Village of Red Hook Mayor’s Report July 2025
PERSONNEL
We have hired Irene Holsapple for the position of Payroll/Acct Clerk to take over from Angela Dourdis who will be retiring on August 18[th] . We look forward to welcoming Irene to the Village. Her first day will be August 12[th] .
WIIA – WATER PROJECTS:
We have a deduct change order on the agenda to close out the SCADA Upgrade project portion of the WIIA project.
SEWER PROJECT I:
The major outstanding item has been the Single Audit. We received the final from the audit firm on July 31, 2025. The final MWBE report from Carver Construction has been submitted to EFC. Carver did not meet their MWBE goals. They have requested an additional waiver which has been shared with EFC.
BENNER ROAD/TRIBUTARY COALITION:
I met with Zoe Evans and Cat Viega on Thursday, July 31[st] . We discussed a project of evaluating the wetland around the WWTP and a plan for improving the health of the wetland. We discussed possible grant opportunities going forward. More to come on this.
SEWER PROJECT II:
The Benner Road/Tributary Coalition and subsequently several residents have requested that the Village rescind the resolution adopting a negative declaration after completing the Full Environmental Assessment Form on July 15, 2024. I have reviewed this with our Land Use Attorney and Delaware Engineering, who both assisted the Village in it’s preparation, for their review and response.
The CPA grant application was submitted on July 30[th] – due date was July 31[st] .
SAWKILL WATERSHED COMMITTEE (SKWC) –
The Committee presented their report from their extensive sampling done on April 6, 2025. This presentation was made on July 16[th] at Town Hall. A recording is available on www.PandaTV.org. The - - - report is available on their website: https://sawkillwatershed.org/our work/water quality monitoring/
RED HOOK LIBRARY (RHPL):
The RHPL had their July board meeting on July 17[th] . Attendees included: President Anna Greig, Secretary Sarah deVeer, Board members - Leah Bahnatka, Gareth Davies, & Kelly French, Executive Director Alex Geller. Absent: Treasurer Grace Kachigan, Vice President Martha Tepepa.
For more information, you can find their board packet on the library’s website –
redhooklibrary.org/board-of-trustees. Their next board meeting will be Thursday, August 21[st] at 6:30pm at the library.
PUBLIC SPACES/ABRAHAMS PARK:
The Public Spaces Committee met on Saturday, August 2[nd] at 10am in Village Hall. The new charge for the committee was discussed.
The committee agreed to move their meetings to the 3[rd] Monday of the month. The next meeting will be August 18[th] at 7pm.
CLIMATE SMART COMMUNITY TASK FORCE:
The Task Force did not meet in July. There is a recommendation for members on tonight’s agenda. Our next meeting is scheduled for August 7[th] .