New tax exemptions and a three story building on South Riverside are bridges too far for some Croton residents.

Trustee Nora Nicholson votes “nay” on the exemptions when her concerns about extending them to the new Lot A development are not taken into account.

Trustee Cara Politi, ably assisted by her daughter, speaks about proposed tax exemptions

Pro-housing is as pro-housing does, and in Croton the Board of Trustees is seemingly doing all it can to make affordable renting and home-owning possible. In addition to several housing projects either already in the works or making their ways through state and local approval processes, the Board has proposed and passed new laws providing tax exemptions for a number of classes of people.

This past summer, the Board passed exemptions for construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and construction of living quarters for a parent or grandparent. At last evening’s Board meeting, the trustees considered still more tax exemptions: For new homeowners of newly constructed homes, physically disabled crime victims, and for certain improvements to property that meet standards for “green” buildings.