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Greenburgh board weighs larger capital budget to 'catch up' on road resurfacing
Summary
The Greenburgh Town Board discussed a one‑time increase in resurfacing spending to address deferred maintenance after an outside study recommended $5 million annually; officials said a prioritized engineering study will guide which roads get repaired first.
The Greenburgh Town Board on Tuesday discussed a proposal to temporarily increase roadway resurfacing funding to address years of deferred maintenance.
Rich Phan, introduced to the board as the presenter on the capital budget, told the board that outside engineers previously recommended the town spend about $5,000,000 a year on resurfacing to maintain pavements; "we never did that," he said, adding the current proposal is intended to "catch up" so future annual spending can be lower. Board members said the town’s past average resurfacing investment was roughly $2,000,000 per year.
Why it matters: board members said years of underspending have created a backlog of streets that now need attention. Phan said the town will commission an outside, engineering‑based pavement assessment that will calculate a pavement condition index and produce a prioritized list so resurfacing decisions are based on technical need rather than requests.
Council discussion focused on timing and fiscal impact. One board member asked whether the town would be expected to spend a much larger sum (a question was raised about a $26,000,000 figure); other members replied that the higher number would be a short‑term catch‑up rather than a permanent annual obligation. Phan said the engineering study will identify which streets to address first and remove guesswork from priorities.
The meeting also included updates to other capital lines: Phan flagged increased chemical costs for water treatment tied to state mandates, additional sewer‑repair funding after a recent failure on East Castle Avenue, storm drainage and sewer‑line cleaning, and plans to replace the town hall front entry and expand GIS mapping.
Procedural items: staff told the board they had reallocated roughly $219,000 into professional services to cover outside counsel after a retirement, rather than hiring immediately into the salary line. The board scheduled a short special meeting to set the preliminary budget public hearing and discussed public‑notice constraints.
What’s next: the board approved a motion to move into executive session on personnel and legal matters later in the meeting. The resurfacing proposal remains at the discussion stage; staff said they will return with the engineering assessment and suggested prioritization before any final budget vote.
