VILLAGE OF RED HOOK VILLAGE GREEN COMMITTEE (VGC) MONTHLY REPORT MARCH, 2023
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The current balances of the Village Green Committee’s related budget accounts, as of March 31, 2023, are as follows:
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Community Beautification – Contractual Expenses (#8510.4) Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (-103.22)* *$1,000.00 Grant Reward from the NYS Urban Forestry Council forthcoming
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Shade Tree – Contractual Expenses (#8560.4) Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (-800.00)
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Village Green Committee Checking Account Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 7,674.32
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A Village Green Committee Meeting was held on March 7, 2023 in the Red Hook Village Building. David Pearson, Kathy Pearson, Brian Foran, and Brent Kovalchik attended. Items discussed included:
- Tree planting sites for the 2023 Annual Spring Planting/Arbor Day Celebrations. Tree sites are being finalized. A minimum of ten trees are required to be ordered from the nursery. VGC members are contacting residences to seek permission to plant trees on their adjacent Village street right-of-ways prior to the March 19, 2023 order placement deadline.
The Annual Spring Planting Day and Arbor Day Celebrations are tentatively scheduled for April 22, 2023. The actual date is to be confirmed pending delivery date of the trees.
- A letter, of March, 2023, was received from the Arbor Day Foundation, notifying the Village of Red Hook earned recognition as a 2022 Tree City USA. This is the twenty-first year that the Village of Red Hook, and the Village Green Committee earned this recognition. As stated in the letter, “Residents of the Village of Red Hook should be proud to live in a community that makes the planting and care of trees a priority.”
Thanks to David Pearson for preparing and submitting this year’s Tree City USA application.
- Residents and businesses interested in having a tree(s) planted on their adjacent Village street or NYS highway right-of-ways, volunteering for planting days, or
sponsoring a VGC beautification project, may contact David Pearson, Kathy Pearson, Brian Foran, or the Village Clerk.