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Ossining board OKs payment for lab testing tied to Hudson Valley Stream Conservancy water-quality study
Summary
The town board authorized payment for laboratory testing and limited reimbursements to support a Hudson Valley Stream Conservancy study aimed at assessing whether Los Angeles Park beach could be reopened for public swimming. The resolution passed unanimously.
The Town of Ossining board on June 9 adopted a resolution authorizing payment of laboratory testing related to a Hudson Valley Stream Conservancy (HVSC) water-quality study of Los Angeles Park beach and nearby areas.
The resolution, adopted during the board's regular legislative session, authorizes the town to pay Westchester County laboratories for sample testing in an amount not to exceed $2,300 and to reimburse HVSC for incidental costs up to $5,000 with adequate documentation. HVSC has offered to conduct the field sampling at no labor cost to the town, the board noted.
According to the resolution text presented to the board, HVSC previously partnered with the town in 2021 and conducted further studies in 2023–2025; county health officials indicated that an additional season of data would be required to support a permitting determination for public swimming. The current action covers costs for certified laboratory analysis and reasonable incidental expenses to enable another season of sampling.
Board members moved and seconded the measure and voted in favor. The resolution does not itself reopen the beach; it funds analysis intended to inform future decisions by the town and county health authorities on whether public swimming could be permitted at Los Angeles Park.
The board did not attach a specific timeline for when results will be completed, and the resolution requires documentation to substantiate reimbursable incidental costs. Next steps will depend on laboratory turnaround, HVSC reporting, and any determinations by the Westchester County Department of Health.
