Bronxville board approves environmental resolutions and bond authorizations for water pump, vacuum truck and downtown improvements

The Village of Bronxville approved environmental compliance resolutions and then authorized bond financing for three capital items during the Jan. 13 meeting.

Water pump and bond: Trustees approved an environmental compliance resolution for a purchased flood pump and then authorized bonding of $80,000 to fund the purchase. The pump was described as an additional measure to aid a neighborhood's drainage protection.

Vacuum truck and bond: The board approved an environmental resolution for a vacuum (vac-haul) truck, described as a multi-use vehicle for jetting sanitary sewer lines and cleaning debris from catch basins. The board then authorized a $426,000 bond issuance to fund the purchase; officials said the truck has been effective in improving drainage maintenance.

Downtown pedestrian improvements and bond: Trustees approved the environmental compliance resolution and then a bond authorization for the downtown pedestrian improvements project. The board described the project as a roughly $700,000 contract awarded to Landy Contracting, with completed and ongoing work including curb and granite curbing installations, bump-outs on Park Place, a median on Craft Avenue to slow traffic and create pedestrian buffers, and plantings to follow when weather permits. Officials said Con Edison's street work created conditions that delayed final paving and that final pavement will be placed once contractors can resume in better weather.

Each of the three bond actions was approved at the meeting; environmental compliance resolutions were presented as Type II actions (no adverse environmental impacts) prior to each bond vote. Trustees said the purchases and downtown upgrades are part of previously authorized capital projects and that bond counsel's procedural requirements prompted roll calls for the resolutions.