The engineer is reaching out to colleague for best advice in how to move forward
Village of Red Hook Town of Red Hook Greenway and Trails Committee Monthly Report April 2025
The April meeting covered proposed the Winnakee Land Trust Ribbon Cutting day for the expanded Saw Kill trail which was moved to June 7[th] (national trails day) from April 26[th] which was Rails to Trails Conservancy Trails Day due to DEC scheduling conflicts. It also covered how the committee will be involved in the Tour De Red Hook which happened May 4[th] . The ’ – committee agreed that they d provide swag free stickers, safety information, trail information and use it as an opportunity to promote all the trails and even though this ride was using the Cookingham Farm trails specifically. They agreed to order kid and adult reflective vests, reflective stickers with the trails logo and trail maps all of which would be free to those in the community who participated.
The committee is actively working on promoting the trails as off-road and safer options for traveling between schools and neighborhoods and working through educational material to send out regarding the “ rules of the roads/trails ” such as road safety, looking both ways, walking against traffic, riding with traffic, etc.
Village of Red Hook Climate Smart Communities Monthly Report April 2025
April ’ s meeting was devoted to collecting suggestions of pledge elements from the CSC Program to start to prioritize them for Board Approval. However, the taskforce must be formally created with authority. There were many Action items from each Pledge Element that would be helpful.
The Tour de Red Hook Bike ride was discussed in relation to PE 6 (climate smart land use). It offers a great opportunity to gather more data on street and trail usage and requests directly from our residents. The Repair Café was a well-attended event that ’ happens quarterly with the Town s CAC at The Red Hook Community Center – the CSC participated via engagement with residents about the upcoming compost program. We ’ even had a few people sign up for it – however, I think they re town residents. But it is always great to engage with chat with the members of our community. The website page has been created and designed and waiting for final uploading to our site and Sign Painter Colin Packard has created a few renderings of the big sign for the shed which would also include the Village Logo as well as acknowledge the County for their financial sponsorship. I also want to thank Polina Malikin for her work on the program ’ s logo.