AN OPEN LETTER TO THE MAYOR, BOT AND VILLAGE MANAGER

An open letter to the Mayor, BOT and village manager,

Your proposed domestic and farm animal laws would clearly make it illegal for one to house small pet reptiles and amphibians in tanks in the house because they have a very small piece of property and many people are certainly not fifty feet from the property line in any direction.

Please explain if the village would come after people for fish, reptiles, amphibians, rabbits or Guinea pigs living in enclosures inside the home if they are closer than fifty feet away from a property line.

Many neighbors and residents here keep these types of small animals which are perfectly legal to own and can be purchased at most pet stores and the Reptile Show that happens 4-6 times a year at the Westchester County Center with much enthusiasm.

I highly recommend you remove the section in your proposed law (see below) as many people all over Croton and Westchester County own and enjoy these pets. It’s ridiculous and highly restrictive. It’s also totalitarian and just because members of the BOE don’t own reptiles or small animals like this doesn’t mean they should attempt to ban them legally from small homes or apartments. These animals bring people much joy. Why would you want to attempt to take that away especially when they are legal to own and are commonly owned.

Please change or throw out your proposed law and I also stand against banning chickens and pigeons.

Does the village plan on coming into people’s personal homes, bedrooms and private spaces and measuring out the property lines from a tanked animal’s enclosures? If they are closer than fifty feet from the property line, will they then be made to remove or kill the animal to comply with this nonsensical village law?

Who dreams up these poorly written laws designed to punish people for no reason?

—Jessica Dieckman


INTRODUCTORY LOCAL LAW NO. 10 OF 2026

§230-40 J. Keeping of Animals--(1) the keeping of domestic animals for individual domestic purposes or as pets, provided that no domestic animals, except dogs or cats, shall be penned or housed within 50 feet of any lot line.

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An indicted former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge Tuesday stemming from a scheme to conceal government records on coronavirus research grants from investigators probing the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic.  David Morens, a former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) official, copped to conspiracy to commit offenses and to defraud the United States. He faces up to five years in prison at his sentencing. MORE AT Fauci adviser pleads guilty to charges connected to the concealment of COVID-19-related records

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The work session opens with a discussion of police camera use, and the only document attached is a 27-slide deck of investigations the department's plate readers helped solve. Later the same night, without discussion, the board is asked to renew Croton's access to a county criminal-records system that carries Social Security numbers, fingerprints and photographs and can be read by unnamed outside agencies. The resolution and the contract it authorizes do not agree on how long the renewal runs. Aug 19, 2026·By Matthew Broudy--READ MORE AT Croton Police Will Make the Case for License Plate Readers on Wednesday. The Data-Sharing Contract Is on the Consent Agenda. — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

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FROM THE CROTON.NEWS SITE---CROTON'S PIGEON BAN HAS NO GRACE PERIOD

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The animal law attached to Wednesday's agenda would ban keeping pigeons and roosters in every residence district, effective the day it is filed — no grace period, no grandfathering, no variance. Wednesday is when the board sets the September 2 hearing date, and it does so on the consent agenda, without discussion. Public comment on agenda items is taken before that vote.

A longer piece drawing on the whole public record — transcripts, adopted minutes and filed documents — drafted with AI assistance, then read and approved by the editor before publication. Published under the editorial responsibility of Matthew Broudy, who is accountable for every article on this site.

The draft of Croton's new animal law attached to Wednesday's agenda would prohibit keeping pigeons — and roosters — in every residence district in the village. There is no grace period in it, no exemption for birds someone already keeps, and no variance to apply for. It would take effect the day it is filed with the Secretary of State.

Wednesday is not when the board votes on that. It is when the board sets the date it will, and in doing so fixes which version of the text goes before the public. Resolution 180-2026 would schedule a public hearing on Local Law Introductory No. 10 of 2026 for September 2 at 7 p.m. in the Georgianna Grant Meeting Room of the Stanley H. Kellerhouse Municipal Building. It sits on the consent agenda, the block of items approved in a single motion rather than taken one at a time. Unless a trustee pulls it out, nothing will be said about it on Wednesday night.

That matters more than a scheduling item normally would, because two versions of this law are in circulation, they treat pigeons differently, and the packet does not say which one is going to the hearing. MUCH MORE AT Croton's Pigeon Ban Has No Grace Period — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

8TH ANNUAL VILLAGE-WIDE TAG SALE 9/19

The Village of Croton­-on­-Hudson is pleased to announce that the 8th annual village-­wide tag sale will be held on Saturday, September 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. SEE MORE AT Village-Wide Tag Sale - September 19, 2026 | Croton-on-Hudson NY

TRANSGENDER WANNABE ASSASSIN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR LUIGI MANGIONE INSPIRED PLOT TO KILL TREASURY SECRETARY SCOTT BESSENT

A biological male who identifies as a woman, was sentenced to 63 months (6 years and 1 month) Tuesday for a plot to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

Prosecutors sought at least 10 years in prison for Riley Jane English, 25, who is identified in federal records as Ryan Michael English. English pleaded guilty on March 26 to unlawful receipt, possession or transfer of a firearm, and carrying a firearm, dangerous weapon, explosive or incendiary device on the grounds of the US Capitol.

“I was going to kill Scott Bessent,” English told police, who repeated the question back, asking, “Kill Scott Bessent?”

“Yes, sir,” English confirmed.Federal court documents identify English as a transgender woman, adding another story of several high-profile acts of violence involving transgender assailants. English, who was inspired by Luigi Mangione, pleaded guilty before US District Judge Rudolph Contreras. MORE AT Transgender wannabe assassin sentenced to prison for Luigi Mangione-inspired plot to kill Scott Bessent

MILLING/PAVING NOTICE TOWN OF CORTLANDT, FURNACE WOODS RD, MAPLE & LAFAYETTE AVENUES

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Please be advised that milling and paving operations are scheduled to begin on sections of Furnace Woods Road, Maple Avenue and Lafayette Avenue on or about August 19, 2026. The work is scheduled to take 2-3 weeks to complete. This work is weather dependent and scheduling is subject to change.

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