local auto travel. There are sidewalks within the Village’s four commercial centers and in some of the residential neighborhoods. However, pedestrian links between residential neighborhoods and commercial centers are limited, making pedestrian travel between neighborhoods and to commercial areas difficult. In the resident survey and public workshops conducted for this Plan, many residents cited the condition and lack of sidewalks as a problem within the Village, raising as particular concerns safety and accessibility. Residents also cited the need to improve the demarcation of crosswalks, especially in commercial areas. Sidewalk condition, Upper Village Designation of bicycle paths in park areas and the installation of bike racks at the Croton Station would encourage bicycling as an alternate means of local travel. PAGE 50 RO UT E9 A ROU TE 9 Village of Croton-On-Hudson, NY Figure 3.7. Public Transportation Routes Metro-North Rail Line Bee-Line Bus Routes 0 2000 4000 ft BFJ Buckhurst Fish & Jacquemart, Inc. 51 CROTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 3.7 Community Services and Utilities a. Police The Croton-on-Hudson Police Station is located in the Stanley H. Kellerhouse Municipal Building, at One Van Wyck Street. The Village’s police force consists of 21 full-time officers, including two detectives, as well as two parking enforcement officers, five crossing guards and two dispatchers. The full-time force is supplemented by the volunteer Auxiliary Police, who assist the Police Department with crowd and traffic control at special events. The Department has a five-officer Dive Team and a six-officer Emergency Response Team as well as a Youth Officer who is available to work with youths in the community. Programs sponsored by the Police Department include DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) and a “Dark House List,” designed to protect vacant homes from burglary. At all times, the Police Department has two officers patrolling Croton-on-Hudson by car and one available for dispatching at headquarters. Emergency response time throughout the Village is approximately three minutes. Patrol cars are equipped with automated electronic defibrillators, and full first aid kits and all officers are trained in C.P.R. and first aid. By 2002, laptop computers will be installed in all patrol cars with a link to headquarters so that police reports can be filed on-site and downloaded directly into the station computer. b. Fire-Fighting and Emergency Medical Services Croton-on-Hudson’s Fire Department is a volunteer organization that provides fire-fighting and emergency medical response services to the Village. The approximate emergency response time to all points in the Village is five minutes. The Department has three fire stations and five companies, and approximately 220 volunteers, including fire fighters and emergency medical technicians. The three fire-fighting stations, located throughout the Village, are: • • • Harmon Engine Company, located at Benedict Boulevard and Wayne Street. The reconstruction of the station was completed in the spring of 2002. Grand Street Firehouse, located on Grand Street in the Upper Village. The original building, which is over 100 years old, is being expanded to accommodate a ladder truck. Washington Firehouse, located on North Riverside Avenue at High Street. PAGE 52 CROTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Village residents in need of medical care can be brought to one of the following four medical centers, depending on the nature of the care needed: • • • • c. Phelps Memorial Hospital Center, in Sleepy Hollow, NY (7 miles) Hudson Valley Hospital Center, in Peekskill, NY (6 miles) Northern Westchester Medical Center, in Mount Kisco, NY (8 miles) Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, NY (11 miles) Religious Institutions There are six places of worship in Croton-on-Hudson: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. d. St Augustine’s Church (Episcopalian) Temple Israel of North Westchester Our Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church Asbury United Methodist Church Chapel of The Good Shepherd (Roman Catholic) Holy Name of Mary Church (Roman Catholic) Educational Facilities The Village of Croton-on-Hudson is served by two school districts: the Croton-Harmon Union Free School District and the Hendrick Hudson School District. The Croton-Harmon District encompasses most of Croton-on-Hudson as well as parts of Cortlandt and Yorktown. The northern-most portion of Croton-on-Hudson is served by the Hendrick Hudson School District. Croton-Harmon Union Free School District (UFSD) The Croton-Harmon UFSD covers approximately 95 percent of the land area of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, as well as portions of the towns of Yorktown and Cortlandt. The District has three schools, all located in Croton-on-Hudson: Carrie E. Tompkins Elementary School, Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School, and Croton-Harmon High School, over 100 teachers and serves approximately 1,350 students, as of 2002. Approximately 75% of its student body lives in Croton-on-Hudson. PAGE 53 CROTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Table 3.17: Enrollment in Croton-Harmon UFSD Schools Public Schools Carrie E. Tompkins Elementary School Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School Croton-Harmon High School Grades K-5 6-8 9-12 Enrollment 1990 - 2000 716 278 357 Capacity 602 292 424 Percent of Capacity 119% 95% 84% Source: Croton-Harmon UFSD Long Range