Dec 10
Board Highlights December 9, 2024
Augie Fusco Retires With Mayor Sharon Torres home with the flu, Deputy Mayor Nora Lucas was tasked with delivering the news that Augie...
Dec 3
Turning the Page
by Cindy Goldstein - The Village courtroom was packed but the mood was different. The swearing in ceremony for three new Village...
Nov 26
Three Trustees Say Goodbye
by Kathy Savolt - The November 25, 2024 meeting of the Board of Trustees (BOT) marked the final regular meeting for Trustees Manny...
Nov 14
Hunter Tier Project Paused
by Kathy Savolt - At the work session on November 12, 2024, the Board of Trustees (BOT) voted 4-1 to pause negotiations on the Hunter...
Nov 14
A Deep Dive: Hunter Tier Legal Issues
by Cindy Goldstein - The Board of Trustees (BOT) spent most of their November 12th work session discussing the Hunter Tier Project, a...
Nov 14
Board Highlights November 12, 2024
by Kathy Savolt - Another Dam Study After the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) issued their third notice...
Oct 30
$6.6 Million and Other Flood News
by Kathy Savolt - The Village of Mamaroneck (VOM) has received $6.6 million from the New York State Green Resiliency Grant Program. ...
Oct 30
Board Highlights October 28, 2024
Speed Humps At the Work Session, the BOT considered a request from the Traffic Commission to install speed humps in Washingtonville as...
Oct 17
Board Highlights October 15, 2024
Tompkins Avenue Bridge Residents have raised concerns about why Tompkins Avenue Bridge is closed. Stuart Tiekert asserted that he had...
Oct 17
Confrontation vs. Collaboration
by Kathy Savolt - Two vastly different approaches to issues were on display during the October 15, 2024, Board of Trustees (BOT) Work...
Oct 17
Grant Funds Due to Expire Soon
by Cindy Goldstein - A good catch by Deputy Treasurer Laura Vasami reminded the Board of Trustees (BOT) that the Village had $924,802...
Oct 17
Capital Costs – Past and Present
by Kathy Savolt - At the October 15, 2024 meeting of the Board of Trustees (BOT), the Board was faced with a bill for $370,183 that was...
Sep 25
"Failing To Plan is Planning To Fail"
by Kathy Savolt - At the September 23, 2024 Work Session of the Board of Trustees (BOT), there were two items on the agenda that were...
Sep 25
Board Highlights September 23, 2024
Building Department Escrow Glitch A memo to the Board of Trustees (BOT) from Daniel Segal, Director of Planning and Development and...
Sep 11
Not the End of the Road but the Beginning of a Lawsuit: Hunter Tier
by Cindy Goldstein - In the end, nothing could dissuade three trustees from voting 3-2 to choose Westhab/WHA as the preferred provider...
Sep 11
Board Highlights September 9, 2024
Flood Mitigation Update Mayor Sharon Torres provided a synopsis of projects underway and their status (see project template HERE ). A...
Aug 13
Board Highlights August 12, 2024
Pedestrian Safety Update To a packed room Interim Village Manager Chuck Strome gave a detailed report about pedestrian safety measures...
Jul 10
Board Rejoins Sustainable Westchester
by Cindy Goldstein - The July 8th Board of Trustees (BOT) Work Session included a presentation by Sustainable Westchester. Former New...
Jul 10
Board Highlights – July 8, 2024
Flood Update Now that Hurricane season has begun, flooding fears have intensified, and the community is looking for solutions. Mayor...
Jul 10
Emails Confirm Suspicions
by Cindy Goldstein - Mayor Sharon Torres began the July 8th Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees (BOT) in the regular way but then...
Jul 10
Fast Start on Pedestrian Safety
by Kathy Savolt - At the July 8th Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting, the members unanimously passed a series of measures to address...
Jun 26
Hunter Tier Affordable Housing Update
by Cindy Goldstein - While it’s sometimes hard to know exactly what motivates residents to show up at a Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting...
Jun 26
Double Tragedy Propels Calls for Action
by Cindy Goldstein - Last week marked the end of the school year with parents, teachers and children looking forward to a summer without...
Jun 26
Benefits for Volunteer Firefighters?
by Cindy Goldstein - A comprehensive analysis of a potential LOSAP (Length of Service Award Program) outlined the deep dive that the...
Jun 26
Board Highlights June 24, 2024
Community Garden The courtroom was packed with standing room only for both the Work Session and the Regular Session of the Board of...
Jun 12
Hunter Tier Affordable Housing Project Update
by Cindy Goldstein - The Board of Trustees (BOT) recently hired NHB Planning Group LLC to help evaluate the Hunter Tier Lot Affordable...
Jun 12
Flood Update – June 10, 2024
Mayor Sharon Torres gave the flood update by providing a written estimated monthly timeline showing the progress and schedule of flood...
Jun 12
Board Highlights – June 10, 2024
Food Service Law Amendments At the Work Session the Board continued their review of Proposed Local Law L – 2024 which attorney Robert...
May 29
Board Highlights – May 28, 2024
By Kathy Savolt - Change of Uses for C1, C2 and M1 Zones After months of discussion, the Board of Trustees (BOT) finally approved local...
May 15
Update on Hunter Tier Project – May 13, 2024
by Kathy Savolt - Two important steps regarding this project were taken during the May 12th meeting of the Board of Trustees (BOT)....
May 15
WJWW Settlement Will Increase Water Charges
by Cindy Goldstein At the Board of Trustees (BOT) Meeting Village Attorney Robert Spolzino outlined the terms of an agreement reached...
May 15
Board Highlights – May 13, 2024
by Kathy Savolt - Dog Park – At the work session the Board of Trustees (BOT) discussed opening the Bark Park at Harbor Island to...
Apr 30
Board of Trustees Passes $47 Million Budget
by Kathy Savolt - At a special meeting on April 29th, the Board of Trustees (BOT) passed the budget for fiscal year 2024-25 which starts...
Apr 25
Flood Update – April 24, 2024
by Kathy Savolt - Work addressing flooding continues on many fronts and there were several updates at the April 24th meetings. Army Corps...
Apr 25
Village Nears Budget Deadline
by Kathy Savolt - As the April 30th deadline for the budget quickly approaches, Village staff and the Board of Trustees (BOT) are looking...
Apr 25
Board Highlights – April 24, 2024
Washingtonville Public Health Study – Mayor Torres reported on the status of the request from Washingtonville residents to study the...
Apr 11
Flood Update
By Cindy Goldstein - As promised, Mayor Sharon Torres, Trustee Manny Rawlings, Deputy Village Manager Dan Sarnoff and Village Engineer...
Apr 11
Board Highlights – April 8, 2024
Update on Flooding See Article HERE. Ethics Law Update Ethics Board Chair Daniel Karson was back at the Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting...
Mar 27
Flood News
by Kathy Savolt - Starting with the March 25th Board of Trustee (BOT) meeting there will be a discrete agenda item for flood mitigation...
Mar 27
Tentative 2024-25 Budget Released
by Kathy Savolt - Let the budget process begin! On March 20th the Village released the tentative budget that reflects the work of the...
Mar 27
Board Highlights March 25, 2024
The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees (BOT) began with a candid statement by Mayor Sharon Torres using blunt language as she...
Mar 13
Board Highlights - March 11, 2024
by Kathy Savolt - BOT Votes to Release Confidential Memo After discussing the existence and contents of a “privileged and confidential”...
Mar 13
One-Two Punch for Washingtonville Residents
by Kathy Savolt - Stating that flooding is now a “matter of life and death,” several residents of the Washingtonville neighborhood,...
Mar 13
Ethics Matters
by Kathy Savolt - Rawlings Disagrees with Ethics Board In an abrupt statement at the start of the March 11th Board of Trustees (BOT)...
Mar 13
Manager Search Begins
by Kathy Savolt - As the Board of Trustees (BOT) prepared to begin a search for a new Village Manager, the former Village Manager had...
Feb 28
Civility 2.0
By Cindy Goldstein - Since the evening of the last meeting of the Board of Trustees (BOT) on February 12th, there has been an uproar on...
Feb 28
Affordable Housing Report
By Cindy Goldstein - The first part of the Work Session was a report from Village Planner Greg Cutler titled “The State of Affordable...
Feb 28
Board Highlights – February 26, 2024
The Work Session began with a report on affordable housing by Village Planner Greg Cutler. See Article HERE. Flood Update Village...
Feb 14
Board Highlights – February 12, 2024
Affordable Housing On Sunday, February 11th, Mayor Torres devoted her weekly community newsletter to affordable housing and the Hunter...
Feb 14
Board of Trustees Condemn Racism
By Kathy Savolt - After some reported incidents of racist comments made to attendees and would-be attendees of the cancelled January 30th...
