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Committee Reports — March 2023 (ZRC, CPF, SKWC, PSI)

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– Town of Red Hook Zoning Review Committee (RHT ZRC) – Monthly Report March, 2023 – Brent Kovalchik – RH Village Representative/Member

  • a. There were no RHT – ZRC Meetings held during the month of March, 2023.

Community Preservation Fund (CPF) Advisory Board – Monthly Report

March, 2023 – Brent Kovalchik – RH Village Representative/Member

  • a. There were no CPF Advisory Board Meetings held during the month of March, 2023.

  • b. The current balance of the Community Preservation Fund, as of March 31, 2023, is $3,565,827.44.

Saw Kill Watershed Community (SKWC) – Monthly Report

March, 2023 – Brent Kovalchik – RH Village Board of Trustees Representative

  • a. There were no SKWC Meetings held during the month of March, 2023.

  • b. The SKWC Winter Newsletter, of March 6, 2023, featured the following articles:

    • Saw Kill Monitoring Program Update

    • Next Steps for the Saw Kill Tributary Naming Project

    • Town of Milan Natural Resources Inventory Update

    • Amphibian Migration

Northern Dutchess Alliance (NDA) Executive Committee – Monthly Report March, 2023 – Brent Kovalchik – Local Government Representative/Member

  • a. There were no NDA Executive Committee Meetings held during the month of March, 2023.

– Village of Red Hook Zoning Review Committee (RHV ZRC) – Monthly Report March, 2023 – Karen Smythe and Brent Kovalchik – Members

  • a. A RHV – ZRC Meeting was held on March 24, 2023 in the Red Hook Village Building. Mayor Smythe met with a planner to review proposed zoning regulations for the northern General Business District including portions of the Cookingham Farm.

Village of Red Hook Public Spaces Initiative (PSI) – Monthly Report March, 2023 – Declan Dwyer-McNulty and Brent Kovalchik – Co-Liaisons

  • a. A PSI Meeting was held on March 25, 2023 at Historic Red Hook’s Elmendorf Inn. Discussions including future projects, including pollinator gardens, sidewalks and curbing on Cherry Street, and collaborations with the PSI and Historic Red Hook on future events and projects.