Various projects were discussed including the Aerodrome, the Town’s water tower land transfer, the golf course, and stream reclassification.
An update on the visit from Dutchess County Soil & Water to the Fisk/Library “Pond”. (Is it a pond or a wetland?). The summary of steps:
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find the flood point & create a plan to move the excess water
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delineate the buffer area then create a planting plan
SKWC has submitted a proposal to the Town for well testing. Supervisor McKeon suggested looking at testing the whole town. Discussion around how to make that work. Waiting for response from Town on funding.
Senator Hinchey has indicated that the SKWC will be receiving a $23,000 grant. It’s a reimbursement grant. Need to wait to see what the parameters are before making definitive plans.
Eli discussed the Bard stream monitoring and the loss of many volunteers. A discussion on how to coordinate with Bard to continue to monitor key sites, and also to review what sites should be monitored.
The next meeting is scheduled for Wed. July 22[nd] at 6:30pm in Village Hall.
DUTCHESS COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL (DCTC)
The DCTC Advisory Board met virtually on June 24[th] . A call for grant applications for projects associated with the Safety Action Plan has been released. Application deadline was extended to July . The County has $2.5 million in federal funding available.
Traffic counts will take place over the summer. Red Hook counts are likely to be in August. Some of the traffic counts will be done via camera. No personal information is recorded, just a count of cars going by.
Moving Dutchess Forward Plan – the final virtual public meeting will be held on July 22[nd] at 12pm. You can access the meeting by registering online on their website: movingdutchessforward.com or (https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/p49Ac9EcRty5_RGS-d-w6Q#/registration)
The next planning meeting is July 29[th] at 10am. There will be a Policy Board meeting in person on August 6[th] at 1:30pm at the Wallace Center in Hyde Park.
Deputy Mayor Melkorka Kjarval’s Monthly Reports
July, 13th, 2026
Red Hook Together did not meet for the month of July.
Town of Red Hook Comprehensive Plan:
The Town committee meets monthly from 7:30pm to 9pm on the fourth Tuesday at Town Hall. June’s meeting was centered around closing the latest Survey and how best to structure the timing of the last workshop and releasing the Plan Draft after it is written. Over 100 people attended Workshop 2 and most of the engagement was suggesting specific strategies rather than evaluating the broader ‘goals’. The workshop employed two ways of capturing
engagement - one was post-it notes which people used mostly to propose strategies. The other was color coded ‘dots’ - the highest negative dots were on Transportation and connectivity and Land Use and Town Character (both of these were less than 7%)- however it was hard to know from the dots how or specifically where the attendees felt the goals failed as the post-it notes themselves were anonymous and not color coded.
| CompPlan Site: | redhookny.gov/578/Town-of-Red-Hook-Comprehensive-Plan |
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| What is a CompPlan? | redhookny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4933/ |
| CommunityEngagement | https://www.redhookny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4931/ |
Town of Red Hook Community Preservation Fund:
| Balance | ||
|---|---|---|
| M&T Consolidated Account | Cm C’munity Pres 0102 | 218,252.30 |
| NYclass Master Account | Cm Community Pres. 0203 | 1,603,242.21 |
| Green CPF 0204.100 Investment | 1,866,965.10 | |
| Greene (CPF Funds) 0204 | 111,131.42 | |
| Town of Red Hook CPF Total Balance as of 6/9/2026 | 3,799,591.03 | |
| Source: Town Board Packet: redhookny.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/1177?fleID=22740 |
I contacted Mary Ann Johnson, chair of the CPF Advisory board to see if they had set a date to review the water district project.
Village of Red Hook Communications: I published the Opening a New Business Brochure on the Village Website (see: redhookvillage.gov/newbizguide) as well as adding new buttons to the home page for the New Fee Schedule and brochure.
Village of Red Hook Speed 25 MPH Limit Initiative: I called and emailed the DOT Safety Group, but the Investigator is currently out of the office this week. I hope to hear about the status of the application after she returns.
Language Access Grant : We received one proposal from a Sign shop and I am awaiting proposals from some other Custom Sign Makers.
Pedestrian Advocacy Committee : The Mayor and I have begun contacting people who may have interest in improving the pedestrian experience in the Village to see if they have interest in serving on the committee.
Village and Zoning Review: The Village Board is beginning to review the North Quadrant Zoning law and held a public special meeting with the Village’s Land Use Attorney & Planning Consultant at 1pm on July 13th, 2026.