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Committee Reports — December 2022 (Zoning, CPF, SKWC, PSI)

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– Town of Red Hook Zoning Review Committee (RHT ZRC) – Monthly Report December, 2022 – Brent Kovalchik – RH Village Representative/Member

  • a. There were no RHT – ZRC Meetings held during the month of December, 2022.

Community Preservation Fund (CPF) Advisory Board – Monthly Report

December, 2022 – Brent Kovalchik – RH Village Representative/Member

  • a. There were no CPF Advisory Board Meetings held during the month of December, 2022.

  • b. The current balance of the Community Preservation Fund, as of December 31, 2022, is $____________.

Saw Kill Watershed Community (SKWC) – Monthly Report

December, 2022 – Brent Kovalchik – RH Village Board of Trustees Representative

  • a. There were no SKWC Meetings held during the month of December, 2022.

Town of Red Hook Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan (LWRP) Working Group – Monthly Report December, 2022 – Brent Kovalchik – RH Village Representative/Member

  • a. There were no LWRP Working Group Meetings held during the month of December, 2022.

Northern Dutchess Alliance (NDA) Executive Committee – Monthly Report December, 2022 – Brent Kovalchik – Local Government Representative/Member

  • a. There were no NDA Executive Committee Meetings held during the month of December, 2022.

– Village of Red Hook Zoning Review Committee (RHV ZRC) – Monthly Report December, 2022 – Karen Smythe and Brent Kovalchik – Members

  • a. A RHV – ZRC Meeting was held on December 23, 2022 in the Red Hook Village Building. Proposed Traditional Neighborhood District (Draft 2007), Purchase of Development Rights, Transfer of Development Rights, and highest/best land uses for a property in the northern section of the Village was reviewed and discussed.

– Village of Red Hook Public Spaces Initiative (RHV PSI) – Monthly Report December, 2022 – Declan Dwyer-McNulty and Brent Kovalchik – Co-Liaisons

  • a. A RHV – PSI Meeting was held on December 10, 2022 at the Red Hook Community Center. Items discussed included:

    • Community Center Garden: PSI volunteers planted 150 bulbs expecting to bloom from early spring through June, 2023.

    • The PSI Committee reviewed the Seed Commons Space at the Community Center. The seed information will be updated and additional advertising through Instagram and Community Center flyers will help community be more aware of this area in the Community Center.

    • Richard M. Abrahams Memorial Park: A professional to assist in developing a Master Plan of the park with possible assistance from the Bard College Architecture Department and the Bard College Horticulture Guild was discussed.

    • Discussed improving the Village’s walkability, lighting, public spaces, and pedestrian-friendly atmosphere.

    • Discussed a possible collaboration with the RHT Trails Committee for connections between RHV/RHT parks, sidewalks, and multi-model transportation.

    • Discussed Art Box walk/tour and continuing expansion of future art projects.

    • Discussed a potential collaboration with RH High School, the RHV – PSI, Bard College, and the Community Center to consider a “seed ball’ workshop and/or project.

Recurring pattern

These other chains use the same template but are separate decisions: