Village of Red Hook Trustee Charlie Laing Monthly Reports APRIL
Materials Management
In the month of April the Village Highway Dept collected 2.38 tons of recycling (0.78 tons of comingled; 0.61 tons of cardboard; and 0.99 tons of paper). The Village also collected 3.83 tons of garbage which was transported to UCRRA at a total cost of $498.21 ($440.45 in tipping fees and $33.03 of fuel surcharge, but also $4.90 in charges for contaminated recycling). Over the course of the month the Village collected $2,547 from sale of garbage tags, broken down as follows: $1,590 at Village Hall; $600 from Taste Budds; $357 from the Red Hook Public Library. I turns out that its not very easy to get an accurate volume of the garbage removed in the Welch dumpster since we just pay for the service and the garbage is mixed with other refuse before it is weighed at UCRRA.
Water Treatment Facilities
See attached C3ND report.
Saw Kill Watershed Community
The Saw Kill Watershed Community (SKWC) met in person at Village Hall on April 24 to continue discussion of organizational needs and priorities for 2024. In attendance were representatives from Bard College, Winnakee Land Trust, and members of the Red Hook community. The group was very appreciative of the use of Village Hall for their meeting and will plan to utilize the facility on the fourth Wednesday of every month.
The following issues and interests were discussed as priorities going forward:
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Residential use of herbicides/pesticides & potential watershed impacts
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Engagement on the Town of Red Hook sewer discussion
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Ground water sampling
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Amphibian migration project
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Community science projects
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Winnakee stream hike
Other areas of interest are the Village’s sewer discharges and the lead service line assessment.
Community Preservation Fund Committee
No meetings in the month of April.
I reached out to Christine Kane to get an update on the next meeting and current status of the CPF fund and am still awaiting a reply.
Water/Sewer Utility Bill Adjustments
See report submitted by J.Cavanaugh