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Dobbs Ferry trustees approve appointments, sidewalk and paving contracts, and grant submittals
Summary
At the meeting trustees unanimously approved a slate of appointments and routine action items: appointment and oaths for multiple village positions; awarding a $305,000 sidewalk contract (partly funded by a $250,000 DASNY grant); awarding $378,373.20 in resurfacing work to Pat Paving; acceptance of a Hillside Street land donation with an 'in perpetuity' covenant; and submission of projects for New York Forward grant consideration.
The Dobbs Ferry Board of Trustees approved several routine but consequential items in a single meeting, including personnel appointments, contract awards, event permits and grant submittals.
Personnel: Danielle Gilliard was appointed secretary to the village administrator and sworn in; Diana Bonilla was appointed deputy clerk; and Lancelot Rose was reappointed deputy treasurer effective Aug. 12, 2025. The board also appointed two volunteer firefighters and a first alternate to the Zoning Board of Appeals; all these motions passed unanimously.
Contracts: Trustees authorized awarding the Wallgrove and Washington Avenues sidewalk contract to Tony Casale Inc. for $305,000; the board noted $250,000 of that amount is funded by a DASNY grant with the remainder coming from village capital funds. The board also awarded road resurfacing work to Pat Paving for $378,373.20, noting much of the funding comes from the Capital Highway Improvement Program (CHIP).
Land and grants: Trustees unanimously accepted a donation of certain parcels from Hillside Street LLC and agreed to add the words "in perpetuity" to the resolution and to record covenants and restrictions in the deed chain to ensure preservation as open space. The board also approved submission of a package of projects to New York Forward (Memorial Park, High Street Park, downtown sidewalk rehabilitation, Cedar Street Plaza, public art and wayfinding signage) and directed staff to finalize project amounts and file the applications.
Other routine approvals included intermunicipal prisoner-transport paperwork with Westchester County, display permission for a menorah over the winter holidays and multiple street-closure approvals for community events.
