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Trustee Uku Village Green Report for March 2026

April 13, 2026

The Village Green Committee has been actively preparing for the spring season.

Arbor Day Planning: After discussion among committee members, the VGC has decided to consolidate to a single planting day this fall, rather than the traditional two per year. This allows for better advance planning of planting locations and tree selection from Schichtel’s nursery. Per Tree City USA standards, our Arbor Day obligation is to observe the day at some point during the year, which opens up possibilities beyond planting alone.

Arbor Day Maintenance Day: Committee member Brenda Cagle has proposed an Arbor Day mainte­ nance day as an alternative spring activity. Ideas include installing gator bags on trees planted since fall 2024, minor pruning of dead or crossing limbs, refreshing mulch on newer trees at Abrahams Park, removing winter tree guards, and providing homeowners with tree care notes. This will be discussed at the next meeting.

Town Collaboration: Brenda has offered to reach out to the Town Tree Commission (Chair Cathy and Hop) about a joint Arbor Day celebration. The Town hosts an annual celebration in the Town Hall parking lot with demonstrations and free trees. The committee is discussing whether to join them this year.

Canvassing Postcard: Committee member Joy Glass designed a canvassing postcard featuring a QR code linking to the Village Street Tree Request Form. The committee approved Version B. The Margaret Street, Tower Street, and Bird Street area has been identified as a target for upcoming canvassing.

Resident Inquiry: Lisa Menz, a frequent visitor to Abrahams Park, inquired about planting a memorial tree. I informed her of the Board’s temporary halt on new installations in Abrahams Park and directed her to the street tree program and Chair Barrett for this fall’s planting.

Next Meeting: Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 6 PM in the Village Courtroom.

Reminders:

  • The Village Street Tree Request Form is available at the Village Green Committee page: redhookvillage.gov/200/Village­Green­Committee

  • If you have a little free time and want to meet fun neighbors, the Village Green might be just the place for you. Contact the Clerk, or email VGC Chair Tara Barrett: hilbarr@gmail.com

As always, it is my pleasure to serve this hardworking team.

francesuku@redhookvillage.gov

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[Sourced from UCRRA, Village receipts, Highway Foreman notes. AI assistance from Claude.] ## **Highway Department Report for March–April 2026** by Trustee Uku · May 11, 2026 ## **Materials Management** Please refer to the attached Resource Recovery Data Report for full details. The UCRRA fuel surcharge rose from 6.75% to 11.25% in April, reflecting increased fuel costs. Contaminated recycling charges also increased — $6.28 in March and $14.52 in April — a reminder to be more thoughtful when recycling. I’d like to suggest giving the Highway Department greater discretion to decline pickups that are contaminated, improperly bagged, or loosely bound. ## **Scrap Metal Program** |Revenue since the last report (2/28/26)|$1,490.45| |---|---| |Total revenue this Fiscal Year (Jun 2025 – May 2026) to date|$5,446.05| |Since the program’s inception in Sep 2007, donations have yielded a total of|$60,963.29| _Proceeds go towards the purchase of tools and equipment for the Highway Department. Residents and businesses interested in donating metal may contact the Village Clerk’s office to schedule a pickup._ ## **Trash & Recycling** Trash and recycling must be out before 5 AM 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. Recycling pickup alternates between Yellow (paper & cardboard) and Blue (metal, plastic & glass). Bulk waste disposal (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, 11 AM – 4 PM. ## **Food Waste Dropoff** 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** Back in season! Brush is collected in the first full week of the month. Please place piles neatly curbside for collection, not in the road. _**Please refer regularly to the 2026 Waste Collection Guide, Dual Stream Recycling Guide, and Pickup Calendar. Credit for designing these belongs to Deputy Mayor Kjarval. I couldn’t survive without mine.**_ ## **Street Light Out? Potholes?** If you notice a street light out in the Village, you may notify Central Hudson directly at cenhud.com/en/outages — select “Report a Street Light” and fill out their online form. You 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. You can also submit your complaint directly to the NYS DOT by calling 1-800-POTHOLE (1-800-768-4653). ## **Foreman Appreciation** _(“Giving Jake His Flowers”)_ Jake and his crew have been busy. Seasonal tree removal is underway — several hazardous trees have been identified across the Village. Safety first, always. New signage was installed at Abrahams Park in April. **==> picture [108 x 145] intentionally omitted <==** ## PLEASE REMEMBER: - → **dogs must be on leash at all times** - → **poop must be scooped** - → **litter goes in the provided trash bins** (or out of the park with you.) - If you notice dog waste bags are out, please be a neighbor and let the Clerk know. Jake and I have also begun early discussions on infrastructure grants for road and drainage improvements on Elizabeth St., as well as the process for adding stop signs at key intersections. Both require navigating between state agencies and many many hours doing so. Never too early to start. Thank you as always to Jake and his team. 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UCRRA**|**8.13**|**4.37**|**5.62**|**7.03**|**1.72**|**3**|**2.38**|**3.21**|**0**|**5.33**|**0.53**|**7.07**||||| |**REVENUE**||||||||||||||||| |**Tags Sold**|**$2,820.00**|**$2,927.00 **|**$ 2,480.00**|<br>**$2,696.00**|**$3,592.00**|**$2,748.00**|**$2,517.00**|**$3,507.00**|**$1,545.00**|**$2,979.00**|**$2,490.00**|**$2,078.00**|**$2,698.25**|**$32,379.00**||| |||||||||||||||||| |**COSTS**||||||||||||||||| |**Garbage @ $135/ton**|**$939.95**|**$502.55**|**$646.30**|**$808.45**|**$197.80**|**$355.00**|**$288.70**|**$433.35**|**$0.00**|**$719.55**|**$81.55**|**$964.45**|**$494.80**|**$5,937.65**||| |**Fuel Surcharge**|**$65.85**|**$33.92**|**$43.63**|**$50.53**|**$11.86**|**$21.30**|**$17.33**|**$24.92**|**$0.00**|**$44.97**|**$5.10**|**$57.87**|**$31.44**|**$377.28**||| |**Contaminated Recycling**|**$6.10**|**$2.44**|**$0.00**|**$2.43**|**$4.84**|**$0.00**|**$0.00**|**$0.00**|**$0.00**|**$0.00**|**$0.00**|**$0.00**|**$1.32**|**$15.81**||| |**Welsh/Royal Dumpster**|**$246.63**|**$246.63**|**$246.63**|**$246.63**|**$246.63**|**$246.63**|**$218.51**|**$218.51**|**$218.51**|**$218.51**|**$218.51**|**$218.51**|**$232.57**|**$2,790.84**||| |**TOTAL COSTS**|**$1,258.53**|**$785.54**|**$936.56**|**$1,108.04**|**$461.13**|**$622.93**|**$524.54**|**$676.78**|**$218.51**|**$983.03**|**$305.16**|**$1,240.83**|**$760.13**|**$9,121.58**||| |||||||||||||||||| |**TOTAL REVENUE**|**$2,820.00**|**$2,927.00**|**$2,480.00**|**$2,696.00**|**$3,592.00**|**$2,748.00**|**$2,517.00**|**$3,507.00**|**$1,545.00**|**$2,979.00**|**$2,490.00**|**$2,078.00**|**$2,698.25**|**$32,379.00**||| |**2025/2026**|**June***|**July**|**August**|**September**|**October**|**November **|**December**|**January**|**February**|**March**|**April**|**May**|**Average**|**YTD**||| |**TONS**||||||||||||||||| |**Commingled**|**1.29**|**0.78**|**0.85**|**0.83**|**1.02**|**1.68**|**2.3**|**1.43**|**1.5**|**2.03**|**1.49**||**1.38**|**15.20**||| |**Cardboard**|**0.65**|**0.44**|**0.52**|**0.64**|**0.52**|**0.90**|**0.91**|**0.76**|**0.57**|**0.82**|**0.77**||**0.68**|**7.50**||| |**Paper**|**0.68**|**0.65**|**0.62**|**1.08**|**0.77**|**1.17**|**1.63**|**1.18**|**1.11**|**1.48**|**1.23**||**1.05**|**11.60**||| |**Total Recycling**|**2.62**|**1.87**|**1.99**|**2.55**|**2.31**|**3.75**|**4.84**|**3.37**|**3.18**|**4.33**|**3.49**||**3.12**|**34.30**||| |**Garbage - Dumpster**|**5**|**5**|**5**|**5**|**5**|**5**|**5**|**5**|**5**|**5**|**5**||**14.58**|**160.39**||| |**Garbage - UCRRA**|**5.83**|**9.89**|**6.62**|**9.98**|**13.39**|**9.19**|**11.69**|**8.99**|**8.91**|**11.87**|**9.03**|||||| |**Garbage - Total**|**10.83**|**14.89**|**11.62**|**14.98**|**18.39**|**14.19**|**16.69**|**13.99**|**13.91**|**16.87**|**14.03**|||||| |**REVENUE**||||||||||||||||| |**Tags Sold**|**$2,383.00**|**$2,848.00 **|**$ 2,289.00**|<br>**$2,985.00**|**$3,318.00**|**$1,813.00**|**$2,975.00**|**$3,093.00**|**$1,742.00**|**$2,764.00**|**$2,275.00**||**$2,589.55**|**$28,485.00**||| |**Tivoli Service@ $682.50/wk**||||||**$2,730.00**|**$2,730.00**|**$2,730.00**|**$2,730.00**|**$2,730.00**|**$2,730.00**|||**$16,380.00**||| |||||||||||||||||| |**COSTS**||||||||||||||||| |**Garbage @ $135/ton**|**$807.05**|**$1,402.75**|**$893.70**|**$1,357.30**|**$1,807.65**|**$1,250.65**|**$1,578.15**|**$1,432.78**|**$1,336.50**|**$1,820.50**|**$1,354.50**||**$1,367.41**|**$15,041.53**||| |**Fuel Surcharge**|**$48.54**|**$87.81**|**$55.86**|**$84.83**|**$112.98**|**$78.18**|**$102.58**|**$84.28**|**$83.53**|**$122.89**|**$152.38**||**$92.17**|**$1,013.86**||| |**Garbage - Total**|**$855.59**|**$1,490.56**|**$949.56**|**$1,442.13**|**$1,920.63**|**$1,328.83**|**$1,680.73**|**$1,517.06**|**$1,420.03**|**$1,943.39**|**$1,506.88**||**$1,459.58**|**$16,055.39**||| |**Contaminated Recycling**|**$2.70**|**$2.70**|**$7.06**|**$0.00**|**$1.41**|**$2.83**|**$0.00**|**$23.44**|**$3.13**|**$6.28**|**$14.52**||**$5.82**|**$64.07**||| |**Welsh/Royal Dumpster**|**$218.51**|**$218.51**|**$218.51**|**$218.51**|**$218.51**|**$218.51**|**$218.51**|**$218.51**|**$218.51**|**$218.51**|**$218.51**||**$218.51**|**$2,403.61**||| |**TOTAL COSTS**|**$1,076.80**|**$1,711.77**|**$1,175.13**|**$1,660.64**|**$2,140.55**|**$1,550.17**|**$1,899.24**|**$1,759.01**|**$1,641.67**|**$2,168.18**|**$1,739.91**||**$1,683.92**|**$18,523.07**||| |||||||||||||||||| |**TOTAL REVENUE**|**$2,383.00**|**$2,848.00**|**$2,289.00**|**$2,985.00**|**$3,318.00**|**$4,543.00**|**$5,705.00**|**$5,823.00**|**$4,472.00**|**$5,494.00**|**$5,005.00**||**$4,078.64**|**$44,865.00**||| |**inc. Tivoligarbage (started 6/24/25)**|||||||||||||||||

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