00:46:52,790 --> 00:46:55,851
Um, and with our community group behind
you,

734
00:46:55,851 --> 00:47:01,695
we can help you fight the power of Hochul
to Harkham to Pugh and reclaim the joy and

735
00:47:01,695 --> 00:47:06,008
dignity of your little slice of paradise
we call the backyard.

736
00:47:06,008 --> 00:47:09,486
And on a more serious side regarding the
chickens,

737
00:47:09,486 --> 00:47:13,243
I really think your proposed setbacks are
way too big.

738
00:47:13,243 --> 00:47:19,017
So odd that you champion a 10-foot setback
for an 800-square-foot ADU but ask for 5

739
00:47:19,017 --> 00:47:22,148
times that for a 60-square-foot chicken
coop?

740
00:47:22,148 --> 00:47:27,435
Please make that difference make sense to
me in the coming weeks. Thank you.

741
00:47:27,435 --> 00:47:28,628
Thank you.

742
00:47:28,628 --> 00:47:33,499
Hello, my name is Doug Simmons.

743
00:47:33,499 --> 00:47:37,741
I live on Finney Farm Road.

744
00:47:37,741 --> 00:47:44,026
And I'm here to advocate for my neighbor

745
00:47:44,026 --> 00:47:48,897
Tony and his pigeons and doves.

746
00:47:50,356 --> 00:47:51,799
Tony is a good neighbor.

747
00:47:51,879 --> 00:47:52,728
He's a nice guy.

748
00:47:53,578 --> 00:47:57,658
When you talk to him, as I have on a
number of occasions, I've gotten to know

749
00:47:57,658 --> 00:47:57,870
number of occasions, I've gotten to know
him,

750
00:47:57,870 --> 00:48:00,519
you realize you're in the presence of a
gentleman.

751
00:48:01,352 --> 00:48:05,481
Please know that he's suffering from this
proposed legislation.

752
00:48:05,481 --> 00:48:09,544
I think you saw some emotion tonight from
one of his, I guess,

753
00:48:09,544 --> 00:48:10,265
colleagues.

754
00:48:10,329 --> 00:48:11,739
I didn't, I didn't know that gentleman.

755
00:48:11,739 --> 00:48:16,302
Tony's fearful. He's not a guy looking to
fight City Hall.

756
00:48:16,302 --> 00:48:20,708
You know, he, he, uh, he doesn't have a
lawyer at ready.

757
00:48:20,708 --> 00:48:25,429
This is, uh, this is, uh, really caught
him, uh, unexpected.

758
00:48:25,429 --> 00:48:30,779
Um, he moved here because he sensed a
loving and tolerant community,

759
00:48:30,779 --> 00:48:35,027
and he's been treated so poorly. It's
really shameful.

760
00:48:35,027 --> 00:48:37,781
I understand the May 29th petition,

761
00:48:37,781 --> 00:48:43,918
which has 41 signatures was circulated
among parents at the school bus stop in

762
00:48:43,918 --> 00:48:44,311
among parents at the school bus stop in
front

763
00:48:44,311 --> 00:48:49,897
of my home. It's directly across from
Jennifer and Andy's and Antoni's.

764
00:48:49,897 --> 00:48:53,595
No one knocked on my door and asked me to
sign.

765
00:48:54,286 --> 00:48:58,059
I had no idea this petition even existed
until a few weeks ago.

766
00:48:58,846 --> 00:49:03,229
The petition is alarmist in tone and out
of touch with reality.

767
00:49:03,422 --> 00:49:05,959
Let me address 2 specific objections.

768
00:49:05,959 --> 00:49:11,382
Pigeons, coops, excrement, and feed
attract rats and other pests.

769
00:49:11,382 --> 00:49:15,888
These create health issues and costly
control burdens.

770
00:49:15,888 --> 00:49:22,229
This was obviously written before we got
to know— before I got to know Tony,

771
00:49:22,229 --> 00:49:24,732
and it's a gross exaggeration.

772
00:49:24,732 --> 00:49:26,901
Tony's coop is immaculate,

773
00:49:26,901 --> 00:49:33,492
and anyone with a bird feeder knows that
seed has to be properly stored or rats

774
00:49:33,492 --> 00:49:33,826
seed has to be properly stored or rats
will

775
00:49:33,826 --> 00:49:36,496
become a problem. 2, 2 of the 6.

776
00:49:36,496 --> 00:49:41,084
I'll only do the 2 of this petition, May
29th petition.

777
00:49:41,084 --> 00:49:44,839
Sizable coops— it's not that big, by the
way—

778
00:49:44,983 --> 00:49:47,691
sizable coops are known to be a fire
hazard.

779
00:49:49,150 --> 00:49:51,336
This is an irresponsible allegation,

780
00:49:51,336 --> 00:49:55,829
and our fire department was indeed
summoned to Tony's home with the report

781
00:49:55,829 --> 00:49:56,315
summoned to Tony's home with the report
that the

782
00:49:56,315 --> 00:49:59,533
coop was on fire. There was indeed a smoke
condition.

783
00:49:59,903 --> 00:50:03,617
And it came from a barbecue grill in the
yard behind Tony's home.

784
00:50:04,260 --> 00:50:07,819
Our volunteer firefighters showed up for
no reason.

785
00:50:07,819 --> 00:50:09,285
Along the same lines,

786
00:50:09,285 --> 00:50:14,937
I also understand that the police have
been called in response to complaints that

787
00:50:14,937 --> 00:50:19,334
Tony's birds have been defecating on their
property. Seriously?

788
00:50:19,334 --> 00:50:24,777
Another call was made to a local business
to remove a dead pigeon from a yard.

789
00:50:24,777 --> 00:50:26,382
I'm not sure which one.

790
00:50:26,382 --> 00:50:30,637
Was it Tony's? His pets are banded with
identification.

791
00:50:31,472 --> 00:50:36,947
Imagine if a deceased dog or cat wearing a
collar had been discarded without

792
00:50:36,947 --> 00:50:39,108
attempting to reach the owner.

793
00:50:39,108 --> 00:50:43,359
No one attempted to get in touch with Tony
about that bird.

794
00:50:43,359 --> 00:50:47,609
This is harassment. This is abusive. It
really has to stop.

795
00:50:47,786 --> 00:50:50,195
It's like picking on a newcomer.

796
00:50:50,195 --> 00:50:55,766
Circumstances have changed since the
circulation of the May 29th petition.

797
00:50:55,975 --> 00:51:01,049
The coop is built. His beloved birds are
acclimated to their new home.

798
00:51:01,049 --> 00:51:05,834
It takes a while for pigeons to get
settled into a home, and they,

799
00:51:05,834 --> 00:51:09,096
they will fly around. They're homing
pigeons.

800
00:51:09,096 --> 00:51:12,140
They gotta figure out where their home is.

801
00:51:12,140 --> 00:51:16,924
It's another reason why it'd be really
cruel to uproot them again.

802
00:51:16,924 --> 00:51:22,941
Other neighbors like myself and friends on
Old Post Road have come to admire Tony's

803
00:51:22,941 --> 00:51:23,376
doves.

804
00:51:24,092 --> 00:51:26,716
These neighbors include Andy and Jennifer,
who live across the street.

805
00:51:26,781 --> 00:51:31,604
They're the closest—I measured by my
footsteps—they're the closest to the coop.

806
00:51:32,490 --> 00:51:37,139
Their bird is the closest neighbor. Their
home is the closest neighbor to the coop.

807
00:51:37,139 --> 00:51:38,259
They love the birds.

808
00:51:38,533 --> 00:51:39,436
I love the birds.

809
00:51:41,741 --> 00:51:45,314
A new petition started on August 21st,
just a few weeks ago.

810
00:51:45,363 --> 00:51:48,219
It's since been circulated. It says here
190.

811
00:51:48,219 --> 00:51:52,661
196 signatures, but since I wrote this, I
think it's gone over to 200.

812
00:51:52,661 --> 00:51:56,088
That quick, that many people rallied to
this petition.

813
00:51:56,088 --> 00:52:01,291
And that includes my immediate neighbors
in 3 households to the south of me on Old

814
00:52:01,291 --> 00:52:01,926
Post Road.

815
00:52:01,926 --> 00:52:06,636
The new petition is rational and fair,

816
00:52:06,636 --> 00:52:11,470
and it concludes that we ask the board—

817
00:52:11,502 --> 00:52:18,315
the petition— and I ask the board to
reject a ban grandfather existing

818
00:52:18,315 --> 00:52:24,934
keepers, and protect the rights of
responsible pet owners in Croton.

819
00:52:24,934 --> 00:52:27,952
Thank you for this opportunity.

820
00:52:27,952 --> 00:52:32,429
Good evening, Pete Panzica, 110 Old Post
Road.

821
00:52:33,492 --> 00:52:35,186
Um, I'm sure Tony's a nice guy.

822
00:52:35,186 --> 00:52:39,557
I don't know him, but I would not be happy
if this statute which allowed Tony to

823
00:52:39,557 --> 00:52:43,818
enter neighborhood under this pretext of
owning pigeons were allowed to stand,

824
00:52:43,818 --> 00:52:47,042
because you need to put yourselves in the
neighbor's shoes.

825
00:52:47,042 --> 00:52:51,303
And I know there's some neighbors who
testified tonight that the pigeons don't

826
00:52:51,303 --> 00:52:53,598
bother them, but those pictures don't lie.

827
00:52:55,076 --> 00:52:58,193
There are birds on the house. I'm sure
there's poop in the house.

828
00:52:58,787 --> 00:52:59,719
Your windows are open.

829
00:52:59,848 --> 00:53:03,757
I'm sure there's cooing, and that becomes
annoying after a while.

830
00:53:03,757 --> 00:53:08,629
Dogs are legal, but if a dog went into
your front lawn and tore up the neighbor's

831
00:53:08,629 --> 00:53:10,794
flowers, they would call the police.

832
00:53:10,794 --> 00:53:14,883
If dog was incessantly barking all night,
you would call the police.

833
00:53:14,883 --> 00:53:18,792
And if a dog was pooping on your lawn, you
would call the police.

834
00:53:18,792 --> 00:53:23,664
I just wish that the neighbors who are
inconvenienced by this would be given that

835
00:53:23,664 --> 00:53:25,769
same consideration because they're—

836
00:53:25,769 --> 00:53:29,618
this is their lived experience and they
are suffering from this.

837
00:53:29,618 --> 00:53:34,249
And if it was me and somebody moved next
to me because this law was in place,

838
00:53:34,249 --> 00:53:37,316
I would be very unhappy. I can understand
chickens.

839
00:53:37,316 --> 00:53:40,864
They are contained in a, in an area. They
don't fly around.

840
00:53:41,606 --> 00:53:44,105
Bird feeders, you're inviting the birds to
your property.

841
00:53:44,770 --> 00:53:50,229
I am a physician. Toxoplasmosis and
histoplasmosis are real

842
00:53:50,229 --> 00:53:54,393
diseases that people do get. So I've seen
it.

843
00:53:54,393 --> 00:53:58,372
Please, Sarah, Sarah, please,
conversation.

844
00:53:58,372 --> 00:54:01,240
I mean, the comment came to me.

845
00:54:01,332 --> 00:54:04,531
So Um, so that's all I really have to say.

846
00:54:05,096 --> 00:54:10,135
Um, I would not, you know, and I love
animals, but if animals are an annoyance,

847
00:54:10,135 --> 00:54:14,982
they shouldn't allow to be annoying, you
know, people in the town of Croton.

848
00:54:14,982 --> 00:54:15,620
Thank you.

849
00:54:15,620 --> 00:54:18,335
Thank you. Thank you.

850
00:54:21,335 --> 00:54:22,643
Thank you.

851
00:54:22,643 --> 00:54:29,142
Good evening, I'm Carrie Andrews, 20
Hunter Street here in Croton.

852
00:54:29,142 --> 00:54:34,657
And I just think this is an issue looking
for a problem.

853
00:54:34,657 --> 00:54:40,269
And I really support Tony being able to
have his pigeons.

854
00:54:40,269 --> 00:54:44,110
The thing is, pigeons are already here.

855
00:54:44,110 --> 00:54:48,246
I keep eBird accounts, which is, you know,

856
00:54:48,246 --> 00:54:55,040
I track the birds that are in my backyard
almost daily and elsewhere.

857
00:54:55,040 --> 00:54:56,025
Thank you.

858
00:54:56,787 --> 00:55:02,067
And I've had pigeons, they're called rock
pigeons, feral pigeons.

859
00:55:02,324 --> 00:55:06,858
I've had them for years now. They're in
Croton, they're here.

860
00:55:06,858 --> 00:55:12,582
So I don't think that that is such an
issue that they have, that the pigeons,

861
00:55:12,582 --> 00:55:16,298
you know, that are confined, it's only 20
of them.

862
00:55:16,298 --> 00:55:19,346
It seems like a reasonable thing to have.

863
00:55:19,346 --> 00:55:23,583
And in terms of the illness caused, I'm a
PA, retired PA.

864
00:55:23,583 --> 00:55:29,232
And I used to park in the Bronx in a
garage that was so full of pigeons that

865
00:55:29,232 --> 00:55:32,651
feathers were everywhere, poop was
everywhere.

866
00:55:32,651 --> 00:55:38,152
And I would get out and I would— I was
actually a little nervous about it,

867
00:55:38,152 --> 00:55:42,240
to be quite honest, when I first started
parking there.

868
00:55:42,240 --> 00:55:47,369
But by the own admission of the review of
the records with the— that—

869
00:55:47,369 --> 00:55:51,160
Brian Healy presented, the risk of those
illnesses,

870
00:55:51,160 --> 00:55:56,066
psittacosis and toxoplasmosis and all of
those, is extremely rare.

871
00:55:56,066 --> 00:55:59,783
And so I don't really think it is a health
hazard.

872
00:55:59,783 --> 00:56:02,310
And I just think that it's really,

873
00:56:02,310 --> 00:56:06,324
really unfair for this person who has
gotten a permit,

874
00:56:06,324 --> 00:56:10,486
moved here because he thought he could
have his pigeons,

875
00:56:10,486 --> 00:56:15,541
and then all of a sudden we're like
pulling the wool from under him.

876
00:56:15,541 --> 00:56:15,909
Thank you.

877
00:56:15,990 --> 00:56:18,153
you know, the rug from under him.

878
00:56:18,153 --> 00:56:22,086
I don't think it's quite the hazard that
is being presented,

879
00:56:22,086 --> 00:56:27,329
and I really think he ought to be able to
allow— and we shouldn't have this ban.

880
00:56:27,329 --> 00:56:32,573
It seems like it's something that came up
after a situation came up that I don't

881
00:56:32,573 --> 00:56:35,457
really think is well thought out. Thank
you.

882
00:56:35,457 --> 00:56:42,143
Thank you. Good evening, everyone. I'm
Tony. Uh, you all know me.

883
00:56:42,143 --> 00:56:45,744
Thank you so much for your support.

884
00:56:45,744 --> 00:56:51,710
So I heard a lot of concerns tonight and a
lot of support,

885
00:56:51,710 --> 00:56:56,339
and I really appreciate for all your
support.

886
00:56:57,206 --> 00:57:01,410
Uh, the concerns they have that if I
wanted to get eggs and eat eggs,

887
00:57:01,410 --> 00:57:06,285
that I would keep chickens so I don't have
to keep pigeons because they have way

888
00:57:06,285 --> 00:57:08,235
smaller eggs. And the other con—

889
00:57:08,460 --> 00:57:14,556
the other Their concern is that every
single bird contains same disease if they

890
00:57:14,556 --> 00:57:14,787
single bird contains same disease if they
get

891
00:57:14,787 --> 00:57:18,954
it. So on Croton, we have 380 different
species birds.

892
00:57:18,954 --> 00:57:21,577
None of them have been vaccinated.

893
00:57:22,722 --> 00:57:23,766
None of them have been treated.

894
00:57:23,830 --> 00:57:27,756
None of them have been cleaned. Mine are
every single day.

895
00:57:27,756 --> 00:57:30,869
Their water has been cleaned every single
day.

896
00:57:30,869 --> 00:57:35,674
I don't leave the same can on the same day
for 2, 3 days. I cleaned it.

897
00:57:35,674 --> 00:57:40,886
I feed them only for what they need to
eat. I don't leave feed on the feeder.

898
00:57:40,886 --> 00:57:42,307
I don't. I, I wanted—

899
00:57:42,307 --> 00:57:42,740
I love them.

900
00:57:42,804 --> 00:57:46,780
I don't want to risk killing none of them.

901
00:57:46,780 --> 00:57:54,259
As per mites and rats, um, as my president
of the club, our club, mentioned it,

902
00:57:54,259 --> 00:58:00,885
um, if a single mice or rat gets in my
coop for them is like a poison.

903
00:58:00,885 --> 00:58:03,536
In 24 hours, they would die.

904
00:58:03,536 --> 00:58:06,187
So that is my first concern,

905
00:58:06,187 --> 00:58:13,098
to keep them clean and not allow any
single rats or rats coming in there.

906
00:58:13,098 --> 00:58:20,387
Al, Nora, and Stacy, they've been to my
coop. They've seen it, how I keep it.

907
00:58:21,864 --> 00:58:23,036
I have everything secured.

908
00:58:23,229 --> 00:58:27,035
There is no way they could get mice or
rats in there.

909
00:58:27,035 --> 00:58:32,637
So that about that concern, mice and rats,
that, that, that just can't happen.

910
00:58:32,637 --> 00:58:38,023
And the other thing is, oh, on Croton you
guys been having pigeons forever.

911
00:58:38,023 --> 00:58:41,686
My question is, how many people got sick
from them?

912
00:58:41,686 --> 00:58:44,774
Because for what I heard, none of them
got.

913
00:58:44,774 --> 00:58:49,801
So if that's all your concerns, you had
that concern here a while ago,

914
00:58:49,801 --> 00:58:55,833
and I don't understand Why police haven't
been called for any wild pigeons or doves,

915
00:58:55,833 --> 00:58:58,993
which they fly every single day in my
house,

916
00:58:58,993 --> 00:59:03,661
and they've been flying before I brought
the pigeons on my house.

917
00:59:03,741 --> 00:59:08,365
I have pictures and videos way before I
brought them because I knew this was

918
00:59:08,365 --> 00:59:08,791
brought them because I knew this was
coming.

919
00:59:09,614 --> 00:59:12,949
So doves been here, they flying on top of
my roof,

920
00:59:12,949 --> 00:59:15,350
the neighbor's roof, anybody's roof,

921
00:59:15,350 --> 00:59:17,818
and different birds are flying there.

922
00:59:18,253 --> 00:59:19,445
They're pooping all over.

923
00:59:19,906 --> 00:59:23,493
Is that the same poop or is that, that's a
different poop?

924
00:59:23,493 --> 00:59:26,462
So I'm, I'm so, I'm so— yeah, it's so
confusing.

925
00:59:27,520 --> 00:59:30,215
And then, uh, there was another question,

926
00:59:30,215 --> 00:59:33,896
another concern which I can't actually
remember exactly,

927
00:59:33,896 --> 00:59:36,722
but have they flied on the people's
houses?

928
00:59:36,722 --> 00:59:42,696
Yes, they have. Have I mentioned it here
the first time I was here that they could

929
00:59:42,696 --> 00:59:48,087
be flying the first week they come out of
the coop, the young, young ones?

930
00:59:48,087 --> 00:59:51,875
Yes, they do, because they're afraid from
predators.

931
00:59:51,875 --> 00:59:55,882
Their wings are not strong enough to fly
up in the air.

932
00:59:55,882 --> 01:00:01,491
So what they do, they fly around the
houses to scan the property, get used to

933
01:00:01,491 --> 01:00:01,710
houses to scan the property, get used to
it,

934
01:00:01,710 --> 01:00:06,008
to the, to the area. Then they won't be
doing that anymore.

935
01:00:06,008 --> 01:00:09,505
Well, I heard they ripped a neighbor's
cushions.

936
01:00:09,505 --> 01:00:15,406
They don't, they don't have that strength.
They both seen the feeder plastic bag.

937
01:00:15,406 --> 01:00:18,320
I have it on the coop. with the pigeons.

938
01:00:18,320 --> 01:00:24,221
If they, they had that strength, that bag
would have been ripped a long time ago.

939
01:00:24,221 --> 01:00:29,320
So the cushions, I'm guessing it's way
stronger than a plastic bag is.

940
01:00:29,320 --> 01:00:34,711
So if these ones are all the concerns, and
if there is any other concerns,

941
01:00:34,711 --> 01:00:40,539
I would be more than happy to answer.
That's all I had. Thank you. Good evening.

942
01:00:40,539 --> 01:00:42,725
Ed Riley from Truesdale Drive.

943
01:00:42,725 --> 01:00:47,606
When I heard the gentleman speak last
week, I was very sympathetic.

944
01:00:47,606 --> 01:00:50,155
It may, may still be. I'm not sure.

945
01:00:50,155 --> 01:00:54,162
Croton's had serious problems with pigeons
in the past.

946
01:00:54,162 --> 01:00:58,606
I grew up on Van Wyck Street down here.
Spent 21 years there.

947
01:00:58,606 --> 01:01:03,633
And pigeons populated the entire Riverside
Avenue, Brook Street area,

948
01:01:03,633 --> 01:01:06,984
the train tracks, you know, the train
station.

949
01:01:06,984 --> 01:01:11,574
And then as changes were made in the
Village, they migrated up.

950
01:01:11,574 --> 01:01:17,256
And they hung around 2-story and 3-story
buildings. They created an incredible

951
01:01:17,256 --> 01:01:17,620
buildings. They created an incredible
mess.

952
01:01:17,620 --> 01:01:19,077
As a matter of fact,

953
01:01:19,077 --> 01:01:25,051
my neighbors used to hire us to get with
pellet guns and BB guns to shoot them off

954
01:01:25,051 --> 01:01:30,806
their drains because you'd have this
phosphorescent white streak down the sides

955
01:01:30,806 --> 01:01:30,952
phosphorescent white streak down the sides
of

956
01:01:30,952 --> 01:01:36,998
these houses. And they were dirty and they
were filthy. They were an unwanted pest.

957
01:01:36,998 --> 01:01:42,244
I don't know how Croton got rid of them,
but Croton did get rid of them.

958
01:01:42,244 --> 01:01:44,211
Now, if these pigeons— and,

959
01:01:44,211 --> 01:01:49,383
and I'm surprised the board didn't ask the
gentleman from New Rochelle,

960
01:01:49,383 --> 01:01:52,443
or the last gentleman, a lot of questions.

961
01:01:52,443 --> 01:01:55,940
Hopefully he'll do that in, um, in work
session.

962
01:01:55,940 --> 01:01:58,198
You know, on this pigeon issue,

963
01:01:58,198 --> 01:02:03,297
I thought that maybe these pigeons go with
the urbanization of Croton.

964
01:02:03,297 --> 01:02:08,980
You know, you need— if Croton's going to
be an urban environment with a lot of

965
01:02:08,980 --> 01:02:14,444
apartment houses, maybe you need the
pigeons and the squirrels and the, you

966
01:02:14,444 --> 01:02:14,808
pigeons and the squirrels and the, you
know,

967
01:02:14,808 --> 01:02:16,775
feeding things in the park.

968
01:02:16,775 --> 01:02:22,020
I think what people are afraid of is if
you want a, um, a, a visual, uh,

969
01:02:22,020 --> 01:02:27,921
in-your-face representation of what pigeon
mania could look like if these pigeons

970
01:02:27,921 --> 01:02:32,875
are not controlled is if you go to
Tuckahoe Road and Central Avenue,

971
01:02:32,875 --> 01:02:36,736
there's a Dunkin' Donuts there. It used to
be a bank.

972
01:02:36,736 --> 01:02:40,670
It's right next to the, uh— Tuckahoe Road
Post Office.

973
01:02:40,670 --> 01:02:46,498
If you look at the pigeons and the crap
and the filth in that whole corner, and,

974
01:02:46,498 --> 01:02:50,723
and it comes from the fact that people
feed those pigeons.

975
01:02:50,723 --> 01:02:53,637
They attract those pigeons to that area.

976
01:02:53,637 --> 01:02:59,465
Now, if these pigeons are well-trained
pigeons— actually, World War I, a pigeon,

977
01:02:59,465 --> 01:03:05,220
a passenger pigeon for New York Division
got a Medal of Honor because he helped

978
01:03:05,220 --> 01:03:05,512
got a Medal of Honor because he helped
save

979
01:03:05,512 --> 01:03:06,969
this Lost Battalion.

980
01:03:06,969 --> 01:03:12,578
Now, if his pigeons are so well trained
that they don't bother your neighbor—

981
01:03:12,578 --> 01:03:14,764
that's always a big violation.

982
01:03:14,764 --> 01:03:20,665
If your pigeons on a regular basis bother
your neighbors and create filth in your

983
01:03:20,665 --> 01:03:24,380
neighbor's house, you are violating
neighborliness.

984
01:03:24,380 --> 01:03:28,387
And then if you have a complaint against
that neighbor,

985
01:03:28,387 --> 01:03:33,851
the first thing is not to go to the
Village Board or the Police Department,

986
01:03:33,851 --> 01:03:38,003
it's to go to your neighbor and confront
them about that.

987
01:03:38,003 --> 01:03:41,937
But if these pigeons are so well trained
that they go—

988
01:03:41,937 --> 01:03:46,454
they can go to the Ringling Brothers show
and after, you know,

989
01:03:46,454 --> 01:03:49,659
1 or 2 errant trips to the neighbor's
house,

990
01:03:49,659 --> 01:03:52,938
they will always return and they're
numbered.

991
01:03:52,938 --> 01:03:57,673
Remember, you regulate the number of
chickens in somebody's yard.

992
01:03:57,673 --> 01:04:03,720
You don't allow chickens to go in somebody
else's yard and you regulate the number.

993
01:04:03,720 --> 01:04:07,945
If this gentleman— I have great sympathy
for Because it's—

994
01:04:07,945 --> 01:04:12,170
maybe we ought to call in Marlon Brando
here as a witness.

995
01:04:12,170 --> 01:04:17,853
But if, um, if he, if he can regulate the
number, he has bans on everyone, uh,

996
01:04:17,853 --> 01:04:23,535
they will not bother the neighbors' houses
and poop all over their houses, uh,

997
01:04:23,535 --> 01:04:29,144
they're not like wild birds, they are like
starlings, um, that, that's great.

998
01:04:29,144 --> 01:04:31,767
But it should be, um, grandfathered.

999
01:04:31,767 --> 01:04:32,088
Thank you.

1000
01:04:32,682 --> 01:04:37,361
Because I find it hard to believe that,
you know, like in every household,

1001
01:04:37,361 --> 01:04:40,902
a couple of pigeons get together and say,
hey, you know,

1002
01:04:40,902 --> 01:04:44,000
let's go over the wall and set up shop,
you know,

1003
01:04:44,000 --> 01:04:46,466
down the street or someplace like that.

1004
01:04:46,466 --> 01:04:51,524
But if that's the case, if these can be
controlled, they're so well disciplined,

1005
01:04:51,524 --> 01:04:56,646
etc., I think you should grandfather this
gentleman because he could come in here

1006
01:04:56,646 --> 01:05:01,325
and ask permission to have these.
Remember, we've had this problem before.

1007
01:05:01,325 --> 01:05:06,256
And I don't know whether they're fish or
fowl, but remember the geese problem?

1008
01:05:06,256 --> 01:05:10,556
Everybody used to love geese, right? Now
everybody hates geese. Why?

1009
01:05:10,556 --> 01:05:12,896
Because they poop all over the place.

1010
01:05:12,896 --> 01:05:15,994
That's what pigeons do if they're not
regimented.

1011
01:05:15,994 --> 01:05:20,104
Now maybe he has a regiment that's well
regulated. God bless him.

1012
01:05:20,104 --> 01:05:21,811
But you missed your chance,

1013
01:05:21,811 --> 01:05:26,869
and hopefully you'll do this in a work
session where you can ask back and forth,

1014
01:05:26,869 --> 01:05:31,295
or people can submit questions to you. And
you can get the full story.

1015
01:05:31,295 --> 01:05:33,255
Your pigeons will never escape.

1016
01:05:33,255 --> 01:05:37,239
If you leave town, you'll take every one
of them with you, etc.

1017
01:05:37,239 --> 01:05:40,274
But in the dark past of Croton's
industrial era,

1018
01:05:40,274 --> 01:05:45,142
we had thousands and thousands of pigeons,
and they were a plague. Thank you.

1019
01:05:45,142 --> 01:05:46,470
Thank you. Thank you.

1020
01:05:46,470 --> 01:05:52,489
Hello, Matt Angelini, Cleveland Drive.

1021
01:05:52,987 --> 01:05:57,909
Thank you, uh, for everybody on the board
for hearing us all out tonight.

1022
01:05:57,909 --> 01:06:02,899
It's really impressive that you've let
everybody take up all of your time.

1023
01:06:02,899 --> 01:06:05,192
I just have 2 quick things to add.

1024
01:06:05,192 --> 01:06:10,182
Uh, one on the public health issue that
we've heard so much about tonight.

1025
01:06:10,182 --> 01:06:15,509
I think it's interesting to add in some
data to the argument when we're talking

1026
01:06:15,509 --> 01:06:19,892
about Cryptococcus and other diseases that
are spread by pigeons.

1027
01:06:19,892 --> 01:06:25,421
The CDC cites the per capita rate on those
diseases as something like 1 in 100,000

1028
01:06:25,421 --> 01:06:30,815
cases. And then when you're talking about
New York State and something like Lyme

1029
01:06:30,815 --> 01:06:36,344
disease, you're talking about 200 times
that rate, something like 200 per 100,000.

1030
01:06:36,344 --> 01:06:41,671
So I think if we're talking about public
health as being one of the reasons for

1031
01:06:41,671 --> 01:06:44,031
putting this local law into effect,

1032
01:06:44,031 --> 01:06:49,021
and we're not also comparing the effects
of deer on the village of Croton,

1033
01:06:49,021 --> 01:06:54,416
then we're not really passing the purple
face test there when it comes to public

1034
01:06:54,416 --> 01:06:58,327
health. And the second thing that I wanted
to address, um,

1035
01:06:58,327 --> 01:07:03,586
I think one other commenter addressed it
tonight, but changing the setbacks on

1036
01:07:03,586 --> 01:07:03,923
tonight, but changing the setbacks on
fowl,

1037
01:07:03,923 --> 01:07:09,250
uh, coops and homes from 15 feet to 50
feet is a massive change to the village,

1038
01:07:09,250 --> 01:07:14,779
and I believe would ban most of R-9 and
R-5 from being able to put a coop anywhere

1039
01:07:14,779 --> 01:07:20,444
on their property. And I think that that's
something that a lot of chicken owners in

1040
01:07:20,444 --> 01:07:26,108
Croton would be against as well. So again,
thank you for your time. I appreciate it.

1041
01:07:26,108 --> 01:07:27,069
Thank you.

1042
01:07:30,069 --> 01:07:32,203
Hi, Nora Odland, Van Wyck Street.

1043
01:07:32,203 --> 01:07:37,052
You guys have heard a lot from me on this,
so I'm gonna just keep it brief.

1044
01:07:37,052 --> 01:07:41,384
And I just wanted to refute one point that
I heard brought up here,

1045
01:07:41,384 --> 01:07:43,324
which was about dogs you know,

1046
01:07:43,324 --> 01:07:48,367
if there was a dog that was constantly
going into a neighbor's yard, you know,

1047
01:07:48,367 --> 01:07:50,436
you would do something about it.

1048
01:07:50,436 --> 01:07:55,415
You probably would, but the thing that I
don't think you would do is ban dogs

1049
01:07:55,415 --> 01:08:00,264
village-wide. And that's where my
particular— I have been organizing around

1050
01:08:00,264 --> 01:08:00,588
particular— I have been organizing around
this,

1051
01:08:00,588 --> 01:08:05,437
but my particular issue with this is that
I do feel that a ban is a really,

1052
01:08:05,437 --> 01:08:08,993
really big reaction to something that
Probably doesn't.

1053
01:08:08,993 --> 01:08:13,131
You know, like now if somebody else wanted
to ever keep pigeons,

1054
01:08:13,131 --> 01:08:17,140
we're never going to allow that because of
a neighbor dispute.

1055
01:08:17,140 --> 01:08:20,114
And whether that's fair or like, I don't
know,

1056
01:08:20,114 --> 01:08:25,481
that's just where I have an issue with it.
So I wanted to add that into the record.

1057
01:08:25,481 --> 01:08:28,326
And everyone really spoke really
eloquently.

1058
01:08:28,326 --> 01:08:33,046
I thank you all for listening to this and
all of your service about this.

1059
01:08:33,046 --> 01:08:34,210
So thanks so much.

1060
01:08:34,210 --> 01:08:37,909
Thank you. Good evening, everyone.

1061
01:08:37,909 --> 01:08:41,717
Nigel Rovella, 167 North Riverside.

1062
01:08:41,717 --> 01:08:45,525
I am one of the, uh, neighbors, uh,

1063
01:08:45,525 --> 01:08:50,529
within the 7 closest to, uh, this pigeon
coop.

1064
01:08:51,403 --> 01:08:54,535
I have sent the Board of Trustees
pictures,

1065
01:08:54,535 --> 01:08:59,343
and I think there was one video, um, of
the change in my property,

1066
01:08:59,343 --> 01:09:01,019
um, from these pigeons.

1067
01:09:03,220 --> 01:09:06,383
The moment that I guess they, they were
put in,

1068
01:09:06,383 --> 01:09:09,209
I started noticing poop going up my steps.

1069
01:09:09,209 --> 01:09:11,295
So now when I walk up my steps,

1070
01:09:11,295 --> 01:09:14,997
I have to carry my dog so she doesn't step
on the poop,

1071
01:09:14,997 --> 01:09:19,034
so then I have to clean her paws when I go
inside the house.

1072
01:09:19,034 --> 01:09:22,803
I had a pigeon on top of my car. I had
poop near my car.

1073
01:09:22,803 --> 01:09:25,764
Now I can't park my car underneath the
tree.

1074
01:09:25,764 --> 01:09:30,273
Trees in front of my house because I have
some pigeons in my trees.

1075
01:09:30,273 --> 01:09:35,791
One day my dog came out and ran towards
one of my flower beds because there were 2

1076
01:09:35,791 --> 01:09:41,107
pigeons there that did not scatter once my
dog got there about a foot away from

1077
01:09:41,107 --> 01:09:43,866
eating them. Why didn't the pigeons move?

1078
01:09:43,866 --> 01:09:47,837
Now, many people have said, well, we've
always had pigeons,

1079
01:09:47,837 --> 01:09:49,721
these could be wild pigeons.

1080
01:09:49,833 --> 01:09:51,469
Yeah, for sure. But you know what?

1081
01:09:51,517 --> 01:09:54,861
I've lived there for many years. I've
never seen pigeons in my trees.

1082
01:09:56,508 --> 01:09:57,686
They've never been in my flower beds.

1083
01:09:57,799 --> 01:09:59,738
They've never been on top of my car.

1084
01:09:59,738 --> 01:10:03,884
There's never been pigeon poop going up my
steps, on my driveway, on my deck.

1085
01:10:05,126 --> 01:10:11,744
I walk on Wolf Street 3 times, sometimes 2
to 3 times a day with my dog.

1086
01:10:12,325 --> 01:10:15,967
I've never seen so many pigeons on the
pole lines on Wolf Street,

1087
01:10:15,967 --> 01:10:17,143
on people's rooftops.

1088
01:10:17,499 --> 01:10:18,390
So there is a change.

1089
01:10:18,956 --> 01:10:20,650
There's absolutely a change,

1090
01:10:20,650 --> 01:10:24,523
and that is something that we need to
consider While making this

1091
01:10:24,523 --> 01:10:27,185
decision, yes, it's only one coop right
now.

1092
01:10:27,811 --> 01:10:32,644
But if we pass this law and it's
unregulated, and as the gentleman said

1093
01:10:32,644 --> 01:10:33,189
unregulated, and as the gentleman said
earlier,

1094
01:10:33,189 --> 01:10:38,907
where we don't have something in place to
ensure that the amount of pigeons that are

1095
01:10:38,907 --> 01:10:41,698
allowed to be in a property don't expand,

1096
01:10:41,698 --> 01:10:46,396
that's that can create a very big problem
with the pigeon population,

1097
01:10:46,396 --> 01:10:47,689
just like chickens.

1098
01:10:47,962 --> 01:10:50,805
they can overpopulate if we're not
regulating them, right?

1099
01:10:51,640 --> 01:10:56,131
So there's also the questions of, oh,
we're saying a lot of what-ifs.

1100
01:10:56,131 --> 01:10:59,906
Well, when we're making decisions, we have
to use what-if,

1101
01:10:59,906 --> 01:11:03,551
and we have to use scenarios of worst case
to best case.

1102
01:11:03,551 --> 01:11:08,758
Because if you don't take into account
those what-ifs, what are you going to do?

1103
01:11:08,758 --> 01:11:12,337
Wait to ban something after something
actually happens?

1104
01:11:12,337 --> 01:11:17,284
So if there's a possibility, a 1% chance
of somebody being able to get Sick,

1105
01:11:17,284 --> 01:11:22,165
or 1% chance of just damage to your
property, or in the nuisance because of

1106
01:11:22,165 --> 01:11:22,556
property, or in the nuisance because of
noise,

1107
01:11:22,556 --> 01:11:27,698
right? I do hear the cooling noise at 5
o'clock in the morning for quite a long

1108
01:11:27,698 --> 01:11:28,674
period of time.

1109
01:11:30,380 --> 01:11:31,008
It's disturbing.

1110
01:11:31,797 --> 01:11:36,287
So, um, as I said before, I've sent
videos, I've sent images,

1111
01:11:36,287 --> 01:11:39,010
so there is proof in a visual aspect.

1112
01:11:39,010 --> 01:11:42,396
There's many people here that are
sympathetic.

1113
01:11:42,557 --> 01:11:44,466
I'm sympathetic to our new neighbor.

1114
01:11:44,466 --> 01:11:48,337
I haven't met him, haven't gone to his
house, he hasn't come to my house.

1115
01:11:48,595 --> 01:11:53,401
He also didn't do that prior to building
his coop and informing all of us, hey,

1116
01:11:53,401 --> 01:11:55,896
what do you guys think if I'm doing this?

1117
01:11:55,896 --> 01:12:00,459
I don't know, if I were somebody that was
building something to, let's say,

1118
01:12:00,459 --> 01:12:03,379
house ducks, I'm going to ask my
neighbors, hey,

1119
01:12:03,379 --> 01:12:05,813
what do you think if I start doing this?

1120
01:12:05,813 --> 01:12:10,620
I need to take into consideration what my
neighborhood is going to think about.

1121
01:12:10,620 --> 01:12:15,548
Many things get done in neighborhoods and
different cities and towns and villages

1122
01:12:15,548 --> 01:12:20,537
without taking into consideration what the
other might think. We can't be selfish.

1123
01:12:20,537 --> 01:12:25,404
I can't sit here and be selfish about what
another neighbor is trying to do with

1124
01:12:25,404 --> 01:12:29,055
pigeons, with chickens, with crocodiles,
or whatever, right?

1125
01:12:29,055 --> 01:12:33,557
But I can only be adamant about what's
happening in my property right now,

1126
01:12:33,557 --> 01:12:38,242
and I can only be sympathetic to what's
happening in other another neighbor's

1127
01:12:38,242 --> 01:12:40,493
property. And I'm also here speaking,

1128
01:12:40,493 --> 01:12:45,177
also thinking in the broad aspect of what
might happen within our village and

1129
01:12:45,177 --> 01:12:49,193
surrounding villages if this pigeon
situation gets out of control.

1130
01:12:49,755 --> 01:12:51,313
So there's a what-if for you.

1131
01:12:52,100 --> 01:12:56,090
There are other villages and towns in
Westchester County and in the surrounding

1132
01:12:56,090 --> 01:12:58,717
counties and in other states that have
passed a ban.

1133
01:12:59,729 --> 01:13:00,580
Why did they do that?

1134
01:13:01,656 --> 01:13:04,060
There had to be something behind it.

1135
01:13:04,060 --> 01:13:09,468
So I ask that you take into consideration
all of the pros and all of the cons and

1136
01:13:09,468 --> 01:13:14,943
all of the information that the public and
the neighbors have given to make a wise

1137
01:13:14,943 --> 01:13:20,418
decision. I've doubted while I was sitting
here and listening to everybody and all

1138
01:13:20,418 --> 01:13:25,894
the new information that I received about
me asking you to please put this ban in,

1139
01:13:25,894 --> 01:13:31,302
but it's been reinforced for me to ask you
to put this ban in and not grandfather

1140
01:13:31,302 --> 01:13:36,577
this situation. And I'm not asking this
because of anger that I have to walk in

1141
01:13:36,577 --> 01:13:36,777
because of anger that I have to walk in
and

1142
01:13:36,777 --> 01:13:39,515
go up my steps with pigeon poop on there.

1143
01:13:39,515 --> 01:13:44,856
I'm asking you because of concern in the
greater view of the village. Thank you.

1144
01:13:44,856 --> 01:13:45,524
Thank you.

1145
01:13:45,524 --> 01:13:56,600
Thank you.

1146
01:13:59,600 --> 01:14:01,918
Does anyone wish to comment on Local Law
Number 10?

1147
01:14:01,918 --> 01:14:06,204
Mayor, I'll just note for the record that
we received a

1148
01:14:06,204 --> 01:14:10,101
number of written comments which are
posted to the

1149
01:14:10,101 --> 01:14:10,646
agenda.

1150
01:14:10,646 --> 01:14:13,078
Okay. All right. Well, with that, uh,

1151
01:14:13,078 --> 01:14:16,168
do I have a motion to close the public
hearing?

1152
01:14:16,168 --> 01:14:18,020
So moved.

1153
01:14:18,020 --> 01:14:22,843
Motion by Trustee Nochtaler, second by
Trustee, uh, Slippen. All in favor?

1154
01:14:24,526 --> 01:14:25,399
Aye. Aye.

1155
01:14:25,399 --> 01:14:28,173
All right, we proceed to our second, uh,

1156
01:14:28,173 --> 01:14:33,514
public hearing of the evening concerning
Local Law Number 11 of 2026 to amend

1157
01:14:33,514 --> 01:14:39,062
Chapter 204. I'll give folks who want to
leave this opportunity to head out now.

1158
01:14:39,062 --> 01:14:43,223
Actually, we don't have a date for the
work

1159
01:14:43,223 --> 01:14:47,675
session where we're going to discuss this
yet,

1160
01:14:47,675 --> 01:14:48,256
do we?

1161
01:14:48,256 --> 01:14:48,589
No.

1162
01:14:51,589 --> 01:14:53,931
Hopefully sometime in October. Okay. Yeah.

1163
01:14:53,931 --> 01:14:55,849
Well, so, quick clarification.

1164
01:14:55,849 --> 01:14:59,685
If we do make revisions in the work
session to Local Law 10,

1165
01:14:59,685 --> 01:15:01,795
can we reopen the public hearing?

1166
01:15:01,843 --> 01:15:04,485
Yes. You have to notice a new one.

1167
01:15:04,743 --> 01:15:05,387
Yeah, correct.

1168
01:15:05,677 --> 01:15:10,299
Do we close it? We just, we just closed
it. Oh, okay. Sorry. You made the motion.

1169
01:15:10,299 --> 01:15:13,722
I know. I was just so excited to be able
to make the motion.

1170
01:15:13,722 --> 01:15:17,887
Substantive changes, then you really need
to have another public hearing.

1171
01:15:17,887 --> 01:15:18,778
Okay.

1172
01:15:18,778 --> 01:15:24,293
But I do think it was clear to everybody
that what are

1173
01:15:24,293 --> 01:15:27,868
the next steps we were going to do,

1174
01:15:27,868 --> 01:15:32,975
which is why otherwise we would have left
it open,

1175
01:15:32,975 --> 01:15:37,887
I guess. Yeah. Okay.

1176
01:15:40,887 --> 01:15:47,344
For those that are leaving,

1177
01:15:47,344 --> 01:15:53,562
please proceed on your way

1178
01:15:53,562 --> 01:15:54,519
out.

1179
01:15:54,519 --> 01:15:56,091
Please leave.

1180
01:15:56,091 --> 01:16:02,889
If you're staying, please regain your
seat.

1181
01:16:02,889 --> 01:16:08,739
All right, do I have a motion to, uh,

1182
01:16:08,739 --> 01:16:16,170
on opening a public hearing on Local Law
Number

1183
01:16:16,170 --> 01:16:17,909
11 of 2026?

1184
01:16:17,909 --> 01:16:19,041
So moved.

1185
01:16:19,041 --> 01:16:21,790
Do I have a second?

1186
01:16:21,790 --> 01:16:23,006
Second.

1187
01:16:23,006 --> 01:16:28,562
Motion by Trustee Nicholson, second by
Trustee Slippen. Discussion?

1188
01:16:31,562 --> 01:16:31,984
Give a brief—

1189
01:16:31,984 --> 01:16:32,746
Yeah, yeah.

1190
01:16:33,217 --> 01:16:39,557
So the Village Board had discussed this
local law at a public— at a work session.

1191
01:16:39,557 --> 01:16:41,670
I believe that was in July.

1192
01:16:41,670 --> 01:16:48,009
This is a change in the law related to the
Senior Citizen Rental Income Exemption

1193
01:16:48,009 --> 01:16:52,392
and the Disabled Person Rental Income
Exemption program.

1194
01:16:52,392 --> 01:16:58,340
It applies to properties that are already
covered under the Emergency Tenant

1195
01:16:58,340 --> 01:17:01,001
Protection Act. So in the village,

1196
01:17:01,001 --> 01:17:05,619
there are 5 properties that are covered
under that program.

1197
01:17:05,619 --> 01:17:11,411
And though the existing village code
already has a provision, it's Chapter

1198
01:17:11,411 --> 01:17:12,037
already has a provision, it's Chapter
204-30B,

1199
01:17:12,037 --> 01:17:18,533
that provides for the automatic adjustment
of the limits based on the action of the

1200
01:17:18,533 --> 01:17:25,029
state legislature. So this is really just
housekeeping item to, um, update our, uh,

1201
01:17:25,029 --> 01:17:30,899
code so that if people do look at it, they
know what the actual limits are.

1202
01:17:30,899 --> 01:17:31,348
Sorry.

1203
01:17:31,348 --> 01:17:33,128
Yep. Very good.

1204
01:17:33,128 --> 01:17:33,834
Thank you.

1205
01:17:33,834 --> 01:17:34,427
Thank you.

1206
01:17:34,427 --> 01:17:35,630
All in favor?

1207
01:17:35,630 --> 01:17:37,009
Aye.

1208
01:17:37,009 --> 01:17:43,334
All right, uh, the public hearing on Local
Law Number

1209
01:17:43,334 --> 01:17:48,585
11 of 2026 is open. Anyone wishing to
speak,

1210
01:17:48,585 --> 01:17:51,568
this is your opportunity.

1211
01:17:51,568 --> 01:17:55,984
Okay, seeing no one wishing to speak,

1212
01:17:55,984 --> 01:18:01,593
do I have a motion to close the public
hearing?

1213
01:18:01,593 --> 01:18:02,685
So moved.

1214
01:18:02,685 --> 01:18:05,864
Uh, motion by Trustee Nicholson. Do I have
a second?

1215
01:18:05,864 --> 01:18:07,261
Second.

1216
01:18:07,261 --> 01:18:09,316
Uh, second by Trustee Simon. All in favor?

1217
01:18:09,316 --> 01:18:09,959
Aye.

1218
01:18:09,959 --> 01:18:12,513
Aye.

1219
01:18:15,513 --> 01:18:19,451
Whereas the New York State budget for
2026-2027 included legislation that

1220
01:18:19,451 --> 01:18:19,936
2026-2027 included legislation that
increased

1221
01:18:19,936 --> 01:18:24,089
the income limits for the Senior Citizen
Rental Income Exemption and Disabled

1222
01:18:24,089 --> 01:18:27,596
Persons Rental Income Exemption programs
from $50,000 to $75,000,

1223
01:18:27,596 --> 01:18:32,073
and whereas these changes were discussed
at a work session held on July 22nd, 2026,

1224
01:18:32,073 --> 01:18:36,442
and whereas Local Law Introductory Number
11 of 2026 has been drafted to increase

1225
01:18:36,442 --> 01:18:38,653
the statutory limits in the Village Code,

1226
01:18:38,653 --> 01:18:42,753
and whereas the public hearing was opened
and closed on September 2nd, 2026,

1227
01:18:42,753 --> 01:18:46,906
Now therefore be it resolved that the
Village Board of Trustees hereby adopts

1228
01:18:46,906 --> 01:18:47,176
Village Board of Trustees hereby adopts
Local

1229
01:18:47,176 --> 01:18:50,736
Law Introductory Number 11 of 2026 to
amend Chapter 204, Taxation,

1230
01:18:50,736 --> 01:18:54,889
of the Village Code to update the limits
for the Senior Citizen Rental Income

1231
01:18:54,889 --> 01:18:58,341
Exemption and Disabled Persons Rental
Income Exemption programs,

1232
01:18:58,341 --> 01:19:01,362
which upon adoption becomes Local Law
Number 10 of 2026.

1233
01:19:01,362 --> 01:19:05,754
Do I have a motion? So moved.

1234
01:19:05,754 --> 01:19:06,194
Second.

1235
01:19:06,194 --> 01:19:11,283
Motion by Trustee Simon, second by Trustee
Nicholson. Discussion?

1236
01:19:11,283 --> 01:19:15,679
Just a point that, you know, when we
talked about this at the work session,

1237
01:19:15,679 --> 01:19:20,427
I think we asked the question of any— if
any renters has taken advantage of this,

1238
01:19:20,427 --> 01:19:24,764
um, and the answer was no. So I think with
the, um, change— is that right?

1239
01:19:24,764 --> 01:19:28,048
No, there are— we do have— there's,
there's, I believe,

1240
01:19:28,048 --> 01:19:31,870
2 people from Barry Manor that, that have
taken— that, that are,

1241
01:19:31,870 --> 01:19:36,527
that are currently receiving it. Yeah,
qualifying or receiving. Correct. Yeah.

1242
01:19:36,527 --> 01:19:40,600
Okay, I just want to, you know, this is a
significant increase, so, um, there,

1243
01:19:40,600 --> 01:19:42,846
there may be more people that are
eligible.

1244
01:19:42,846 --> 01:19:47,128
So just getting the word out that this is
something that people can take advantage

1245
01:19:47,128 --> 01:19:48,329
of, um, would be great.

1246
01:19:48,329 --> 01:19:51,305
And should we adopt it, I think we likely
will,

1247
01:19:51,305 --> 01:19:55,737
we'll start with the seniors meeting on
Friday and brief them on that.

1248
01:19:55,737 --> 01:20:00,676
And hopefully if there are folks that can
make this applicable to them, great.

1249
01:20:00,756 --> 01:20:04,326
If not, if they can be telling some of
their friends Yeah,

1250
01:20:04,326 --> 01:20:07,588
I think we had discussed at the work
session, it's a,

1251
01:20:07,588 --> 01:20:09,496
it's a relatively small number.

1252
01:20:09,496 --> 01:20:13,497
I, I forget, I think it's about 130 units
total that are covered.

1253
01:20:13,497 --> 01:20:17,436
So it's, it's feasible to just send a
mailing directly to those.

1254
01:20:17,436 --> 01:20:18,078
That'd be great.

1255
01:20:18,078 --> 01:20:21,979
Yeah, to those people. So yeah, we'll
just, we'll pull something together.

1256
01:20:21,979 --> 01:20:25,457
There's probably stuff on online on the
state website that we can,

1257
01:20:25,457 --> 01:20:26,459
that we could send.

1258
01:20:26,459 --> 01:20:27,294
That'd be great. Very good.

1259
01:20:27,294 --> 01:20:27,712
Yep.

1260
01:20:29,806 --> 01:20:32,599
Further discussion? All in favor?

1261
01:20:32,599 --> 01:20:33,149
Aye.

1262
01:20:33,149 --> 01:20:34,648
Fantastic. Thank you.

1263
01:20:34,648 --> 01:20:37,432
All right, we proceed to Local Law, uh,

1264
01:20:37,432 --> 01:20:42,572
Intro Number 12 of 2026 to amend Chapter
197, Streets and Sidewalks, uh,

1265
01:20:42,572 --> 01:20:47,927
to update the list of sidewalks exempt
from the duty to clear or make safe.

1266
01:20:47,927 --> 01:20:49,283
Do I have a motion?

1267
01:20:49,283 --> 01:20:51,507
So moved.

1268
01:20:51,507 --> 01:20:52,811
Second.

1269
01:20:52,811 --> 01:20:56,560
Uh, Motion by Trustee Nocktally, second by
Trustee Simon.

1270
01:20:56,560 --> 01:20:56,916
That's fine.

1271
01:20:56,916 --> 01:20:58,031
Discussion?

1272
01:20:58,031 --> 01:21:04,391
So, um, this local law came out of a work
session that was held in June where we

1273
01:21:04,391 --> 01:21:08,683
discussed, uh, the impacts and the, uh,
requested, uh,

1274
01:21:08,683 --> 01:21:12,181
changes from the winter of 2025-2026,
right?

1275
01:21:12,181 --> 01:21:17,587
So, uh, we had multiple large snowstorms
Right, which taxed our DPW.

1276
01:21:17,587 --> 01:21:22,675
And, uh, you know, after meeting with them
to do a recap of the,

1277
01:21:22,675 --> 01:21:28,637
of the winter season, we went through the
sidewalk list that, um, you know,

1278
01:21:28,637 --> 01:21:32,850
the list of sidewalks that are maintained
by the DPW.

1279
01:21:32,850 --> 01:21:38,415
And so we made a number of adjustments,
um, or recommended a number of

1280
01:21:38,415 --> 01:21:39,369
um, or recommended a number of
adjustments,

1281
01:21:39,369 --> 01:21:44,536
made a number of adjustments for those
areas that, that we could.

1282
01:21:44,536 --> 01:21:49,862
Um, and in this law specifically, what we
are looking to do is, um,

1283
01:21:49,862 --> 01:21:55,745
remove a portion of the sidewalk on Old
Post Road South, basically across—

1284
01:21:55,745 --> 01:22:01,945
I'm sorry, Rachel, can you scroll up to
the— up? Yeah, sorry. Yeah, thank you.

1285
01:22:01,945 --> 01:22:06,477
So we're looking to remove a section of
the sidewalk, um,

1286
01:22:06,477 --> 01:22:12,916
on Old Post Road South as well as the tiny
section of sidewalk on Radnor from the

1287
01:22:12,916 --> 01:22:18,163
law. The sidewalk on Radnor is adjacent to
village-owned property,

1288
01:22:18,163 --> 01:22:24,761
so we have to maintain that regardless, so
it doesn't need to be listed in the law.

1289
01:22:24,761 --> 01:22:30,087
And then there are 2 parcels on Old Post
Road South that, you know,

1290
01:22:30,087 --> 01:22:32,551
front onto Old Post Road South,

1291
01:22:32,551 --> 01:22:38,752
and so there's no reason why the village
needs to be clearing those sidewalks.

1292
01:22:38,752 --> 01:22:43,919
Um, you know, most homeowners in the
village are responsible for,

1293
01:22:43,919 --> 01:22:46,542
for clearing their own sidewalks.

1294
01:22:46,542 --> 01:22:51,630
So, um, so we're asking to have the law
amended to address that.

1295
01:22:51,630 --> 01:22:58,149
And then secondly, if you want to scroll
to the next picture there, on Farrington,

1296
01:22:58,149 --> 01:23:00,454
there's 2 areas. Um, uh, one,

1297
01:23:00,454 --> 01:23:06,973
the southern side of Farrington involves
the property that is part of the Faribank

1298
01:23:06,973 --> 01:23:10,948
affordable condominiums at the end of Bank
Street.

1299
01:23:10,948 --> 01:23:16,433
There's no access from that property onto
the sidewalk on Farrington,

1300
01:23:16,433 --> 01:23:22,792
and it's a similar story for the homes
that have Palmer addresses that back down

1301
01:23:22,792 --> 01:23:26,449
onto Farrington. So at the last board
meeting—

1302
01:23:26,449 --> 01:23:33,127
this graphic is not updated from the last
board meeting, from the last work session—

1303
01:23:33,127 --> 01:23:36,466
Um, but the board did agree to extend, um,

1304
01:23:36,466 --> 01:23:42,666
the area that DPW will be responsible for
to include those 2 houses on Palmer.

1305
01:23:42,666 --> 01:23:48,708
And the law that's part of the backup
tonight reflects those, those changes.

1306
01:23:48,708 --> 01:23:50,123
Thank you.

1307
01:23:50,123 --> 01:23:50,895
Great, thank you.

1308
01:23:50,895 --> 01:23:56,264
Thank you. Okay, all in favor of the
public hearing?

1309
01:23:56,264 --> 01:23:59,527
Aye. All right.

1310
01:23:59,863 --> 01:24:04,409
The floor is open on Local Law 12 of 2026.
Hi.

1311
01:24:04,409 --> 01:24:07,374
Hi, Dave from Farrington Road.

1312
01:24:07,374 --> 01:24:11,723
My question is more so on the southern
side,

1313
01:24:11,723 --> 01:24:15,380
because the northern side has a wall.

1314
01:24:15,380 --> 01:24:20,223
But in the, in the winter, I understand
clearing.

1315
01:24:20,223 --> 01:24:27,734
But in the summer, after things have grown
weeds, ivy, sometimes poison ivy,

1316
01:24:27,734 --> 01:24:33,071
and you want to walk your dogs up and down
the street?

1317
01:24:33,071 --> 01:24:36,530
Is that also included in this bill?

1318
01:24:37,714 --> 01:24:45,042
Because it basically overgrows the
sidewalk. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

1319
01:24:45,042 --> 01:24:49,325
So this law only covers snow and ice
removal.

1320
01:24:49,325 --> 01:24:52,942
So during the other times of the year,

1321
01:24:52,942 --> 01:24:59,509
the property owners are still responsible
for maintaining vegetation.

1322
01:25:01,507 --> 01:25:05,852
So— And if that is not happening, how
would a resident who's experiencing an

1323
01:25:05,852 --> 01:25:06,195
would a resident who's experiencing an
issue—

1324
01:25:06,195 --> 01:25:08,711
what's the course of action for that
person?

1325
01:25:08,711 --> 01:25:12,575
Contact the engineering department and
code enforcement will inspect it.

1326
01:25:12,575 --> 01:25:13,352
Thank you.

1327
01:25:13,352 --> 01:25:13,659
Yep.

1328
01:25:16,424 --> 01:25:20,885
All right. Anyone else wishing to comment
on Local Law 12-2026?

1329
01:25:20,885 --> 01:25:24,638
All right, seeing no one else wishing to
comment, uh,

1330
01:25:24,638 --> 01:25:27,966
do I have a motion to close the public
hearing?

1331
01:25:27,966 --> 01:25:29,146
So moved.

1332
01:25:29,146 --> 01:25:30,067
Second.

1333
01:25:30,067 --> 01:25:34,368
Motion by Trustee Nicholson, second by
Trustee Simon. All in favor?

1334
01:25:34,368 --> 01:25:35,029
Aye.

1335
01:25:35,029 --> 01:25:39,317
Okay, whereas the Village Code requires
that property owners clear their sidewalks

1336
01:25:39,317 --> 01:25:42,558
of snow and ice within 12 hours after the
end of a snow event,

1337
01:25:42,558 --> 01:25:46,689
And whereas the Village Code also provides
an exemption for certain areas where

1338
01:25:46,689 --> 01:25:50,192
geographical limitations put an undue
burden on the property owner.

1339
01:25:50,192 --> 01:25:52,597
And whereas following the winter of
2025-2026,

1340
01:25:52,597 --> 01:25:56,780
the Village Manager and Department of
Public Works reviewed the list of existing

1341
01:25:56,780 --> 01:26:00,650
exemptions and requests for new exemptions
and developed proposed changes.

1342
01:26:00,650 --> 01:26:04,989
And whereas these changes were discussed
at a work session held on June 24th, 2026.

1343
01:26:04,989 --> 01:26:09,172
And whereas Local Law Introductory Number
12 of 2026 has been drafted to reflect

1344
01:26:09,172 --> 01:26:13,251
these changes. And whereas a public
hearing was opened and closed on September

1345
01:26:13,251 --> 01:26:13,460
hearing was opened and closed on September
2nd,

1346
01:26:13,460 --> 01:26:17,434
2026, now therefore be it resolved that
the Village Board of Trustees hereby

1347
01:26:17,434 --> 01:26:17,748
the Village Board of Trustees hereby
adopts

1348
01:26:17,748 --> 01:26:20,989
Local Law Introductory Number 12 of 2026
to amend Chapter 197,

1349
01:26:20,989 --> 01:26:22,140
Streets and Sidewalks,

1350
01:26:22,140 --> 01:26:26,532
of the Village Code to update the list of
sidewalks exempt from the duty to clear or

1351
01:26:26,532 --> 01:26:30,035
make safe, which upon adoption becomes
Local Law Number 11 of 2026.

1352
01:26:30,035 --> 01:26:32,108
Do I have a motion?

1353
01:26:32,108 --> 01:26:34,149
So moved. Second.

1354
01:26:35,915 --> 01:26:41,930
Motion by Trustee Nicholson, second by
Trustee Simon. Discussion?

1355
01:26:41,930 --> 01:26:44,614
All right, all in favor? Aye.

1356
01:26:44,614 --> 01:26:50,907
All right, we proceed to responses to
questions submitted via email.

1357
01:26:50,907 --> 01:26:51,861
No questions, Mayor.

1358
01:26:51,861 --> 01:26:57,188
All right, very good. We proceed to public
comment on agenda items.

1359
01:26:57,188 --> 01:27:02,833
Anyone wishing to comment on any agenda
item, this is your opportunity.

1360
01:27:02,833 --> 01:27:05,218
Ed Riley from Truesdale Drive.

1361
01:27:05,218 --> 01:27:10,943
First comment is that in spite of my
pleas, you cannot read your agenda.

1362
01:27:10,943 --> 01:27:17,303
We can see your maps sometimes, most of
the time, but we can't read your agenda.

1363
01:27:17,303 --> 01:27:22,074
And you need either new screens or you
need larger typeface.

1364
01:27:22,074 --> 01:27:27,878
So you can talk about something, show it
up here, and nobody can read it.

1365
01:27:27,878 --> 01:27:28,055
Thank you.

1366
01:27:28,268 --> 01:27:31,820
Except maybe I sit in here. Just a general
comment.

1367
01:27:31,820 --> 01:27:37,530
Um, you know, after I— in terms of pigeons
or anything else, dogs, whatever, bats,

1368
01:27:37,530 --> 01:27:40,943
whatever you keep, whatever kind of pet
you keep,

1369
01:27:40,943 --> 01:27:46,445
listening to the last gentleman speak, if,
if I had a neighbor who let his dog,

1370
01:27:46,445 --> 01:27:51,877
you name the pet, wander into my yard and
mess up my yard on a repeated basis,

1371
01:27:51,877 --> 01:27:56,334
so it's filth and inconvenient for me just
to walk into my door,

1372
01:27:56,334 --> 01:28:01,487
I would be over at my neighbor's house
apologizing profusely the next day.

1373
01:28:01,487 --> 01:28:05,596
And some of the people on this board have
done this for me.

1374
01:28:05,596 --> 01:28:10,889
I would be right there the next day
apologizing, you know, my birds, my dog,

1375
01:28:10,889 --> 01:28:14,162
what can I do? Now, maybe you have a crazy
dog,

1376
01:28:14,162 --> 01:28:18,898
and so once every 3 months the dog gets
out and does the same thing,

1377
01:28:18,898 --> 01:28:23,077
eats your daisies. But if that happens
like 2 or 3, 4 times,

1378
01:28:23,077 --> 01:28:25,793
it's time to deal with it with the dog.

1379
01:28:25,793 --> 01:28:30,807
And maybe it's time the village starts
issuing some summonses, you know?

1380
01:28:30,807 --> 01:28:31,449
Right.

1381
01:28:31,449 --> 01:28:37,038
So, so if that's the case that's
happening, if I were the pigeon owner,

1382
01:28:37,038 --> 01:28:37,353
happening, if I were the pigeon owner,
one,

1383
01:28:37,353 --> 01:28:41,052
when you talk to him and sympathetically,
yeah,

1384
01:28:41,052 --> 01:28:44,122
I know your father was in his business,

1385
01:28:44,122 --> 01:28:50,262
get your ass over the neighbor's house and
start apologizing to your neighbor.

1386
01:28:50,262 --> 01:28:54,276
That's the first thing, the rule of
neighborliness.

1387
01:28:54,276 --> 01:28:58,684
So, and I think you should take that into
consideration.

1388
01:28:58,684 --> 01:29:02,698
My stance, I'm very sympathetic with the
gentleman.

1389
01:29:02,698 --> 01:29:06,634
He's got a history of doing these things,
raising.

1390
01:29:06,634 --> 01:29:11,042
But if he can't guarantee, you know, he
can't, you know,

1391
01:29:11,042 --> 01:29:17,339
reach minimum standards of not polluting
the area, you know, he's got a problem.

1392
01:29:17,339 --> 01:29:22,219
Maybe he ought to go in a different sport
or sell his pigeons.

1393
01:29:22,219 --> 01:29:27,887
Um, you know, that's tough love, I guess.
I'd like to comment on item 3.

1394
01:29:27,887 --> 01:29:33,633
The, the firemen in Ash— volunteer
firemen— I just can't say enough about

1395
01:29:33,633 --> 01:29:34,026
firemen— I just can't say enough about
them.

1396
01:29:34,026 --> 01:29:40,245
You really need better medals and campaign
ribbons and whatever it is for them.

1397
01:29:40,245 --> 01:29:44,652
Um, the number of events that they respond
to in a year,

1398
01:29:44,652 --> 01:29:50,635
given by some of the awards you've given
these first responders in the past.

1399
01:29:50,635 --> 01:29:52,524
It's just mind-boggling.

1400
01:29:52,524 --> 01:29:56,223
That's why people don't join stuff
because, oh,

1401
01:29:56,223 --> 01:29:59,214
I got to go to a meeting once a month.

1402
01:29:59,214 --> 01:30:02,835
These guys go out there like 30 times a
month.

1403
01:30:02,835 --> 01:30:09,211
So my hat's off to Spada and everybody in
this fire department, past and present.

1404
01:30:09,211 --> 01:30:14,249
They're really heroic people and really
self-sacrificing people.

1405
01:30:14,249 --> 01:30:16,531
And it goes for their family.

1406
01:30:16,531 --> 01:30:21,884
Because they get ripped away from family
events with their children.

1407
01:30:21,884 --> 01:30:27,473
And so it's a— it's like being in the
service. It's really a sacrifice.

1408
01:30:27,473 --> 01:30:29,440
And my hat's off to them.

1409
01:30:29,440 --> 01:30:35,423
So the— I want my— I was attracted to
Resolution B, Item 2, Emergency Health

1410
01:30:35,423 --> 01:30:35,816
Resolution B, Item 2, Emergency Health
Plan,

1411
01:30:35,816 --> 01:30:41,720
which brings us back to some of the
commentary on national and state level.

1412
01:30:41,720 --> 01:30:47,938
We know that the national health plan for
the state of New York and the federal

1413
01:30:47,938 --> 01:30:52,346
government under the CDC, National
Institutes of Health,

1414
01:30:52,346 --> 01:30:58,092
and so forth was a disaster with COVID And
thankfully, for the most part,

1415
01:30:58,092 --> 01:31:04,547
this village did not implement draconian
measures when this health crisis came up.

1416
01:31:04,547 --> 01:31:07,853
But there was some really outlandish crap,

1417
01:31:07,853 --> 01:31:13,835
and a lot of vendors and businesses
catered to their worst customers who are

1418
01:31:13,835 --> 01:31:14,307
catered to their worst customers who are
afraid

1419
01:31:14,307 --> 01:31:19,109
of dirt any day. They're still wearing
masks for that matter.

1420
01:31:19,109 --> 01:31:20,762
So, and the terrible,

1421
01:31:20,762 --> 01:31:26,744
the terrible health advice from the
highest health department authorities in

1422
01:31:26,744 --> 01:31:26,980
highest health department authorities in
the

1423
01:31:26,980 --> 01:31:32,569
state of New York to kill 13,000 to 15,000
people in our nursing homes.

1424
01:31:32,569 --> 01:31:39,023
When, by the way, 50% of the nursing home
in this state today can't pass a federal

1425
01:31:39,023 --> 01:31:40,597
or state inspection.

1426
01:31:40,597 --> 01:31:46,658
And they forced those people to stay in
those nursing homes, away from their—

1427
01:31:46,658 --> 01:31:50,200
and died without their friends and
relatives.

1428
01:31:50,200 --> 01:31:54,530
And then denied where it came from,
censored everybody,

1429
01:31:54,530 --> 01:32:00,827
and then prevented them from using drugs
that could have, if administered early,

1430
01:32:00,827 --> 01:32:07,124
could have prevented serious illness.
COVID complications for those individuals.

1431
01:32:07,124 --> 01:32:09,249
What a disgraceful history.

1432
01:32:09,249 --> 01:32:15,467
So that's the atmosphere of distrust that
you're proposing for health emergency

1433
01:32:15,467 --> 01:32:20,899
plans, and please keep that in mind. Thank
you. Thank you. Thank you.

1434
01:32:20,899 --> 01:32:25,070
Does anyone else wish to comment on any
agenda items?

1435
01:32:25,070 --> 01:32:28,927
All right, seeing no one else wishing to
comment,

1436
01:32:28,927 --> 01:32:32,863
we proceed to the report from the village
manager.

1437
01:32:32,863 --> 01:32:40,041
Okay, thank you, Mayor. Okay, so, uh, just
some quick updates on things.

1438
01:32:40,041 --> 01:32:44,927
The DPW today was working on Old Post Road
South.

1439
01:32:44,927 --> 01:32:52,304
This is going to be the start of what I
hope will be a nice beautification

1440
01:32:52,304 --> 01:32:55,196
project in the Upper Village.

1441
01:32:55,196 --> 01:32:58,685
They replaced the stamped concrete,

1442
01:32:58,685 --> 01:33:03,770
which is more colloquially known as the
fake brick,

1443
01:33:03,770 --> 01:33:10,948
in the Upper Village between Maple Street
street and the entrance to the

1444
01:33:10,948 --> 01:33:16,232
Merwin Oak parking lot. So it had crumbled
over time.

1445
01:33:16,232 --> 01:33:22,214
And so this is the first in basically a
maintenance project.

1446
01:33:22,214 --> 01:33:29,293
So they had no sooner gotten the final
stamp done than the skies opened

1447
01:33:29,293 --> 01:33:36,272
up. And, you know, thanks to Scott and his
crew for getting everything

1448
01:33:36,272 --> 01:33:37,867
covered quickly.

1449
01:33:37,867 --> 01:33:38,541
The tarp.

1450
01:33:38,862 --> 01:33:43,704
Yeah, and get— and getting it, getting it
done. So they did it.

1451
01:33:43,704 --> 01:33:46,855
They did a great job today, as, as usual.

1452
01:33:46,855 --> 01:33:53,156
Um, also, I wanted to thank, um, give a
really big thank you to, um, Ben Ling, um,

1453
01:33:53,156 --> 01:33:56,538
who is a Croton resident and a grad
student.

1454
01:33:56,538 --> 01:34:02,455
And he has been, uh, volunteering with the
engineering department all summer,

1455
01:34:02,455 --> 01:34:08,834
basically, to help, uh, digitize a lot of
their old plans as part of the, you know,

1456
01:34:08,834 --> 01:34:12,292
renovation and reorganization of that
office.

1457
01:34:12,292 --> 01:34:18,594
It was thought to try to get as much of
the records as we could digitized and then

1458
01:34:18,594 --> 01:34:21,361
hopefully save on some of the space.

1459
01:34:21,361 --> 01:34:26,202
And so there is a closet full of maps and
plans from, you know,

1460
01:34:26,202 --> 01:34:30,045
eons ago that have just been kept in paper
format.

1461
01:34:30,045 --> 01:34:36,116
And so, you know, we have now digitized
all of, all of those, hundreds of them.

1462
01:34:36,116 --> 01:34:42,341
And so, you know, now we'll be deciding if
we need to keep the originals or if we

1463
01:34:42,341 --> 01:34:44,263
can now dispose of those,

1464
01:34:44,263 --> 01:34:50,257
or maybe there might be some that the
Historical Society may want or something

1465
01:34:50,257 --> 01:34:50,564
Historical Society may want or something
like

1466
01:34:50,564 --> 01:34:55,713
that. But just— Ben was a big help. His
last day was last Thursday.

1467
01:34:55,713 --> 01:34:57,865
before school started again.

1468
01:34:57,865 --> 01:35:03,322
And so just really wanted to thank him for
all his efforts this summer.

1469
01:35:03,322 --> 01:35:06,703
And then speaking of the engineering
office,

1470
01:35:06,703 --> 01:35:10,085
they will be closed to the public on
Friday.

1471
01:35:10,085 --> 01:35:14,696
We'll send out an email tomorrow just
letting everyone know,

1472
01:35:14,696 --> 01:35:20,690
as the office staff is going to be moving
from their current office to the new

1473
01:35:20,690 --> 01:35:25,148
section of the office that has been
renovated this summer.

1474
01:35:25,148 --> 01:35:28,222
So they're going to be moving on Friday,

1475
01:35:28,222 --> 01:35:32,064
and then they'll reopen Tuesday in their
new spot,

1476
01:35:32,064 --> 01:35:35,369
and then DPW is going to start work on
the—

1477
01:35:35,369 --> 01:35:38,520
their old spot that they're in right now.

1478
01:35:38,520 --> 01:35:42,362
Um, Monday we're closed for the Labor Day
holiday,

1479
01:35:42,362 --> 01:35:44,975
as I'm sure most people will know.

1480
01:35:44,975 --> 01:35:50,662
Garbage pickup will be a day late for
those who normally get it on Monday,

1481
01:35:50,662 --> 01:35:55,350
and our summer office hours are coming to
an end this Friday.

1482
01:35:55,350 --> 01:36:01,191
We will be back to our regular 8:30 to
4:00 Monday through Friday next week.

1483
01:36:01,191 --> 01:36:07,416
So let's see, I'm sure the mayor and/or
Trustee Simon will have more to say about

1484
01:36:07,416 --> 01:36:13,257
New York Forward and their reports, but we
do have a meeting tomorrow night,

1485
01:36:13,257 --> 01:36:16,407
so hopefully people will be able to come.

1486
01:36:16,407 --> 01:36:20,942
Also, the Farrington Steps, I'm sure, will
be talked about,

1487
01:36:20,942 --> 01:36:26,706
but they are now reopened. after a nice
ribbon cutting yesterday— or sorry,

1488
01:36:26,706 --> 01:36:27,243
ribbon cutting yesterday— or sorry,
Monday.

1489
01:36:27,243 --> 01:36:29,933
Our retaining wall out around this—

1490
01:36:29,933 --> 01:36:35,313
around the municipal building on Brook
Street and Old Post Road North,

1491
01:36:35,313 --> 01:36:41,692
they're going— our contractor is going to
start work on that project hopefully next

1492
01:36:41,692 --> 01:36:43,613
week, weather permitting.

1493
01:36:43,613 --> 01:36:47,532
As anyone who has walked around the
building knows,

1494
01:36:47,532 --> 01:36:51,836
there are some areas that are in need of
some attention.

1495
01:36:51,836 --> 01:36:55,294
Some of the plaster has fallen off, you
know,

1496
01:36:55,294 --> 01:37:00,597
so we're going to get those repairs done
and have the wall repainted.

1497
01:37:00,597 --> 01:37:05,592
Yeah, so just based on where they're
working and the time of day,

1498
01:37:05,592 --> 01:37:11,433
there may be some temporary sidewalk
closures, so just be cognizant of that.

1499
01:37:11,433 --> 01:37:13,969
And then I wrote this on the top.

1500
01:37:13,969 --> 01:37:18,734
I don't know if I— we issued 4 leaf blower
violations between—

1501
01:37:18,734 --> 01:37:21,654
from the last meeting until yesterday.

1502
01:37:21,654 --> 01:37:26,419
Yesterday, the ban, the seasonal ban, is
over as of yesterday.

1503
01:37:26,419 --> 01:37:31,107
So those would be the— those 4 are the
last that were issued.

1504
01:37:31,107 --> 01:37:36,871
So I will— I'll have a final report at the
next meeting of exactly how many

1505
01:37:36,871 --> 01:37:42,481
violations there were and what the outcome
of those were. And that is it.

1506
01:37:42,481 --> 01:37:43,862
Thank you.

1507
01:37:43,862 --> 01:37:44,296
Any questions?

1508
01:37:44,296 --> 01:37:45,211
Thank you.

1509
01:37:45,211 --> 01:37:46,511
Thank you, Manager.

1510
01:37:46,511 --> 01:37:47,106
You're welcome.

1511
01:37:47,106 --> 01:37:51,051
All right, we proceed to the consent
agenda.

1512
01:37:51,051 --> 01:37:54,728
Do I have a motion on the consent agenda?

1513
01:37:54,728 --> 01:37:55,535
So moved.

1514
01:37:55,535 --> 01:37:56,194
Second.

1515
01:37:56,194 --> 01:38:01,379
Motion by Trustee Simon, second by Trustee
Nicholson. Discussion?

1516
01:38:01,379 --> 01:38:05,765
Manager, since it was brought up in the
public comment,

1517
01:38:05,765 --> 01:38:12,067
would you like to briefly summarize at a
very high level some of the changes to

1518
01:38:12,067 --> 01:38:14,938
the Village's emergency health plan?

1519
01:38:14,938 --> 01:38:18,472
Sure. So the plan was last updated in
2023.

1520
01:38:18,472 --> 01:38:24,964
Since that time, there has been some
revised guidance specifically from the CDC

1521
01:38:24,964 --> 01:38:31,045
about how infectious diseases and
communicable diseases should be handled.

1522
01:38:31,045 --> 01:38:37,866
So there is a redlined version that is on
the website as part of the agenda so that

1523
01:38:37,866 --> 01:38:43,536
if there are people at home who are
interested, you can look and see.

1524
01:38:43,536 --> 01:38:48,549
But it generally updates some of the
language that's in here.

1525
01:38:48,549 --> 01:38:52,658
In 2023, we were just exiting the
pandemic, right?

1526
01:38:52,658 --> 01:38:57,425
I mean, it was pretty much coming to an
end at that point.

1527
01:38:57,425 --> 01:39:00,712
But there was some language here, right?

1528
01:39:00,712 --> 01:39:05,971
Like, you know, in the planning
assumptions, which is on page 5,

1529
01:39:05,971 --> 01:39:09,916
it talks about the current coronavirus
pandemic.

1530
01:39:09,916 --> 01:39:16,490
So we were just— we just changed a lot of
the language to reflect the fact that,

1531
01:39:16,490 --> 01:39:20,846
you know, there was a pandemic in 2020
and, you know,

1532
01:39:20,846 --> 01:39:23,558
some of the guidance has changed.

1533
01:39:23,558 --> 01:39:28,489
There were also— the plan is specific to
the village, right?

1534
01:39:28,489 --> 01:39:33,748
So each municipality has to have a plan
that's specific to them.

1535
01:39:33,748 --> 01:39:37,939
So we have titles that are identified as
essential.

1536
01:39:37,939 --> 01:39:43,610
Those, those specific employees have tasks
that are assigned to them.

1537
01:39:43,610 --> 01:39:50,184
So as the needs of the village change in
terms of staffing and what goes on, we—

1538
01:39:50,184 --> 01:39:53,389
the plan should be updated accordingly.

1539
01:39:53,389 --> 01:39:55,526
So, you know, for example,

1540
01:39:55,526 --> 01:40:00,374
the Treasurer's Office no longer has
senior account clerks.

1541
01:40:00,374 --> 01:40:07,031
They have new people in different titles,
so that's been updated to reflect that.

1542
01:40:07,031 --> 01:40:14,540
You know, just things that have changed in
the past 3 years that are new—

1543
01:40:17,540 --> 01:40:22,134
And Manager, I presume the employees have
been involved in the development of these

1544
01:40:22,134 --> 01:40:22,577
updates?

1545
01:40:22,577 --> 01:40:28,188
Yeah, so I work with the Village Clerk on
these updates as our human resources

1546
01:40:28,188 --> 01:40:33,871
contact, and then we are required by law
to share the proposed changes with our

1547
01:40:33,871 --> 01:40:38,690
unions. And, you know, the Teamsters wrote
back and said thank you,

1548
01:40:38,690 --> 01:40:40,848
they didn't have any concerns.

1549
01:40:40,848 --> 01:40:45,236
Um, I did not receive a response from the
Police Association.

1550
01:40:45,236 --> 01:40:50,271
Um, so, but, you know, we're just, we're
just required to notify them.

1551
01:40:50,271 --> 01:40:55,235
We don't have to, um, we don't have to do
anything further than that.

1552
01:40:55,235 --> 01:40:57,249
So, um, so that's been done.

1553
01:40:57,249 --> 01:40:59,975
Great. Thank you. Manager, um,

1554
01:40:59,975 --> 01:41:05,790
I know you had a very good explanation for
8, uh, item number 7.

1555
01:41:05,790 --> 01:41:12,151
The authorizing village manager to execute
an amendment to the license

1556
01:41:12,151 --> 01:41:18,148
agreement with the county for the running
of electrical wires over

1557
01:41:18,148 --> 01:41:22,964
village property. So I thought the, the
public might—

1558
01:41:22,964 --> 01:41:23,349
Sure.

1559
01:41:23,349 --> 01:41:26,525
Appreciate— Yeah, so the reason for that—

1560
01:41:27,039 --> 01:41:32,752
so the county came to us last year and
asked if we would be willing to entertain

1561
01:41:32,752 --> 01:41:38,179
allowing them to have Con Edison run an
electrical wire across our— the well

1562
01:41:38,179 --> 01:41:38,679
electrical wire across our— the well
fields,

1563
01:41:38,679 --> 01:41:42,250
um, to the caretaker's house in Croton
Gorge Park.

1564
01:41:42,250 --> 01:41:47,534
Um, you know, we have electrical poles
that are in the well fields, right,

1565
01:41:47,534 --> 01:41:51,390
to power the different things that we have
down there.

1566
01:41:51,390 --> 01:41:55,104
Um, it did require the addition of one new
pole, uh,

1567
01:41:55,104 --> 01:42:00,388
to basically bridge the area between our
property and the county property,

1568
01:42:00,388 --> 01:42:05,887
which the Yeah, the county had— they paid
to have it put up at their expense.

1569
01:42:05,887 --> 01:42:10,386
Um, and in agreement for allowing this,
the county assumed, uh,

1570
01:42:10,386 --> 01:42:16,027
50% responsibility for any future, uh,
costs associated with our private poles.

1571
01:42:16,027 --> 01:42:20,312
Um, so if there were— a tree came down and
damaged the pole,

1572
01:42:20,312 --> 01:42:23,954
or if it needed to be replaced for
whatever reason,

1573
01:42:23,954 --> 01:42:27,310
the county would now split those costs
with us.

1574
01:42:27,310 --> 01:42:32,452
Um, so I mean, the board already approved
the license agreement in 2025.

1575
01:42:32,452 --> 01:42:36,951
Um, the term of the agreement ends
September 30th of this year.

1576
01:42:36,951 --> 01:42:41,093
The county is asking for a 3-month
extension just to find—

1577
01:42:41,093 --> 01:42:46,163
they haven't been able to finalize the
paperwork, so they're, you know,

1578
01:42:46,163 --> 01:42:49,162
they need a couple more months to do that.

1579
01:42:49,162 --> 01:42:50,606
Thank you.

1580
01:42:50,606 --> 01:42:58,468
Yep. Further discussion? All in favor?

1581
01:42:58,468 --> 01:42:59,132
Aye.

1582
01:42:59,132 --> 01:43:02,691
All right, we proceed to proposed
resolutions.

1583
01:43:02,691 --> 01:43:07,178
First resolution is in the proposal for a
revised capital—

1584
01:43:07,178 --> 01:43:10,505
a revision to the capital plan for
'26-'31.

1585
01:43:10,505 --> 01:43:15,173
Thank you, Mayor. Whereas the Village
Board of Trustees adopted the 2026-2031

1586
01:43:15,173 --> 01:43:17,597
capital budget plan on April 22nd, 2026,

1587
01:43:17,597 --> 01:43:22,386
And whereas since that time it has been
necessary to add additional funding for

1588
01:43:22,386 --> 01:43:22,568
necessary to add additional funding for
the

1589
01:43:22,568 --> 01:43:25,417
Half Moon Bay Bridge and Brook Street
draining—

1590
01:43:25,417 --> 01:43:27,660
drainage project to the capital plan.

1591
01:43:27,660 --> 01:43:32,449
And whereas the revised capital plan
reduces the debt issuance for this current

1592
01:43:32,449 --> 01:43:34,813
fiscal year by $420,520, a 9% decrease.

1593
01:43:34,813 --> 01:43:39,663
And whereas this decrease has been made
possible due to an additional $1,715,000

1594
01:43:39,663 --> 01:43:39,784
possible due to an additional $1,715,000
in

1595
01:43:39,784 --> 01:43:41,906
grant funding for various projects.

1596
01:43:41,906 --> 01:43:46,452
Now therefore, be it resolved that the
Village Board of Trustees adopts the

1597
01:43:46,452 --> 01:43:46,877
Village Board of Trustees adopts the
revised

1598
01:43:46,877 --> 01:43:50,029
capital budget plan for the years 2026
through 2031.

1599
01:43:50,029 --> 01:43:53,346
Do I have a motion?

1600
01:43:53,346 --> 01:43:54,505
So moved.

1601
01:43:54,505 --> 01:43:55,471
Second.

1602
01:43:55,471 --> 01:43:58,447
Motion by Trustee Nicholson,

1603
01:43:58,447 --> 01:44:02,272
second by Trustee Simon. Discussion?

1604
01:44:02,272 --> 01:44:03,654
All in favor?

1605
01:44:03,654 --> 01:44:07,008
Good news. It's always good when it goes
in that direction.

1606
01:44:07,008 --> 01:44:08,853
Yeah, it's always good to have it.

1607
01:44:08,853 --> 01:44:13,343
Happy to reconsider any budget anytime we
get new revenues

1608
01:44:13,343 --> 01:44:17,755
there. Very good. Now the next few ones
won't be as easy.

1609
01:44:17,755 --> 01:44:19,440
No, unfortunately not.

1610
01:44:19,440 --> 01:44:21,510
Any more money coming?

1611
01:44:21,510 --> 01:44:25,650
No, we just, we have to readopt the
bottom.

1612
01:44:25,650 --> 01:44:28,538
This is a greatest hits, you know, kind of
thing.

1613
01:44:28,538 --> 01:44:34,103
So, um, just bear with me on this. I, I
think they did.

1614
01:44:34,103 --> 01:44:36,734
You did? Yep. So I'm only,

1615
01:44:36,734 --> 01:44:41,084
as long as the attorney agrees to this,
um,

1616
01:44:41,084 --> 01:44:44,727
I'm only going to read the abstract.

1617
01:44:44,727 --> 01:44:45,544
Thank you.

1618
01:44:45,544 --> 01:44:46,699
Okay, and then—

1619
01:44:46,699 --> 01:44:51,516
It isn't necessary because this is just a
readopting and a revision based upon,

1620
01:44:51,516 --> 01:44:52,919
and you can explain it.

1621
01:44:52,919 --> 01:44:56,734
Yeah, do the whole air conditioning one.
That was always my favorite.

1622
01:44:56,734 --> 01:44:59,759
So I think we've been here long enough
already.

1623
01:44:59,759 --> 01:45:03,234
Okay, um, so Resolution 210, a resolution
authorizing,

1624
01:45:03,234 --> 01:45:05,358
subject to permissive referendum,

1625
01:45:05,358 --> 01:45:10,700
the upgrade of the air conditioning system
in the Department of Public Works garage

1626
01:45:10,700 --> 01:45:14,948
for the Village of Croton-on-Hudson,
Westchester County, New York,

1627
01:45:14,948 --> 01:45:17,522
at a maximum estimated cost of $117,875,

1628
01:45:17,522 --> 01:45:22,671
and authorizing the issuance of $117,875
serial bonds of said village to pay the

1629
01:45:22,671 --> 01:45:23,508
cost thereof.

1630
01:45:23,508 --> 01:45:26,733
Do I have a motion? So moved.

1631
01:45:26,733 --> 01:45:27,151
Second.

1632
01:45:27,151 --> 01:45:32,046
Motion by Trustee Simon, second by Trustee
Nicholson. So we have to do a roll call.

1633
01:45:32,046 --> 01:45:32,286
Yep.

1634
01:45:32,286 --> 01:45:33,859
Votes for these. So Trustee Slippen.

1635
01:45:34,537 --> 01:45:34,634
Aye.

1636
01:45:34,634 --> 01:45:35,623
Trustee Knacktaler?

1637
01:45:35,623 --> 01:45:35,995
Aye.

1638
01:45:35,995 --> 01:45:36,789
Trustee Nicholson?

1639
01:45:36,789 --> 01:45:37,065
Aye.

1640
01:45:37,065 --> 01:45:37,956
Trustee Simon?

1641
01:45:37,956 --> 01:45:38,232
Aye.

1642
01:45:38,232 --> 01:45:38,929
Mayor Fio?

1643
01:45:38,929 --> 01:45:41,857
Aye.

1644
01:45:41,857 --> 01:45:47,226
Resolution 211, a resolution authorizing,
subject to permissive referendum,

1645
01:45:47,226 --> 01:45:52,738
the Brook Street Drainage Project in and
for the Village of Croton-on-Hudson,

1646
01:45:52,738 --> 01:45:57,892
Westchester County, New York, at a maximum
estimated cost of $1,519,525,

1647
01:45:57,892 --> 01:46:03,762
and authorizing the issuance of $1,519,525
serial bonds of said village to pay the

1648
01:46:03,762 --> 01:46:04,764
costs thereof.

1649
01:46:04,764 --> 01:46:07,083
May I have a motion? So moved.

1650
01:46:07,083 --> 01:46:07,520
Second.

1651
01:46:07,520 --> 01:46:10,229
Motion by Trustee Simon, second by Trustee
Nicholson.

1652
01:46:12,036 --> 01:46:12,602
Trustee Sullivan?

1653
01:46:12,602 --> 01:46:13,087
Aye.

1654
01:46:13,087 --> 01:46:13,896
Trustee Nochteller?

1655
01:46:13,896 --> 01:46:14,154
Aye.

1656
01:46:14,154 --> 01:46:15,044
Trustee Nicholson?

1657
01:46:15,044 --> 01:46:15,351
Aye.

1658
01:46:15,351 --> 01:46:16,062
Trustee Simon?

1659
01:46:16,062 --> 01:46:16,515
Aye.

1660
01:46:16,515 --> 01:46:17,129
Mayor Pio?

1661
01:46:17,129 --> 01:46:18,896
Aye.

1662
01:46:18,896 --> 01:46:23,027
Resolution 212, a resolution authorizing,
subject to permissive referendum,

1663
01:46:23,027 --> 01:46:26,992
the issuance of $92,250 bonds of the
Village of Cortlandt-on-the-Hudson,

1664
01:46:26,992 --> 01:46:28,589
Westchester County, New York,

1665
01:46:28,589 --> 01:46:32,610
to pay the cost of the purchase of a
command car replacement for the fire

1666
01:46:32,610 --> 01:46:33,160
command car replacement for the fire
department

1667
01:46:33,160 --> 01:46:34,262
in Enforced Village.

1668
01:46:34,262 --> 01:46:37,952
Do I have a motion? So moved.

1669
01:46:37,952 --> 01:46:38,291
Second.

1670
01:46:38,291 --> 01:46:40,842
Motion by Trustee Simon, second by Trustee
Nicholson.

1671
01:46:40,842 --> 01:46:42,247
Trustee Slobin?

1672
01:46:42,247 --> 01:46:42,651
Aye.

1673
01:46:42,651 --> 01:46:43,458
Trustee Knoktoller?

1674
01:46:43,458 --> 01:46:43,700
Aye.

1675
01:46:43,700 --> 01:46:44,524
Trustee Nicholson?

1676
01:46:44,524 --> 01:46:44,718
Aye.

1677
01:46:44,718 --> 01:46:45,444
Trustee Simon?

1678
01:46:45,444 --> 01:46:45,800
Aye.

1679
01:46:45,800 --> 01:46:46,365
Mayor Pugh?

1680
01:46:46,365 --> 01:46:46,833
Aye.

1681
01:46:46,833 --> 01:46:51,467
Bond Resolution 213, a resolution
authorizing, subject to permissive

1682
01:46:51,467 --> 01:46:52,216
authorizing, subject to permissive
referendum,

1683
01:46:52,216 --> 01:46:57,259
the purchase of police communication and
tech equipment for the Village of

1684
01:46:57,259 --> 01:47:00,461
Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New
York,

1685
01:47:00,461 --> 01:47:04,141
and a maximum estimated cost of $512—
sorry, $712,623,

1686
01:47:04,141 --> 01:47:09,592
and authorizing the issuance of $712,623
serial bonds of said village to pay the

1687
01:47:09,592 --> 01:47:10,478
cost thereof.

1688
01:47:10,478 --> 01:47:12,563
Do I have a motion?

1689
01:47:12,563 --> 01:47:14,082
So moved.

1690
01:47:14,082 --> 01:47:15,739
Second.

1691
01:47:15,739 --> 01:47:19,990
Motion by Trustee Nicholson, second by
Trustee Simon. Discussion?

1692
01:47:19,990 --> 01:47:22,345
Or rather, uh, Vote. Yeah, let's go.

1693
01:47:22,345 --> 01:47:23,083
Trustee Sullivan?

1694
01:47:23,083 --> 01:47:23,420
Aye.

1695
01:47:23,420 --> 01:47:24,335
Trustee Nochtaler?

1696
01:47:24,335 --> 01:47:24,463
Aye.

1697
01:47:24,463 --> 01:47:25,297
Trustee Nicholson?

1698
01:47:25,297 --> 01:47:25,634
Aye.

1699
01:47:25,634 --> 01:47:26,340
Trustee Simon?

1700
01:47:26,340 --> 01:47:26,629
Aye.

1701
01:47:26,629 --> 01:47:27,206
Mayor Pugh?

1702
01:47:27,206 --> 01:47:27,591
Aye.

1703
01:47:27,591 --> 01:47:32,046
Bond Resolution 214, a resolution
authorizing, subject to permissive

1704
01:47:32,046 --> 01:47:32,766
authorizing, subject to permissive
referendum,

1705
01:47:32,766 --> 01:47:37,548
improvements to fire stations in and for
the Village of Cortlandt Hudson,

1706
01:47:37,548 --> 01:47:42,134
Westchester County, New York, at a maximum
estimated cost of $558,113,

1707
01:47:42,134 --> 01:47:47,374
and authorizing the issuance of $558,113
serial bonds of said village to pay the

1708
01:47:47,374 --> 01:47:48,226
cost thereof.

1709
01:47:48,226 --> 01:47:51,439
Do I have a motion? So moved.

1710
01:47:51,439 --> 01:47:51,873
Second.

1711
01:47:51,873 --> 01:47:54,668
Motion by Trustee Simon, second by Trustee
Nicholson.

1712
01:47:54,668 --> 01:47:55,745
Trustee Slippen?

1713
01:47:55,745 --> 01:47:56,050
Aye.

1714
01:47:56,050 --> 01:47:56,789
Trustee Nachdahl?

1715
01:47:56,789 --> 01:47:56,885
Aye.

1716
01:47:56,885 --> 01:47:57,721
Trustee Nicholson?

1717
01:47:57,721 --> 01:47:57,946
Aye.

1718
01:47:57,946 --> 01:47:58,685
Trustee Simon?

1719
01:47:58,685 --> 01:47:59,022
Aye.

1720
01:47:59,022 --> 01:47:59,584
Mary Pio?

1721
01:47:59,584 --> 01:47:59,906
Aye.

1722
01:47:59,906 --> 01:48:04,285
Bond Resolution 215, a resolution
authorizing, subject to permissive

1723
01:48:04,285 --> 01:48:04,993
authorizing, subject to permissive
referendum,

1724
01:48:04,993 --> 01:48:09,243
the issuance of $128,125 bonds of the
Village of Cortlandt Hudson,

1725
01:48:09,243 --> 01:48:11,111
Westchester County, New York,

1726
01:48:11,111 --> 01:48:16,133
to pay the cost of the reconstruction of
the Farrington Road steps Do I have a

1727
01:48:16,133 --> 01:48:16,584
motion?

1728
01:48:16,584 --> 01:48:17,746
So moved.

1729
01:48:17,746 --> 01:48:18,891
Second.

1730
01:48:18,891 --> 01:48:21,828
Motion by Trustee Nicholson, second by
Trustee Simon.

1731
01:48:21,828 --> 01:48:23,087
Trustee Slippin?

1732
01:48:23,087 --> 01:48:23,280
Aye.

1733
01:48:23,280 --> 01:48:24,115
Trustee Nochteller?

1734
01:48:24,115 --> 01:48:24,308
Aye.

1735
01:48:24,308 --> 01:48:25,160
Trustee Nicholson?

1736
01:48:25,160 --> 01:48:25,353
Aye.

1737
01:48:25,353 --> 01:48:26,092
Trustee Simon?

1738
01:48:26,092 --> 01:48:26,510
Aye.

1739
01:48:26,510 --> 01:48:27,056
Mayor Pugh?

1740
01:48:27,056 --> 01:48:27,393
Aye.

1741
01:48:27,393 --> 01:48:31,663
Bond Resolution 216, a resolution
authorizing, subject to permissive

1742
01:48:31,663 --> 01:48:32,353
authorizing, subject to permissive
referendum,

1743
01:48:32,353 --> 01:48:35,493
the purchase of a firefighting vehicle,
equipment,

1744
01:48:35,493 --> 01:48:40,202
and apparatus for the Village of
Cortlandt, Hudson, Westchester County, New

1745
01:48:40,202 --> 01:48:40,516
Cortlandt, Hudson, Westchester County, New
York,

1746
01:48:40,516 --> 01:48:45,539
at a maximum estimated cost of $219,350
and authorizing the issuance of $219,350

1747
01:48:45,539 --> 01:48:48,867
serial bonds of said village to pay the
cost thereof.

1748
01:48:48,867 --> 01:48:50,807
Do I have a motion?

1749
01:48:50,807 --> 01:48:52,908
So moved. Second.

1750
01:48:52,908 --> 01:48:55,672
Motion by Trustee Simon, second by Trustee
Nicholson.

1751
01:48:55,672 --> 01:48:57,934
Trustee Slubin?

1752
01:48:57,934 --> 01:48:58,320
Aye.

1753
01:48:58,320 --> 01:48:59,189
Trustee Knoktaler?

1754
01:48:59,189 --> 01:48:59,367
Aye.

1755
01:48:59,367 --> 01:49:00,091
Trustee Nicholson?

1756
01:49:00,091 --> 01:49:01,717
Aye. Trustee Simon? Aye.

1757
01:49:01,717 --> 01:49:02,329
Mayor Piehl?

1758
01:49:02,329 --> 01:49:02,908
Aye.

1759
01:49:04,740 --> 01:49:08,132
Upon Resolution 217, a resolution
authorizing, subject to permissive

1760
01:49:08,132 --> 01:49:08,681
authorizing, subject to permissive
referendum,

1761
01:49:08,681 --> 01:49:12,523
municipal building improvements for the
engineering department office for the

1762
01:49:12,523 --> 01:49:15,416
Village of Cortlandt-Hudson, Westchester
County, New York,

1763
01:49:15,416 --> 01:49:17,362
at a maximum estimated cost of $84,050,

1764
01:49:17,362 --> 01:49:21,303
and authorizing the issuance of $84,050
serial bonds of said village to pay the

1765
01:49:21,303 --> 01:49:21,503
serial bonds of said village to pay the
cost

1766
01:49:21,503 --> 01:49:21,902
thereof.

1767
01:49:21,902 --> 01:49:23,522
Do I have a motion?

1768
01:49:23,522 --> 01:49:24,949
So moved.

1769
01:49:24,949 --> 01:49:29,392
Second. Motion by Trustee Nicholson,
second by Trustee Simon.

1770
01:49:29,392 --> 01:49:30,691
Trustee Slippen?

1771
01:49:30,691 --> 01:49:31,076
Aye.

1772
01:49:31,076 --> 01:49:31,846
Trustee Nochteller?

1773
01:49:31,846 --> 01:49:32,151
Aye.

1774
01:49:32,151 --> 01:49:32,889
Trustee Nicholson?

1775
01:49:32,889 --> 01:49:33,081
Aye.

1776
01:49:33,210 --> 01:49:33,897
Trustee Simon?

1777
01:49:33,897 --> 01:49:34,249
Aye.

1778
01:49:34,249 --> 01:49:34,752
Mayor Pugh?

1779
01:49:34,752 --> 01:49:36,556
Aye.

1780
01:49:36,556 --> 01:49:40,619
Bond Resolution 218, a resolution
authorizing, subject to permissive

1781
01:49:40,619 --> 01:49:41,276
authorizing, subject to permissive
referendum,

1782
01:49:41,276 --> 01:49:45,638
improvements to park security in and for
the Village of Cortlandt-Hudson,

1783
01:49:45,638 --> 01:49:49,821
Westchester County, New York, at a maximum
estimated cost of $101,250,

1784
01:49:49,821 --> 01:49:54,601
and authorizing the issuance of $51,250
serial bonds of said village to pay part

1785
01:49:54,601 --> 01:49:54,720
serial bonds of said village to pay part
of

1786
01:49:54,720 --> 01:49:55,736
the cost thereof.

1787
01:49:55,736 --> 01:49:57,631
Do I have a motion?

1788
01:49:57,631 --> 01:50:01,320
So moved. Second.

1789
01:50:01,320 --> 01:50:03,630
Motion by Trustee Nicholson, second by
Trustee Simon.

1790
01:50:04,060 --> 01:50:05,060
Trustee Slibban?

1791
01:50:05,060 --> 01:50:05,240
Aye.

1792
01:50:05,240 --> 01:50:05,940
Trustee Knackteller?

1793
01:50:05,940 --> 01:50:06,240
Aye.

1794
01:50:06,240 --> 01:50:06,940
Trustee Nicholson?

1795
01:50:06,940 --> 01:50:07,320
Aye.

1796
01:50:07,320 --> 01:50:07,860
Trustee Simon?

1797
01:50:07,860 --> 01:50:08,260
Aye.

1798
01:50:08,260 --> 01:50:08,860
Mayor Pio?

1799
01:50:08,860 --> 01:50:10,380
Aye.

1800
01:50:10,380 --> 01:50:13,982
On Resolution 219, a resolution
authorizing, subject to permissive

1801
01:50:13,982 --> 01:50:14,582
authorizing, subject to permissive
referendum,

1802
01:50:14,582 --> 01:50:18,457
the purchase of Department of Public Works
equipment for the Village of

1803
01:50:18,457 --> 01:50:21,022
Cortlandt-Hudson, Westchester County, New
York,

1804
01:50:21,022 --> 01:50:23,205
at a maximum estimated cost of $492,000,

1805
01:50:23,205 --> 01:50:27,571
and authorizing the issuance of $492,000
serial bonds of said village to pay the

1806
01:50:27,571 --> 01:50:28,280
cost thereof.

1807
01:50:29,428 --> 01:50:30,934
Do I have a motion? So moved.

1808
01:50:30,934 --> 01:50:32,970
Second.

1809
01:50:32,970 --> 01:50:35,374
Motion by Trustee Nicholson, second by
Trustee Simon.

1810
01:50:35,374 --> 01:50:36,464
Trustee Slibban?

1811
01:50:36,464 --> 01:50:37,090
Aye.

1812
01:50:37,090 --> 01:50:37,859
Trustee Knopfeller?

1813
01:50:37,859 --> 01:50:38,132
Aye.

1814
01:50:38,132 --> 01:50:38,901
Trustee Nicholson?

1815
01:50:38,901 --> 01:50:39,542
Aye.

1816
01:50:39,542 --> 01:50:40,344
Trustee Simon?

1817
01:50:40,344 --> 01:50:40,600
Aye.

1818
01:50:40,600 --> 01:50:41,241
Mayor Pugh?

1819
01:50:41,241 --> 01:50:41,706
Aye.

1820
01:50:41,706 --> 01:50:45,658
On Resolution 220, a resolution
authorizing, subject to permissive

1821
01:50:45,658 --> 01:50:46,317
authorizing, subject to permissive
referendum,

1822
01:50:46,317 --> 01:50:50,389
the reconstruction of roads throughout and
in and for the village of

1823
01:50:50,389 --> 01:50:53,264
Cornell-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New
York,

1824
01:50:53,264 --> 01:50:55,659
at a maximum estimated cost of $857,500,

1825
01:50:55,659 --> 01:51:00,450
and authorizing the issuance of $857,500
serial bonds of said village to pay the

1826
01:51:00,450 --> 01:51:01,228
cost thereof.

1827
01:51:01,228 --> 01:51:02,878
Do I have a motion?

1828
01:51:02,878 --> 01:51:04,016
So moved.

1829
01:51:04,016 --> 01:51:04,705
Second.

1830
01:51:04,705 --> 01:51:07,990
Motion by Trustee Nicholson, second by
Trustee Simon.

1831
01:51:07,990 --> 01:51:09,176
Trustee Slippen?

1832
01:51:09,176 --> 01:51:09,608
Aye.

1833
01:51:09,608 --> 01:51:10,554
Trustee Knacktaler?

1834
01:51:10,554 --> 01:51:10,746
Aye.

1835
01:51:10,746 --> 01:51:11,483
Trustee Nicholson?

1836
01:51:11,483 --> 01:51:11,707
Aye.

1837
01:51:11,707 --> 01:51:12,541
Trustee Simon?

1838
01:51:12,541 --> 01:51:12,797
Aye.

1839
01:51:12,797 --> 01:51:13,342
Mayor Piehl?

1840
01:51:13,342 --> 01:51:13,838
Aye.

1841
01:51:13,838 --> 01:51:17,968
Bond Resolution 221, a resolution
authorizing, subject to permissive

1842
01:51:17,968 --> 01:51:18,636
authorizing, subject to permissive
referendum,

1843
01:51:18,636 --> 01:51:23,313
construction of sidewalk improvements at
Municipal Place and South Riverside,

1844
01:51:23,313 --> 01:51:28,294
and pedestrian and safety improvements in
and for the Village of Cortlandt Hudson,

1845
01:51:28,294 --> 01:51:32,545
Westchester County, New York, at a maximum
estimated cost of $779,246,

1846
01:51:32,545 --> 01:51:37,404
and authorizing the issuance of $779,246
serial bonds of said village to pay the

1847
01:51:37,404 --> 01:51:38,194
cost thereof.

1848
01:51:38,194 --> 01:51:40,089
Do I have a motion?

1849
01:51:40,089 --> 01:51:40,924
So moved.

1850
01:51:40,924 --> 01:51:45,805
Second? Motion by Trustee Nicholson,
second by Trustee Simon. Trustee Slubin?

1851
01:51:45,805 --> 01:51:46,110
Aye.

1852
01:51:46,110 --> 01:51:47,058
Trustee Knacktaler?

1853
01:51:47,058 --> 01:51:47,218
Aye.

1854
01:51:47,218 --> 01:51:47,989
Trustee Nicholson?

1855
01:51:48,262 --> 01:51:48,278
Aye.

1856
01:51:48,278 --> 01:51:49,047
Trustee Simon?

1857
01:51:49,047 --> 01:51:49,656
Aye.

1858
01:51:49,656 --> 01:51:50,169
Mayor Pugh?

1859
01:51:50,169 --> 01:51:50,666
Aye.

1860
01:51:50,666 --> 01:51:54,057
Last one, Bond Resolution 222, a
resolution authorizing,

1861
01:51:54,057 --> 01:51:56,055
subject to permissive referendum,

1862
01:51:56,055 --> 01:52:00,233
construction of traffic safety
improvements in and for the Village of

1863
01:52:00,233 --> 01:52:03,260
Cortlandt-on-Hudson, Westchester County,
New York,

1864
01:52:03,260 --> 01:52:05,682
at a maximum estimated cost of $138,375,

1865
01:52:05,682 --> 01:52:10,526
and authorizing the issuance of $138,375
serial bonds of said village to pay the

1866
01:52:10,526 --> 01:52:11,313
cost thereof.

1867
01:52:11,313 --> 01:52:12,884
Do I have a motion?

1868
01:52:12,884 --> 01:52:13,397
So moved.

1869
01:52:13,397 --> 01:52:14,599
Second?

1870
01:52:15,760 --> 01:52:18,261
Motion by, uh, Trustee Nicholson, second
by Trustee Simon.

1871
01:52:18,261 --> 01:52:19,528
Trustee Slippin?

1872
01:52:19,528 --> 01:52:19,837
Aye.

1873
01:52:19,837 --> 01:52:20,730
Trustee Knacktaler?

1874
01:52:20,730 --> 01:52:20,876
Aye.

1875
01:52:20,876 --> 01:52:21,704
Trustee Nicholson?

1876
01:52:21,704 --> 01:52:21,932
Aye.

1877
01:52:21,932 --> 01:52:22,695
Trustee Simon?

1878
01:52:22,695 --> 01:52:23,068
Aye.

1879
01:52:23,068 --> 01:52:23,635
Mayor Pugh?

1880
01:52:23,635 --> 01:52:24,040
Aye.

1881
01:52:24,040 --> 01:52:26,661
Okay, moving right along.

1882
01:52:26,661 --> 01:52:32,195
All right, uh, next is Resolution C
concerning, uh, a bid award.

1883
01:52:33,693 --> 01:52:36,720
Whereas the Village issued an invitation
to bid on July 23rd,

1884
01:52:36,720 --> 01:52:40,194
2026 for maintenance services on the
Village's various HVAC equipment,

1885
01:52:40,194 --> 01:52:43,717
and whereas 3 bids were submitted by the
deadline of August 13th, 2026,

1886
01:52:43,717 --> 01:52:46,446
whereas the lowest bid received was from
HVAC Now, Inc.

1887
01:52:46,446 --> 01:52:50,069
of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the amount
of $49,375, whereas Frank Balbi,

1888
01:52:50,069 --> 01:52:53,790
Superintendent of Public Works, has
recommended moving forward with the low

1889
01:52:53,790 --> 01:52:54,138
recommended moving forward with the low
bidder.

1890
01:52:54,138 --> 01:52:57,959
Now therefore be it resolved that the
Village Manager is hereby authorized to

1891
01:52:57,959 --> 01:52:58,207
Village Manager is hereby authorized to
award

1892
01:52:58,207 --> 01:53:00,093
bid number 8 of 2026 to HVAC Now, Inc.

1893
01:53:00,093 --> 01:53:02,673
of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the amount
of $49,375.

1894
01:53:02,673 --> 01:53:06,177
Do I have a motion?

1895
01:53:06,719 --> 01:53:08,076
So moved. Second.

1896
01:53:08,076 --> 01:53:12,459
Motion by Trustee Nicholson, second by
Trustee Simon.

1897
01:53:12,459 --> 01:53:16,760
Oh, we're not doing the— No, this is not
discussion.

1898
01:53:16,760 --> 01:53:18,889
Discussion. Regular order.

1899
01:53:18,889 --> 01:53:20,325
We're not doing the roll call anymore.

1900
01:53:20,325 --> 01:53:20,583
No.

1901
01:53:20,583 --> 01:53:23,983
Well, I appreciate the superintendent, you
know,

1902
01:53:23,983 --> 01:53:26,817
working hard to get a range of bids and—

1903
01:53:26,817 --> 01:53:27,804
There was a range, yes.

1904
01:53:27,804 --> 01:53:28,321
Yeah.

1905
01:53:28,321 --> 01:53:28,822
Yeah.

1906
01:53:28,822 --> 01:53:30,300
It was an incredible range.

1907
01:53:30,300 --> 01:53:33,750
It's just, you wonder, you know, about
some of the higher ones.

1908
01:53:33,750 --> 01:53:33,886
Yeah.

1909
01:53:35,386 --> 01:53:36,816
It is what it is. We got the right one.

1910
01:53:36,816 --> 01:53:40,101
Yeah, this is a, this is a good example.

1911
01:53:40,101 --> 01:53:46,670
This is a service that we haven't really
had to bid before, but in recent years,

1912
01:53:46,670 --> 01:53:53,239
as the cost of things have continued to
increase and the state has not taken any

1913
01:53:53,239 --> 01:53:56,934
action to increase the bid limits in the
law,

1914
01:53:56,934 --> 01:54:03,256
things that used to cost $25,000 or
$30,000 and we didn't have to bid are now

1915
01:54:03,256 --> 01:54:08,019
costing $40,000 or $50,000 and now are
subject to bidding.

1916
01:54:08,019 --> 01:54:14,177
So it's just more work for us, more bids
that we have to do, unfortunately,

1917
01:54:14,177 --> 01:54:16,723
because of what the law is. So.

1918
01:54:16,723 --> 01:54:22,644
I remember raising the bid thresholds was
an ICOM legislative

1919
01:54:22,644 --> 01:54:28,274
priority over a decade ago. They're still
where they were.

1920
01:54:28,274 --> 01:54:28,759
Yeah.

1921
01:54:28,844 --> 01:54:29,184
Yep.

1922
01:54:31,530 --> 01:54:32,611
Okay, all in favor?

1923
01:54:32,611 --> 01:54:32,966
Aye.

1924
01:54:32,966 --> 01:54:33,643
Aye.

1925
01:54:33,643 --> 01:54:37,129
Whereas the village issued an invitation
to bid on August 6th,

1926
01:54:37,129 --> 01:54:39,771
2026 for the annual street resurfacing
program,

1927
01:54:39,771 --> 01:54:43,763
and whereas 6 bids were submitted by the
deadline of August 27th, 2026,

1928
01:54:43,763 --> 01:54:47,080
whereas the lowest bid received was from
Louis Rinaldi Inc.

1929
01:54:47,080 --> 01:54:50,960
of Ossining, New York in the amount of
$790,900, whereas Frank Balbi,

1930
01:54:50,960 --> 01:54:55,177
Superintendent of Public Works, has
recommended moving forward with the low

1931
01:54:55,177 --> 01:54:55,570
recommended moving forward with the low
bidder.

1932
01:54:55,570 --> 01:54:59,899
Now therefore be it resolved that the
Village Manager is hereby authorized to

1933
01:54:59,899 --> 01:55:00,180
Village Manager is hereby authorized to
award

1934
01:55:00,180 --> 01:55:02,598
bid number 9 of 2026 to Louis Rinaldi,
Inc.

1935
01:55:02,598 --> 01:55:05,353
of Ossining, New York, in the amount of
$790,900.

1936
01:55:05,353 --> 01:55:07,440
Do I have a motion?

1937
01:55:07,440 --> 01:55:08,885
So moved. Second.

1938
01:55:08,885 --> 01:55:12,350
Motion by Trustee Nicholson, second by
Trustee Simon. Discussion?

1939
01:55:12,350 --> 01:55:13,683
Well, Mayor, it's, uh, I,

1940
01:55:13,683 --> 01:55:18,107
I think it's nice when the lowest bidder
is also the one that you've worked with in

1941
01:55:18,107 --> 01:55:20,026
the past and has a great reputation,

1942
01:55:20,026 --> 01:55:23,011
so Glad we'll be able to do some more of
that this year.

1943
01:55:23,011 --> 01:55:24,526
So we will have, um,

1944
01:55:24,526 --> 01:55:30,814
probably by the next meeting we'll have a
list of the areas that are being repaved.

1945
01:55:30,814 --> 01:55:36,799
So, um, you know, due to the board's
support for infrastructure improvements in

1946
01:55:36,799 --> 01:55:37,026
support for infrastructure improvements in
the

1947
01:55:37,026 --> 01:55:40,208
capital budget, uh, you know, we received—

1948
01:55:40,208 --> 01:55:45,284
we were able to include many more streets
than we have in the past.

1949
01:55:45,284 --> 01:55:51,344
So Um, you know, I think there'll be a lot
of areas that will see some attention

1950
01:55:51,344 --> 01:55:52,102
this year.

1951
01:55:52,102 --> 01:55:52,632
That's great.

1952
01:55:52,632 --> 01:55:53,531
Yep.

1953
01:55:53,531 --> 01:55:55,185
What's the time frame?

1954
01:55:55,185 --> 01:55:59,242
Uh, later this fall. I don't, I don't know
what the exact time frame is.

1955
01:55:59,242 --> 01:56:03,918
Um, you know, it's going to depend on what
other areas they are working in as well.

1956
01:56:03,918 --> 01:56:05,440
So, but we'll, like I said,

1957
01:56:05,440 --> 01:56:09,891
by the next meeting we should have an idea
of what the schedule is and what the

1958
01:56:09,891 --> 01:56:10,567
streets are.

1959
01:56:10,567 --> 01:56:11,675
Great. Yep.

1960
01:56:11,675 --> 01:56:12,237
Thank you.

1961
01:56:13,523 --> 01:56:15,528
Very good. Okay, all in favor?

1962
01:56:15,528 --> 01:56:16,256
Aye.

1963
01:56:16,256 --> 01:56:22,259
All right, we proceed to public comment on
non-agenda items.

1964
01:56:22,259 --> 01:56:28,663
Anyone wishing to comment on anything,
this is your opportunity.

1965
01:56:28,663 --> 01:56:34,165
Please state your name and address. 5
minutes a person.

1966
01:56:34,165 --> 01:56:37,167
Hi, Dave from Farrington Road.

1967
01:56:37,458 --> 01:56:40,575
I just want to say that this is number 10
for me in non-agenda.

1968
01:56:42,055 --> 01:56:45,074
Comments. Here we go again. Rabbit season.

1969
01:56:45,074 --> 01:56:46,840
Duck season?

1970
01:56:46,840 --> 01:56:51,185
No. Pollution season. Unnecessary hearing
damage season.

1971
01:56:51,185 --> 01:56:55,841
Clouds of unburned fossil fuels into my
open windows season.

1972
01:56:55,841 --> 01:57:01,971
I was going to give you another study and
more science about how toxic gas leaf

1973
01:57:01,971 --> 01:57:05,695
blowers are, but I think the case has been
made.

1974
01:57:05,695 --> 01:57:09,652
Like I said last time, Over and over and
for years.

1975
01:57:09,652 --> 01:57:15,084
So instead, just read the Sinai letter you
got last week. Mount Sinai.

1976
01:57:16,481 --> 01:57:18,440
This is not a popularity contest.

1977
01:57:19,210 --> 01:57:22,645
It's real people's health and well-being.

1978
01:57:22,645 --> 01:57:27,001
We are losing the war on cancer and
ignorance is the

1979
01:57:27,001 --> 01:57:28,090
main culprit.

1980
01:57:29,085 --> 01:57:31,317
Please stop poisoning us.

1981
01:57:32,393 --> 01:57:37,818
Bring us in line with other Westchester
and New Jersey towns that care about their

1982
01:57:37,818 --> 01:57:38,943
citizens' health.

1983
01:57:39,681 --> 01:57:43,096
Irvington, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, White
Plains,

1984
01:57:43,096 --> 01:57:46,584
and since I first came to talk to you last
year,

1985
01:57:46,584 --> 01:57:50,434
Dobbs Ferry and Rye have passed full-year
ordinances.

1986
01:57:50,434 --> 01:57:53,849
In New Jersey, there's Maplewood and
Montclair.

1987
01:57:53,849 --> 01:57:56,683
There's big towns, there's small towns.

1988
01:57:56,683 --> 01:57:59,781
Croton is No, has fallen behind.

1989
01:57:59,781 --> 01:58:05,686
You remember the bad air quality from last
month's wildfires?

1990
01:58:05,686 --> 01:58:09,365
That's PM2.5. That's nitrogen dioxide.

1991
01:58:09,718 --> 01:58:14,421
That's carbon monoxide, which mixes with
sunlight to create ground-level ozone.

1992
01:58:14,774 --> 01:58:18,354
And the village sends air quality warning
emails to residents.

1993
01:58:19,333 --> 01:58:23,881
But does the village put out warning
emails about dangerous air quality and

1994
01:58:23,881 --> 01:58:25,882
literally deafening sound levels?

1995
01:58:25,882 --> 01:58:25,995
No.

1996
01:58:26,478 --> 01:58:29,155
while gasoline-powered leaf blowers are
allowed?

1997
01:58:29,704 --> 01:58:30,914
Because it's the same stuff.

1998
01:58:32,640 --> 01:58:37,067
This is an easy fix, but you have to value
public health.

1999
01:58:37,985 --> 01:58:38,532
So do you?

2000
01:58:39,676 --> 01:58:41,608
It's time for a change. Thanks.

2001
01:58:41,608 --> 01:58:55,726
Thank you.

2002
01:58:58,726 --> 01:59:00,958
Ed Riley from Truesdale Drive.

2003
01:59:00,958 --> 01:59:06,761
Just to make a comment on some issues
which I don't think are critical issues,

2004
01:59:06,761 --> 01:59:11,448
but I think they're brought up here again
and again every week,

2005
01:59:11,448 --> 01:59:16,507
is if a person's making an argument You
don't have to use hyperbole,

2006
01:59:16,507 --> 01:59:22,310
especially in the environmental area where
so much of the hyperbole has proven

2007
01:59:22,310 --> 01:59:25,212
false. Just take the electricity plans,

2008
01:59:25,212 --> 01:59:28,559
the alternate electricity plans for New
York,

2009
01:59:28,559 --> 01:59:31,684
for Westchester County and New York State.

2010
01:59:31,684 --> 01:59:36,297
So I recommend all speakers when they
talk, address the point.

2011
01:59:36,297 --> 01:59:42,100
I can't sleep at night, I can't hear,
whatever it is. As opposed to hyperbole.

2012
01:59:42,100 --> 01:59:46,861
You know, the whole world's going to end
if this doesn't happen.

2013
01:59:46,861 --> 01:59:53,036
Perhaps some of the trustees would address
this before I get to my principal topic.

2014
01:59:53,036 --> 01:59:58,021
It's up to them. One, I think the assist—
that the village manager—

2015
01:59:58,021 --> 02:00:01,815
I don't know who he does— has doing these
jobs now,

2016
02:00:01,815 --> 02:00:07,990
but if he doesn't have an assistant now or
somebody who's doing the job without the

2017
02:00:07,990 --> 02:00:13,124
title He's like one of these Indian,
Indian gods with 8 hands, right?

2018
02:00:13,124 --> 02:00:14,984
Hats off to him for that.

2019
02:00:14,984 --> 02:00:20,935
Item 2, item number 7 on page 2 brings up
a licensing agreement about electrical

2020
02:00:20,935 --> 02:00:24,283
wires. The original proposal for power
lines,

2021
02:00:24,283 --> 02:00:28,970
not the ones that went down the center of
the river. All right.

2022
02:00:28,970 --> 02:00:30,830
We could talk about that.

2023
02:00:30,830 --> 02:00:36,782
But the one that was supposed to go down
by the railroad tracks and cross Croton

2024
02:00:36,782 --> 02:00:39,758
Point, maybe we'd get an update on that.

2025
02:00:39,758 --> 02:00:45,115
You know, maybe I missed something, but I
haven't heard about it lately.

2026
02:00:45,115 --> 02:00:50,843
Hopefully it went the way of a Hudson
River walkway from New York City in the

2027
02:00:50,843 --> 02:00:51,215
River walkway from New York City in the
Bronx

2028
02:00:51,215 --> 02:00:53,224
to Poughkeepsie, hopefully.

2029
02:00:53,224 --> 02:00:57,018
And when, when you're dealing with street
repaving,

2030
02:00:57,018 --> 02:00:59,920
this village has done an excellent job.

2031
02:00:59,920 --> 02:01:03,640
with repaving and potholes get fixed
really quick.

2032
02:01:03,640 --> 02:01:09,815
I wish you would share your intelligence
and your knowledge and your drive with the

2033
02:01:09,815 --> 02:01:12,716
state of New York, which sucks at this.

2034
02:01:12,716 --> 02:01:17,552
They could have fixed from the Croton
Bridge to Hawthorne Circle.

2035
02:01:17,552 --> 02:01:23,281
He stopped halfway. It must have been
somebody's assembly district that ended

2036
02:01:23,281 --> 02:01:23,727
somebody's assembly district that ended
there.

2037
02:01:23,727 --> 02:01:29,307
And 129 is a trip. I ought to charge the
state for the alignment on my car.

2038
02:01:29,307 --> 02:01:29,997
Right.

2039
02:01:29,997 --> 02:01:34,747
Which goes out every 3 years because the
state can't fix roads.

2040
02:01:34,747 --> 02:01:39,121
The basic— one of the basic functions of
state government.

2041
02:01:39,121 --> 02:01:45,304
And then on tax receipts, you transferred
tax assessments to the town of Cortland.

2042
02:01:45,304 --> 02:01:48,094
I would love to know what the actual—

2043
02:01:48,094 --> 02:01:54,126
what actually happened in terms of income
to the village and the number of taxes

2044
02:01:54,126 --> 02:01:57,746
that went up by how much and how much went
down.

2045
02:01:57,746 --> 02:02:01,968
and whether it came out the way people
thought it would.

2046
02:02:01,968 --> 02:02:05,512
Now I'd like to address the most serious
issue.

2047
02:02:05,512 --> 02:02:09,433
We have had a boycott on an individual
basis of CVS,

2048
02:02:09,433 --> 02:02:11,846
which is a terrible corporation.

2049
02:02:11,846 --> 02:02:17,125
Nice people work here, but their
corporation is the worst. They really

2050
02:02:17,125 --> 02:02:17,502
corporation is the worst. They really
suck.

2051
02:02:17,502 --> 02:02:20,669
And they've had a series of terrible CEOs.

2052
02:02:20,669 --> 02:02:24,816
They fired the one that started selling
abortion drugs.

2053
02:02:24,816 --> 02:02:30,622
and advocated a threat to the United
States and then ran her company into the

2054
02:02:30,622 --> 02:02:36,730
ground. They fired her. Now she's running
for political office where she belongs.

2055
02:02:36,730 --> 02:02:42,460
And I'll give to your clerk what this
RU-46, this plethora of mailing RU-46,

2056
02:02:42,460 --> 02:02:45,250
stockpiling it, giving it to anybody,

2057
02:02:45,250 --> 02:02:51,584
especially state physicians from New York
who are protected by the state government,

2058
02:02:51,584 --> 02:02:54,148
give it to everybody out of state.

2059
02:02:54,148 --> 02:03:00,256
So this is a case in North Carolina where
they went to Virginia and these 2 young

2060
02:03:00,256 --> 02:03:05,534
people got RU-486, aborted their
31-week-old child into a toilet bowl,

2061
02:03:05,534 --> 02:03:11,416
and if it wasn't for another older person
calling 911, This 31-week-old child,

2062
02:03:11,416 --> 02:03:17,599
that's a 95% survival when you're born at
31 weeks. The child would be dead today.

2063
02:03:17,599 --> 02:03:21,143
It also says something to our ethics
education.

2064
02:03:21,143 --> 02:03:25,516
The other item, which I promise you, which
is the history,

2065
02:03:25,516 --> 02:03:27,854
the European history of RU-486,

2066
02:03:27,854 --> 02:03:33,735
it is as ugly and as destructive and as
manipulative and as lying And we don't

2067
02:03:33,735 --> 02:03:34,037
manipulative and as lying And we don't
give

2068
02:03:34,037 --> 02:03:38,561
a crap about women, as it has happened in
the United States.

2069
02:03:38,561 --> 02:03:42,181
I gave you the one on Clinton adopting—
are you—

2070
02:03:42,181 --> 02:03:48,288
how he did it politically in the United
States. And I can give you some examples.

2071
02:03:48,288 --> 02:03:53,567
I have personal experience with this about
where their test sites was.

2072
02:03:53,567 --> 02:03:56,357
Like, one of them was in Dobbs Ferry.

2073
02:03:56,357 --> 02:04:02,389
So I'll read this to you next time, but
I'll give it to you for your review now.

2074
02:04:02,389 --> 02:04:10,321
Thank you.

2075
02:04:10,321 --> 02:04:18,254
Thank you.

2076
02:04:18,254 --> 02:04:30,580
Thank you.

2077
02:04:33,580 --> 02:04:38,850
All right, uh, public comment continues.
Does anyone else wish to comment?

2078
02:04:38,850 --> 02:04:43,194
Seeing no one else wishing to comment, we
proceed to reports.

2079
02:04:43,194 --> 02:04:44,333
Trustee Slippen.

2080
02:04:44,333 --> 02:04:49,824
Thank you. Um, I just want to start by
thanking all of the residents that came

2081
02:04:49,824 --> 02:04:50,035
thanking all of the residents that came
out

2082
02:04:50,035 --> 02:04:54,400
to speak tonight. It is so great to see a
full room of people.

2083
02:04:54,400 --> 02:04:59,399
Um, I'm glad that we are going to be able
to have another conversation,

2084
02:04:59,399 --> 02:05:03,271
a further conversation regarding Local Law
10, because—

2085
02:05:03,271 --> 02:05:08,833
and I'm just glad that we're going to be
able to have some further conversation

2086
02:05:08,833 --> 02:05:14,606
about it. And because I still have a lot
of questions about where we are with what

2087
02:05:14,606 --> 02:05:18,618
we're doing and how we're going to deal
with enforcement.

2088
02:05:18,618 --> 02:05:23,335
and, um, what that's all going to look
like. But mainly, thank you.

2089
02:05:23,335 --> 02:05:28,545
It's, you know, the last week of summer,
and a lot of people came out, um,

2090
02:05:28,545 --> 02:05:31,643
and a lot of people have written to us
also.

2091
02:05:31,643 --> 02:05:35,444
Uh, you know, this is one of those topics
where we— I—

2092
02:05:35,444 --> 02:05:39,598
it's not many topics where we get as much
in, you know, um,

2093
02:05:39,598 --> 02:05:42,696
commentary from residents as we did on
this.

2094
02:05:42,696 --> 02:05:46,920
Um, so thank you to everyone, everyone who
came out tonight.

2095
02:05:46,920 --> 02:05:51,003
Um, Thank you to Dave from Farrington for
his persistence.

2096
02:05:51,003 --> 02:05:53,749
Um, what is the timing for waiting for—

2097
02:05:53,749 --> 02:05:57,691
we're waiting to get something back still
from the— see,

2098
02:05:57,691 --> 02:05:59,873
can you remind me where we are?

2099
02:05:59,873 --> 02:06:05,365
We've referred something to the CAC, it's
coming back to us. What's happening?

2100
02:06:05,365 --> 02:06:06,280
Where are we?

2101
02:06:06,280 --> 02:06:11,464
We basically— we did refer— we referred a
memo with some information to the CAC.

2102
02:06:11,464 --> 02:06:15,222
Okay, they have been working on that, as
far as I'm aware.

2103
02:06:15,222 --> 02:06:20,536
You know, one of the things the board did
ask was for them to respond back with an

2104
02:06:20,536 --> 02:06:24,748
estimated timeline. Okay. Right. You have
not received that back.

2105
02:06:24,748 --> 02:06:27,622
So could we just follow up? Because I am—
I am—

2106
02:06:27,622 --> 02:06:30,723
Well, they, they, they, like most of the
other committees,

2107
02:06:30,723 --> 02:06:33,290
took off the month of August. So their
schedule—

2108
02:06:33,290 --> 02:06:38,633
But it feels like it's been— this has been
a while, right? When did we refer it?

2109
02:06:38,633 --> 02:06:40,436
It's a good amount of time.

2110
02:06:40,436 --> 02:06:43,022
Yeah, maybe a couple months, maybe. It's
been maybe a couple months.

2111
02:06:43,022 --> 02:06:46,557
But I mean, I guess just even if there's
some type of update about a timeline for

2112
02:06:46,557 --> 02:06:49,393
when we think we're going to hear from
them, that would be great.

2113
02:06:49,393 --> 02:06:49,801
Yep.

2114
02:06:49,801 --> 02:06:55,173
I do sort of question the number of
summonses that are being written.

2115
02:06:55,173 --> 02:07:00,934
I mean, I know that we're out of the quiet
period or whatever you call it.

2116
02:07:00,934 --> 02:07:07,240
But it's hard for me to believe there are
only 4 since the last meeting because I

2117
02:07:07,240 --> 02:07:09,654
hear a lot of gas leaf blowers.

2118
02:07:09,654 --> 02:07:15,026
So I'm, you know, interested to keep that
ball moving down the field.

2119
02:07:15,026 --> 02:07:21,098
I just want to say welcome back to all the
students. Schools opened this week.

2120
02:07:21,098 --> 02:07:25,925
Congrats on opening day to our colleagues
on the school board.

2121
02:07:25,925 --> 02:07:31,998
I was disappointed that I could not be at
the Farrington Steps ribbon cutting.

2122
02:07:31,998 --> 02:07:37,759
I'm sure my colleagues who were there
We'll talk about that, but you know,

2123
02:07:37,759 --> 02:07:40,951
half the kids in the village, maybe more.

2124
02:07:40,951 --> 02:07:47,023
I think it's more than half the kids in
the village do not get a bus to school

2125
02:07:47,023 --> 02:07:47,413
the village do not get a bus to school
after

2126
02:07:47,413 --> 02:07:51,305
they leave CET. My children were included
in that.

2127
02:07:51,305 --> 02:07:57,300
So the more safe pathways to school we can
have for the students, the better.

2128
02:07:57,300 --> 02:08:01,582
And those steps look fabulous. So thank
you to the DPW.

2129
02:08:01,582 --> 02:08:04,852
I know we've been asking a lot of the DPW.

2130
02:08:04,852 --> 02:08:09,679
Always, but especially lately, which leads
me to my next item,

2131
02:08:09,679 --> 02:08:15,907
which is the incredible art installation
that is now completed at the Riverwalk.

2132
02:08:15,907 --> 02:08:19,177
I can't— it's a harmonic— what's the name?

2133
02:08:19,177 --> 02:08:20,156
Harmonic Landing.

2134
02:08:20,156 --> 02:08:22,555
Harmonic Landing. It's amazing.

2135
02:08:22,555 --> 02:08:26,811
It's a piece of really impressive art that
has that is—

2136
02:08:26,811 --> 02:08:33,312
was with a little bit of financial support
from the village, basically gifted to us.

2137
02:08:33,312 --> 02:08:37,491
Um, you know, the DPW did a tremendous
amount of work.

2138
02:08:37,491 --> 02:08:43,449
Um, Bruce Allend was at the Arts and
Humanities Committee meeting last night,

2139
02:08:43,449 --> 02:08:48,480
just kind of giving that committee an
update on what's happening.

2140
02:08:48,480 --> 02:08:51,962
Lots of photos, lots of interest from
people.

2141
02:08:51,962 --> 02:08:57,766
Arts and Humanities is going to work on a
ceremony to open it, dedicate it,

2142
02:08:57,766 --> 02:09:01,558
get the word out about it. It's just
spectacular.

2143
02:09:01,558 --> 02:09:01,655
Good.

2144
02:09:01,655 --> 02:09:05,738
I'm so thrilled that Croton now has this
piece of art.

2145
02:09:05,738 --> 02:09:09,216
So thank you to everyone who made that
happen.

2146
02:09:09,216 --> 02:09:15,492
And especially Bruce couldn't say enough
about the DPW and how amazing they were to

2147
02:09:15,492 --> 02:09:19,198
work with, which really just is across the
board.

2148
02:09:19,198 --> 02:09:22,751
Everything DPW touches, it's just really
magic.

2149
02:09:22,751 --> 02:09:26,230
So, but this is another great example of
that.

2150
02:09:26,230 --> 02:09:32,279
And then finally, the manager and I and
the chief of police and the chair of PAC

2151
02:09:32,279 --> 02:09:37,421
have spent some time working on getting an
RFP, getting a committee,

2152
02:09:37,421 --> 02:09:40,974
a company that's going to do the police
survey.

2153
02:09:40,974 --> 02:09:46,041
And that project is really moving along.
We got a lot of proposals.

2154
02:09:46,041 --> 02:09:48,536
We did some interviews this week.

2155
02:09:48,536 --> 02:09:54,131
It seems like sometime next week we're
going to be able to narrow it down.

2156
02:09:54,131 --> 02:10:00,029
You know, another department in the
village that does unbelievable work for us

2157
02:10:00,029 --> 02:10:00,180
village that does unbelievable work for us
is

2158
02:10:00,180 --> 02:10:01,844
the police department,

2159
02:10:01,844 --> 02:10:08,196
and I am anxious to get that study so that
we can make sure that we're we understand

2160
02:10:08,196 --> 02:10:14,396
how the department is working better, we
can be addressing what they need from us,

2161
02:10:14,396 --> 02:10:18,328
um, and how, you know, how that's all
going to look.

2162
02:10:18,328 --> 02:10:21,201
So I'm excited for that work to begin.

2163
02:10:21,201 --> 02:10:27,553
Um, it takes a long time to go through the
proposals and do the interviews, and, um,

2164
02:10:27,553 --> 02:10:32,770
Carolyn Whiting, the chair of the Police
Advisory Committee, is just,

2165
02:10:32,770 --> 02:10:38,139
just doing so much tremendous work there.
So I would like to thank her.

2166
02:10:38,139 --> 02:10:44,037
And then also just mention that the PAC is
going to be doing another community

2167
02:10:44,037 --> 02:10:46,608
survey that we've been working on.

2168
02:10:46,608 --> 02:10:50,842
I think it's going to be rolled out
sometime in October.

2169
02:10:50,842 --> 02:10:51,212
October.

2170
02:10:51,212 --> 02:10:52,783
So I'm looking forward to that.

2171
02:10:52,783 --> 02:10:54,860
It's all— all of this is kind of related,

2172
02:10:54,860 --> 02:10:57,241
but there's a lot of good work happening
there.

2173
02:10:57,241 --> 02:11:00,890
So thank you to all the people who are
involved with making that happen.

2174
02:11:00,890 --> 02:11:03,879
And then I just wondered what the update
on the website is.

2175
02:11:05,934 --> 02:11:07,314
It was supposed to launch yesterday.

2176
02:11:07,314 --> 02:11:09,862
Okay, I wasn't sure. That was what I
thought you said.

2177
02:11:09,862 --> 02:11:12,038
Yes, it did not launch yesterday.

2178
02:11:12,038 --> 02:11:15,532
There's just a couple more things that we
need to do.

2179
02:11:15,532 --> 02:11:20,234
So I'm just looking forward to our new
website. I think it will be fantastic.

2180
02:11:20,234 --> 02:11:22,557
That's the new date.

2181
02:11:22,557 --> 02:11:24,228
Thank you.

2182
02:11:24,228 --> 02:11:29,347
I am done, sorry. Because you mentioned
the police study,

2183
02:11:29,347 --> 02:11:32,220
thank you for your work on that.

2184
02:11:32,220 --> 02:11:38,057
What is the process, or, you know, kind of
timeline for bringing—

2185
02:11:38,057 --> 02:11:43,445
what's the process for bringing it to the
Board of Trustees?

2186
02:11:43,445 --> 02:11:50,000
Is it the study that is going— you
mentioned you're already interviewing.

2187
02:11:50,000 --> 02:11:53,323
This is just for the— to do— it's so—

2188
02:11:53,323 --> 02:11:58,274
This is to select the consultant, right?
So we did an RFP. Okay.

2189
02:11:58,274 --> 02:12:02,683
And Um, we got a number of responses, 12
or 13 responses.

2190
02:12:02,683 --> 02:12:08,253
Um, you know, I put together a small
working group of myself, the chief,

2191
02:12:08,253 --> 02:12:12,739
the lieutenant, uh, Carolyn Whiting, the
chair of the PAC,

2192
02:12:12,739 --> 02:12:15,756
and Trustee Slippen as the PAC liaison.

2193
02:12:15,756 --> 02:12:16,173
Yep.

2194
02:12:16,173 --> 02:12:21,196
And we— everybody in the group reviewed
all the proposals that we received.

2195
02:12:21,196 --> 02:12:23,005
Uh, we met to go over them.

2196
02:12:23,005 --> 02:12:28,162
We came up with, uh, consensus on the, the
top 3 that we wanted to interview.

2197
02:12:28,162 --> 02:12:31,176
So we've done those interviews now this
week.

2198
02:12:31,176 --> 02:12:35,932
We're going to meet next week to see if we
have a consensus on what our

2199
02:12:35,932 --> 02:12:37,539
recommendation would be.

2200
02:12:37,539 --> 02:12:39,080
And then at that point,

2201
02:12:39,080 --> 02:12:44,572
I think we would bring it back to the full
board for discussion and consideration.

2202
02:12:44,572 --> 02:12:48,669
Okay. And that would include what it is
we're looking to study?

2203
02:12:48,669 --> 02:12:53,415
Yeah, well, that— I mean, that's in the
Sorry, that's in the, um,

2204
02:12:53,415 --> 02:12:58,088
that was in the RFP, right? So it's just,
it's a staffing study.

2205
02:12:58,088 --> 02:13:03,783
So we're looking to analyze and evaluate
the current staffing structure of the

2206
02:13:03,783 --> 02:13:08,018
department, whether we have too many, too
few, just right.

2207
02:13:08,018 --> 02:13:12,910
Okay, you know, are they assigned
correctly to the right divisions?

2208
02:13:12,910 --> 02:13:15,320
You know, all that sort of stuff.

2209
02:13:15,320 --> 02:13:19,421
And especially in light of things like the
population of the village changing,

2210
02:13:19,421 --> 02:13:22,891
the addition of body cams, things like
that that might impact the—

2211
02:13:22,891 --> 02:13:24,679
is the number we have correct now?

2212
02:13:24,679 --> 02:13:29,096
And Carolyn has actually been really great
about making sure to ask these questions.

2213
02:13:29,096 --> 02:13:33,302
We're not just asking about currently
what's happening and the current number we

2214
02:13:33,302 --> 02:13:37,140
have, but in the future, we can't predict
exactly what's going to happen.

2215
02:13:37,140 --> 02:13:38,875
But as we look forward, how will—

2216
02:13:38,875 --> 02:13:43,240
how can we use the information we gather
to make sure that we continue to serve the

2217
02:13:43,240 --> 02:13:46,394
needs of— that the police department
continues to serve the,

2218
02:13:46,394 --> 02:13:48,182
the changing needs of the village.

2219
02:13:48,182 --> 02:13:48,825
That's great.

2220
02:13:48,825 --> 02:13:53,573
Yeah, and, um, they're also going to look
at civilians as well,

2221
02:13:53,573 --> 02:13:55,382
not just sworn officers,

2222
02:13:55,382 --> 02:14:00,960
seeing whether or not there might be an
opportunity to bring in a civilian

2223
02:14:00,960 --> 02:14:01,563
opportunity to bring in a civilian
employee

2224
02:14:01,563 --> 02:14:04,276
who may be able to take some of the—

2225
02:14:04,276 --> 02:14:05,368
Right.

2226
02:14:05,368 --> 02:14:06,235
Non-essential—

2227
02:14:06,235 --> 02:14:06,830
Administrative tasks.

2228
02:14:06,830 --> 02:14:08,563
The administrative, yeah.

2229
02:14:08,563 --> 02:14:12,860
And then that way that frees up an officer
to do other officer

2230
02:14:12,860 --> 02:14:15,563
things. Yeah. So, okay. Thank you. Yep.

2231
02:14:17,291 --> 02:14:19,526
Okay. Well, on August 25th,

2232
02:14:19,526 --> 02:14:24,246
as a member of the Waterfront Advisory
Committee meeting,

2233
02:14:24,246 --> 02:14:29,131
I attended the August 25th meeting with
Deputy Mayor Simon.

2234
02:14:29,131 --> 02:14:35,837
We reviewed the major Metro-North Railroad
project for consistency with our local

2235
02:14:35,837 --> 02:14:39,397
waterfront revitalization program
policies.

2236
02:14:39,397 --> 02:14:45,193
And at my request, which was supported by
the board and Manager Healy,

2237
02:14:45,193 --> 02:14:49,747
for more comprehensive information— thank
you, Manager,

2238
02:14:49,747 --> 02:14:55,625
for getting Metro North representatives to
come and present at the WAC,

2239
02:14:55,625 --> 02:14:58,523
which I know was, I guess, a first.

2240
02:14:58,523 --> 02:15:02,284
So I don't know, it might— it could be, I
guess. I don't know.

2241
02:15:03,806 --> 02:15:05,556
First, I guess, is you, manager.

2242
02:15:05,556 --> 02:15:08,366
Yes, probably the first person in the last
6 years.

2243
02:15:08,366 --> 02:15:14,195
Yeah, it's amazing that, you know, that
you got someone's attention, actually.

2244
02:15:14,195 --> 02:15:17,558
Yeah, no, that's great because they came,
uh,

2245
02:15:17,558 --> 02:15:21,743
the WAC had very good questions for them,
and, you know,

2246
02:15:21,743 --> 02:15:27,571
they answered what they could, um, and
they're coming back for the second, uh,

2247
02:15:27,571 --> 02:15:30,262
round of questions. So You know, we—

2248
02:15:30,262 --> 02:15:33,923
it's not like we know we can't stop this
project.

2249
02:15:33,923 --> 02:15:37,361
We all want reliable, you know, train
service,

2250
02:15:37,361 --> 02:15:43,040
but it's just providing more complete
information so that the WAC could make

2251
02:15:43,040 --> 02:15:45,731
determinations against the policies.

2252
02:15:45,731 --> 02:15:51,858
And it also adds more transparency to the
public on what it is that they're doing.

2253
02:15:51,858 --> 02:15:57,912
For example, we learned at the WAC that
when we knew the project will replace the

2254
02:15:57,912 --> 02:16:03,292
existing signal system with a
high-capacity capacity vital cab signaling

2255
02:16:03,292 --> 02:16:03,815
high-capacity capacity vital cab signaling
system.

2256
02:16:03,815 --> 02:16:09,420
The work will span from Croton-on-Hudson
to Poughkeepsie within active rail

2257
02:16:09,420 --> 02:16:10,018
to Poughkeepsie within active rail
corridor

2258
02:16:10,018 --> 02:16:13,082
adjacent to the Croton and Hudson Rivers.

2259
02:16:13,082 --> 02:16:18,462
Visually, it— the project will introduce
new fencing and new structures,

2260
02:16:18,462 --> 02:16:20,853
some of them up to 25 feet tall.

2261
02:16:20,853 --> 02:16:25,113
And we're trying to understand how many,
where, you know,

2262
02:16:25,113 --> 02:16:28,625
because we have to answer questions on the
WAC,

2263
02:16:28,625 --> 02:16:31,988
like how will this project affect
sightlines?

2264
02:16:31,988 --> 02:16:37,668
And also, there'll be some in-water
construction to place platform footings.

2265
02:16:37,668 --> 02:16:39,611
So we know that, you know,

2266
02:16:39,611 --> 02:16:44,692
residents fish and children play in the
fields along the riverfront.

2267
02:16:44,692 --> 02:16:48,877
So, you know, we're just trying to get
more information.

2268
02:16:48,877 --> 02:16:54,332
So, and, and they've been pretty
forthcoming. coming. So appreciate that.

2269
02:16:54,332 --> 02:16:59,563
On Wednesday, August 26th, I was informed,
like the rest of the board,

2270
02:16:59,563 --> 02:17:04,196
that a senior member of our community was
crossing the street,

2271
02:17:04,196 --> 02:17:10,025
and just a few feet from making it to the
curb, she was struck by a bicyclist.

2272
02:17:10,025 --> 02:17:12,267
It was, you know, an accident,

2273
02:17:12,267 --> 02:17:18,320
but unfortunately she was taken to the
hospital and had staples in her head and I

2274
02:17:18,320 --> 02:17:19,890
think, well, manager,

2275
02:17:19,890 --> 02:17:25,793
I know I've noticed like an increase in
the bicycle safety videos that are out,

2276
02:17:25,793 --> 02:17:27,587
which I think are great.

2277
02:17:27,587 --> 02:17:33,266
But I know, you know, I welcome the
opportunity to elevate safety, you know,

2278
02:17:33,266 --> 02:17:36,778
discussions and, you know, education with
kids.

2279
02:17:36,778 --> 02:17:41,860
And, you know, I know there'll be like a
bike ped committee meeting.

2280
02:17:41,860 --> 02:17:45,298
Um, And I'm sure you're going to discuss
that.

2281
02:17:45,298 --> 02:17:47,838
But I, I think the more we can do—

2282
02:17:47,838 --> 02:17:52,546
I think Trustee Nicholson had a good idea
with maybe, you know,

2283
02:17:52,546 --> 02:17:58,749
exploring whether one of our hardworking
detectives or police chiefs, I don't know,

2284
02:17:58,749 --> 02:18:02,186
could come and talk to kids about bike
safety.

2285
02:18:02,186 --> 02:18:07,567
But anyway, I just welcome more, you know,
more we could do around that.

2286
02:18:07,567 --> 02:18:10,108
Can can only help. On August 28th,

2287
02:18:10,108 --> 02:18:15,189
I attended the annual Croton Seniors Club
barbecue at Senosqua Park,

2288
02:18:15,189 --> 02:18:20,047
which was so well attended. There must
have been 80 people there.

2289
02:18:20,047 --> 02:18:21,691
It was a gorgeous day.

2290
02:18:21,691 --> 02:18:27,893
Special thank you to John McKeon and Bob
Anderson for their senior club leadership,

2291
02:18:27,893 --> 02:18:32,676
Joanna Straub from our rec department and
her fabulous planning,

2292
02:18:32,676 --> 02:18:36,562
and to our DPW barbecue chefs, Raz, Bobby,
and John.

2293
02:18:36,562 --> 02:18:42,391
The food was, you know, I know funded by
the seniors club, but it was, it was,

2294
02:18:42,391 --> 02:18:45,305
it was, yeah, it was a great afternoon.

2295
02:18:45,305 --> 02:18:48,743
And then on September 1st, I attended the
May—

2296
02:18:48,743 --> 02:18:52,703
with the mayor and Trustee Nicholson and
the manager,

2297
02:18:52,703 --> 02:18:58,831
the reopening of the Farrington Steps. So
I know that work was a long time coming.

2298
02:18:58,831 --> 02:19:03,166
Coming. It was just really well done and
beautifully done.

2299
02:19:03,166 --> 02:19:08,247
And I know DPW is looking forward to
continuing the rest of the job.

2300
02:19:08,247 --> 02:19:13,702
And also the neighbors were really
supportive and kind while the work was

2301
02:19:13,702 --> 02:19:14,151
supportive and kind while the work was
taking

2302
02:19:14,151 --> 02:19:19,980
place. I know, like, I'm sure there were
some, you know, pains, but they were,

2303
02:19:19,980 --> 02:19:22,296
they were great. And then last,

2304
02:19:22,296 --> 02:19:28,424
just because the public interest around
425 South Riverside on the planning board,

2305
02:19:28,424 --> 02:19:34,477
I just Wanted to say that this application
will not be on the next planning board

2306
02:19:34,477 --> 02:19:36,719
meeting agenda, September 8th.

2307
02:19:36,719 --> 02:19:40,754
Um, the meeting after September 8th is
September 22nd.

2308
02:19:40,754 --> 02:19:46,957
So anyway, for those folks interested in
that subject or application, um, you know,

2309
02:19:46,957 --> 02:19:50,170
the next meeting after the 8th is the
22nd.

2310
02:19:50,170 --> 02:19:54,953
Don't know if it will be on then, but just
wanted to share that.

2311
02:19:54,953 --> 02:19:55,546
Thanks.

2312
02:19:55,546 --> 02:19:55,883
Thank you.

2313
02:19:55,883 --> 02:19:58,588
I'll just— if I can just add on to that,
um,

2314
02:19:58,588 --> 02:20:00,555
anyone who's interested in that,

2315
02:20:00,555 --> 02:20:04,858
just sign up for the planning board
agendas on the website and you'll—

2316
02:20:04,858 --> 02:20:05,579
That's a good idea.

2317
02:20:05,579 --> 02:20:07,438
Yeah, you'll get notified if it is on.

2318
02:20:07,438 --> 02:20:07,807
Yeah.

2319
02:20:07,807 --> 02:20:08,448
Yeah. Okay.

2320
02:20:08,448 --> 02:20:12,710
Thank you. There have been no submissions
received since, uh,

2321
02:20:12,710 --> 02:20:15,644
we had our initial planning board meeting.

2322
02:20:15,644 --> 02:20:16,060
Yeah.

2323
02:20:16,060 --> 02:20:17,719
Yeah. Okay. Thank you.

2324
02:20:17,719 --> 02:20:23,976
Um, so I just want to note that the fall
recreation programming is up and available

2325
02:20:23,976 --> 02:20:29,933
registration. And I also want to just
highlight the fact that we are offering 3

2326
02:20:29,933 --> 02:20:35,059
programs for teens. So from 5th to 8th
grade, there is a— Well done,

2327
02:20:35,059 --> 02:20:39,357
Trustee Nicholson. You've been fighting
this for a while.

2328
02:20:39,357 --> 02:20:40,080
That's a first.

2329
02:20:40,080 --> 02:20:41,894
And very well done to—

2330
02:20:41,894 --> 02:20:43,323
Working collaboratively.

2331
02:20:43,323 --> 02:20:48,000
Working collaboratively with the
organization. I'm impressed. Thank you.

2332
02:20:48,000 --> 02:20:50,599
Will my 13-year-old attend one of these?

2333
02:20:50,599 --> 02:20:53,457
My kids missed out, but I'm glad it's
there.

2334
02:20:53,457 --> 02:20:56,204
Up for debate, but it was very, very nice
to see.

2335
02:20:56,526 --> 02:21:01,411
You know, this is the first teen
programming that, you know, trip-wise,

2336
02:21:01,411 --> 02:21:05,608
they're going to be going to a couple
different destinations,

2337
02:21:05,608 --> 02:21:08,842
which is really exciting, including the
movies.

2338
02:21:08,842 --> 02:21:14,209
So really exciting for that age group to
kind of get out of Croton and see the

2339
02:21:14,209 --> 02:21:17,099
world, which is, which is really exciting.

2340
02:21:17,099 --> 02:21:22,466
Lorraine Hansberry Coalition will be
hosting a discussion display of materials

2341
02:21:22,466 --> 02:21:22,603
hosting a discussion display of materials
at

2342
02:21:22,603 --> 02:21:26,525
the library. So more to come on that and
the exact dates,

2343
02:21:26,525 --> 02:21:29,071
but it's in the next couple of weeks.

2344
02:21:29,071 --> 02:21:34,644
I just want to reiterate my appreciation
for the folks that came out this evening

2345
02:21:34,644 --> 02:21:36,708
for Local Law 10. I, you know,

2346
02:21:36,708 --> 02:21:42,282
I'm surprised more folks are not talking
about chickens because I think there are

2347
02:21:42,282 --> 02:21:44,965
more chicken coops in this village, um,

2348
02:21:44,965 --> 02:21:50,401
that could be impacted by the passage of
this proposed law. So— As it's written

2349
02:21:50,401 --> 02:21:50,676
this proposed law. So— As it's written
now.

2350
02:21:50,676 --> 02:21:52,151
As it's written currently.

2351
02:21:52,520 --> 02:21:56,257
So, um, as we dive in, um, at our work
session,

2352
02:21:56,257 --> 02:22:00,471
I would like to talk about that a little
bit further.

2353
02:22:00,471 --> 02:22:06,355
Um, also, we've gotten some emails
regarding domestic caged animals inside

2354
02:22:06,355 --> 02:22:06,991
regarding domestic caged animals inside
people's

2355
02:22:06,991 --> 02:22:11,444
houses. So people are confused about the
language there.

2356
02:22:11,444 --> 02:22:17,646
So there's some more to dig into with
Local Law 10 than just the pigeon issue.

2357
02:22:17,646 --> 02:22:21,065
So I just wanted to highlight those
things.

2358
02:22:21,065 --> 02:22:24,962
Many thanks to the DPW with the Farrington
steps.

2359
02:22:24,962 --> 02:22:28,460
And, you know, it's really wonderful to
see.

2360
02:22:28,460 --> 02:22:30,766
And then just a quick update,

2361
02:22:30,766 --> 02:22:35,537
we are working on the FAQ around the
cameras in the village.

2362
02:22:35,537 --> 02:22:41,818
So that is pending, but, um, the village
manager is working diligently on that.

2363
02:22:41,818 --> 02:22:44,840
Um, and we hope to have that out soon.

2364
02:22:44,840 --> 02:22:47,132
Great. Oh, nice going on the teens.

2365
02:22:47,132 --> 02:22:48,835
Um, I'd like to offer, uh,

2366
02:22:48,835 --> 02:22:54,205
the FDR Museum and Library because if I
could take the seniors and the teens there

2367
02:22:54,205 --> 02:22:58,986
in the same year, I think that would be—
that would be an accomplishment.

2368
02:22:58,986 --> 02:22:59,903
So let's just—

2369
02:22:59,903 --> 02:23:00,935
Multi-generational.

2370
02:23:01,212 --> 02:23:02,464
Yeah, let them, let them.

2371
02:23:02,464 --> 02:23:03,957
I can't guarantee my own team.

2372
02:23:03,957 --> 02:23:07,598
Plenty, plenty of stuff there for the
young people.

2373
02:23:07,598 --> 02:23:11,810
Anyway, just taking us back to where we
began this evening,

2374
02:23:11,810 --> 02:23:17,449
I just want to say a couple more words
about Chief Nikotopoulos and John Spada.

2375
02:23:17,449 --> 02:23:22,375
And just when you think of— and
congratulate them— 40 years for Chief

2376
02:23:22,375 --> 02:23:23,303
congratulate them— 40 years for Chief
Nikotopoulos.

2377
02:23:23,303 --> 02:23:26,516
When you think about the changes in
policing,

2378
02:23:26,516 --> 02:23:30,871
whether it's computer technology or
investigative techniques,

2379
02:23:30,871 --> 02:23:36,439
And if you take this all the way back to
1986, DNA as a use of investigations,

2380
02:23:36,439 --> 02:23:40,151
that was really at its infancy. Increased
diversity.

2381
02:23:40,151 --> 02:23:44,363
What hasn't changed in those 40 years is
John Nikotopoulos.

2382
02:23:44,363 --> 02:23:50,145
You know, we've had the consistency and
leadership of him all these years as kind

2383
02:23:50,145 --> 02:23:50,288
leadership of him all these years as kind
of

2384
02:23:50,288 --> 02:23:56,142
a hometown hero. So I'm just kind of just
so grateful that he's been with us for 4

2385
02:23:56,142 --> 02:23:59,140
decades. And also John Spada for 25 years.

2386
02:23:59,140 --> 02:24:03,638
When you look at the complexity of what it
takes, you know, we—

2387
02:24:03,638 --> 02:24:08,350
most people think the water comes from the
faucet, but it doesn't.

2388
02:24:08,350 --> 02:24:11,348
And the treatment that has to go in there,

2389
02:24:11,348 --> 02:24:17,059
and particularly the federal and state
regulatory requirements that have changed

2390
02:24:17,059 --> 02:24:17,202
regulatory requirements that have changed
so

2391
02:24:17,202 --> 02:24:22,413
drastically over the last 25 years,
whether it's PFAS or lead and copper,

2392
02:24:22,413 --> 02:24:22,984
whether it's PFAS or lead and copper,
arsenic,

2393
02:24:22,984 --> 02:24:25,055
cryptosporidium, you name it.

2394
02:24:25,055 --> 02:24:30,266
And on top of the Homeland Security
requirements that we've had to use to

2395
02:24:30,266 --> 02:24:30,766
requirements that we've had to use to
protect

2396
02:24:30,766 --> 02:24:36,405
our water supplies coincidentally in the
same 25 years that John has been here.

2397
02:24:36,405 --> 02:24:41,260
So I just wanted to thank both of them for
their incredible service.

2398
02:24:41,260 --> 02:24:47,185
Let's see, tomorrow night we hope to fill
this room again with our New York Forward

2399
02:24:47,185 --> 02:24:50,897
Forum. New York Forward, for those of you
out there,

2400
02:24:50,897 --> 02:24:56,823
is a 4.5 million-dollar program that helps
you reimagine different sections of your

2401
02:24:56,823 --> 02:24:59,036
commercial areas, retail areas,

2402
02:24:59,036 --> 02:25:04,675
whether it be streetscapes or improved
transportation corridors or just helping

2403
02:25:04,675 --> 02:25:04,889
transportation corridors or just helping
our

2404
02:25:04,889 --> 02:25:09,458
local business folks, you know, to do a
better job with capital.

2405
02:25:09,458 --> 02:25:14,884
So we're going to talk about some ideas
that have been developed through our

2406
02:25:14,884 --> 02:25:18,382
planner, through our our departmental
teams here,

2407
02:25:18,382 --> 02:25:21,166
through some of our board members here,

2408
02:25:21,166 --> 02:25:26,377
and particularly Trustee Nackteller's had
some great ideas that have been

2409
02:25:26,377 --> 02:25:30,661
forthcoming in the last couple of weeks on
New York Forward.

2410
02:25:30,661 --> 02:25:36,086
So we'll have a chance to talk all of
those through and get some good public

2411
02:25:36,086 --> 02:25:41,726
feedback on what some of those are, as
well as some good ideas from the public.

2412
02:25:41,726 --> 02:25:43,439
But in addition to that,

2413
02:25:43,439 --> 02:25:48,936
we're very gratified that that Mayor
Marjorie Hsu from Sleepy Hollow is going

2414
02:25:48,936 --> 02:25:49,079
Marjorie Hsu from Sleepy Hollow is going
to

2415
02:25:49,079 --> 02:25:52,077
join us for our whole, our entire meeting.

2416
02:25:52,077 --> 02:25:56,361
When it's a competitive state program like
New York Forward,

2417
02:25:56,361 --> 02:26:02,357
you want to take a close look at those who
have been successful in getting the grant

2418
02:26:02,357 --> 02:26:06,855
previously in your region, and that's
definitely Sleepy Hollow.

2419
02:26:06,855 --> 02:26:12,352
So Mayor Hsu will be coming in to talk
about what Sleepy Hollow initially was

2420
02:26:12,352 --> 02:26:12,780
about what Sleepy Hollow initially was
trying

2421
02:26:12,780 --> 02:26:15,778
to accomplish with their New York Forward,

2422
02:26:15,778 --> 02:26:20,561
how it's gone since they actually won the
$4.5 million 4 years ago,

2423
02:26:20,561 --> 02:26:25,773
and what it's been like working with New
York State in implementing that.

2424
02:26:25,773 --> 02:26:29,414
So hopefully we can get some good
inspiration from,

2425
02:26:29,414 --> 02:26:34,839
from her experience that will go into our,
our approach and our application,

2426
02:26:34,839 --> 02:26:38,480
which probably is going to due sometime in
January.

2427
02:26:38,480 --> 02:26:40,479
Earlier, actually last week,

2428
02:26:40,479 --> 02:26:45,976
the manager and I attended the Fire
Council and got a good update on what all

2429
02:26:45,976 --> 02:26:46,261
Council and got a good update on what all
the,

2430
02:26:46,261 --> 02:26:48,189
all the 3 houses are up to.

2431
02:26:48,189 --> 02:26:53,757
Very specifically for calendar updates, I
just want everyone to circle Sunday,

2432
02:26:53,757 --> 02:26:55,899
October 4th. That's Fire Fair.

2433
02:26:55,899 --> 02:27:00,254
The theme for Fire Fair this year is
Charge into Fire Safety.

2434
02:27:00,254 --> 02:27:02,395
Safe charging is a superpower,

2435
02:27:02,395 --> 02:27:08,320
emphasizing the safe charging habits for
all the different devices that are powered

2436
02:27:08,320 --> 02:27:13,675
by lithium-ion batteries, such as our
telephones, our tablets, our laptops,

2437
02:27:13,675 --> 02:27:17,601
our bicycles, our scooters, power tools, a
lot of toys.

2438
02:27:17,601 --> 02:27:20,885
So you're going to have a lot of good
lessons.

2439
02:27:20,885 --> 02:27:26,739
So Fire Fair every year is just great for
families and kids and everyone involved.

2440
02:27:26,739 --> 02:27:29,380
Back to the WAC meeting for a second,

2441
02:27:29,380 --> 02:27:33,521
I did want to thank Trustee Nackteller for
the innovation,

2442
02:27:33,521 --> 02:27:38,232
and she's described it in full, but it was
an innovative approach.

2443
02:27:38,232 --> 02:27:41,659
And I've been on the WAC now for almost 6
years.

2444
02:27:41,659 --> 02:27:47,156
It's the first time we actually brought in
someone from the outside to try to

2445
02:27:47,156 --> 02:27:52,867
enlighten us, and they didn't quite get
there, but we invited them to come back.

2446
02:27:52,867 --> 02:27:57,864
So, you know, they had some information,
but they owe us— They owe us.

2447
02:27:57,864 --> 02:27:59,792
They are willing to return.

2448
02:27:59,792 --> 02:28:04,646
They owe— and they should because they owe
us some more information.

2449
02:28:04,646 --> 02:28:07,502
So I was very grateful for that session.

2450
02:28:07,502 --> 02:28:12,499
And in addition, in that WAC meeting, we
also had under consideration,

2451
02:28:12,499 --> 02:28:16,140
which we'll see at a subsequent board
meeting here,

2452
02:28:16,140 --> 02:28:20,994
the draft laws that we've put together
with the help of our planner,

2453
02:28:20,994 --> 02:28:26,063
Valerie Manastra. And I should mention, by
the way, Valerie, of course,

2454
02:28:26,063 --> 02:28:30,346
will be part of our New York Forward
meeting tomorrow night.

2455
02:28:30,346 --> 02:28:31,988
But on the WAC meeting,

2456
02:28:31,988 --> 02:28:37,485
Valerie and our attorneys have put
together draft legislation to buttress and

2457
02:28:37,485 --> 02:28:43,482
enhance our planning approach in light of
some of the changes that have been brought

2458
02:28:43,482 --> 02:28:49,336
about by the SEQR reforms that came out of
the state legislature and the governor.

2459
02:28:49,336 --> 02:28:49,978
So we'll—

2460
02:28:49,978 --> 02:28:54,980
The planning board will be taking up the
site development Part of the enhancement

2461
02:28:54,980 --> 02:28:55,103
site development Part of the enhancement
at

2462
02:28:55,103 --> 02:28:56,647
their meeting on the 8th.

2463
02:28:56,647 --> 02:28:59,254
Very good. Perfect. Perfect to know.

2464
02:28:59,254 --> 02:29:05,120
That's part of the zoning code, so the
planning board will be talking about that.

2465
02:29:05,120 --> 02:29:07,220
Absolutely. Perfectly stated.

2466
02:29:07,220 --> 02:29:08,813
Another calendar item,

2467
02:29:08,813 --> 02:29:13,810
just because we haven't had a chance to
talk about it much this year,

2468
02:29:13,810 --> 02:29:18,951
but our annual Rotary car show is Sunday,
September 27th, from 11 to 3.

2469
02:29:18,951 --> 02:29:21,341
So circle the calendars for that.

2470
02:29:21,341 --> 02:29:23,586
Rotary is hard at work on that,

2471
02:29:23,586 --> 02:29:29,452
getting getting the great cars and the
sponsors and the food trucks and all that.

2472
02:29:29,452 --> 02:29:34,014
So hopefully the weather helps and
participates and cooperates.

2473
02:29:34,014 --> 02:29:37,490
And so we'll have a great afternoon that
Sunday.

2474
02:29:37,490 --> 02:29:42,270
Let's see, Trustee Slippen mentioned the
start of the school year.

2475
02:29:42,270 --> 02:29:47,918
I just wanted to thank the manager and DPW
and police and everyone involved in

2476
02:29:47,918 --> 02:29:52,915
improving the approach that we have on
safety for the Maple and Wells

2477
02:29:52,915 --> 02:29:53,856
safety for the Maple and Wells
intersection.

2478
02:29:53,856 --> 02:29:58,708
We're going to get an RRFB there, rapid
reflecting flashing beacon,

2479
02:29:58,708 --> 02:30:03,488
which really puts the teeth into our
crosswalks. It's coming soon.

2480
02:30:03,488 --> 02:30:08,847
You know, the manager is working very
effectively with our state partners.

2481
02:30:08,847 --> 02:30:13,698
But until we get that, which hopefully, as
I say will be very soon.

2482
02:30:13,698 --> 02:30:19,202
We have temporarily there one of our
police speed lights so that people that

2483
02:30:19,202 --> 02:30:19,419
police speed lights so that people that
are

2484
02:30:19,419 --> 02:30:24,778
coming to the crosswalk will understand,
you know, how fast they're going.

2485
02:30:24,778 --> 02:30:27,892
But we've also put up one of the
temporary—

2486
02:30:27,892 --> 02:30:33,251
you'll see it in the middle of the
crosswalk, just someone standing there,

2487
02:30:33,251 --> 02:30:37,668
cardboard person standing there saying,
yield to pedestrians.

2488
02:30:37,668 --> 02:30:39,624
So anything that we can do.

2489
02:30:39,624 --> 02:30:45,055
to strengthen that crosswalk until we get
the RFP is very much appreciated.

2490
02:30:45,055 --> 02:30:49,979
So I think it was great that we had all of
this— these improvements,

2491
02:30:49,979 --> 02:30:54,252
temporary improvements in place on the
first day of school.

2492
02:30:54,252 --> 02:30:55,917
And last but not least,

2493
02:30:55,917 --> 02:31:00,914
on our housing preference for first
responders and medical personnel,

2494
02:31:00,914 --> 02:31:04,535
not only is it, I think, a triumph of good
policy,

2495
02:31:04,535 --> 02:31:09,749
but it's also been a triumph of good
communications because the article—

2496
02:31:09,749 --> 02:31:14,528
articles in the entire New York region
have been focusing on that.

2497
02:31:14,528 --> 02:31:19,960
If you just put in Croton-on-Hudson
housing preference for first responders

2498
02:31:19,960 --> 02:31:20,177
housing preference for first responders
and

2499
02:31:20,177 --> 02:31:24,305
medical personnel, you'll see that way,
way to our north,

2500
02:31:24,305 --> 02:31:27,201
our press release was picked up and run.

2501
02:31:27,201 --> 02:31:31,402
So I think we're getting appropriate
recognition for that.

2502
02:31:31,402 --> 02:31:35,964
And hopefully, you know, others will we'll
consider it as well.

2503
02:31:35,964 --> 02:31:39,730
But I think it just, it just goes to show,
you know,

2504
02:31:39,730 --> 02:31:45,740
what the good results we can get when we
make sure to tell our own story in our own

2505
02:31:45,740 --> 02:31:49,216
way. That's it. Thank you. All right, very
good.

2506
02:31:49,216 --> 02:31:52,909
I think most of the major points have been
covered.

2507
02:31:52,909 --> 02:31:58,341
I do want to note our 9/11 ceremony next
week will be done jointly with our

2508
02:31:58,341 --> 02:32:00,079
neighboring communities.

2509
02:32:00,079 --> 02:32:04,062
Buchanan is the formal host, but of
course, physically,

2510
02:32:04,062 --> 02:32:09,131
it will be in our village at our 9/11
Memorial. That's Friday at 4:00.

2511
02:32:09,131 --> 02:32:14,996
And if it is, in the event of rain, it
will be relocated to the Harmon Firehouse.

2512
02:32:14,996 --> 02:32:20,935
But hopefully, those that are available
can come and join us and remember the 25th

2513
02:32:20,935 --> 02:32:24,990
anniversary, which is kind of remarkable
to think about.

2514
02:32:24,990 --> 02:32:26,209
Yes.

2515
02:32:27,445 --> 02:32:30,168
I also want to, uh, congratulate, uh,

2516
02:32:30,168 --> 02:32:34,951
3 individuals on their exciting new
adventures in public service.

2517
02:32:34,951 --> 02:32:39,072
Uh, I will be appointing Kai Sheng, with
the consent of—

2518
02:32:39,072 --> 02:32:42,016
advice and consent of the Village Board.

2519
02:32:42,016 --> 02:32:47,020
I will be appointing Kai Sheng, um, excuse
me, uh, and Anne Rizzoli,

2520
02:32:47,020 --> 02:32:51,214
and to the Village— to the VEB, Visual
Environment Board.

2521
02:32:51,214 --> 02:32:53,716
And then also Gabriella Mirabelli.

2522
02:32:53,716 --> 02:32:59,162
to the planning board as a planning board
alternate. Wonderful. All right.

2523
02:32:59,162 --> 02:33:00,781
So do I have a motion?

2524
02:33:00,781 --> 02:33:01,903
So moved.

2525
02:33:01,903 --> 02:33:09,438
I have a second. Motion by Trustee Simon,
second by Trustee Nicholson. All in favor?

2526
02:33:09,438 --> 02:33:14,103
Aye. All right. And that— before we motion
to close,

2527
02:33:14,103 --> 02:33:19,575
I'd like to have a brief moment of silence
for Rhoda Stevens,

2528
02:33:19,575 --> 02:33:22,984
who served our village for many, many,

2529
02:33:22,984 --> 02:33:28,366
many years on the Zoning Board of Appeals
from 1982 to 2017,

2530
02:33:28,366 --> 02:33:33,748
serving as chair from 2015 to 2017, and
was also one of our—

2531
02:33:33,748 --> 02:33:39,041
is also part of the Westchester County
Senior Hall of Fame.

2532
02:33:39,041 --> 02:33:46,307
Hopefully we all have opportunities to
serve our community as she did. Thank you.

2533
02:33:46,307 --> 02:33:48,819
Do I have a motion to close?

2534
02:33:48,819 --> 02:33:52,738
Mayor, before we close, could I just add
one thing about the, uh, 9/11 ceremony?

2535
02:33:52,738 --> 02:33:52,979
Yes.

2536
02:33:52,979 --> 02:33:59,114
Um, for— we'll have 3, uh, new names from
village residents who passed away from,

2537
02:33:59,114 --> 02:34:03,280
uh, 9/11 disease be recognized at this
year's ceremony.

2538
02:34:03,280 --> 02:34:05,174
So, um, you know, we, uh,

2539
02:34:05,174 --> 02:34:09,567
we'll have the new plaques put on the
monument down there.

2540
02:34:09,567 --> 02:34:14,641
So fortunately, we are still losing people
as a result of that day.

2541
02:34:14,641 --> 02:34:17,141
So just wanted to highlight that.

2542
02:34:17,447 --> 02:34:21,759
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Madam
Chair. All in favor? Aye.

2543
02:34:21,887 --> 02:34:24,459
I, I don't think you actually got the
motion. I— yeah.

2544
02:34:24,716 --> 02:34:28,259
So moved. Second. Motion by Trustee Simon,
second by Trustee Nicholson.

2545
02:34:28,259 --> 02:34:29,955
All in favor? Aye. Aye. Thank you.