Village of Red Hook Village Green Committee Monthly Report October 2023
The Current balances of the Village Green Committee’s related budget accounts, as of Sept. 7 are as follows:
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Community Beautification – contractual expenses (#8510.4) ‐‐‐‐‐ (‐)
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Shade Tree – contractual expenses (#8560.4) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ (‐)
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Village Green Committee Checking Account Balance ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐$9,046.32‐‐
The Village Green Committee met last month as part of the newly established quarterly meeting schedule. There was a discussion about the history of the VGC, tree plantings and recruitment. They also used this meeting for preliminary planning for the upcoming Fall planting which will happen early to mid‐November. Additionally, we discussed the grant application and process. The grant was submitted at the end of the month. Word should come middle to end of October about any award.
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, myself, Kym Bradley‐Rickard, or the Jen Cavanaugh‐ Village Clerk.
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be the Second Sunday of December at 6 p.m.
Village of Red Hook Sewer Department Monthly Report October 2023
We continue to meet regularly to discuss the final steps for the sewer project. We met on 29[th] to discuss the need for some bigger plans and to address the requests and future requests to connect. Currently we are working on edits to the code and ensuring all documentation is up to date and accurate.
There are still a few items on the checklist needing to be completed prior to a full completion of the Sewer Project.
As a reminder to all residents whether you are in the Sewer Use Area or not be kind to your pipes! Please put only 3 P’s in the toilet: Pee, Poop and (Toilet) Paper and while in the kitchen (or near other drains) no Fats, Oils, or Grease “FOG” – they clog up the pipes and make the system stressed. What goes down the drain matters!