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State Sen. Shelley Mayer outlines local wins, budget concerns and utility fight in Bronxville visit
Summary
State Sen. Shelley Mayer told Bronxville trustees she helped secure an eligibility change for a police promotional exam, steered local grant funding (including $250,000 for the Picture House and $20,000 to the Community Foundation), and warned of likely state budget cuts after federal action. She urged residents to oppose a proposed Con Edison rate increase.
State Sen. Shelley Mayer visited the Village of Bronxville Board of Trustees to give a state update and to thank the village for working with her on local matters. She described intervening in a civil service eligibility case that allowed Police Officer Longo to take a promotional exam, helped secure several local grants, and outlined several state policy items affecting schools, EMS and utilities.
Mayer said the state passed a balanced budget but warned that next year’s state finances will face substantial reductions tied to federal actions, noting potential cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and Head Start. She highlighted a 2% foundation-aid increase for Bronxville Public Schools, an extension of DASA protections and AED requirements to nonpublic schools, and a statewide “cell phone” ban in classrooms. On utilities, Mayer said she is pressing to change how rates are set and urged residents to comment to the Public Service Commission opposing a proposed Con Edison increase. "This was really profoundly unfair, and that we should try to do something about it, not just complain about it," Mayer said of a civil-service outcome that she helped overturn.
Mayer also detailed local grant support she secured: $20,000 to the Bronxville Community Foundation to improve its website and grant outreach, $250,000 in capital funding to help the Picture House update facilities, and a previous $100,000 award to the Bronxville Library. She added that pharmacists will be temporarily allowed under a state executive order to give COVID vaccinations without patient-specific prescriptions while she and colleagues seek a federal fix. Mayer closed by inviting questions and encouraging residents to file comments with regulators on utility rate proposals.
