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Village Green Committee Report — September 2025

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Trustee Uku Monthly Report for September 2025

Oct 6, 2025

VILLAGE GREEN COMMITTEE

  • Fall Planting Day is now tentatively scheduled for Saturday, November 8th at 9am.

  • The Village’s Fall Tree Order has been placed with Schichtel’s Nursery. Please see attached invoice.

  • The following are locations confirmed for planting:

2 Fraleigh St 9 Fraleigh St 41 Fraleigh St 78 Fraleigh St 7488 S. Broadway 7369 S. Broadway 63 E. Market 35 Benner Rd Firehouse Lane

francesuku@redhookvillage.gov

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TOTAL $1,775.00

Trustee Uku Monthly Report for September 2025

Oct 6, 2025

VILLAGE FOOD WASTE/COMPOST PROGRAM

Operations began on Sept 1, 2025. Early subscribers received the following invitation to the program’s soft launch:

On Sept 6, we placed an order for 80 countertop food waste pails at the wholesale rate provided by Amelia Legare of O Zone Red Hook. The total purchase amount was $1462.40 .

On Sept 24, Deputy Mayor Kjarval kindly offered her time to discuss branding and marketing for the program. Our hope is to tie in the food waste program into the excellent designs she has already developed for our other municipal services. I continue to work with her and the clerk on the program rollout.

On Sept 30, I picked up the 80 bins from O Zone, and delivered most of them to the Highway Garage for temporary storage. A box of 15 units is also in Village Hall, pending distribution arrangements and schedule.

Changes between versions

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The document title and header information were updated, and the attendee list was removed.

  • Title changed from 'Public Spaces Initiative Meeting Notes' to 'Village Green Committee Meeting Notes — August 18, 2025'
  • Document header date changed from '2025-08-25' to '2025-09-08'
  • Removed 'Attendees' list (Ash Bradley-Rickard, Linda Digasper, Babara Westermann, David Sokol, Mayor Smythe, Victoria Rolfe) and 'Absent' list (Betsy Brauer)
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8/18/2025 ## **P U B L I C S P A C E S I N I T I A T I V E** ## **O U R M I S S I O N** ## **Notes** 1. Welcome and Opening Remarks - Attendees – Ash Bradley-Rickard, Linda Digasper, Babara Westermann, David Sokol, Mayor Smythe, Victoria Rolfe - Absent – Betsy Brauer - Committee Advisory role - Mission Statement 1. Ash to send out revamped Mission/Vision statement with notes from Spring/Summer for review. Discuss at next meeting **2.** RHCC Seed Exchange Discussion Points: - Does it fit into the role of committee? 1. Village can donate the item to the community center and transfer ownership of maintaining to RHCC - Red Hook Library collaboration 1. RHCC is Seed Exchange, Library’s is a Seed Library (hand out seeds) 2. The two entities reach different parts of the community, seems beneficial to have both. Work to set up collaboration separately. 3. Pumpkins in the Park Discussion Points: - RHCC would like to participate but not own the event - Reach out to Library and Historic Society 8/18/2025 1. Ash to reach out to other non profits on transferring ownership of event to keep it going. (Add Rotary) 2. PS can still volunteer and participate in event 8/18/2025 3. If cost is brought down, Village could still maintain event. Bring - your own pumpkins, paper pumpkins etc. ## 4. 2026 focus Discussion Points: - Meadow requirements and guidelines 1. Research other municipalities for code around meadow gardens 2. How to inspire and encourage meadow gardens and keep aesthetic to code - Native planting and pollinators 1. Municipal lot /Chamber info booth revamp 2. Advisement on layout, design and native plants when project starts (TBD) - Art exhibits and processes 1. Review Art Expo information from 2015 5. Abraham’s task force - Time Frame for development 1. Village has engineering proposal for parking lot, waiting to confirm funds 2. After parking lot is finalized, then can move on to master plan for the park - Grant Opportunities for pollinator gardens 1. Research options available but may need plan for final submissions. Do not want to plant before having master plan finalized. 2. Pocket forests or native plant info gardens, areas designed to teach and inform people while being in the park - Bard collaborative 8/18/2025 1. Can work with Bard curatorial program and 3 Sister Garden to bring information or events to Park - April as Native Plant Month

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