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Village Green Committee Monthly Report — September 2022

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VILLAGE OF RED HOOK VILLAGE GREEN COMMITTEE (VGC) MONTHLY REPORT SEPTEMBER 2022 ----- End of picture text -----

  • 1, The current balances of the Village Green Committee's related budget accounts, as of September 30, 2022, are as follows:

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® Community Beautification - Contractual Expenses (#8510.4) Balance 02... ieeeeee cece crete teenees $ 4,000.00 e Shade Tree - Contractual Expenses (#8560.4) Balance... ec cee ee eect veeeeenenes $ 12,000.00

  • Village Green Committee Checking Account Balance 0... 0... cece tee eee ee tne e eee eeeeees $ 5,673.92 ----- End of picture text -----

  1. A birthday celebration and family reunion for the Abrahams’ Family was held on September 11, 2022 at Richard M. Abrahams Memorial Park. The event was held at the new seating area where two new benches donated by the Abrahams’ Family were installed. Trees from a NYS Urban Forestry Grant and plantings by the Old Dutch Village Garden Club will be installed at this seating area in the near future. The Village of Red Hook acknowledged the gift of the Park and seating area from Richard Abrahams’ sisters and family. Karen Smythe and Brent Kovalchik attended the event on behalf of the Village Board of Trustees.

  2. David Pearson confirmed that 10 trees have been ordered for the 2022 Annual Fall Planting Day. Funding for these trees came from a $1,500.00 grant award from the Dutchess Land Conservancy.

  3. There were no official meetings of the Village Green Committee during the month of September. Brenda Cagle and Brent Kovalchik met at Richard M. Abrahams Memorial Park on September 19, 2022 to review the location of six omamental trees (Amelanchier “Autumn Brilliance”) that are to be planted adjacent to the new seating area installed on the west side of the park. Funding for these trees are from a $1,000.00 grant award from the NYS Urban Forestry Council.

  4. Tentative dates for the 2022 Annual Fall Planting Day are scheduled for November 6 or 12, 2022, pending tree delivery from the nursery. A joint luncheon is being planned with the Town of Red Hook Tree Commission following planting.

  5. Anew bench and tree, donated by former RHV Trustee David Seymour, will be installed and planted during the months of September and October, 2022.

  6. Residents and businesses interested in having a tree(s) planted on their property's adjacent Village or State right-of-ways, volunteering for planting days, or making a donation to support the VGC’s various community beautification projects, may contact David Pearson, Brant Kovalchik, or the Village Clerk.