The Rye Brook Board of Trustees tackled flood mitigation, school partnerships and building repairs at its Aug. 11 meeting, moving forward on a slate of resolutions that touch homeowners, families and village infrastructure.
Mayor Jason A. Klein and trustees Susan R. Epstein, David M. Heiser, Donald Krom and Salvatore Morlino took up revised grant agreements with New York State Homes & Community Renewal for two flood-prone areas: a benefit-cost analysis for the Avon Circle and Port Chester Middle School flood mitigation project, and engineering services for a potential stormwater drainage fix in the Brook Lane area.
Both projects draw from the state's RISC program, which channels up to $17 million in federal disaster-recovery dollars to Westchester County infrastructure after Hurricane Ida struck in September 2021. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development designated Westchester as the county most impacted by Ida. Construction under the program must wrap by July 1, 2029, according to NYSHCR's grant notice.
The agreements are revisions of earlier versions the village entered with the state.
School program and village contracts
The board also voted on an intermunicipal agreement with the Blind Brook School District to continue the village's after-school program for the 2026-27 school year. The IMA governs how the village and district share facilities and responsibilities for the program, which serves Rye Brook families with school-age children.
On the infrastructure side, the board considered Contract #26-18 for concrete repairs at Village Hall, 938 King Street, and Contract #26-19 for a new HVAC split system in the same building. The meeting agenda also called for rejecting two other bids: Contract #26-16 for park cameras and Contract #26-20 for garage door replacement.
The agenda covered a lot of ground.
Parking, accessibility and sustainability
The board set a public hearing on proposed changes to overnight parking licenses under Chapter 240-20.1 of the village code. A date for that hearing has not yet been announced.
Trustees also adopted a digital accessibility policy with an ADA compliance checklist, and appointed a new chairperson for the village's Sustainability Committee. The name of the appointee was not included in the agenda.
In other business, the board held a public hearing on prohibited turns on North Ridge Street, voted on a capital fund budget transfer for fiscal year 2026-27, and cleared Valley Terrace streets for a block party on Saturday, Sept. 12.
The next Board of Trustees meetings are scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 8, and Tuesday, Sept. 22.
