Highlights of September Village of Bronxville Trustees Meeting

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By Staff

Sept. 24, 2025: Below are highlights from the Village of Bronxville Trustees Meeting on September 8, 2025.

Comments by Shelley Mayer, New York State Senator

Shelley Mayer, New York State Senator, attended the September Village of Bronxville Trustees meeting.

Below are some highlights from her comments:

-She worked to change the eligibility rules to take the police officer promotional exam in response to an issue raised by the village of Bronxville.

-The State passed a budget which was “good for schools,” including Bronxville, which got a 2% increase in funding.

-The State passed a cell phone ban in schools, which is part of an effort to restore social interaction.

-The State extended DASA to non-public schools. DASA is New York's Dignity for All Students Act (Dignity Act). Its goal is “to provide a safe and supportive environment free from discrimination, harassment, and bullying based on attributes like race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and disability.”

-The State now requires that non-public schools have Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). This is already required in public schools.

-The State is looking at improving the EMS system.

-She has taken the lead against Con Edison’s rate increase. She has also introduced bills to change the way rates are set by the utilities.

-She said that the Federal Medicaid cuts will have a huge impact on hospitals, nursing homes, and individuals in New York.

-She spoke about a number of grants from New York State to Bronxville organizations in recent years, including:

*$20K to the Bronxville Community Fund.

*$250k to the Picture House to improve its facilities.

*$100K to the Bronxville Library several years ago.

*Funds to help repaint the underpass under the train tracks.

Recognition of Carol Upshur

Mayor Marvin introduced Carol Upshur, who she said is moving to Pelham, but has been the “backbone” of the village’s “Green Committee team.”

Trustee Helen Knapp then spoke about Carol’s hard work, dedication to sustainability, “extraordinary love of data,” and hard work as part of the Climate Smart Community Taskforce, which worked for 18 months and documented 20 action steps the village could take to achieve a Bronze designation.

Knapp said that one of the most important projects that Upshur undertook was the greenhouse gas inventory of municipal operations. She also said that Upshur helped create Bronxville’s Climate Act plan, which has a goal of a 40% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2030. Knapp said that Bronxville has already reduced greenhouse gases by 20%.

Upshur then spoke about how much she enjoyed working on these issues in Bronxville and achieving so much change with the great team in Bronxville.

Mayor’s Report

Mayor Marvin introduced the new village engineer, Ashaki Jacquet, who graduated from MIT and has been working for WSP, a premier global engineering firm. She also worked for the NY State Department of Transportation for many years.

Mayor Marvin reported that this was a busy and productive summer that included downtown improvements, drainage improvements, a paving schedule, repairing and replacing historic signs, and planting trees.

She said that Metro North has permitted the village to work on the embankments with plantings.

She thanked the village garden groups who worked “hand and glove” with the village on all the islands.

She spoke about the great programs and the Bronxville Picture House.

She said there will be a sidewalk sale on September 26 and 27, which will include free parking.

Trustee Underhill and Village Administrator Jim Palmer thanked the village and garden clubs and the DPW for their hard work on the beautification of the downtown area.

Palmer said that the village is looking at potential improvements at Meadow Avenue and Pondfield Road, including a new sidewalk. He said that the new “road diets” are working very well to slow traffic.

Palmer said the village is now broadcasting its meeting live on YouTube. See the link below to view this meeting.

09.08.25 Bronxville Village Board of Trustees Meeting

Public Comment

The Mayor then opened the meeting to comments from those attending.

-One individual spoke about a traffic safety issue on Vine Street, where people park near the driveways, which makes it hard to see people walking by. Mayor Marvin and Trustee Fredericks said that the village will look at this issue.

-Another individual thanked the village for all the street modifications around town.

-Trustee Bill Fredericks noted that the striping in some areas of the village has faded. Village Administrator Palmer said that there is a lot more striping to be done.

Other News

Other news from the meeting includes the following:

-The Village will install four new electric charging stations in the Cedar Street parking lot. This $72k project will be at no cost to the village.

-Resident parking permits need to be renewed by September 30th.

-The Crawford Road drainage improvement project is ongoing.

-There is a new water fountain and filler station at the Bronxville tennis courts.

-The village has purchased new police workstations.

-The village is upgrading its cable network AV equipment.

-The village is upgrading its Microsoft software for the village computers.

-Matt Evans, Director of Racquets at the Bronxville Village Courts, has taken a new position. He will be replaced by pros with Elite Racquet Solutions. There is also a new online reservation system.

-Appointment of Police Lieutenant Michael Lewis, who is filling an open position due to a recent retirement.

-Appointment of Giovanni Leo as a police officer.

-There is an application to Westchester County that will allow the village to design and construct improvements at Pondfield Road and Meadow Avenues, which would include a sidewalk. The County is being asked to fund 50% of these costs.

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