Greenburgh board approves Cleo Oliver honorary street naming, hires special counsel and green-lights Hartsdale Farmers Market

The Town Board of Greenburgh on Sept. 2 used a special meeting to approve three resolutions: an honorary street naming, the retention of outside counsel for a Human Rights Commission matter, and a permit for the Hartsdale Farmers Market.

The board voted to designate Indian Veil at the intersection of Leather Stocking Lane as "Cleo Oliver Way" and scheduled a short naming ceremony for Sept. 10 at 6:30 p.m. The board chair said Cleo Oliver "was very active in the community, active in the civic association, [and] really made the town a much better place." The resolution authorizing the honorary street name was moved and seconded and approved by voice vote.

Separately, the board approved a resolution to retain the law office listed in the public packet as "Wilson, Elzer, Moskowitz, Elman, and Dicker" to serve as special counsel related to a Washington County Human Rights Commission matter. The resolution authorizes professional services not to exceed $50,000; the transcript records the dollar cap but does not include further public detail on the underlying complaint or case.

The board also approved 'CD1,' a resolution authorizing the town supervisor to enter an agreement with Joseph Catona of Satori Unlimited to operate the Hartsdale Farmers Market adjacent to the Hartsdale train station on Saturdays from Sept. 6 through Nov. 27, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Planning department staff member Gary Duquesne told the board he was "very pleased that Joseph Catona is gonna operate the Hartsdale Farmers Market," and Catona said, "we are ready to grow on Saturday...we're ready to roll," noting he expects to start with his farm and at least one other vendor and to build the market over time. Board members suggested using digital roadway signs to advertise the market.

All three resolutions were moved, seconded and approved by voice votes during the special meeting. The clerk conducted roll call earlier in the meeting and recorded the presence of the supervisor and four council members; those attendance counts align with the voice votes recorded on the three measures.

Before ending the public portion of the special meeting, the chair moved to close the meeting and enter an executive session; the motion passed by voice vote. The publicly recorded transcript segments do not specify the purpose of the executive session.

Officials and attendees named on the record included Town Attorney Joe Dinko; planning department staffer Gary Duquesne; and market operator Joseph Catona, who represents Satori Unlimited. The town's packet and on-record motions identify the town as Greenburgh (transcript includes a misspelling as "Greenberg" in the posted text).