Deputy Mayor Melkorka Kjarval’s Monthly Reports
May 13th, 2024
Red Hook Together: Met on April, 11th at Bard College - attendance was limited to the Town of Red Hook, Red Hook Central School, Bard College, Daily Catch & myself as the reminder with the time and location was sent an hour before the meeting. Attendees shared upcoming programming and events. Next Red Hook Together is scheduled for noon on May 9, at the Red Hook High School Performing Arts Atrium. (That date falls after the report is due to the Village clerk so I will include that meeting in next month's report.)
Red Hook Town Economic Development Committee: Bi-weekly meetings have been taking place at Village Hall on the second & fourth Wednesdays of the month at 8:40 am. On April 24th - the owners and real estate agent for Rollin Lanes spoke to the committee about the hardships they are facing in trying to sell their property. The EDC decided to review the Zoning overlay districts (Scenic Corridor Overlay District and Hudson River National Historic District) that apply to the property. They discussed if the committee would like to address zoning for that parcel, and other adjacent commercial businesses properties, by drafting a letter to the Town Board, or eventually preparing a recommendation to the Town’s Comprehensive plan taskforce.
On May 8th the Rollin lanes discussion was tabled. Conversation touched on many stories covered by Daily Catch in the past week as well as asking for clarification on the status of the pond behind the library. I reiterated that the Village could only intercede on the public's behalf once public property was under threat of damage. Also discussed was Mega Brain Comics joining the Village as well as the transfer in ownership of Brigette Restaurant. The next meeting is May 22nd, at 8:40 am.
Village of Red Hook Communications Committee: The Communications committee meets every first Wednesday of the month at 1:30 pm in the Village Hall conference room. This month’s meeting was dedicated to reviewing the budget and goals of the Language Access Project.
Village of Red Hook Hardscrabble / Events Committee: The events committee meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6pm at Village Hall. Our April 9th meeting was discussing upcoming Neighbors nights (May 31 & Sep 13th) as well as the Hardscrabble Music Festival progress. Sponsor Packets have been sent out to business owners by committee volunteers & the Website has been updated with this year's forms.
Hardscrabble will be on September 14th this year (14-24) - and you can follow Social Media for updates at (facebook.com/hardscrabblerh & instagram.com/villageofrhevents/).
Village of Red Hook Human Relations Committee: The Human Relations Committee meets every first Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm in the Village Hall conference room. May 2nd’s meeting was moved to May 8th at 7pm due to illness of a member. (That date falls after the report is due to the Village clerk so I will include the report on that meeting in next month's report.)
Village of Red Hook Highway Department:
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Street Striping will begin this month.
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Village Brush / Yard Waste Pickup - Pickups are scheduled for the first full week of every month, pending weather conditions and scheduling. Residents are reminded of the following rules:
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Place lawn clippings and brush in separate piles.
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Place piles on the edge of your lawn, not on the sidewalk or in the street.
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Do not include stumps, branches larger than 6” in dia, garbage, and/or construction debris, as these will not be picked up.
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Piles should be limited to 6' x 6' x 6'.
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Consider combining smaller piles with a neighbor to facilitate efficient pickups.
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Potholes: You can notify the village of potholes on Village roads by calling the Village Clerk’s office or filling out the “Report a Concern” form at: redhookvillage.org/concern. Please note that the Village is not allowed to conduct repairs on State Highways. If you would like to report a pothole on a State Highway, The Village can forward your concern - or you can submit your complaint directly to the NYS DOT by calling 1.800.POTHOLE (1.800.768.4653).
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Street Light Complaints: If you notice a street light out - you may notify Central Hudson directly by going to: cenhud.com/en/outages, selecting ‘Report a Street Light’ and filling out their online form.
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Scrap Metal Program:
Revenue received since the last report (on 03/14/24) was $728.00 Total revenue for this Fiscal Year (Jun 2023- May 2024) to date is $6,416.70 Since the Program’s inception, in Sep 2007, donations have yielded a total of $54,294.84
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The following amounts have been allocated for 2024-25 to the Village from NYSDOT:
|Program|Total Balance|23-24 Apportionment Balance|Cumulative Rollover Balance| |---|---|---|---| |CHIPS(Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program)|$58,089.03|$58,089.03|$0.00| |PAVE-NY|$13,834.82|$13,834.82|$0.00| |EWR(Extreme Winter Recovery)|$11,051.50|11,051.50|$0.00| |POP(Pave Our Potholes).|$9,223.22|$9,223.22|$0.00| |Combined|$92,198.57|$92,198.57|$0.00|
Now that we have received these amounts - we will review them with Supervisor Jake Smith. I will share what paving projects he proposes for this year's projects, their estimated costs, as well as what will be financed in whole, or in part, by these funding sources in a future report.