2026 New York General Election

ELLEN L SILVER

Buket Urgen

With an MBA in finance and 23-year professional career in banking, she is highly qualified to make sound fiscal decisions. “When I am asked why I am running for Trustee, my answer is simple... because I care about our Village. As Trustee, I will listen and find common ground to help create a more professional, transparent and civil approach to governing.” Ellen Silver

Meet the 2024 Village Trustees

Ellen L. Silver
Democratic · Incumbent
Mamaroneck village trustee since 2024, with an NYU MBA and more than 20 years in banking; she earlier chaired the village Committee for the Environment. Her priorities are moving funded flood projects into construction and finding budget savings and new revenue.

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Ellen has served as a Mamaroneck village trustee since 2024.

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We need a dedicated flood czar who is responsible for all matters relating to flooding, including storm preparedness, flood mitigation projects, grant applications and collaboration with upstream municipalities. I would propose establishing stricter zoning standards in our flood prone areas. I also believe we need to incorporate green infrastructure into the solution and support the Mamaroneck Greenway and Harbor living seawall projects.

Ellen Silver 2024 Village Trustee Questionnaire (PDF)

3. Are you in favor of increasing affordable housing in the Village? If so, what specific initiatives do you support and why? If not, what steps can be taken to preserve the variety of our housing stock in order to maintain the Village’s diversity.
Housing affordability is a critical issue in our state and nationwide and ideally every municipality would seek to make their housing stock more affordable. Our Village has some major constraints with regard to any housing development including impacts on flooding, traffic congestion and schools. Any affordable housing development would need to address these concerns.

For the Hunter Lot specifically, while the appraisal concluded that the highest best use of that parcel is affordable housing based on current zoning, the two proposals do not serve the best interests of our community. I believe we should take a holistic approach to development of our village square and go back to the original request for a multi-use affordable housing project containing sufficient public parking and Village facilities.

Proposes stricter zoning standards in flood-prone areas.

Supports affordable housing development that addresses flooding, traffic congestion, and school impacts.

Proposes a multi-use affordable housing project at the Village Square with public parking and Village facilities.

- Proposes stricter zoning standards in flood-prone areas.
- Supports affordable housing development that addresses flooding, traffic congestion, and school impacts.
- Proposes a multi-use affordable housing project at the Village Square with public parking and Village facilities.

Housing & Urban Development

I would recommend doing a study of the aquifer and our storm drains to better understand those flooding impacts and implement an “adopt a catch basin” community program so they are kept clear of debris. I would like to organize a flood volunteer corps so residents can help each other before and after storms with equipment, communication, and clean-up.

I will scrutinize spending and ensure that all large purchases and contracts are bid out and help formulate a capital budget that will align spending with Village priorities. Grant money can be sought once we have our priorities set. I support public/private partnerships for improvements in our parks like the Town and Village of Larchmont are doing. Unfortunately, our operating budget is comprised largely of fixed costs relating to payroll and pensions, which limits meaningful cost cutting opportunities.

Plans to organize a flood volunteer corps to help residents with equipment, communication, and cleanup before and after storms.

Supports public-private partnerships to improve Village parks.

- Plans to organize a flood volunteer corps to help residents with equipment, communication, and cleanup before and after storms.
- Supports public-private partnerships to improve Village parks.

Public Services

As of October 23, 2026, ELLEN L SILVER’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

1. We’re a Village with a long history of flooding. What measures do you believe are essential to mitigate flooding in the Village and why?
We need a dedicated flood czar who is responsible for all matters relating to flooding, including storm preparedness, flood mitigation projects, grant applications and collaboration with upstream municipalities. I would propose establishing stricter zoning standards in our flood prone areas. I also believe we need to incorporate green infrastructure into the solution and support the Mamaroneck Greenway and Harbor living seawall projects.

I also believe we need to incorporate green infrastructure into the solution and support the Mamaroneck Greenway and Harbor living seawall projects. I would recommend doing a study of the aquifer and our storm drains to better understand those flooding impacts and implement an “adopt a catch basin” community program so they are kept clear of debris. I would like to organize a flood volunteer corps so residents can help each other before and after storms with equipment, communication, and clean-up.

Proposes a dedicated flood coordinator to oversee preparedness, mitigation projects, grant applications, and coordination with upstream municipalities.

Recommends studying the aquifer and storm drains and creating an adopt-a-catch-basin program to keep basins clear of debris.

- Proposes a dedicated flood coordinator to oversee preparedness, mitigation projects, grant applications, and coordination with upstream municipalities.
- Recommends studying the aquifer and storm drains and creating an adopt-a-catch-basin program to keep basins clear of debris.

Transportation & Infrastructure

2. Looking at the most recent Village budgets, what would you do to minimize the burden on the taxpayers?
With my finance background I will help bring fiscal discipline to the Village. I will scrutinize spending and ensure that all large purchases and contracts are bid out and help formulate a capital budget that will align spending with Village priorities. Grant money can be sought once we have our priorities set. I support public/private partnerships for improvements in our parks like the Town and Village of Larchmont are doing.

Supports more stringent code enforcement to increase Village revenue.

On the Climate Smart Communities Task Force, we identified opportunities to cut energy costs and evaluated the Village fleet which could possibly be downsized. More stringent code enforcement would also add to our revenues.

Plans to scrutinize spending, competitively bid large purchases and contracts, and align capital-budget spending with Village priorities.

- Plans to scrutinize spending, competitively bid large purchases and contracts, and align capital-budget spending with Village priorities.

Economy

I would propose establishing stricter zoning standards in our flood prone areas. I also believe we need to incorporate green infrastructure into the solution and support the Mamaroneck Greenway and Harbor living seawall projects. I would recommend doing a study of the aquifer and our storm drains to better understand those flooding impacts and implement an “adopt a catch basin” community program so they are kept clear of debris.

Unfortunately, our operating budget is comprised largely of fixed costs relating to payroll and pensions, which limits meaningful cost cutting opportunities. On the Climate Smart Communities Task Force, we identified opportunities to cut energy costs and evaluated the Village fleet which could possibly be downsized. More stringent code enforcement would also add to our revenues.

Ellen Silver, Chair of the Village's Committee for the Environment, said, "Since 2018, the Village's food scraps recycling program (PDF) has collected over 150 tons of food scraps (PDF); diverting food scraps into a valuable product that gives back to our nutrient life cycle. I want to thank my fellow members of the Village's Committee for the Environment for their help in championing this program.
With residents in single-family homes now able to have their food scraps picked up through this pilot program, we hope to see more and more residents recycling their food scraps!"

Food Scraps Pick Up Program | Mamaroneck Village, NY

Supports green infrastructure and the Mamaroneck Greenway and Harbor living seawall projects as flood-mitigation measures.

As a Climate Smart Communities Task Force member, identified opportunities to reduce energy costs and evaluated downsizing the Village fleet.

Said she hopes the single-family food-scrap pickup pilot leads more residents to recycle food scraps.

- Supports green infrastructure and the Mamaroneck Greenway and Harbor living seawall projects as flood-mitigation measures.
- As a Climate Smart Communities Task Force member, identified opportunities to reduce energy costs and evaluated downsizing the Village fleet.
- Said she hopes the single-family food-scrap pickup pilot leads more residents to recycle food scraps.