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Elmsford trustees approve claims, planning permits, dispatch contract and grant partnership; hear department reports
Summary
The Village of Elmsford Board of Trustees approved multiple resolutions — including payment of claims, a special permit for 66 Sky Meadow, approvals of several solar planning items, authorization to partner on a New York State Local Grant Efficiency Grants Program application, a managed-services dispatch contract with Goose Town Communications, and an engineering services schedule update effective Jan. 1, 2025.
The Village of Elmsford Board of Trustees approved multiple resolutions and heard department reports during a regularly scheduled meeting. Trustees voted on routine claims, planning applications including a special permit for 66 Sky Meadow and several solar-related planning items, authorized participation in a New York State Department of State Local Grant Efficiency Grants Program application, approved a managed-services agreement with Goose Town Communications for police and fire dispatch, and authorized an engineering services schedule update effective Jan. 1, 2025. Committee reports followed the formal business.
Votes and motions recorded during the meeting were taken by roll call and, as recorded in the transcript, were unanimous among the voting members present on each item. The transcript shows the following outcomes:
Votes at a glance
- Resolution authorizing payment of claims — motion moved and seconded; roll call recorded “Aye” from Trustee Henry, Mr. DeCauge, Trustee Evans and Trustee Lopez; Mayor Robert Williams recorded “Aye.” Outcome: approved.
- Special permit, 66 Sky Meadow — motion moved and seconded; roll call recorded “Aye” from Trustee Henry, Trustee Coffey, Trustee Evans, Trustee Lopez and Mayor Williams. Outcome: approved.
- Lumped ARV/solar planning approvals (27 North Everett Solar; 18 North Mortimer Solar; 112 Winthrop Solar; 49 White Sands Avenue Solar; 18 Piazza Solar, Prospect) — trustees moved and seconded; no objections recorded and roll calls recorded unanimity. Outcome: approved.
- Resolution declaring intent and authorization to partner in New York State Department of State Local Grant Efficiency Grants Program application (feasibility study to explore shared human-resources operations) — motion moved and seconded; roll call recorded unanimous “Aye.” Outcome: approved.
- Resolution approving agreement with Goose Town Communications for managed-services (police/fire dispatch) and authorizing the village administrator to execute the agreement — motion moved and seconded; roll call recorded unanimous “Aye.” Outcome: approved.
- Resolution approving the engineering services schedule update effective Jan. 1, 2025, and authorizing the village administrator to execute — motion moved and seconded; roll call recorded unanimous “Aye.” Outcome: approved.
The transcript does not specify the mover or seconder by name for these items beyond the generic “So moved. Second.” Vote tallies in the transcript list trustees saying “Aye” in roll call; where the transcript names differ slightly by item, the article records the roll call as spoken in each item.
Committee reports and operational notes
Trustee Henry thanked the fire department and Chief DeLuca, and reported that December was a busy month: he said the department had 63 runs in December and 782 for the year; he also thanked Chief Diaz and EMS personnel and gave December EMS runs as 66 and a year-to-date total reported in the meeting record (transcript reads as roughly 741 for the year). Trustee Henry and other trustees described increased mutual aid requests.
Trustee Crawford thanked Tony and Sean in the building department and reported that a water-main replacement project on South Central Avenue has started and that staff are preparing year-end reports and permit applications. The Odyssey Library provided a program notice (a Zoom presentation on Iceland). Trustee Jesse Evans thanked the Highway and Sanitation Department for seasonal work, noted collection of Christmas trees through the end of the month, and said new business banners are being installed pending missing hardware from the vendor.
Village staff reported operational items including the new village camera system being live, RapidSOS deployment planned for the month, radio-system upgrades in progress, routine water testing, hydrant winterization and seasonal park-bathroom closures, and constable details at local events. The mayor read two proclamations during the meeting: one proclaiming Kwanzaa Week (Dec. 26–Jan. 1) and another declaring the Village of Elmsford’s 115th anniversary on June 6, 2025; the transcript records the anniversary proclamation’s incorporation date and historical reference.
No budget amounts, contract prices, or developer conditions were specified in the portions of the transcript that discuss the Goose Town Communications agreement, the engineering schedule update, or the grant partnership authorization. The transcript also records general procedural motions and unanimous roll-call approvals for the items above but does not include clerk-signed ordinances or signed contracts in the record provided.
What’s next
Trustees closed the formal business and moved on to committee reports and community announcements. The meeting record included staff and trustee remarks on ongoing capital work, technology upgrades for first responders, and upcoming community events.
This article summarizes actions recorded in the meeting transcript; specific contract terms, grant-application roles and award amounts, and formal executed documents were not included in the transcript and would require follow-up with village staff for publication.
