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by Kathy Savolt - The Board of Trustees (BOT) approved the terms of an agreement with LMC Media (LMC) at their August 10, 2026 meeting. The vote was 4-0 with Trustee Kushnick absent. The BOT had already voted unanimously at their April 27, 2026 meeting to authorize Village Manager Kathleen Gill to enter into a memorandum of understanding and eventual contract with LMC. See HERE. As previously reported (see HERE), the previous arrangements between LMC and the Villages o

by Cindy Goldstein and Kathy Savolt - More than 30 residents arrived at the July 13, 2026, Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting hoping to hear one thing: that Village officials had found a way to restore the environmentally friendly mosquito-control program that had protected the neighborhoods around Otter Creek and Guion Creek for more than 35 years. For more than 90 minutes, residents described what they called an unbearable mosquito season that has transformed daily life in

by Cindy Goldstein - An intriguing approach to traffic data analysis and policing may be coming to the Village. At the July 13, 2026, Work Session, Chief of Police PJ Trujillo presented a proposal from Urban SDK (SDK), a company that describes itself as providing public leaders with innovative data and actionable insights for mission-critical solutions. What It Is Simply put, it’s a geospatial AI platform used by local governments and others to provide automated data on

by Kathy Savolt - At the July 13, 2026 work session of the Board of Trustees (BOT), the plan to assess a new flood mitigation and storm sewer fee advanced. The BOT, with an almost-final draft of a proposed local law (see HERE), agreed to schedule a Public Hearing on the matter at their next meeting on August 10th. If things go according to plan, the Public Hearing will open on September 8th. Need for New Funding During the discussion, the BOT and staff mentioned several

by Kathy Savolt - At the July 13, 2026 meeting of the Board of Trustees (BOT), three new grant applications were approved for submission. Backed by a comprehensive memo from Assistant Manager, Dennis Delborgo (see HERE), the BOT unanimously approved all three requests to submit the grants. The first grant application is for a Climate Smart Grant from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). The Village is requesting funding for a study to as

by Kathy Savolt - At the June 22, 2026 work session, the Board of Trustees (BOT) discussed a new fee that will be included in the water bills. This new fee is expected to raise $500,000 per year for stormwater and flood mitigation projects. Many of these projects are grant-funded and require a local match. Still in draft form, the proposed new local law was not shared with the public. Village Attorney Steven Pambianchi reported that the fee would be based on water cons

by Kathy Savolt - At the June 22, 2026 meeting of the Board of Trustees (BOT), the Capital Budget for fiscal year 2026-27 was unanimously approved with a 4-0 vote. (Mayor Sharon Torres, returning from a business trip, was stuck at an airport due to inclement weather.) The $13.4 million budget is part of a larger multi-year plan that lists projects and costs through FY 2029-30 and totals $74.8 million. By law, the vote was only for the current year. The Mamaroneck Obse

by Kathy Savolt - After much discussion over the past few months, the Board of Trustees (BOT) passed Local Law L-2026 at their June 22, 2026 meeting. With one exception, commercial vehicles with a Village GPC permit must now park in the Bishop Avenue lot. This will free spaces in the Spencer Place lot for shoppers and restaurant patrons. The new law (see HERE) makes it a violation for commercial vehicles with a GPC permit to park in any lot other than the Bishop Avenue

by Kathy Savolt - At the May 26, 2026 meeting of the Board of Trustees (BOT), Village Manager Kathleen Gill presented the $13.38 million Capital Budget for fiscal year 2026-27. This amount is a portion of over $42.8 million in total projects expected to be undertaken over the next several years. This commitment reflects the administration’s commitment to flood mitigation, pedestrian safety and public safety. Background Using a Power Point presentation (see HERE), Gill

by Kathy Savolt - This problem falls under the heading of “it should be easy but it’s not.” At the April 27, 2026 Board of Trustees (BOT) Work Session, Dennis Delborgo, Assistant Village Manager, explained what is needed to remedy the situation at the intersection of Mamaroneck and Prospect Avenues. This intersection has been the site of several pedestrian/car accidents. Delborgo’s memo to the BOT (see HERE) explains the issue in great detail. To summarize, the current

by Kathy Savolt - The latest Comprehensive Plan listed flood mitigation and pedestrian safety as the top two priorities for the Village. Over the past year, Village staff has aggressively pursued grant funding to help address these issues and that work continues. At the May 11, 2026 Work Session of the Board of Trustees (BOT), Assistant Manager Dennis Delborgo arrived with an extensive list of grant opportunities (see HERE) for the BOT to review. The list was so long, t

by Kathy Savolt - Contrary to published reports, the Board of Trustees (BOT) is not looking to outlaw marijuana. They are, however, responding to a request from the Police Department to strengthen the law so the police can enforce it. After a short discussion at the May 11, 2026 Work Session of the BOT, it was decided to incorporate smoking (or vaping) cannabis into the current statute regarding smoking of tobacco and other substances in public places. The BOT equated t