By Staff
March 18, 2020: The Village of Bronxville Board of Trustees met on March 9, 2020.
The meeting included a presentation organized by the Green Committee on Food Scrap Recycling. A Food Scrap Recycling program enables participants to gather food scraps in a special bin. The food scraps are then either picked up with regular recycling or dropped off in larger containers in dedicated areas. This is a program that some other towns and villages have implemented, and Bronxville can consider.
Bronxville Village Administrator, Jim Palmer, reported that the State has approved $250k to repair the underpass in Bronxville. The repairs will eliminate the "yellow flag conditions" identified by the State. According to Palmer, the yellow flags repairs include "straightening, sanding and painting multiple steel columns."
Additional aesthetic improvements will include "new railings along both sides of the underpass, sidewalk repair/replacement, some brick along the sidewalk and painting the retaining wall below the railing." Repairs will also include "additional steel painting and bridge height signage." The bid drawings should be finalized this month. The probable start date for the project is June 1, 2020.
Finally, Mayor Marvin and other Trustees recognized the contribution of Trustee Bill Barton, who will be leaving the Board of Trustees after serving four terms.
Barton described the moment as "bittersweet" and the village board as "at the top of volunteer organizations, mostly because of the people and staff." He talked about how government works best at the local level and that how the village board is really focused on getting things done.
Trustee Bob Underhill thanked Barton for his commitment to infrastructure and environmental sustainability. Trustee Mark Wood spoke about Barton leaving the village in better shape than when he started.
Photo by A. Warner
