The Tarrytown Link is issued the Friday after the regular Board of Trustees meeting, twice per month. We welcome community groups to contribute information about events and activities of interest to Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow residents. See more on how to submit information below. Please share this sign-up form with any friends or neighbors who may be interested in receiving regular Village updates.
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Above, the community garden located at John Paulding School still has openings: Check out the garden info on the Tarrytown Environmental Advisory Council website. Compost giveback Day at Sleepy Hollow High School on April 13th helped garden enthusiasts get ready for planting season with free compost. | |
Adopted Budget FY 2024-25 | |
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At the Board of Trustees Meeting on April 15, the Board adopted the budget for FY 24-25. This year's Adopted Budget includes a 5.9% increase in General Fund expenditures. The overall tax levy increased by 2.86% while assessed property values increased by 4.85%. The combination of an increase in property values and a more modest increase in the tax levy means the tax rate is decreasing by 1.6% and is set at $7.8357 per $1,000 of assessed property value.
The changes from the Tentative Budget to the Adopted Budget involved a minor shift in Village funding of the Warner Library. The shared costs split between Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow are divided according to percentages based on the most recent census population, and Tarrytown's population grew faster than Sleepy Hollow's in the 2020 Census count. As a result, Tarrytown's portion of the Warner Library budget will increase by $18,125 and Sleepy Hollow's will decrease by the same in the new contract to be renewed this year. The tax rate in the Adopted Budget will remain the same as in the Tentative Budget despite the increase as other line items were changed to accommodate the additional cost.
You can access the Adopted Budget on the new digital platform powered by ClearGov. While residents can still access the Budget in hard copy form by visiting Village Hall or the Warner Library, or downloading the pdf from the Village website, the Digital Budget Book provides an interactive platform that allows residents to access budget data in an intuitive and easy to digest online format.
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Board of Trustees in Brief | |
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Report from the Board of Trustees Meeting on 4.15.2024
ICYMI, you can watch Village Board meetings online.
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Arbor Day Resolution: Every year the Village honors Arbor Day with a tree planting on public land. On Friday, April 26, at 10am the Tree Commission together with Village Officials and Staff and the Little Gardens of Tarrytown will gather in the northwest corner of Patriots Park, joined by students from the John Paulding School, to plant a tree. The tree will be planted behind the bench recently installed by Little Gardens of Tarrytown in honor of Beverly Jansen, a dedicated volunteer who passed away last year after decades of caring for veterans memorial sites and gardens across the Village. The Little Gardens will be recognized with a plaque celebrating their 100 years of service to the Village.
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Baylis Court Parking Shift: Residents requested that the Village consider changing what side of the street to which the the alternate side parking regulations apply twice a week. The Village agreed to the change, and so going forward, parking will be prohibited on Tuesdays and Fridays between 8am and 11am on the west side of the street instead of on the east side of the street.
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Audit of FY 2022-2023 nears completion: As the audit of Village accounts for FY 2022-2023 concludes, the Village issues a journal entry amendment to reconcile Village accounts. Revenues exceeded expenditures overall for the Village in FY 22-23, but the journal entry amendment is required to accurately reflect actual spending on line items that were either under or over budget. The full rundown can be found in the published agenda.
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Coming up:
The Board of Trustees will hold its next Work Session on Wednesday, May 1 at 6pm. The agenda will be published the Friday before the meeting and will be available on the Village calendar.
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Want to learn what's on the docket for the Board of Trustees? You can sign up to receive agendas in your inbox here.
Interested in what is currently before the Land Use Boards? Sign up to receive agendas in your inbox, or find them posted on the website, three days before the scheduled meeting.
Current applications before the Planning and Zoning Boards can be viewed online:
Planning
Zoning Board of Appeals
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Con Ed Update
Major paving project wrapping up : re-striping of roadways to be completed next week, weather dependent.
Crews will be working in Miller Park on gas main replacement on the following streets:
In the Crest neighborhood including Barnes, Con Ed will be connecting service lines to residences. Con Ed will reach out to homeowners to coordinate.
Highland Avenue: Gas main replacement work and service connections will continue for the next month.
Union Avenue: Sometime in the next few weeks, Con Ed crews will return to Union Avenue from Marymount to the dead end.
Other service connection work continuing over the next 3 to 4 weeks on the following streets:
- Bridge Street
- Riverview Avenue
- MacArthur Place
Future Work: Con Ed anticipates moving to the Tappan Landing neighborhood to begin gas main replacement work this summer. The date is still to be determined.
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Deertrack Lane Construction
The replacement and fortification of a retaining wall on Deertrack lane will begin on Monday, April 22nd and may involve partial lane closures while the work is underway. The work will be done Monday through Friday and is expected to be completed by May 31, 2024. Motorists can expect delays due to a partial lane closure on Deertrack Lane and construction activity on Whitetail Road.
Should you have any questions please call the Engineering Department at (914) 631-3668.
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Open Streets Tarrytown is Back!
Make your Mother's Day brunch reservations! The Village is bringing Open Streets Tarrytown events back to the warm weather season again this year. Jenifer Ross will once again coordinate the events in partnership with the Recreation Department. In light of feedback from residents and businesses alike, the Village will be hosting three events this year and they will take place on Sundays during the day 11am - 3pm, with Mother's Day, on Sunday May 12 launching the series.
- Sunday, May 12: Mother's Day
- Sunday, June 9: Pride
- Sunday, September 15: Hispanic Heritage
Once again, join friends and neighbors for dining, shopping, and strolling downtown.
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RECREATION RUNDOWN
For information about all of the upcoming events and programs organized by the Recreation Department, click here, or sign up to get the news straight to your inbox every other week.
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Find the latest TEAC Newsletter here: | | | |
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Climate Action Planning Institute Task Force Meeting, 4/8, 5pm
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Zoning Board of Appeals, 4/8, 7:30pm
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Tarrytown Environmental Advisory Council, 4/8, 7:30pm
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Planning Board Work Session, 4/11, 8:45am
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Board of Trustees Meeting, 4/15, 7pm
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Transportation and Mobility Council, 4/17, 6pm
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Architectural Review Board, 4/17, 7pm
Learn more by visiting the Boards and Committees pages on our website.
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The Village of Tarrytown benefits from engaged, caring, and talented residents who volunteer their time and expertise to help create the community they want to inhabit. There are many opportunities to serve, whether contributing to the vision and development of public spaces, environmental issues, housing affordability, transportation challenges or recreation programs. Find out more about the Village’s many Boards and Committees and fill out a volunteer application by visiting: tarrytownny.gov/volunteer-to-serve
For all those who apply to serve on a Committee, because vacancies may be limited, we would like to include you on a general volunteer list for one-off events that may arise. Please indicate in your application whether you are willing to be contacted if the need arises.
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Do you have a Community Event to include in the Tarrytown Link?
The Tarrytown Link is released the Friday after the Regular Board of Trustees meeting, twice per month. All info must be submitted by noon on the Wednesday prior to the Tarrytown Link's release. Submissions included in this listing are intended solely to inform of events and info of general interest to subscribers in Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow. No events that are religious or political in nature will be posted. The Village of Tarrytown does not necessarily endorse, support or take any position with regard to organizations or entities whose events and/or activities are listed. The Village makes no representation as to the accuracy thereof, nor does it assume any liability in connection with same. The Village reserves the right to reject submissions if the proposals received are not timely or do not adhere to these guidelines in part or in full. If submitting a flyer, please consider submitting a translation in Spanish as well.
You may submit a flyer (jpg or png) or text in the format below:
Title:
What: [Limit description to 100 words or less]
When:
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Contact: [Name of organization/ individual, phone, email]
To review the Village newsletter guidelines, please click here.
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I Love My Park Day
What: Statewide annual day of volunteering. Rockefeller State Park Preserve will be hosting two clean-up projects.
When: Saturday, May 4, 2024, 9am-2pm
Where: Two locations – Rockwood Hall (Sleepy Hollow) and Bedford Rd.
Contact: Friends of the Rockefeller State Park Preserve, 914-762-0209, www.friendsrock.orgm friends@friendsrock.org
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