January 10, 2023
MAYOR'S UPDATE
From the desk of Mayor Rika Levin
The Village Board of Trustees are still recruiting talented and interested residents from the Village of Ossining for appointment to open positions on various Volunteer Boards, Commissions, and Committees.

Our Boards, Commissions, and Committees vary in size and involvement, yet all are designed to help shape and influence critical decisions and services for the Village of Ossining. We strive to fill all open positions with residents who are passionate and enthusiastic about serving.

There are 13 active Boards, Commissions, and Committees. For more information on each, please visit our website.
Please complete the online application linked below if you are interested in serving on a Board, Commission, or Committee. We thank the residents of the Village of Ossining for their dedication and commitment to service.
The first Village of Ossining tax installment, as well as the second half of this year's school taxes, are due on Tuesday, January 31. In-person payments will be available at Village Hall until 6PM on Tuesday, January until 6PM on Tuesday, January 31st. Click here to pay your Village taxes online: https://bit.ly/3GW7iy5
I am proud to share that the Ossining Police Department will host a monthly mobile food pantry from Feeding Westchester beginning on January 12th.

Food insecurity is a serious concern and can directly impact public safety. For this distribution, simply arrive at 4:00PM at the Birdsall-Fagan Police Court Facility, located at 86-88 Spring Street, for groceries. Feeding Westchester will have a variety of healthy items available.

The distribution will be set up in the parking lot of police headquarters, and food will be distributed from 4-5PM.
Teatown’s 19th Annual Hudson River EagleFest returns to Croton Point Park on Saturday, February 4, 2023, for an all-day celebration! Located on the Hudson River, you can expect various interactive opportunities with educational displays and exhibits, crafts and games for children, food trucks, and more! Click here for tickets: https://www.teatown.org/eaglefest-tickets/
Please join us this Wednesday evening (January 11th) for our first Work Session of the new year. We have a lengthy agenda ahead, but it's exciting to see so many projects taking shape:
  • Joe Apicella of Macquesten Development will discuss the proposed PILOT for Crescent Manor (136-140 Croton Avenue, formerly Sun Valley Nursery). The agenda links to the pertinent documents that are publicly available.
 
  • We will be joined by David Eisenbud and Jackie Bruce from DSD to discuss the proposed solar canopy at the Ossining Train Station. This was made possible through an RFP program conducted by NYSERDA back in 2019 (the same one that brought us the solar array at the Operations Center, which should be going online in early Spring 2023). We will also be joined by Benjamin Cuozzo from NYPA. David and his team will be with us to give a little background on who they are and what they do, followed by some renderings of what they are proposing for Ossining.
 
  • As we begin to work on our policies and procedures for on-street parking, the section regarding Overnight (Hardship) Parking in the Village Code needs to be updated.

  • The Olive Opera House was before the Historic Preservation Committee in December, and this past Monday (1/9) and was referred to the BOT for an Awning Application.

  • Here Coffee (in Station Plaza by the Ossining Train Station) has applied for a Cabaret License.

  • Finally, the Board will consider moving to the “Public Hearing” stage on the CPCRB proposed local law.
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