Deputy Mayor Melkorka Kjarval’s Monthly Reports
January 13th, 2025
Red Hook Town Economic Development Committee: meets Bi-weekly on the second & fourth Wednesdays of the month at 8:40 am. An emergency meeting was held December 2nd, 2024 at the KDA office at 7531 N Broadway regarding drafting a response letter to the Town’s proposed Zoning amendment law. I was not present at that meeting.
The latest meeting was held on Wed, Jan 8th at Village Hall. The committee discussed a member stepping down, as well as possibly offering members who have hada string of absences, ex-officio positions. Over the past year the committee has had several meetings that did not have a quorum of 9-appointed members present. The committee decided to suggest several names to the Town Board although for the newly vacant seat. Next meeting on Jan 22nd is pending confirmation that Town Hall is available.
Dutchess County Safety Action Plan - Advisory Committee: No Update this month. The third meeting of this committee will be taking place on January 27th, 2024 in Poughkeepsie. In the meantime, if you are interested in Plan process you can learn more at: dutchessny.gov/SafetyActionPlan
Village of Red Hook Communications Committee: meets every first Wednesday of the month at 1:30 pm in the Village Hall conference room. The communications committee did not meet this month due to the first Monday falling on New Year's Day. There has been some progress on ongoing projects:
- e The New dual stream recycling guide, and waste collection information sheets were printed. See attached waste collection guide, which I did not include in last month's report.
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- e The Mayor has received official permission to use a .gov address, which will soon be required by all municipalities in New York State. Stay tuned on that rollout.
Village of Red Hook Human Relations Committee: meets every first Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm in the Village Hall conference room. January’s meeting was held on January 2nd. - During the meeting we discussed the ongoing Indigenous History project. We decided we would start a document compiling a list of research shared resources. At a meeting with Heather Bruegl on January 7th, we discussed adding a subpage to the committee website describing the goals of the project.
Village Public Works Department:
1. Scrap Metal Program: There has been no revenue received since my last report. ee eee
Since the Program’s inception, in Sep 2007, donations have yielded a total of | $58,239.74
Proceeds from the program go towards the purchase of tools & equipment for the Public Works Department. Residents & businesses interested in donating metal may contact the Village Clerk’s office to schedule a pickup.
- Seasonal Tree Pickup: The Public works department will be picking up Christmas trees through the end of January. Please place unwrapped and undecorated trees at the curb. 3. Snow Removal & Seasonal Parking Rules: Now that we have entered snow season, please remember that there is no overnight parking on village streets, and that items may get damaged by the plow trucks if they are left on the street edge. Also if you have a sidewalk adjacent to your property you are required to keep it clear of snow and ice within 24 hours after the end of a winter storm.
No all-night street parking is permitted in the Village from November 1st thru March 31st. Vehicles parked on the streets between 11 PM - 6 AM may be ticketed and towed at the owner's expense.
Property owners are reminded to remove athletic equipment, garbage receptacles and/or any other temporary obstacles from the side of streets to prevent their damage during snow removal operations.
The owner and/or occupant of every building/lot in the village with an adjoining sidewalk, is required to remove snow and ice within 24 hrs of the end ofasnowstorm. The Village Public Works Department, at the direction of the Village board of Trustees, may remove uncleared snow/ice , at the cost of $2.00 per linear foot to the property owner. Charges will be assessed and collected with the next tax levy.
- Trash & Recycling Pickup:
Trash & Recycling must be out before 5am on Monday mornings.
Cardboard bundles should be bound together with string or tape, Paper recycling should be placed loose within a lidded tub or bin.
Bulk Item tags are available for purchase at the Clerk's office.
Recycling Pickup alternates between Yellow (Paper & cardboard) & Blue (Metal, Plastic & Glass). The DualStream Recycling calendar and guide can be picked up at the Clerk's office, or found online at redhookvillage.org/recycle
Residents can drop off household compost at the Town Recycling Center, Wed & Sat 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- Street Light Complaints:
If you notice a street light out in the Village: You may notify Central Hudson directly by going to: cenhud.com/en/outages, selecting ‘Report a Street Light’ and filling out their online form.
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