2026 New York General Election

Laura A. Bozzi

Infrastructure: everything from the upper dam to sidewalks and mitigating increased runoff & flooding. Financial management: the key to securing short and long-term needs. Visitation management: What can we handle sustainably, and what is an at-scale, cost-effective solution to river and trail access?

I’ve managed multibillion-dollar portfolios, bridged the gap between finance and creatives in entertainment, lived in the village for 27 years and run, hike, bike and swim all over the area. My professional background makes me well-suited to communicating between the worlds of ideas and practical reality. Living in Cold Spring has taught me the value of a functioning community and the sanctity of nature.

Two New Faces for Cold Spring Board

Laura A. Bozzi has managed multibillion-dollar portfolios and worked with finance and creative professionals in entertainment.

Reader Endorsements: Cold Spring Board - The Highlands Current

Two incumbents on ballot, plus write-in challenger

Laura Bozzi and Tweeps Phillips Woods are seeking re-election on Nov. 3 to the Cold Spring Village Board. Former trustee Fran Murphy has launched a write-in campaign for one of the two open seats.

The two remaining board positions, held by Tony Bardes and Andrew Hall, will be on the 2027 ballot, along with the mayor’s seat.

Then-Mayor Dave Merandy appointed Woods in 2021 and Foley appointed Bozzi in 2022 to fill vacant seats; both were elected in 2022 and 2024 without opposition on the ballot. Murphy, who was elected in 2015, 2017 and 2019, also ran as a write-in candidate in 2022.

Questions for Candidates: Cold Spring Board

Laura was appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Cold Spring Village Board in 2022 and was elected without opposition in 2022 and 2024.

As of October 28, 2026, Laura A. Bozzi’s website did not contain information on this issue.

As a Village Trustee, invested in additional weekend garbage pickup to help manage tourism.

As a Village Trustee, invested in a second police officer on busy days.

Said the Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail could divert local emergency services from residents and shift costs to taxpayers.

Plans to ensure pedestrian-safety improvements are installed on Routes 9D/301 around Haldane.

Is implementing a wayfinding signage system and exploring improvements to the metered parking program.

Prioritizes securing grants for village improvements to reduce taxpayer burden.

Plans to continue overseeing a flood-resilience study and seek construction grants for flood solutions.

Commits to protecting the drinking-water supply by repairing the high-hazard dam.

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Infrastructure: everything from the upper dam to sidewalks and mitigating increased runoff & flooding. Financial management: the key to securing short and long-term needs. Visitation management: What can we handle sustainably, and what is an at-scale, cost-effective solution to river and trail access? I’ve managed multibillion-dollar portfolios, bridged the gap between finance and creatives in entertainment, lived in the village for 27 years and run, hike, bike and swim all over the area. My professional background makes me well-suited to communicating between the worlds of ideas and practical reality.

Laura A. Bozzi has managed multibillion-dollar portfolios and worked across finance and creative fields in entertainment.

Laura Bozzi and Tweeps Phillips Woods are seeking re-election on Nov. 3 to the Cold Spring Village Board. Former trustee Fran Murphy has launched a write-in campaign for one of the two open seats. The two remaining board positions, held by Tony Bardes and Andrew Hall, will be on the 2027 ballot, along with the mayor’s seat. Then-Mayor Dave Merandy appointed Woods in 2021 and Foley appointed Bozzi in 2022 to fill vacant seats; both were elected in 2022 and 2024 without opposition on the ballot.

The Energy, Environment and Technology Committee Oversees: Environment | Energy | Cell Towers and Telecommunications | Water and Sewer | Renewable Energy | Battery Storage. MEMBERS: Mayor Michael Newhard, Warwick, Chair; Laura Bozzi, Trustee, Cold Spring; Edward Brancati, Village Manager, Mt. Kisco; Mayor William Brazill, Minoa.

NYCOM Policy Committees

Laura currently serves as a Cold Spring Village trustee. She was appointed to fill a vacant seat in 2022 and was elected without opposition in 2022 and 2024.

Policy Committees - New York Conference of Mayors

Housing & Urban Development

Public Services

LAURA BOZZI: I also want to encourage greater analysis in the emergency services chapter. It's clear from that that -- that Cold Spring forces are the closest to the fjord trail, and yet the conclusion is that there would be very little impact on existing emergency services. And I would need to see more much more careful analysis for that to be a viable conclusion, and of course, that will greatly affect our residents here in Cold Spring that fund and rely on those services. Thanks very much.

Hudson Highland Fjord Trail Hearing Transcript (January 14, 2025)

Said the Village Board invested in a second police officer for busy days, additional weekend garbage pickup, and metered and resident parking.

Bozzi: There’s a lot to be positive about: a vibrant Main Street, residents on surrounding blocks can park on their streets and people are stepping up to address tension points like trash and tree beds. Since I’ve been on the Village Board, we’ve invested in additional weekend garbage pickup, a second police officer on busy days, and, of course, metered and resident parking. There’s more to do. For instance, we’re implementing a wayfinding signage system and exploring improvements to the metered parking program.

Calls for a more careful analysis of the Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail's potential effects on Cold Spring emergency services.

- Calls for a more careful analysis of the Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail's potential effects on Cold Spring emergency services.

Public Safety

Bozzi: My top priorities are pedestrian safety, major infrastructure and, as always, earning grant dollars to make impactful improvements while reducing taxpayer burden. I led our state Department of Transportation application for pedestrian safety improvements on Routes 9D/301 around Haldane, and I’ll work to ensure they are fully installed. I’ll continue overseeing our flood resilience study, funded by a grant I developed, then move to securing construction grants for flood solutions.

Bozzi: Since I’ve been on the Village Board, we’ve invested in additional weekend garbage pickup, a second police officer on busy days, and, of course, metered and resident parking. There’s more to do. For instance, we’re implementing a wayfinding signage system and exploring improvements to the metered parking program. We’ll have the most success when village government and the Cold Spring Chamber work cooperatively to get ahead of issues and develop constructive solutions.

LAURA BOZZI: Thank you. My name is Laura Bozzi. I'm a trustee for the Village of Cold Spring. Thank you for the opportunity to provide my comments. I'm providing some initial comments now and look forward to providing more in writing by the new due date. I wanted to mention a few topics. One is that the analysis in Cold Spring, while I appreciate the detailed focus on -- detailed focus on the southern portion, predominantly focuses on impacts to Main Street as well on Dockside, and I feel that there's more that needs to be analyzed around impacts to community character, pedestrian flows, other impacts within the residential neighborhoods.

Plans to ensure pedestrian-safety improvements on Routes 9D and 301 around Haldane are fully installed.

Plans to install wayfinding signs and explore improvements to the metered parking program.

Calls for further analysis of the Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail's effects on community character, pedestrian flows, and residential neighborhoods.

- Plans to ensure pedestrian-safety improvements on Routes 9D and 301 around Haldane are fully installed.
- Plans to install wayfinding signs and explore improvements to the metered parking program.
- Calls for further analysis of the Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail's effects on community character, pedestrian flows, and residential neighborhoods.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Calls for more analysis of the Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail's construction, operations, maintenance, and endowment funding framework.

Second, on management and maintenance, I would like to see more analysis on the framework of Fjord Trail, HHFT, managing and funding the construction and operation. There's also mention of an endowment as essentially the mitigation measure, but there's very little analysis of this. And these are really fundamental pieces of the implementation and effect of the fjord trail on local communities.

Economy

Bozzi: My top priorities are pedestrian safety, major infrastructure and, as always, earning grant dollars to make impactful improvements while reducing taxpayer burden. I led our state Department of Transportation application for pedestrian safety improvements on Routes 9D/301 around Haldane, and I’ll work to ensure they are fully installed. I’ll continue overseeing our flood resilience study, funded by a grant I developed, then move to securing construction grants for flood solutions. I’m committed to protecting our drinking water supply by repairing the high-hazard dam, a project that began with a $2.5 million grant I brought in.

Bozzi: I’ll continue overseeing our flood resilience study, funded by a grant I developed, then move to securing construction grants for flood solutions. I’m committed to protecting our drinking water supply by repairing the high-hazard dam, a project that began with a $2.5 million grant I brought in. Finally, I’ll keep taking on immediate-need projects, with wastewater code updates being the most recent example.

Plans to oversee a flood-resilience study and seek construction grants for flood solutions.

Committed to protecting the drinking-water supply by repairing the high-hazard dam.

- Plans to oversee a flood-resilience study and seek construction grants for flood solutions.
- Committed to protecting the drinking-water supply by repairing the high-hazard dam.