Resolution to Authorize Submission of Two Grants for Richard M. Abrahams Park

Resolution #17-2026 — 2026-04-13

WHEREAS

• the Public Spaces Committee and the Abrahams Task Force has been working toward a master plan for the Richard M. Abrahams Memorial Park for several years
• the Public Spaces Committee has identified a Bard College intern candidate with a focus on landscape architecture who is interested in a summer internship
• a key element to the Park Master Plan will be adding a parking lot with the best location being off Linden Avenue that will take work in coordination with DEC due to the wetlands in that area
• engaging a civil engineer to support the development and planning for a parking lot off Linden Avenue is an essential first step in any Master Plan
• the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley offer grants from their donor directed funds on a rolling basis
• the Village of Red Hook is requesting up to a total of $15,000 for a stipend for a summer intern and initial civil engineering support for exploring the possibilities of a parking lot off Linden Avenue

RESOLVED

• the Village of Red Hook Board of Trustees hereby does approve and endorse the application for two grants for up to $15,000 total to the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley, for a summer intern focused on planning and a civil engineer for parking lot exploration for the Richard M. Abrahams Memorial Park.