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Highway Department Monthly Report — December 2022

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VILLAGE OF RED HOOK HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT DECEMBER, 2022

  1. The Village Highway Department is no longer picking up brush, leaves, or yard debris. Brush pickup services will resume in the Spring of 2023.

  2. The Village Highway Department will pickup Christmas Trees beginning Tuesday, January 3, 2023, and continuing each following Monday until January 30, 2023. Residents are reminded to place trees curbside and not in streets or roads.

  3. The Village’s Seasonal All-Night Parking Law is currently in effect (as of November 1, 2022) through March 31, 2023. No parking is permitted on Village Streets from 11:00pm to 6:00am and on NYS Highways (Route 9 (Broadway) and Route 199 (Market Street)) from 2:00am to 6:00am (re: Local Law #4 of 6/19/14; Section 190-28A, 190-28B). When snow and/or ice removal operations are underway, any vehicle parked or abandoned on any street may be removed by, or under the direction of, the Red Hook Police Department, or any responding law enforcement agency. Costs associated with vehicle towing and storage will be charged to the vehicle’s owner(s).

  4. The Highway Department requests that property owners remove street side athletic equipment (basketball hoops, etc.), garbage receptacles, and other temporary obstacles from the side of streets to prevent damage during snow removal operations.

  5. The owner and/or occupant of every building/lot in the Village, with an adjoining sidewalk, shall remove snow and ice within 24 hours of a snowstorm (re: Local Law #1-199; Section 165-1). At the direction of the Mayor and/or Board of Trustees, the Village Highway Department may remove snow/ice, left uncleared, at a cost of $2.00 per linear foot. This cost will be assessed and collected with the next tax levy (re: Local Law #1-199; Section 48).

  6. The Village Board of Trustees should consider replacing signs that post the Village’s “Snow Ordinance” with a posting of the Village’s “Seasonal All-Night Parking Law” as per Local Law #4 of 6/19/14; Section 190-28A, 190-28B.

  7. Revenue from the sale of scrap metal was received on November 16, 2022 in the amount of $430.80. Total revenue generated from the sale of scrap metal in FY2022-2023 is $2,715.00. Since inception of the Scrap Metal Recycling Program in September, 2007, $46,578.46 has been generated.

Proceeds from this program go toward the purchase of tools and equipment for the Village Highway, Water, and Materials Management Departments. Residents and businesses interested in donating scrap metal may contact the Village Highway Department (845-758-8600) or the Village Clerk’s Office (845-7581081). Highway Department personnel will assist property owners by picking up scrap metal upon request.