September 6, 2024 Edition |
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Tax Bill Reminder The Village of Scarsdale would like to remind residents that tax payments for the first installment of School taxes are due on September 30. Residents also have the option to pay their school taxes in full by September 30, rather than in two installments. Residents can pay their taxes online here. Visit the Treasurer’s webpage for the full schedule of Village, School, and County property tax payments and be sure to check out our tax information guide. Want important tax info sent right to your inbox? Sign up for virtual tax payment reminders, bills, and receipts via email today. |
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Citizens Nominating Committee Seeks 30 Voting Members The Procedure Committee (PC) invites Scarsdale residents to run for a position on the non-partisan Citizens Nominating Committee (CNC). Thirty voting members on the CNC, six representing each of the five elementary school districts, will interview, evaluate, and select candidates running on the nonpartisan slate for open Village offices in the March 18, 2025 Village Election. A candidate for membership on the CNC must be a qualified voter (18 years of age or older) and a resident of Scarsdale for at least two years. The CNC application consists of a biographical form and a 10-signature petition signed by the applicant’s neighbors. Instructions for filing can be downloaded on the PC’s website at www.scarsdaleprocedurecommittee.org. The deadline for submitting the CNC application is Monday, September 30, 2024. The CNC election will be held on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. in-person or by mail-in ballot. The CNC meets five or six times on Wednesday evenings at 8 PM at the Scarsdale Library: - December 4, 2024 (Organizational Meeting)
- December 11, 2024
- December 18, 2024
- January 8, 2025
- January 15, 2025
- January 25, 2025 (if needed)
All meetings begin at 8 p.m. By its last meeting the CNC will nominate a nonpartisan slate of candidates for the open positions this year on the Scarsdale Board of Trustees. For more information contact PC Chair Heath Sroka at hbsroka@gmail.com or PC Vice Chair Ralph Geer at RalphGeer@aol.com. |
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2024-25 Scarsdale PTC Community Calendar is Available The newly printed 2024-25 Scarsdale PTC Community Calendar, which is full of important school and community dates for the upcoming school year, in addition to contact information for key Scarsdale Village, District, PTA and community organization officials and leaders, was mailed to all residents. The online version of this calendar is also available now! Click here to see the calendar. Click here for directions on how to view the calendar on your computer or phone. Click here to see the online directory. The online version of the calendar is updated throughout the year; all dates in the printed calendar are subject to change. |
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SFCS Aging in Place Offers Diverse Programming this Month Scarsdale Edgemont Family Counseling Service’s Aging in Place initiative has three important offerings in September: - Thursday, September 12: Advocating for Yourself as a Senior with Family Services of Westchester, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Girl Scout House.
- Thursday, September 19: Laughter is the Best Medicine with Monarch Corner and Nancy Compagna, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Girl Scout House.
- Thursday, September 26: Breast Health with Breast Surgery Center at WMCHealth and Dr. Toan Nguyen, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Scarsdale Library (RSVP to Stacey Cook at 914-732-3281 or scook@sfcsinc.org.)
For more information, contact Stacey Cook at scook@sfcsinc.org. |
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Pool Open This Weekend: Seniors, Collect Your Chairs The Scarsdale Pool will be open for bonus week/weekend hours Friday, September 6, from 2 to 6 p.m. (lap lanes only) and Saturday and Sunday, September 7 and 8, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (limited pool availability due to staffing). Members of the Senior Chair Closet Program must also pick up their chairs by 1 p.m. this Sunday, September 8, or their chairs will be removed. Contact the pool at 914-722-1292 with questions or to confirm pool hours. |
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Little Ferns Nature Program at Weinberg Has Openings Preschool kids ages 2.75 to 5.25 can explore nature-based learning at multiple outdoors sites at Weinberg Nature Center. The fall semester weekly classes run September 16 to December 13 from 9:15 a.m. to noon at the Weinberg Nature Center. Winter dates are January 13 to March 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. You can register for 1-5 days per week or the full semester. Contact Sam Weinstock at sweinstock@scarsdale.gov. |
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Fall Rec Soccer Begins This Weekend The Scarsdale Recreation Department, in conjunction with the DiBernardo Soccer School run by Coach Marcus DiBernardo, will run its annual fall recreation soccer program for boys and girls from preschool (age 3) to grade 8. Sessions begin this Saturday, September 7. There are three program options: 1) Saturday and one weekday 2) Saturday only 3) three times a week (for grade 1 and 2 pre-travel soccer only). Click here and go under the Leagues tab for more information and to register. |
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Fun on the Field: Hockey Clinic Starts This Month A five-session Field Hockey Clinic designed to focus on learning fundamentals in dribbling, passing and agility skills in a fun atmosphere will be run by Coach Mark Gryzlo on Saturdays, September 21 and 28, and October 5, 12 and 19 (rain date October 26) at Winston Lower Field from 10 to 11 a.m. The registration deadline is September 17. Each player is required to bring her own stick, shin guard, sneakers, goggles, mouth guard and water, and to dress appropriately for the activity and weather. Visit scarsdale.gov/recreation. |
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Fall Adult Garden Class at the Nature Center Join Master Gardener Katie Tolson and Gardener Dyan Perry for six Saturday mornings at the Weinberg Nature Center discussing fall gardening topics including fall harvest and preservation, soil care, pruning, bulb planting, organic pest control, flower arrangements, hydroponics, indoor gardens, perennial/biennial/annual choices, winterizing outside gardens, herb medicine cultivation and composting. Fall festivities include apple cidering from the press and preparing herbal teas. The class will run Saturdays, September 14 and 21, October 5 and 12, and November 9 and 22 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. rain or shine in the greenhouse, outside gardens or under the canopy. The fee is $180 for Scarsdale residents, $207 for Mamaroneck Strip residents and $216 for non-residents. Click here to register or call 914-722-1160. |
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Destination Scarsdale The Farmers Market continues every Sunday with everything you need for summer entertaining. This weekend, enjoy live music from noon to 2 p.m. while you shop! For more great market information, check out this week’s market newsletter. |
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ICYMI - New Parking Permit Sales for Calendar Year 2024-2025
- Parking permit sales are underway. Click here for more info.
- Changes Made to Village Website, Email Addresses
- As of October 1, 2024, the Village of Scarsdale is migrating to a new web domain www.scarsdale.gov. Once the migration is complete, navigation to the Scarsdale.com website will automatically forward to the new Scarsdale.gov website. As of August 9, all Village staff and officials' email domains have changed to @scarsdale.gov, as well but any email communications sent to Scarsdale.com addresses will automatically be forwarded to the new .gov email domains.
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Upcoming Meetings at Village Hall - Monday, September 9, 7 p.m.: Board of Architectural Review
- Tuesday, September 10, 8 p.m.: Village Board of Trustees Business Meeting
- Wednesday, September 11, 7 p.m.: Zoning Board of Appeals
- Tuesday, September 17, 7 p.m.: Committee for Historic Preservation
- Thursday, September 19, 7 p.m.: Planning Board (re: 80 Garden Road)
- Monday, September 23, 7 p.m.: Board of Architectural Review
- Tuesday, September 24, 8 p.m.: Village Board of Trustees Business Meeting
- Thursday, September 25, 7 p.m.: Planning Board
- Monday, October 7, 7 p.m.: Board of Architectural Review
- Tuesday, October 8, 8 p.m.: Village Board of Trustees Business Meeting
- Wednesday, October 9, 7 p.m.: Zoning Board of Appeals
- Tuesday, October 15, 7 p.m.: Committee for Historic Preservation
- Monday, October 21, 7 p.m.: Board of Architectural Review
- Tuesday, October 22, 8 p.m.: Village Board of Trustees Business Meeting
- Wednesday, October 23, 7 p.m.: Planning Board
- Note: Village Board Work Sessions TBA
Click here for a calendar of meetings, including Village Board Work Sessions. All meetings will have agendas posted in accordance with New York State regulations. Click here to sign up for meeting notifications.
Residents are encouraged to attend Village Board Business meetings to speak during the public comment period(s), but also have the option of reaching out to the Village Board at publiccomments@scarsdale.gov in order to have their message included in the official meeting minutes. To communicate with the Board without having correspondence published in the meeting minutes, email the Board at VillageBoard@scarsdale.gov. |
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