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Photo credit: Margaret Fox
Many thanks to the St. Patrick's Day Parade committee for another great parade in Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow! The rain held out. Mayor Brown, Deputy Mayor McGovern, Trustees Kim, Michell and Philipps Staley and Supervisor Feiner marched along with newly appointed Village Justice Rich Isaacson.
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Safe Streets for All Public Meeting
Thanks to all who came out to give input into the development of the Safe Streets for All Comprehensive Safety Action Plan that Tarrytown is developing in cooperation with Sleepy Hollow and the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns School District. If you were not able to attend but would like to contribute insights that will help us prioritize the most important road safety projects to address as well as policy and process changes that will help keep everyone safer, please fill out the survey. For more information visit the project webpage.
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Board of Trustees in Brief | | |
Report from the Board of Trustees Meeting on 3.17.2025
ICYMI, you can watch Village Board meetings online.
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Congratulations Tri-County Basketball Champions!
Congratulations to the Tri-County Basketball 5th Grade Girls and Tri-County Basketball 6th Grade Boys from Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown for winning their respective Division Championships for the League. The teams and their coaches, Sean Kennedy, Joe Good and Kevin Brown were recognized by Mayor Brown at the March 18 Board Meeting. The all-volunteer TNT basketball league is supported by both Villages and the school district, but more importantly, runs on the backs of its volunteers. Congratulations to all for the hard won wins on the court!
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Westchester Power Contract Renewal Presentation:
The Village must decide in April 2025 whether to renew the contract with Westchester Power as they are preparing to go out to bid again in the second quarter of 2025 for a new energy supply contract to begin November 30, 2025. Westchester Power is beginning the process early to ensure that they have a long lead time, and can therefore take advantage of timing when the energy market when is most favorable.
Noam Bramson, the Executive Director of Sustainable Westchester, presented to the Board at the March 17 meeting. The full presentation can be found here and the meeting video can be found here (time code: 14:34).
The energy supply prices of the current contract with Westchester Power are currently in line with Con Edison supply rates. Each participating municipality must choose what default supply option to elect for the program: Standard supply (non-renewable), 50% renewable energy supply, or 100% renewable energy supply. For the current contract, Tarrytown's default choice is the 50% renewable supply option. Please see price comparison with Con Ed below.
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If you have questions or concerns about the contract renewal for the Westchester Power program, please reach out to the Village Administrator's office: administrator@tarrytownny.gov. The Board will discuss the MOU at their next Work Session on April 2nd.
Tentative Budget FY 2025-2026 Released
The Village Administrator presented the Tentative Budget for the 2026 fiscal year at the March 17 Board meeting. The presentation deck can be found on the Village website.
The Board of Trustees has prioritized an effort to make the annual budget more accessible and more easily comprehensible in recent years. The Village is using the ClearGov online budget platform to allow residents to delve in more deeply to sections of greatest interest to them. The document includes explanations about budgetary changes, about processes, about departmental goals, and allows residents to hear directly from staff overseeing public services.
Brief Summary Statistics:
- Total Proposed Expenditures for All Funds: $41,258,503 (1.9% increase over FY 2025)
- Total Tax Levy: $20,635,837 (2.98% increase over FY 2025 and within NYS tax cap)
- Tax Rate: $7.3792 per $1,000 of assessed value (5.82% decrease from FY 2025)
The link to the digital budget is on the Village website. Hard copies are available for review in the Clerk's Office, the Treasurer's Office, the Library, and the Senior Center.
You can also print out the pdf (231 pages) or ask for a copy from the Village Administrator: administrator@tarrytownny.gov.
Please bring any questions, concerns, suggestions or ideas to the next public hearing on April 7 at 7pm in Village Hall.
You may also email the Village Clerk with comments, suggestions and concerns at kgilligan@tarrytownny.gov. We look forward to hearing from you.
Cares Up Grant: Police Department Wellness
The Police Department is in its second year of implementing a Cares Up grant from the New York State Office of Mental Health. With the renewal of the grant contract the department has $40,000 to provide officers with wellness and resilience training. The department utilized last year's funds for a series of activities and training sessions including fitness sessions, dietary training, sporting events and other activities that contributed to the well-being, morale and cohesion of the department.
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Project Mover Site Agreement
The Village Board approved a site agreement with Shared Mobility and Drop Mobility to install electric bikeshare network stands in seven locations on Village property as part of the Project Mover program rolling out in six neighboring communities. Three other locations are on property belonging to other agencies. The network is expected to roll out later this spring. See below information an additional element of the Project Mover program - an e-bike incentive program for income-qualifying households to purchase an e-bike.
Legal Challenge to Con Edison Rate Hikes
The Village of Tarrytown will join 25 other municipalities in engaging an attorney to lobby on behalf of Westchester municipalities before the Public Service Commission as Con Edison petitions for rate hikes which would increase the electricity supply charges by 18%, residential delivery rates by 25.1%, and natural gas delivery rates rising by 19.1%. The law firm of Dichter Law LLC will intervene in the rate case, conduct discovery, retain expert witnesses, prepare briefs, and attend all hearings and any settlement negotiations on behalf of the municipalities. The cost to the Village of Tarrytown shall not exceed $5,000.
Village Free Day
The Tarrytown Environmental Advisory Council is planning many events for Earth Month in cooperation with the Sleepy Hollow Sustainability Task Force. One new event they will be introducing this year is a Village Free Day - an opportunity for residents to place household items they no longer need in good condition for anyone to take and re-use. Vital to the success of this event is that at the end of the day, all items that have not been taken are cleaned up up by the property owner and not left out for Village collection. Bulk pick-up can be scheduled as always if necessary. Village Free day will take place on Saturday, April 27th. For more information about this event and all of the other offerings in April, check out https://earthmonth10591.org/.
Street Fair Scheduled
The Chamber of Commerce Street Fair in Tarrytown will be held Sunday, June 1 from 10am to 4pm. Check out more information on the Chamber of Commerce website.
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Coming up:
The Board of Trustees will hold its next Work Session on Wednesday, April 2 at 6:00pm. The agenda can be found on the Village website the Friday before the meeting. This Work Session was originally scheduled for March 26, and was moved to April 2 due to there being a 5th Wednesday in the month of March, with the next Board meeting not scheduled until April 7.
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Want to learn what's on the docket for the Board of Trustees? You can sign up to receive agendas in your inbox here.
Interested in what is currently before the Land Use Boards? Sign up to receive agendas in your inbox, or find them posted on the website, three days before the scheduled meeting.
Current applications before the Planning and Zoning Boards can be viewed online:
Planning
Zoning Board of Appeals
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Lagana Park Renovation Update
The Village was awarded a $500,000 grant by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, and following a competitive bidding process has engaged the design team of PS & S Landscape Architects to develop the plan and the bid specifications for the project. We are seeking public input on the final design. Some elements of the park project will be simply to renovate in place and there is little input needed (eg soccer field, basketball court), however some elements – including new playground equipment, and improvements to the picnic area – would benefit from community feedback on how the park is used and what might be desired.
Please join us on Monday, March 31 at 6pm in the 2nd Floor Meeting Room of Consolidated Engine Fire House to offer feedback to our design professionals. The meeting will begin with a brief presentation of current conceptual alternatives. There will be an opportunity to look at the site with the designers, and return to the meeting space to offer concrete input on the plan.
We look forward to seeing you. Please share this public input opportunity with anyone you think might be interested.
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Con Edison Update
Saturday: Crews will be working in the areas of Benedict/Rosehill and Altamont/Rosehill. This is to tie in the new gas line.
Next week: Crews will be working on Fairview Ave between Benedict and Altamont Ave.
Con Ed anticipates working in this neighborhood through the end of April.
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Police Officer Amaro read to the pre-kindergarten classes at John Paulding Elementary School last week. | | |
Sign Up for GridRewards!
GridRewards, is a simple and easy way to save money on your energy bills. This is a program that almost anyone with a Con Edison account can participate in, whether you live in an apartment or house, condo, or own a business. The program will pay you to lower your energy usage when demand is at its highest in the summer which will reduce the need for polluting peaker power plants to run. Plus GridRewards users save about $100+ a year— that's a win for you and the planet!
Learn more, and get signed up at https://sustainablewestchester.org/gridrewards/ or download the GridRewards App on Google Play or App Store.
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RECREATION RUNDOWN
For information about all of the upcoming events and programs organized by the Recreation Department, click here, or sign up to get the news straight to your inbox every other week.
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Planning Board Meeting, 3/24, Adjourned - no meeting.
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Board of Trustees Work Session, 4/2, 6pm
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Board of Trustees Meeting, 4/7, 7pm
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Tree Commission, 4/10, 5:30pm
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Zoning Board of Appeals, 4/14, 7pm
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Tarrytown Environmental Advisory Council, 4/14, 7:30pm
Learn more by visiting the Boards and Committees pages on our website.
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The Village of Tarrytown benefits from engaged, caring, and talented residents who volunteer their time and expertise to help create the community they want to inhabit. There are many opportunities to serve, whether contributing to the vision and development of public spaces, environmental issues, housing affordability, transportation challenges or recreation programs. Find out more about the Village’s many Boards and Committees and fill out a volunteer application by visiting: tarrytownny.gov/volunteer-to-serve
For all those who apply to serve on a Committee, because vacancies may be limited, we would like to include you on a general volunteer list for one-off events that may arise. Please indicate in your application whether you are willing to be contacted if the need arises.
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Do you have a Community Event to include in the Tarrytown Link?
The Tarrytown Link is released the Friday after the Regular Board of Trustees meeting, twice per month. All info must be submitted by noon on the Wednesday prior to the Tarrytown Link's release. Submissions included in this listing are intended solely to inform of events and info of general interest to subscribers in Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow. No events that are religious or political in nature will be posted. The Village of Tarrytown does not necessarily endorse, support or take any position with regard to organizations or entities whose events and/or activities are listed. The Village makes no representation as to the accuracy thereof, nor does it assume any liability in connection with same. The Village reserves the right to reject submissions if the proposals received are not timely or do not adhere to these guidelines in part or in full. If submitting a flyer, please consider submitting a translation in Spanish as well.
You may submit a flyer (jpg or png) or text in the format below:
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Friends of Music History
Founded in 1954, Friends of Music’s first concert featured the young Juilliard String Quartet. Since then, FOMC has brought to Westchester nearly every chamber music group of world renown, soloists and developing artists. FOMC’s mission has always maintained a special focus on keeping musical experiences affordable and building audiences of the future.
The spring season begins on Sunday, March 30, 3 p.m., with mezzo-soprano Megan Moore, accompanied by pianist Francesco Barfoed.
Moore, a previous winner of FOMC’s Young Concert Artists Performance Award, has appeared at the Metropolitan Opera, among prominent companies. Barfoed, with Moore, won first prize in the Copenhagen Lied-Duo Competition
Pianist Harmony Zhu arrives on Sunday, April 6, 3 p.m. A recipient of FOMC’s YCA Performance Award, this brilliant, 19-year-old artist has been hailed as “a deeply musical soul and nimble technician [with] probing sensitivity.” (Chicago Tribune
The Jerusalem String Quartet, a beloved presence on the world’s great concert stages, performs on Sunday, May 4, 3 p.m.
Subscriptions and tickets
For the spring season, Friends of Music Concerts patrons may buy a FlexSub mini-subscription of four or more tickets for $35 each and use them in any combination at any concert. Single tickets are $40 for adults and free for those aged 18 and under. Go to www.friendsofmusicconcerts.org and select “Tickets” to order.
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Government News in the Region | | |
The Westchester County Government Requests the Honor
of Your Presence at the Inauguration Ceremony of
The Honorable Kenneth W. Jenkins as Westchester County Executive
Sunday, March 30
Doors Open at 2:30 p.m.
Event Begins Promptly at 3 p.m.
Reception to Follow
SUNY Westchester Community College
Gateway Center
75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla
To RSVP, please email Communications@westchestercountyny.gov
by Wednesday, March 26.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – PRIORITY SEATING
Please note, seating is not guaranteed.
You may be directed to an overflow room.
Watch the Event Live:
Facebook.com/westchestergov
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Bee-Line Riders Encouraged To Prepare for OMNY As the MTA Phases Out MetroCards
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has announced that MetroCard sales will officially end on Dec. 31, 2025, as the tap-and-go OMNY payment system becomes the primary fare payment method. In alignment with this transition, Westchester County’s Bee-Line Bus System will also adopt OMNY, with additional details to be shared in the coming months. MetroCards will remain an accepted fare payment into early 2026, as the transition to the OMNY system is fully implemented. In addition, cash payments will continue to be collected on Bee-Line.
The OMNY system allows riders to tap and pay directly using contactless credit and debit cards, digital wallets or OMNY cards. Customers who prefer to pay with cash can purchase and reload OMNY cards at retail locations, online, or at OMNY vending machines.
Until Bee-Line accepts payments via the new system, OMNY fares cannot be recognized as valid transfers on Bee-Line. All Bee-Line passengers who regularly transfer to and from New York City Transit buses and subways should continue to use MetroCard until OMNY is officially introduced on the Bee-Line Bus System.
Details on when OMNY will be fully available on Bee-Line buses will be announced later this year. Riders are encouraged to stay informed by visiting transportation.westchestergov.com for updates.
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