Residents press Cold Spring trustees on budget line items and request reopening train-station restrooms

Several residents spoke during the public hearing. Bill Pew urged the trustees to explain apparent line-item anomalies in the tentative budget and offered volunteer help to scrutinize the packet, citing reported large percentage cuts in some repair lines and increases in others; he cited a newspaper article he said quoted the mayor. "The proposed budget is 5.2% above the current budget... The tentative budget has village hall repairs at $5,000, a 97% reduction," Pew said, arguing that some entries appear inconsistent and requesting a full review.