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Village Green Committee Monthly Report — December 2022

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VILLAGE OF RED HOOK VILLAGE GREEN COMMITTEE (VGC) MONTHLY REPORT DECEMBER, 2022

  1. The current balances of the Village Green Committee’s related budget accounts, as of December 31, 2022, are as follows:

    • Community Beautification – Contractual Expenses (#8510.4) Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (-995.40)*

    • Shade Tree – Contractual Expenses (#8560.4) Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 700.00

    • Village Green Committee Checking Account Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 7,674.32

      • NYS Urban Forestry Council Grant Award of $1,000.00 forthcoming.

  2. There were no Village Green Committee Meetings held during the month of December, 2022.

  3. The Tree City USA Application was completed and submitted on December 16, 2022. This will be the Village of Red Hook’s twenty-first consecutive year as a Tree City USA recipient.

  4. The Tree City Reward Grant documents, including receipts for expenses, a brief report detailing the event, and press releases, were forwarded to the NYS Urban Forestry Council on December 22, 2023. This grant award was for the planting of eight trees around the Abrahams Family Seating Area at Richard M. Abrahams Memorial Park.

  5. Residents and businesses interested in having a tree(s) planted on their adjacent Village street or NYS highway right-of-ways, volunteering for planting days, or sponsoring a VGC beautification project, may contact David Pearson, Brent Kovalchik, or the Village Clerk.