VILLAGE BUDGET

Thursday, March 26, 2021
9 am via Zoom
Meeting ID: 885 8801 9183
Password: 496419

At the annual LWVS Village Budget Information Session, Village Manager Stephen Pappalardo, Village Treasurer Ann Scaglione, Mayor Marc Samwick, and Trustee Justin Arest will present and answer questions about the proposed budget for 2021-22. The Information session is open to the public. A consensus discussion will immediately follow for LWVS members only.

Follow this link to view the LWVS Information Session Questions and Village Responses as well as the Tentative 2021-22 Village Budget. Follow this link to the LWVS Consensus Questions to be discussed following the presentation and Q&A. For purposes of the Zoom presentation and discussion, attendees are strongly encouraged to review these materials in advance.

The March 16, 2021, tentative Village Budget includes a proposed tax levy increase of 2.99%, or $152 for the average Scarsdale property owner. Due to the economic impact of COVID-19 and other trends, the Village is facing an environment of increased costs (minimum wage, pensions, benefits, and water), more demand (police and fire calls, solid, commingled, green, and textile waste, and water usage), and a significant reduction in revenues (fewer parking permits, not as many fines, and fewer Recreation Department fee-based programs). Most large capital projects will be deferred.

For more information, please contact Diane Gurden, LWVS Village Budget Chair, at LWVS.villagebudget@gmail.com.