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ESTABLISHING A DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING WATER RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER DISTRICT NO. 1

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One-time (complete)formal_resolutionone_timeThe Town Board establishes May 27, 2026 at 7:45 p.m. as the date for a public hearing on proposed water rate increases for Water District No. 1, with the Town Clerk directed to publish notice in the Poughkeepsie Journal.
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2026-05-12
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2026-05-12
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RESOLVED

  1. The Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish a notice of public hearing regarding the proposed increase of water rates and charges in the Poughkeepsie Journal, the official newspaper of said Town, on or before May 22, 2026, which is not less than five days prior to the date of said public hearing.
  2. The Town Board of the Town of Red Hook shall hold a public hearing on May 27, 2026, at 7:45 p.m. at the Town Hall, 7340 South Broadway, Red Hook, New York, to hear all interested parties on said water rates and charges increase.
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  • WHEREAS, the Red Hook Water Board has recommended modification of the water rates and charges to increase the minimum rate on file with the Town Clerk, in order to produce revenues sufficient to pay the necessary costs and expenses of the Water District including operating and maintenance and facilities for the production, storage and distribution of water; and
  • WHEREAS, there is on file with the Town Clerk a proposed Schedule attached hereto providing for an increase for Water District #1 rates and changes

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2026-05-12adoptedvote: 3-1
Establish a date for a public hearing regarding water rates and charges for Water District No. 1.
moved by McKeon · seconded by Dousharm
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Resolved
  1. The Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish a notice of public hearing regarding the proposed increase of water rates and charges in the Poughkeepsie Journal, the official newspaper of said Town, on or before May 22, 2026, which is not less than five days prior to the date of said public hearing.
  2. The Town Board of the Town of Red Hook shall hold a public hearing on May 27, 2026, at 7:45 p.m. at the Town Hall, 7340 South Broadway, Red Hook, New York, to hear all interested parties on said water rates and charges increase.
Whereas
  • WHEREAS, the Red Hook Water Board has recommended modification of the water rates and charges to increase the minimum rate on file with the Town Clerk, in order to produce revenues sufficient to pay the necessary costs and expenses of the Water District including operating and maintenance and facilities for the production, storage and distribution of water; and
  • WHEREAS, there is on file with the Town Clerk a proposed Schedule attached hereto providing for an increase for Water District #1 rates and changes
Subject key: water_district_1_rate_hearing