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Golf Club with 75 Homes at Routes 117 and 9?
The Proposed Project would include the clearing of approximately 90 acres of currently forested lands. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT The Proposed Project would add new impervious surfaces, and increased stormwater runoff and erosion could result from site disturbance and construction of new impervious surfaces in the form of structures and roads. In addition, surface water and groundwater…
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Free Bike Classes plus $1,000 off of E-Bikes with Project Mover
Free Bike Classes plus $1,000 off of E-Bikes with Project Mover Summer is in full swing in the Rivertowns with Project MOVER! We’re hosting two upcoming bike skills classes in July that you can share with your communities.The first class this month will be this Saturday, July 11, at the Dobbs Ferry Library at 11am.…
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Beekman Elm
Tree Commission Bark: Beekman Elm Shaping Our Canopy: Upcoming Tree Replacements and Honoring a Beekman Landmark Several structurally-weakened trees on Elm Street, Andrews Lane and in Horan’s Landing Park will need to be replaced because of ConEd’s pruning of trees away from power lines. Our village arborist, Peter Strom, is consulting with DPW to select…
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State of the Hudson
The Yonkers Wastewater Recovery facility (where our sewage goes) lost power and discharged sewage into the river on July 3. Westchester County passed on the New York State warning telling people not to use the river.Then heavy rains that weekend lead to potentially more storm and wastewater in the river. The county told people to…
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Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Ban Passes with Phase-in Extended to 2029
The Board of Trustees voted to approve a gas-powered leaf blower ban on June 9. They voted to extend the phase-in period by another year. The full ban will now start in 2029. 2026 -Gas-powered leaf blowers or internal combustion leaf blowers will only be permitted after Labor Day and continue through January 1, 2027…between the hours…
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Toxic Algae at Horan’s Landing
Similar Seen in Other Hudson River Coves The Village closed Horan’s Landing because of a confirmed Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) at Horan’s Landing June 12-14. This particular bloom is gone, but people have anecdotally reported these highly unusual blooms in coves along the Hudson this year, according to Sleepy Hollow resident and Riverkeeper president Tracy…
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Where Does Your Trash Go?
An incinerator in Peekskill We’re starting a new series to track where our municipal waste ends up. We’re starting with basic trash.Where does it go? Charles Point Resource Recovery Facility—also known as Wheelabrator—in Peekskill.How much does it cost?$31 per ton, including the cost to haul it there.How am I paying for it?There’s a line on…
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What We Did for Earth Month
Sleepy Hollow Earth Month Festival & Green Horsemen Family Saturday The warm weather of spring arrived right on time for a popular and productive Earth Month Festival and TUFSD Green Horseman Saturday on April 18th at Barnhardt Park.Neighbors enjoyed a delicious breakfast prepared by TUFSD’s Scott Dorn and his crew. Hundreds of Sleepy Hollow and…
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HAPPY EARTH MONTH!
We’ve got plenty of outdoor activities for you. April 11 (Saturday)9am-12:30 pm: Compost Giveback Day. Gardeners, grab your buckets and take home some of the compost produced by our Villages’ Food Scrap Recycling programs. Stop by the Sleepy Hollow High School Admin Building Parking Lot – near the TASH farmers market. Take up to two large containers of…
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Tell the Mayor & Board of Trustees where you stand: February 10th Public Hearing on gas powered leaf blowers
Please come out to Village Hall next Tuesday, February 10th to let the Board of Trustees hear your voice on the gas-powered leaf-blower ban. The meeting starts at 7 pm, and we expect this agenda item to be early on but will update this post if we receive more specific timing. Gas-powered leaf blowers top…
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