Preparations for this year's Hardscrabble, taking place September 23, 2023, are ongoing. If you would like to sponsor the event, volunteer for the day, or sign up your institution or group for a booth please contact us by email at events@redhooknyvillage.org
Village of Red Hook Human Relations Committee:
The Human Relations Committee meets every first Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm in the Village Hall conference room.
Unfortunately our Pop-Up exhibit “We are Neighbors” exhibit was rained out both on July 14th and August 4th. Plans are underway to coordinate a way to display the exhibit during the Community Day portion of the Hardscrabble festival.
The committee met on August 2nd and discussed possible goals for the year. Members were tasked with researching and proposing goals ahead of next month’s meeting on September 6th.
Village of Red Hook Highway Department Monthly Report
August 2023
1. Brush Pickup
Pickup of brush, and yard debris is scheduled for the first full week of every month, pending weather conditions and scheduling. Please be patient as it takes more than one day to get all the way around the Village. As of now, pickup is scheduled for ONCE A MONTH through the Fall.
Residents are reminded to place lawn debris and brush in separate piles, and tree branches no larger than 6” in diameter. Brush that includes tree trucks, stumps, garbage, or construction material will not be picked up.
2. Scrap Metal Program
|2.
| ScrapMetal Program | |
|---|---|
| The revenue received from the sale of scrap metal during the month of July, 2023 was | $2,412.50 |
| The total revenue for this Fiscal Year 2023- 2024 to date is | $2,412.50 |
| Since the Program’s inception in 9/2007, scrap metal donations have yielded a total | |
| of | |
| $50,290.56 |
Proceeds from this program go toward the purchase of tools and equipment for the Village Highway, Water, and Materials Management Departments. Residents and businesses interested in donating scrap metal may contact the Village Highway Department (845-758-8600 OR highway@redhooknyvillage.org) or the Village Clerk’s Office (845-758-1081 OR info@redhooknyvillage.org ). Highway Department personnel will assist property owners by picking up scrap metal upon request.
3. Highway Department Equipment
Garbage & Leaf Truck: The new garbage truck with leaf vacuum attachment (2020 International 4400 SBA 4X2) was delivered by Cyncon Equipment, Inc, on Tuesday August 8th, 2023. The purchase has been financed by a 6 month BAN (Bond Anticipation Note) as approved by the board at our July 10th meeting. Depending on the proceeds recouped from the sale of the old garbage truck parts, the Board will then determine by year's end how much of the CHIPS funding and the Highway reserve fund will be used to offset a long term 10-15 year bond for the remaining balance.
Line Striper: Highway Foreman Jake Smith has proposed that the Village purchase a Paint Striper in lieu of contracting out annually for repainting Village street lines. Purchasing the proposed line striper would be a one time cost of 5K rather than the 4- 5K approximate annual rate of both borrowing a machine along with paying for an operator’s time to run it. For the Boards consideration I have gathered quoted estimates for routine repainting of stops, bike signals, pedestrian walkways etc in recent years for comparison.
$4,750 on July 14, 2021, by Seal and Stripe Pavement Maintenance Specialists $4,220 on June 7, 2019, Easystreet Cleaning, Inc.