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Buchanan trustees weigh camp alternatives and advance road and water measures
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According to the village-published certified transcript, Buchanan trustees discussed alternatives for the summer camp while engineers sought further information about the village pavilion, and voted to advance road and wastewater-plant work at their May 5 meeting. Officials considered using a school or renting a tent; the location had not been settled at the end of that discussion.
Village engineer George Pommer said he was seeking additional engineering input, and officials discussed different assessments of the structure and the timing of camp. Their meeting comments are not a present-day engineering determination. Administrator Marcus Serrano described a tent option and said officials were also seeking confirmation about school availability. Recreation supervisor Jacqueline Pasquale raised questions about construction at the school and said camp was scheduled to begin June 29.
The board authorized the engineer to prepare specifications and advertise for bids on 2026 roadway improvements. Pommer described a preliminary $650,000 program and a possible $30,000 for crack sealing, making the estimated total $680,000; these were estimates, not contract awards. Trustees separately authorized specifications and bidding for a wastewater-plant roof repair, after Pommer said testing was pending, and accepted a $15,416 wastewater-study grant.
Trustees also approved a $32,755 change order for Craft Lane curbing. Pommer said the developer planned to pave a portion of the road and the village would arrange the curbing.
After a public hearing, the board adopted a resolution for local law 3-2026 amending the village cross-connection requirements by a collective voice vote. The engineer described proposed changes concerning private wells. Trustees called a June 2 hearing on an extended public participation plan associated with the wastewater project. Pommer said the state environmental agency had requested an existing-burden report addressing a nearby disadvantaged community.
A separate public hearing on communications-tower rules was continued to June 2. The village attorney and trustees discussed proposed changes, the location’s zoning and the Planning Board’s role; no tower-code resolution was adopted at that point. The mayor said an amended tower lease was premature and the board did not authorize her to sign it. The board also called a June 2 hearing on a proposed rapid key access program. These dates describe actions at the May meeting, not current hearing notices.
The board voted to extend a police shared-services agreement with Peekskill and approve qualifying firefighters for the service award program. Trustee Robert Wheeler said he would abstain from the latter vote because he was a recipient. Trustees designated equipment surplus, acted on prior-year unpaid water charges and authorized fiscal year-end transfers. The mayor corrected the fiscal year aloud to 2025–26 before the latter vote. Trustees also authorized four seasonal workers from May 8 through September 4 at $18 an hour.
In reports and public comment, officials discussed possible traffic measures near camp and a possible meeting with Holtec about redevelopment and community benefits; no agreement was announced. Trustees favored pursuing a playground grant for the public works area. Serrano described a potential local match and said he would work with a grant writer; the discussion did not establish a grant award. A commenter asked about tracking board action and expenditure oversight, and Serrano described his understanding of the notification process.
The public meeting ended after a vote to enter executive session concerning personnel. The transcript does not disclose what happened in that session.