Village of Red Hook 7 Village Green Committee ~ Monthly Report Y ' April 2024
The Current balances of the Village Green Committee’s related budget accounts, at the end of April are as follows:
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Community Beautification – contractual expenses (#8510.4) ----- no expenses, balance remains $440.03
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Shade Tree – contractual expenses (#8560.4) ------------------ no expenses, balance remains 11,667.97
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Village Green Committee Checking Account Balance ------------------$9,761.63 —
The Village green had their annual Spring Arbor Day Planting and Volunteer Luncheon on Saturday, April 13[th] . It was a blistery day, but the rain held off and the fifteen volunteers that came out were incredibly thankful for the dry yet muddy planting experience. Thank you to volunteers who came out early Saturday morning. We planted Five (5) Prairie Pink Dogwoods, twp (2) Worplesdon Sweetgums, and one (1) each of Pink Mist Sargent Cherry, Thornluess Cockspur Hawthorn, and Heritage Birch. The ground was surprisingly muddy in areas sucking at our boots as we stamped in the soil back around the tree. Mulch donuts were perfected and receiving residents were given instructions about the gator bags we attached to the trees for watering, and later postcards were delivered which linked to tree care instructions. Further enabling the best care for the future of these trees. An additional thank you to Michelle Decker of Decker Construction and Dave Pearson for digging and preparing the tree sites; the Village Highway Department for the post-planting watering, Kathy Pearson for organizing the volunteer luncheon and Brenda Cagle, Betsy Brauer and Kay for tagging the trees. I also wanted to thank Committee Member Brian Foran for this work on the post card that went out to residents, and Jason Baker for canvassing residents to find tree spots, delivering post cards and his dedicated work on recruiting and educating our villagers about The Village Green Committee and what we can do for you!
The VGC is working to diversify our tree population here in the Village and boost our native tree species. In such ,we hope to begin the long process of taking inventory of the trees. VGC attended a Bard Intern Fair in hopes of recruiting a bard student for the summer and if funding going through we may have some help. This will take much efforts but the payoff will be much better for the environment and future of our green canopy. As always we are looking for more people to join our efforts. There are many opportunities to volunteer whether directly helping with the inventory project to media graphics, workshop
development and education materials. If you are interested in learning more about tree diversity and how that affects the health of the village please reach out!
Residents and businesses interested in having a tree(s) planted on their adjacent Village street or NYS highway right-of-way’s, volunteering for planting days, or sponsoring a VGC beautification project, myself, Kym Bradley-Rickard, or the Jen Cavanaugh- Village Clerk.
Meetings are open to the public and we are actively seeking members of our community to join the committee. Please reach out if you are interested in joining the next meeting.
Village of Red Hook Sewer Department f Monthly Report ‘ 1 April 2024
We continue to work with the village engineer on the planning of expansion phase II.
As a reminder to all residents whether you are in the Sewer Use Area or not be kind to your pipes! Please put only 3 P’s in the toilet: Pee, Poop and (Toilet) Paper and while in the kitchen (or near other drains) no Fats, Oils, or Grease “FOG” – they clog up the pipes and make the system stressed. What goes down the drain matters!
If you are in the sewer use area and the emergency alarm goes off, call the Village Sewer Operator (845) 758-1081, option 8. Press the “Silence Alarm” button ONLY AFTER notifying the Sewer Operator. Please do not open the box or tamper with Village owned equipment.