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Highway Equipment Purchases and Winter Operations

2026last touched · 9 source resolutions
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Resolutions authorizing the purchase, lease, or bond financing of highway department vehicles, trucks, plows, and equipment, and establishing cooperative purchasing agreements for road salt and sand and snow removal fee schedules.
In force, by year of last update
2026this year
Snow Removal Fee — First Offense
Per Village Code Section 165-1, if a property owner fails to clear snow and ice within 24 hours after a storm, the Village will clear the sidewalk and charge the owner. The first offense in a season is billed at $2.00 per linear foot for snow removal and $0.50 per linear foot for sanding/salting. These fees are effective retroactive to the beginning of the winter season.[9]
Snow Removal Fee — Second Offense
A second offense in the same season is billed at $3.00 per linear foot for snow removal and $0.75 per linear foot for sanding/salting, per the tiered penalty structure established to encourage timely sidewalk clearing.[9]
Snow Removal Fee — Third and Subsequent Offenses
A third or any subsequent offense in the same season is billed at $4.00 per linear foot for snow removal and $1.00 per linear foot for sanding/salting. Fees are charged against the property owner in the next tax assessment and collected with the next tax levy per Village Code Section 165-4.[9]
2017
Plow Truck Bond Authorization
The Village authorized the acquisition of a plow truck at an estimated maximum cost of $173,355 and authorized the issuance of bonds in that principal amount to finance the acquisition. The period of probable usefulness is fifteen (15) years, and the proposed maturity of the bonds exceeds five (5) years.[3]
2018 Freightliner Dump/Plow Truck Financing
The Village authorized the Mayor and Treasurer to issue a note for $88,855 through Salisbury Bank and Trust Company at an interest rate of 1.88% for the purchase of a 2018 Freightliner 108SD dump/plow truck. A down payment of $84,500 was funded from identified 2016–17 and 2017–18 fiscal year line items, with proceeds from the sale of the 1996 International truck and FEMA recovery funds to be deposited toward the first bond payment.[4]
2008
John Deere Compact Tractor Purchase
The Village authorized the purchase of a John Deere compact tractor with a 53" bucket and 47" snowblower for the Highway Department at a total cost of $23,564.08. Funding was drawn from the Snow Reserve ($5,000), General Repairs Highway budgets ($3,500.08 and $2,000), revenue from the sale of the existing tractor ($3,000–$5,000), and a 5-year bond for the remaining balance of approximately $8,064–$10,064.[1]
Power Broom Attachment Purchase
The Village authorized the purchase of a power broom attachment for the John Deere Compact Tractor at a cost of $2,803.76, funded from budget line item #5110.2 – General Repairs EQ – Highway.[2]
History · superseded or expired
2025
Snow Removal Fee — Flat Rate $4.00/Linear Foot
Superseded by Resolution 2-2026 (footnote 9), which replaced the flat rate with a tiered penalty structure. Resolution 46-2025 and its amendment had set a flat snow removal fee of $4.00 per linear foot and a sanding/salting fee of $1.00 per linear foot.[7][8]
2022
Snow Removal Fee — Flat Rate $2.00/Linear Foot
Superseded by Resolution 46-2025 (footnote 7) and then by Resolution 2-2026 (footnote 9). The Board originally affirmed a flat fee of $2.00 per linear foot for Village-performed sidewalk snow clearing when property owners failed to act within 24 hours.[6]
2019
NYCOMCO Radio Lease Agreement
Expired February 11, 2022. The Village approved a three-year lease with NYCOMCO for six refurbished radios installed in highway department vehicles at $150.00 per month ($1,800.00 annually).[5]
Source resolutions
  1. [1]2008-06-19Purchase of John Deere compact tractor for Highway Department
  2. [2]2008-08-04Purchase of power broom attachment for Highway Department
  3. [3]2017-10-19Bond Resolution of the Village of Red Hook, New York, Adopted November 3, 2017, Authorizing the Acquisition of a Plow Truck, Stating the Estimated Maximum Cost Thereof is $173,355, Appropriating Said Amount for Such Purpose, and Authorizing the Issuance of Bonds in the Principal Amount of Not to Exceed $173,355 to Finance Said Appropriation
  4. [4]2017-11-03Salisbury Bank and Trust Company Bonding for Red Hook Village 2018 Freightliner Truck
  5. [5]2019-02-11NYCOMCO Refurbished Radio Lease Agreement
  6. [6]2022-01-20RESOLUTION TO AFFIRM THE FEE CHARGED TO PROPERTY OWNER TO REIMBURSE VILLAGE FOR COST TO CLEAR SIDEWALKS IF THEY NEGLECT TO DO SO WITHIN 24-HOURS AFTER A SNOW/ICE STORM.
  7. [7]2025-12-08Resolution to Increase the Snow Removal Fee and Add a Salting Fee
  8. [8]2025-12-08Amendment to snow removal fee
  9. [9]2026-01-12RESOLUTION TO REVISE THE SNOW REMOVAL AND SALTING FEE SCHEDULE

Synthesized from the chronological history of these resolutions. Each clause shows the year it was last established or amended. The text is a reading aid — for legal force, consult the source resolutions and the Village Code.