Supervisor's Update- March 31st, 2017

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Last Updated: 04 April 2017 04 April 2017

We have had a whirlwind day here at 16 Croton Avenue-- with just 22 minutes to spare, we managed to get in under the wire for the grant funding through the DEC for our very first electric car! Our Building Inspector will soon be riding in style in his new Nissan Leaf on which, I have mentioned, the Town is getting an incredible deal. I want to offer my special thanks to Victoria Cafarelli in my office, along with Ron Kamen from Sustainable Westchester, for working so very hard to get the ball rolling on this, and for getting it finished in what the lease company confirmed was "record time."

We also have spent some time over at Cedar Lane Park as our crew is preparing for the grand re-opening on April 21st. As the paving is due to begin late next week, the guys split their time between prepping and rolling the parking lot and preparing the Ice House for placement of the kilns and the final electric work.

The work that has been done on the site continues to amaze me and, although the team was moving fast earlier this week, all of the rain has pushed them back inside and put them a bit behind schedule. However, under the direction of our Parks Foreman Mario Velardo, I have no doubt that we will be looking very fine indeed for the maiden voyage of the Cedar Lane Arts Center. I hope you and your family will join us for this event, which has been years in the making!

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Town Board Special Meeting & Work Session- Tuesday, April 4th, 2017

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Last Updated: 04 April 2017 04 April 2017

Special Meeting/ Public Hearing & Work Session 

April 4th, 2017- 7:30PM

16 Croton Avenue, 1st Floor Boardroom

Ossining NY 10562

  pdf 4-4-2017 Special Meeting Agenda (95 KB)  (Updated 4/4)

pdf Local Law #3 of 2017- Extending Moratorium, 3rd Time (8 KB)

Work Session Agenda: 

1) Presentation on Traffic Diversion Program- Town Prosecutor Benjamin Leavitt

2) Foreclosure Prevention Services- Robert Rosenbloom from Housing Action Council

3) Volunteer Firefighter Cancer Bill- Bob Fritsche

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Supervisor's Update- March 24th, 2017

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Last Updated: 28 March 2017 28 March 2017

This week flew past for us, and I am happy to share that it was a productive one!

My office has continued to push forward with our application to be a "Cleaner Greener Community," which requires us to document two recent environmental actions that the Town has undertaken, along with embarking on two new ones. The first of the new initiatives was a resolution passed by our Board a few weeks ago, where we agreed to participate in Benchmarking, which consists of keeping track of the Town's energy use and costs in our buildings and measuring the change (hopefully, the reduction) over time. The second will be our Clean Fleet Initiative, which will begin shortly when we sign the lease for our first true electric vehicle. The Town will be leasing a Nissan Leaf to replace our Building Inspector's Chevy Impala, which had been on track for replacement in 2018. However, the incredibly competitive price we got ($22,000), coupled with the substantial incentives from New York State ($5,000), will allow us to lease this vehicle with no impact on the budget in 2017. Furthermore, we were offered a 0% lease and a $1 buyout, so our all-in cost will still be $17,000, but staggered over several years. We are excited to sign the lease and get this vehicle into service, which will happen next week. Keep your eyes peeled for this new vehicle around Town (hopefully, the first of many!) Ron Kamen from Sustainable Westchester visited the Town Board on Tuesday evening and gave a great presentation on the Town's plan, as well as on electric cars in general. You can watch the video to hear the whole thing (jump ahead to the 1 hour and 46 minute mark), or view the presentation at your leisure here.

Speaking of environmental causes, we are still looking for another member of our Environmental Advisory Committee. If you live in the Unincorporated Area of the Town and are interested in reducing the Town's environmental footprint, I hope you will apply. Please send your resume and a letter of interest to Maddi Zachacz in my office at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

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