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Mayor highlights grants, flood mitigation and downtown planning in short State of the Village
Summary
During a condensed State of the Village at the Dec. 2 reorganization meeting the mayor said the village manages nearly $3.5 million in active grants, highlighted flood‑mitigation work for Pine Brook and announced a downtown commercial area planning kickoff with consultant H2M.
At the Village of Larchmont’s Dec. 2 reorganization meeting the mayor delivered a shortened State of the Village, emphasizing the municipality’s fiscal stewardship, infrastructure projects and environmental efforts.
The mayor said the village adopted a tax‑cap‑compliant budget for the sixth consecutive year and has "managed nearly $3,500,000 in active grants," adding that roughly $2,500,000 of those grants were awarded during calendar year 2024. He identified flood mitigation as a priority and said a Pine Brook neighborhood modeling project has been approved for funding by the Westchester County Stormwater Advisory Board and should begin early next year. The village also received funding from the Long Island Sound Resilience Planning Support Program to identify green infrastructure projects in the Fountain Square area and has begun consultant work on that effort.
Infrastructure and parks work cited in the address included roughly 1.25 center lane miles of road paving completed this year, continued work at Flint Park (playground, tennis house, courts and other improvements), an ALMA facility refurbishment supported with county funding expected to finish in early 2025, and the planting of 92 new trees led by the Parks and Trees Committee and DPW. The mayor said the board has appointed a commercial area plan committee, secured a New York State grant for downtown planning, and selected H2M as the consultant; a kickoff meeting is scheduled for Dec. 9.
The mayor credited village staff and volunteers, naming village administrator Justin Datino and assistant administrator Elan Katzin for management work, and thanked public safety and maintenance departments and volunteer organizations including Friends of Larchmont Parks and the Flint Park Conservancy.
The mayor said the full State of the Village text would be posted on the village website and emailed to residents for those seeking detailed information.
Direct quotes in the meeting transcript are attributed to the mayor; the address contained several program names and grant references that the transcript records as spoken by the mayor.
