I live in the village . Off the top of my headBoat ramp accessSnow plowing and salting is on point . Tree removal and clean up after major stormsValet trash trash in general is good . They take everythingBeing able to walk to main st and the LIRRPublic Safety and Fire Department that responds in literal minutes . Our awesome mayor that is always improving the QOL for the residents . $ 2 , 000 might seem like a lot but we think it ' s worth it . Not having to deal with traffic on busy nights is pretty awesome . We live two blocks away from main st . Walking distance to almost everything . <| sep |> I wouldn ' t . The guy would probably go full Colonel Kurtz . <| sep |> Based on their reactions , my gut feeling is that even if you were to share the money they ' ll never truly get over their resentment and entitlement . If you give them the money , it ' ll only smooth things over on the surface . They won ' t be grateful , they ' ll just be smug about taking the money from you . There ' s no real saving these relationships and that ' s on them . Keep the money .