BY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN

Mamaroneck Town Supervisor Jaine Elkind Eney began the January 14 Board of Trustees meeting by “swearing in elected and re-elected Town Officials and attending to the organizational requirements of the Town.”

Former Town Justice Dolores Battalia swore in Eney; Justice Ronald W. Meister swore in Councilwoman Robin Nichinsky. Justice Jean Marie Brescia swore in Justice Meister and new Councilman Darren Moss.  

Eney then presented her 2026 Supervisor’s Annual Address, beginning with flooding. “Flooding remains the most pressing issue facing our community,” Eney began. “In 2024, for the first time, the Town completed a comprehensive evaluation of our stormwater sewer system—funded entirely through grants from Westchester County and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).”

That study identified 13 flood-prone areas across the Town.  The recommended remediation projects carry an estimated total of $60 million.  

“We advanced design development for five of the thirteen priority basins identified in the study,” she said. Three mitigation projects are currently being pursued for grant funding and are expected to be ready for construction in 2026. 

“We are also involved in efforts to revitalize the Long Island Sound Watershed Intermunicipal Council (LISWIC)—an organization of fourteen municipalities that had waned over the past decade. Today, it is once again becoming active and focusing on shared regional priorities, including flooding, stormwater management and climate resilience,” Eney said.

“Safety and Infrastructure: Walkability and pedistrian safety remain top priorities for the Town. I am pleased to announce that the Town was awarded a $176,000 federal “Safe Streets and Roads for All” grant to update our 2022 Safety Action Plan,” she said.

The Town also installed sidewalks on Colonial Avenue, North Chatsworth Avenue at New Jefferson Street, and Weaver Street at Leatherstocking Trail, featuring flashing signage.

Regarding Environment, Mamaroneck was designated a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Climate Smart Community at Silver Level, the program’s highest certification.  Gas-powered leaf blowers were banned in 2025. In 2026 Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers will be installed in the Washington Square area to enable apartment dwellers to charge their EVs.