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:**
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**