By Staff

March 18, 2025: The Bronxville Village Board of Trustees March Meeting was held on March 10, 2025.  Below are the highlights from that meeting.

Overview of Judiciary

Bronxville Judges Natasha Nordahl and William Primps provided an overview of the Judiciary. Judge Primps said that the court has experienced an increased volume of work, with long lines of people, and they will be discussing if they need to be open for another court session, perhaps one session per month in the evening. This increase in volume is primarily due to increased enforcement of traffic violations in the Village.

He also said there is a proposal known as the "Cap" system, where after-hours arraignments would be centralized probably in White Plaines. The "Cap" system is still in the proposal stages, but if implemented, it would raise some issues with Bronxville's police staffing because two police officers would need to travel with a defendant up to White Plaines. 

Judge Nordahl provided an overview of some of the activities she and Judge Primps are involved in outside the courtroom, including attending required continuing education courses, security training, attending State Magistrate meetings, and reading and digesting information often about new laws and procedures from the Office of Court Administration.

She discussed some activities they are involved in including arrest warrants and traffic violations. With respect to traffic violations, Judge Nordahl noted that the Department of Motor Vehicles sets the traffic violation "points," and that the Department of Motor Vehicles has overhauled its point system, so now many common offenses carry more points.

Judge Nordahl also said that she and Judge Primps need to be up-to-date and informed about many issues. For example, they need to know what to do if ICE officers come to court and try to arrest people. They need to know about civil liabilities in place for school bus violations, and the understand the Highway Authority penal system.

Judge Nordahl also said that she and Judge Primps do weddings, arraignments, return arrest warrants, security training, and deal with adolescent cases. Also, many municipalities need judges, and Judge Nordahl and Judge Primps can get called to cover cases in Mount Vernon, Yonkers, Mount Vernon, and Eastchester. They get paid in these situations.

Potholes and Damaged Sidewalks

Village Administrator Jim Palmer reminded people that we are getting to the time of year when potholes will be filled, sidewalks fixed, and other road and general maintenance following the winter months.

He reminded people that property owners are responsible for repairing abutting sidewalks. They can contact Village Hall about what needs to be done, the materials required, and other details.

Outdoor Dining

There will be limited on-street outdoor dining this spring and summer (April 15 - November 15) at the locations previously approved by the planning board last year. Those five owners have been notified to submit their applications.

The Village will pave and restripe Pondfield Road before the outdoor dining structures are built. Other roads in the Village will also be paved and restriped.

Report by Trustee Helen Knapp

Trustee Helen Knapp reported that four new electric charging stations will be added to the Cedar Street parking lot.

She also said that the village food scraping program is doing very well. In fact, volume has doubled over the past year.

She reported that the solar program at the Bronxville Department of Public Works is moving ahead.

Trustee Knappe, Mayor Marvin and Deputy Major Underhill attended the Pictured House Gala, which was terrific.  The Picture House has a robust list of offerings coming up for all age groups. 

The Counseling Center Gala is coming up this Saturday.

Report by Trustee Mary Behrens

Mayor Mary Marvin and Trustee Mary Behrens met with the President of Iona University. Below are some highlights of their meeting:

-One of the resident halls is being renovated. Seventy students will be staying there.

-There is a shuttle back and forth between Iona Bronxville and Iona New Rochelle.

-Iona has 24-7 campus security.

-Iona is planning on renovating the baseball field on White Plains Road. They are in front of the Bronxville Planning Board now. It will be natural turf.

-Iona and the Bronxville School have been partnering on AI, and several Bronxville School teachers are learning how to integrate AI into the classroom.

-Iona has a symposium series focused on health topics.

-They also have a Presidential Speaker series. A recent speaker was a Princeton professor who spoke about the topic of attention.

-Iona hosted a Bronxville Community Day in February and offered free tickets to community members.

-Iona will honor NYP doctor Dr. Stephen Corwin at a Gala in NYC on April 8th.

Other Items

Village Administrator Jim Palmer presented several action items including approval of an individual who will serve as both a parking enforcement officer and a part-time crossing guard, and approval of a new police officer.

The Village approved a tax cap override for the local government budget. The cap is the lower of 2% or inflation. This is passed nearly every year. There is a public hearing on the 2025 budget on April 14, 2025.