Ossining awarded $3.69M from state for village projects

The village of Ossining has been awarded four New York state grants totaling $3.69 million for economic, environmental and capital improvement projects.

“These grants will benefit taxpayers in the short term, and impact our local economy and public infrastructure for generations,” Mayor Victoria Gearity said.

The largest grant, at $3 million, was through the state”™s Environmental Facilities Corporation and the Water Infrastructure Improvement Act. It will be used to pay for the cost of a green roof at the proposed Indian Brook Water Treatment Plant, which is due to see the start of construction in 2020.

The three other grants were through the state”™s Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) competition.

A plan for environmental remediation and stabilization of the Ossining Bank for Savings building at 200 Main St., resulted in a $467,300 grant. The abandoned building dates from 1908 and has been owned by the village since 2003.

A grant of $60,000 will be devoted to completing a study focused on local transportation and parking. The study is designed to help create ways to support economic development and improve connection between Ossining”™s waterfront and downtown.

The Indian Brook Water Treatment Plant is to receive a separate REDC grant in the amount of $160,000 for to help pay for green roofs and bioretention basins, which will help remove contaminants and sediments from stormwater.