The Tarrytown Link is issued the Friday after the regular Board of Trustees meeting, twice per month. We welcome community groups to contribute information about events and activities of interest to Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow residents. See more on how to submit information below. Please share this sign-up form with any friends or neighbors who may be interested in receiving regular Village updates.
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Celebrating Black History Month with the TaSH
The Village sponsored a Black History Month celebration at the TaSH this month with a free barbecue tasting by local restaurant, PikNik Barbecue, and music by jazz saxophonist Bryant Jackson. Thanks to all who came out to celebrate and to Trustee Mitchell for spearheading the event. It is not too late to check out the Black History Month art exhibit at the Warner Library, open until February 28 and featuring works by Donald Whitely, Ella Hall and Ron Brown.
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Board of Trustees in Brief | |
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Report from the Board of Trustees Meeting on 2.19.2025
ICYMI, you can watch Village Board meetings online.
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Grants for Youth Employment and Traffic Safety: The Village accepted two grant awards. Westchester County will once again support youth employment at the Village's summer camp, and the Police Department has again been awarded a grant for additional traffic enforcement to improve driver and pedestrian safety by the Governors Traffic Safety Committee.
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Contract with AI Engineers: The Village is engaging AI Engineers to provide professional consulting services on an as-needed basis. The engineering firm will be on call for the Village for special projects.
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Coming up:
The Board of Trustees will hold its next Work Session on Wednesday, February 26 at 6:00pm. The agenda can be found on the Village website.
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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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Ice Skating This Weekend! | |
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Con Edison is Returning to Tarrytown
Con Edison is resuming work in Tarrytown and will begin its next gas main replacement project on Monday on Altamont, Fairview and Rosehill. They were supposed to begin last week but were delayed due to weather. We can expect this project to last for two months. Following completion, they will do rough road restoration and will fully pave later in the year. We will provide more detailed information when we have it.
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Safe Streets for All: Please Take the Survey!
The Village of Tarrytown, Village of Sleepy Hollow, and the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns are working together over the next year to develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan to prevent serious injury and death on roadways.
The Plan will identify our community's traffic safety concerns, locations and intersections to address, and possible solutions to employ. Input from residents and traffic collision data will result in an implementation plan to guide future investments, which will also create additional funding opportunities to promote traffic safety.
There are multiple ways for community members to help inform the plan:
1) Take the survey and help identify dangerous intersections and sections of roadway in the community.
2) Attend two public meetings. The first will take place on Thursday, March 20 at the Tarrytown Senior Center from 6 - 8pm. More details to follow.
3) Connect with the team putting the plan together at one of numerous engagement events happening this year.
The Project Page is posted on the Village website and will be updated as the project progresses.
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Project Mover Update
In November 2024, the Village Board voted to move forward with implementing the Project Mover electric bikeshare network in the Village. This grant-funded project began in the Village of Ossining in August 2024, and will be rolling out to neighboring communities in 2025 including the following: Sleepy Hollow, Dobbs Ferry, Croton-on-Hudson, Town of Ossining.
After receiving feedback from a community survey in 2024 and touring sites with the program operators, the following sites are expected to be included in the initial launch:
- Metro North Station
- Pierson Park
- Main Street Mini-Lot
- Citibank Parking Lot
- McKeel Parking Lot
- Warner Library
- Neperan Lakes Parking Lot
- Sleepy Hollow Conference Center/JCC
- Mario Cuomo Bridge Entryway (pending approval from Thruway Authority)
We expect this program to be launched in Spring/Summer 2025. The program model is flexible, so if the above bikeshare sites are not working, they can be moved to alternative locations. If the program is popular and additional sites are needed, they can be considered in Phase 2 of the roll out. More information about Project Mover can be found on the Village website and on the Project Mover page.
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Reminder: Tax Liens to be Sold on March 21, 2025
Please be aware that any UNPAID Village Taxes will go on sale at the Village’s Annual Lien Sale on Friday, March 21, 2025 at 10 am. This means that the unpaid debt you owe can be purchased by a third party.
Tax payments will be accepted in the Village Treasurer’s Office through 4:30 pm Thursday, March 20, 2025 (postmark not accepted). If you have any questions, please call 914-631-7873.
More information can be found with the Treasurer's Department.
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Free Smoke Alarms Available
Home fires claim seven lives every day, but having working smoke alarms can cut the risk of death by half. This week the Red Cross of the Metro New York North area met with the Tarrytown Seniors to sign them up for appointments for the installation of free fire alarms and check their homes for fire safety issues. Anyone can sign up for this service through the Sound the Alarm Home Fire Campaign. Call the number on the flyers below or fill out this online appointment request.
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Adopt-A-Spot Program
Do these cold days have you dreaming about sun-dappled meadows or warm waterfront evenings enjoyed with friends and family? Put those daydreams to good use and consider getting a group together to plan out a new garden in Tarrytown or maintain a spot you already love. The Village is rolling out an Adopt-A-Spot program to allow residents to adopt a public space to maintain or enhance. Pick from suggested locations or propose your own. Submit an application and a planting plan. Commit to maintaining the property for at least a year. Enjoy quality time with friends or neighbors making a corner of your community beautiful. Applications are due on March 1.
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Become a Tarrytown Police Officer!
Deadline to Register for Exam is Feb. 24, 2025
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Energy Affordability Program Available for Low-Income Con Ed Customers
From Con Edison:
Con Edison customers who receive qualifying government assistance benefits can receive a discount of up to $173 per month on their energy bills, through the Energy Affordability Program (EAP).
Customers receiving Medicaid, Veterans Disability or Survivors Pension, Federal Public Housing Assistance, or Lifeline Telephone Service Program benefits among others can enroll online or apply via email, fax, mail, or in person at one of Con Edison’s walk-in centers.
Most customers receiving certain benefits, like Supplemental Security Income, Home Energy Assistance Program, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, are automatically enrolled in the EAP.
Visit coned.com for more information on eligibility and how to apply, and to learn more about additional assistance programs, like HEAP and EnergyShare.
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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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Sign Up For The TEAC Vine Squad!
Calling all outdoor enthusiasts and tree lovers… The annual winter-into-spring Vine Squad is forming now! The 2025 Vine Squad Meet-Up dates are:
The meeting place is at the Hiker’s Parking Lot at the corner of Wilson Park Drive and County House Rd.
Sign up HERE
Please wear leather gloves and warm clothes. If you have loppers and/or clippers, please bring those. We will provide additional tools as well as a few thermoses of hot cocoa and coffee.
Come meet some new folks, get a little exercise and save our trees from vicious vines!! For more information, reach out to Cathy at cruhland@aol.com.
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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:
Title:
What: [Limit description to 100 words or less]
When:
Where:
Contact: [Name of organization/ individual, phone, email]
To review the Village newsletter guidelines, please click here.
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Government News in the Region | |
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Home Energy Assistance Program Application Open
The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) can help eligible New Yorkers heat and cool their homes.
If you are eligible, you may receive one regular HEAP benefit per program year and could also be eligible for emergency HEAP benefits if you are in danger of running out of fuel or having your utility service shut off.
Questions regarding the HEAP program should be directed to your HEAP Local District Contact.
HEAP may be able to help you if you heat your home with:
- Electricity
- Natural Gas
- Oil
- Coal
- Propane
- Wood/Wood Pellets
- Kerosene
- Corn
For more information: https://otda.ny.gov/programs/heap/
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