Trustee Uku DPW Report for January 2026
Feb 9, 2026
## **Highway Department:**
## Materials Management
Here are this month’s costs and expenses. Please refer to the attached Resource Recovery Data Report.
Trash & Recycling Pickup
Trash & recycling must be out before 5am on Monday mornings. 1. Cardboard bundles should be bound together with string or tape. 2. Paper recycling should be placed loose within a lidded tub or bin.
Recycling pickup alternates between **Yellow (paper & cardboard)** & **Blue (metal, plastic & glass).** Bulk Waste disposal (of mattresses, large furniture, etc.) is available to Village residents and businesses at a very affordable rate.
Please contact the Clerk to purchase tags for any Village disposal services:
(845) 758-1081 – info@redhookvillage.gov - or in person M-F, 11AM- 4PM
**The Dual-Stream Recycling Calendar and Guide** is available at Village Hall, and at redhookvillage.org/recycle
Food Waste Dropof
Residents are welcome to join the Village’s **Food Waste Collection Program** , made possible in part by a composting grant from Dutchess County. To sign up, contact the Clerk or visit redhookvillage.gov/compost
## Brush / Yard Waste Pickup
Concluded for the season. See you in the spring!
## **Scrap Metal Program:**
|Revenue received (12/31/25) since the last report was|**$0**|
|---|---|
|Total revenue for this Fiscal Year (Jun 2025- May 2026) to date is|**$3477.10**|
|Since the Program’s inception, in Sep 2007, donations have yielded a total of|<br>**$58994.34**|
|Proceeds from the program go towards the purchase of tools & equipment for the Public Works<br>Dept. Residents & businesses interested in donating metal may contact the Village Clerk’s ofce to<br>schedule a pickup.||
Trustee Uku DPW Report for January 2026
Feb 9, 2026
## **Snow Removal & Seasonal Parking Rules:**
No all-night street parking is permitted in the Village from **November 1st - 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 of a snowstorm.** The Village Highway Department may remove uncleared snow/ice , at cost to the property owner.
## **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.
## **Potholes:**
Y ou can notify the village of potholes on Village roads by calling the Village Clerk’s office or filling out the “Report a Concern” form at: redhookvillage.org/concern. Please note that the Village is not allowed to conduct repairs on State Highways. If you would like to report a pothole on a State Highway, The Village can forward your concern - or you can submit your complaint directly to the NYS DOT by calling 1.800.POTHOLE (1.800.768.4653).
## **Foreman Appreciation, or,** _**“Giving Jake his Flowers”**_ **:**
Eternal thanks to Jake and Team DPW for all their hard work keeping our roads clear and safe during unusually heavy snowfall in the month of January, and throughout this punishing winter. Thank you also for helping to make the Village Food Waste Kickoff Event a success. The entire Village is grateful for you.
## **francesuku@redhookvillage.gov**
Trustee Uku Village Food Waste Report for January 2025
Feb 9, 2025
**The Village Food Waste Collection Program is now live.** Village residents are invited to sign up at redhookvillage.gov/compost, in person, or by phone/email to the Clerk.
In January, I continued to contribute text and tech – writing copy for the website, the physical shed, and handouts – as well as the backend, making sure the registration Google Form and Google Spreadsheet are always synchronized. The digital battery also ran out of juice early in the month, so I both recharged and set it up to send out alerts before it goes completely offline.
**Our hauler, Ray Silverman of Laughing Fox Farm, has provided our latest collection data:**
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Estimated total volume diverted from landfill since Sept 1, 2025: **1, 884 lbs**
**francesuku@redhookvillage.gov**
Trustee Uku Village Green Report for January 2026
Feb 9, 2026
The Village Green Committee met on **January 15th 2026 at 6:00 PM** at Village Hall. As you recall, the mayor appointed the committee members by resolution at our January meeting. All terms expire on 12/31/2026.
The Committee has decided on its quarterly meeting schedule, which will be **the third Thursday of the month in which meetings are held.** For 2026, these would be _1/15, 4/16, 7/16, 10/15_ **.** Mayor Smythe advised that once this was reported out, the next step is for the Clerk to put these on the website and calendar.
The committee shared their Task List for January 2026. Of highest priority:
1. **updating the VGC page on the Village website** . I have advised that I will confirm the most expedient way of getting their communications up.
2. **canvass tree locations via postcard outreach** . This would be a complement to the online form I created for residents to place street tree requests. The Committee will return with a design for final Board approval.
Finally, they would like to inform the Board that due to Michelle Decker’s imminent retirement, we will **no longer have a donor for our tree digging needs.**
## **Reminders:**
- **I have set up a Village Street Tree Request Form** . Ask your Clerk (or a neighbor) if a complimentary street tree is right for you. The form can be accessed from the Agenda page for this meeting on the Village website.
- If you have a little free time and want to meet fun neighbors, the Village Green might be just the place for you. Please contact the Clerk, or email **VGC Chair Tara Barrett: hilbarr@gmail.com**
As always, it’s a pleasure to serve this hardworking team.
**francesuku@redhookvillage.gov**
## **NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH**
Bureau of Water Supply Protection
## **Water Systems Operation Report**
Microbiological Sample Results
||Public Water System Name|Public Water System Name||Reporting Month/Year|Reporting Month/Year|Reporting Month/Year||Date Report Submitted|Date Report Submitted|Source Wa|ter Type(s)|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Village of R**|**ed Hook**|||Jan-26|||2/5/2026||Surface<br>Ground<br>Purchase with subsequen<br>Purchase w/out subsequ|GWUDI<br>t chlorination<br>ent chlorination|
||Public Water|System ID||||||Town, Village, or City||||
||**NY130**|**2775**|||**Dutchess**|||**Village**||||
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|DATE|Source(s) in Use|Treated water<br>volume (1,000<br>gallons/day)|||Chlorination||||Other Treatments / Readings|||
||||Gaseous||Liquid||Free chlorine<br>residual at entry<br>point (mg/l)|||||
||||Cylinder<br>weight (lbs.)|Chlorine<br>used per<br>day (lbs.)|Hypochlorite added to<br>crock (gallons or quarts)|||||||
|1|3,9,12,13&15|215902|||||1.18|||||
|2|3,9,12,13&15|224821||||10|1.2|||||
|3|3,9,12,13&15|226740|||||1.8|||||
|4|3,9,12,13&15|229209||||5|1.88|||||
|5|3,9,12,13&15|219868||||5|1.77|||||
|6|3,9,12,13&15|221223|||||1.71|||||
|7|3,9,12,13&15|222313||||25|1.66|||||
|8|3,9,12,13&15|215699|||||1.51|||||
|9|3,9,12,13&15|220377|||||1.46|||||
|10|3,9,12,13&15|226809|||||1.4|||||
|11|3,9,12,13&15|221643||||5|1.37|||||
|12|3,9,12,13&15|216611||||20|1.25|||||
|13|3,9,12,13&15|216890|||||1.29|||||
|14|3,9,12,13&15|221564|||||1.41|||||
|15|3,9,12,13&15|222212|||||1.48|||||
|16|3,9,12,13&15|228562||||20|1.57|||||
|17|3,9,12,13&15|210652|||||1.51|||||
|18|3,9,12,13&15|216038|||||1.6|||||
|19|3,9,12,13&15|223755|||||1.67|||||
|20|3,9,12,13&15|214468||||15|1.69|||||
|21|3,9,12,13&15|213557|||||1.62|||||
|22|3,9,12,13&15|226195|||||1.59|||||
|23|3,9,12,13&15|222116||||25|1.56|||||
|24|3,9,12,13&15|231127|||||1.76|||||
|25|3,9,12,13&15|207513|||||1.23|||||
|26|3,9,12,13&15|211877|||||1.53|||||
|27|3,9,12,13&15|224323|||||1.67|||||
|28|3,9,12,13&15|226164||||5|1.62|||||
|29|3,9,12,13&15|216631|||||1.61|||||
|30|3,9,12,13&15|220831||||20|1.65|||||
|31|3,9,12,13&15|226649|||||1.68|||||
|**Total**||**6842339**||||155||||||
|**AVG.**||220721||#DIV/0!||5.00|1.55|#DIV/0!|#DIV/0!|#DIV/0!|#DIV/0!|
|**MAX:**||**231127**||||||||||
|Reported by:<br>Signature:<br>Chlorine Mix|Ratio =<br>Leslie A Coon Jr||Title:<br>Date:<br>quarts/gallons of|||||% chlorine added to|NYS DOH Operator Certification Number:<br>Operator Grade Level<br>gallons of||**NY0039091**<br>water in crock|
|||||||Sr. Area Manager||||||
|||||||**2/4/2026**|||||**IIB/C**<br>|
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## **Microbiological Samples and Free Chlorine Residual**
| Sample Location | Date of Sample | Sample Type | Total | E.coli | Free Chlorine Residual | Did not collect/analyze repeat sample. | Did not collect/analyze repeat sample. |
| - | - | 1.Routine | Coliform | Positive | (mg/l) | **X** | **X** |
| - | - | 2.Repeat | Positive | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | **Population Served:** | **Population Served:** |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | **2830** | **2830** |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | **Number of microbiological monitoring samples required:** | **Number of microbiological monitoring samples required:** |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | **Number of microbiological monitoring samples taken:** | **Number of microbiological monitoring samples taken:** |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | **Did an M&R violation oc** | **Did an M&R violation oc** |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | If “Yes,” check reason (s) below: | If “Yes,” check reason (s) below: |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | Actual number of samples is fewer than required. | Actual number of samples is fewer than required. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | Did an MCL violation occur? | Did an MCL violation occur? |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | Did not collect/analyze for E. coli for positive total coliform from | Did not collect/analyze for E. coli for positive total coliform from |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | routine/repeat sample. | routine/repeat sample. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | If “**Yes**,” check reason(s) below (see also Part 5, Table 6 for | If “**Yes**,” check reason(s) below (see also Part 5, Table 6 for |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | additional information). | additional information). |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | For systems collecting less than 40 samples per month: two or m | For systems collecting less than 40 samples per month: two or m |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | samples (routine and /or repeat) are positive for total coliform (= | samples (routine and /or repeat) are positive for total coliform (= |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | MCL | MCL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | violation). | violation). |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | The original sample was E.coli positive and at least 1 repeat sam | The original sample was E.coli positive and at least 1 repeat sam |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | positive for total coliform ( =E.coli MCL violation | positive for total coliform ( =E.coli MCL violation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | ). | ). |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | For systems collecting 40 or more samples per month: more than | For systems collecting 40 or more samples per month: more than |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | samples (routine and/or repeat) are positive for total coliform (= t | samples (routine and/or repeat) are positive for total coliform (= t |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | MCL | MCL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | violation). | violation). |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | No | No |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | No | No |
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||||Yes<br>No|Yes<br>No||||ore of the<br>total coliform<br>ple was<br>5% of the<br>otal coliform|
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||||Yes<br>No|Yes<br>No|||||
||||Yes<br>No|Yes<br>No|||||
||||Yes<br>No|Yes<br>No||Reminder: System must collect a<br>monitoring samples during the|minimum of five (5) routine microbiological<br>month following a repeat sample collection.||
||||Yes<br>No|Yes<br>No|||||
|||||||**As required by 5-1.72, “Operation**<br>**form shall be sent to your local hea**<br>**the next reporting period.**|**of a Public Water System,” a copy of this**<br>**lth department by the 10th calendar day of**||
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## **Sample Collector(s):**
**Name of NYSDOH Certified Laboratory: Did any MCL violation occur? If so, please describe:**
**Did an emergency or low pressure problem occur? Did source water bypass an existing treatment process in the system? If so, please explain.**
**Comments:**
**Samples accidentally missed. February samples taken 2/5/26**
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**Document Name** 012026RedHookWTP.pdf **PWS ID Number** NY1302775 **PWS Name** RED HOOK VILLAGE **Uploaded By** Leslie Coon **Upload Date** 2/5/2026 4:35:59 PM **Document Status** Pending Review
**Document Type** Monthly Operation Report **Report Month** January 2026 **Average Chlorine Residual at Entry Point** 1.55 mg/L **Minimum Chlorine Residual at Entry Point** 1.18 mg/L **Average Daily Treated Volume of Water** 220,721 Gallons **Total Treated Volume of Water this Month** 6,842,339 Gallons **Maximum Daily Treated Volume of Water** 231,127 Gallons **Was there a positive Total Coliform/E. Coli?** No **Did an Emergency Occur** No **Previous Versions** January 2026
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Amy Smith February Reports
## **Water & Utility Billing**
In the month of January, the Village Water Department treated a total of 6,842,339 gallons with an average of 220,721 gallons per day. The average residual free chlorine level at the point of entry was 1.55 milligrams per liter of water.
As the Water Systems Operation Report form indicates, no January samples were taken for e-coli and fecal coliform testing. The report notes read as follows “Samples accidentally missed. February samples were taken 2/5/26.” The Feb 5 samples came back clear.
## **Project Reports**
I met with the mayor for our scheduled discussion of my current projects on Friday. The mayor asked me to look at the data on home sales to see if I could expand the chronology of the data set since Consultant Franson confirmed that the chart came from Realtor.com which has no additional data. I collected data on the sales prices of homes in the Village from 2016 through 2025 using the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance’s Office of Real Property Tax Services Municipal Portal’s online database. Data from that source included transfers in deeds within families or between an individual and an LLC or trust also in that person’s name. As those transactions do not reflect properties that were on the market, they were not included in my calculations. I made a data table and later made the graph now included in the draft Zoning Area Study.
I participated in the biweekly **Personnel Policy Development** meeting with the mayor and Payroll Clerk Irene Holsapple. At our first meeting in January, we discussed the sample personnel policybooks I’d collected from other municipalities as well as the ones that the mayor and Irene knew about. We started a draft table of contents for the Village’s future personnel policybook and identified additional sources that would be necessary to consult. For our second meeting, we planned to continue work on the table of contents and to share sources for specific policies. I compiled a list of references to NYS and federal labor laws with requirements for municipalities and/or employers generally so that they may be linked in the future policybook. The second meeting had to be canceled due to the snowstorm still happening in the morning on Monday, January 26.
The **School Speed Zone** , last month I submitted the packet to request the implementation of a school speed zone to the DOT Office of Government and Community Relations which turns out to not be the most efficient pathway. On the mayor’s advice, I have since followed up that email by also sending it to Bill LaRose, the Village’s contact person for the DOT’s Area 8. Mr. LaRose responded and I have now submitted it to the recommended email address.
## **Grants**
I attended the Public Spaces Committee meeting on Tuesday, February 2 to provide support for and advice on their search for grant funding for Abrahams Park. I advised the committee that grant requests to NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation are graded based on how they fulfill the Office’s annual funding priorities as well as the priorities of the 2025-2030 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP). Given the high density of outdoor recreation options available to Village residents, I believe that the Abrahams Park project will have a greater chance of success, if the Village first seeks smaller grants funding to allow for professional consultant work that would build on the terrific volunteer work done to engage community ideas and support. Smaller grants will allow the project to move forward and then submit a grant proposal with supporting documentation from qualified professionals. I agreed to research possible funding sources that would emphasize planning for a public park project. Finally, I recommended that they use the grant’s specific supporting documents as deliverables requested of the Bard student who is potentially doing a senior project on the park.
I communicated via email with Sean Ragan, Senior Landscape Architect at Tighe and Bond, who, along with engineer Brandee Nelson, developed the proposal the Village used to apply for a Greenway Compact Grant for a prioritized plan to improve the pedestrian experience in the Village center. I shared the feedback we received from the Greenway Compact grant reviewers that the Village should resubmit the project for the current round of grants; however, this time focus solely on planning.
This shift requires that the Village’s match be financial rather than in-kind implementation. So, I asked the Tighe and Bond consultants to help me identify how we might scale back the plan to fit a much tighter budget. The Greenway Compact grant’s current round is due March 15. The application will be very easy to submit as it requires only adjustment of removing the section on initial implementation and adjusting the proposed budget and timeline. I anticipate hearing from Tighe and Bond in the next week or so. Let’s hope there is a way we can make planning for pedestrian spaces work on half the initial budget.
Finally, I spoke with the County’s Community Investment Program Coordinator in order to clarify whether the Village might qualify for an extension on the Language Access Grant to allow for the production time of additional bilingual signage for outside Village Hall. The budget adjustment we requested mid-January was granted, so the reimbursement request is now being processed.
## **Events**
The Chamber of Commerce reached out to request a meeting as they would like to be the sponsoring organization for the Parade of Lights. The mayor and I will meet with them next week.