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Officials emphasize boating license requirement, announce boater-safety class; village bans commercial door-to-door solicitation
Summary
Trustee Trezino reminded residents that a New York State boating license is required for vessel operators and said the police department will host a boater-safety course July 20–21; the board also noted a new code prohibiting commercial door-to-door solicitation and a non-solicitation sign-up list on the village website.
Trustee Trezino told residents the law now requires anyone operating a boat or vessel on the water to hold a New York State boating license and said Coast Guard and local checks occur. "You need to have New York State boating license. It's not anyone's opinion. It's now the law," he said, and noted the Greenwood Lake Police Department offers courses and that an online option is available.
At the privilege-of-the-floor period a dispatch representative said the police department will run a boater-safety course July 20 and 21 from 6–10 p.m. and provided a registration contact through dispatch.
Separately, Mayor Howley explained the village amended its code to prohibit commercial door-to-door solicitation (exempting political groups, youth groups, and scouts) and noted a non-solicitation sign-up list is available on the village website.
Why it matters: Enforcement of boating-license requirements affects recreational users and public-safety checks on Greenwood Lake waters; the solicitation code change affects how local businesses and peddlers may operate in residential neighborhoods.
