Town of Red Hook Zoning Review Committee (RHT — ZRC) — Monthly Report September, 2022 — Brent Kovalchik — RH Village Representative/Member
a. There were no RHT — ZRC Meetings held during the month of September, 2022.
Community Preservation Fund (CPF) Advisory Board — Monthly Report September, 2022 — Brent Kovalchik — RH Village Representative/Member
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a. There were no CPF Advisory Board Meetings held during the month of September, 2022.
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b. The current balance of the Community Preservation Fund, as of September 30, 2022, is $ .
Saw Kill Watershed Community (SKWC)} — Monthly Report September, 2022 — Brent Kovaichik — RH Village Board of Trustees Representative
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a. There were no Official meetings of the SKWC held during the month of September, 2022.
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b. Brent Kovalchik and Kathryn Serra (C.T. Male Associates — via telephone conference call) met with Andrew Patterson from Bard College and a member of the SKWC to request data sharing of water quality at the Benner Road Saw Kill Tributary and to learn more regarding the RHV Sewer Project. The meeting took place on 9/23/22 in the Red Hook Village Building.
Town of Red Hook Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan (LWRP} Working Group — Monthly Report
September, 2022 — Brent Kovalchik — RH Village Representative/Member
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a. ALWRP Working Group Meeting was held, via Zoom, on September 27, 2022. The following items were discussed:
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e The second public outreach event was held on September 26, 2022 via Zoom and in-person at the Red Hook Town Hall. Presentations of the Section 3 and 4 proposed amendments, and updated maps, were presented to the Red Hook Town Board and general public. All material presented is available on the Town of Red Hook website.
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e AsSurvey, prepared by the LWRP Working Group, was reviewed. Copies are available on the Town of Red Hook website and at the Red Hook Public Library.
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Northern Dutchess Alliance (NDA) Executive Committee — Monthly Report September, 2022 — Brent Kovalchik — Local Government Representative/Member
- a. There were no NDA Executive Committee Meetings held during the month of September, 2022.
Village of Red Hook Zoning Review Committee (RHV — ZRC) — Monthly Report September, 2022 — Karen Smythe and Brent Kovalchik — Members
- a. There were no RHV — ZRC Meetings held during the month of September, 2022.
Village of Red Hook Public Spaces Initiative (RHV — PSI) — Monthly Report September, 2022 — Declan Dwyer-McNulty and Brent Kovalchik — Co-Liaisons
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a. APSI Committee Meeting was held on September 23, 2022 at the Red Hook Community Center. Items discussed included:
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e Ash Bradley-Rickard will assume the chairperson position replacing Perry Allen.
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e Review the 2022 Pollinator Garden Initiative and the Community Center Garden. Fall strategies for maintenance and expansion of the garden were discussed.
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e Discussed continuing efforts to make improvements at Richard M. Abrahams Memorial Park. Discussed the possibility of maintaining a proposed garden at the new seating area by the Old Dutch Village Garden Club. The PSI will consider planting additional pollinator gardens at the Park.
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e Discussed getting more people in the community involved through PS! projects and initiatives. Outreach to the community, Village government, and businesses were discussed.
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e Discussed expanding the Pollinator Garden Expansion by adding additional plants/pollinators at the Village of Red Hook Municipal Parking Lot.
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e Reviewed site conditions and discussed preserving natural landscape features and creating trails through the proposed Anderson Commons site between Baxter and Elizabeth Street.
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e Discussed including the Red Hook Community Center's Pollinator Garden on the national pollinator pathway database and online map.
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September 12th, 2022 Trustee Melkorka Kjarval’s Agenda Reports
Red Hook Together
Red Hook Together’s monthly meeting will be held on Oct 6th, 2022.
Red Hook Town Economic Development Committee
The EDC meets every other Wednesday in person at Village Hall, at 8:30 am. They met September 7th & 21st. No new village business was discussed. For further information, detailed minutes of EDC meetings are available on the Town of Red Hook’s website.
Village of Red Hook Communications Committee
The committee meets every first Wednesday of the month at 1:30 pm in the Village Hall conference room. September’s meeting was postponed due to Hardscrabble preparations. We will be meeting October Sth at 1:30 pm in the Village Hall conference room.
Village of Red Hook Hardscrabble / Events Committee
Hardscrabble Day 2022 is now completed and we have begun to consider next year's Hardscrabble - which is slated for September 24th, 2023. Also on the horizon is the Village Halloween Parade, if you are interested in participating please email the events committee at events@redhooknyvillage.org
Village of Red Hook Human Relations Committee
The Human Relations meets the first Thursday of every month at 7pm over zoom. This month's meeting is still being scheduled - so if you wish to attend please contact me at mkjarval@redhooknyvillage.org.
Red Hook Public Library Report
Fall programs have resumed. Look around town soon for the completed Red Hook Ofrendas which will be set up in various community partner sites.