Molloy, who serves as chair of the planning board, is running for mayor against Phillipstown Councilman David Merandy in the March village elections. Incumbent mayor Ralph Falloon declined to seek re-election.
"There are a lot of unresolved issues," Molloy said. "Things just don't seem to be moving and being accomplished. We need to have transparency and accountability in how we do things."
The proposed Butterfield development, a 55-unit project, has been one of the top issues in Cold Spring. As planning board chair, Molloy said he has helped get the project back on track and could do so with other projects in town. Molloy previously served as waterfront director for Historic Hudson River Towns.
"There is no leadership," Molloy said. "These projects have stalled. We need to get people to work collaboratively and see a project through from start to finish."
The firehouse on Main Street is inadequate and structurally failing and an issue the village board needs to address.
"Our volunteers do a terrific job but the space is inadequate," Molloy said. "It is a very important priority. It's been talked about for the last 10 years, we're running out of time."
Molloy said he would like to see the village operate more like a business.
"We need to build a consensus and follow through with it," Molloy said. "Cold Spring has lacked that for a number of years."
In Cold Spring, Molloy said he enjoys dining at the Tuscan Grill and going kayaking along the Hudson River.
"This is a beautiful area," Molloy said. "It's what attracted me to Cold Spring. We have to protect and enhance it."
Molloy said the town needs to make sure it makes more money off of the tourists who visit and has considered putting parking meters in the village.
"Let the people who utilize the amenities pay for the amenities," Molloy said. "If you're driving here from New Jersey, you pretty much expect to pay for parking. That's a revenue source that should be looked at."
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