Red Hook public meetings in 2024

(1) Town Board

The agenda for the December 30, 2024 Town Board meeting includes documents related to objections to a proposed local law (No. D-1 of 2024) and a memo concerning ABD zoning changes. Correspondence from the Agricultural and Open Space Committee is also listed. No votes or decisions are recorded in the agenda text itself, which is largely procedural.

• Objections to Local Law No. D-1 (Proposed) of 2024
• Memo to Town Board regarding ABD zoning changes
• Agricultural and Open Space Committee correspondence

The Town Board adopted Local Law No. 4 of 2024, which amends the Town Code to regulate retail cannabis dispensaries (hours, odor control) and prohibit smoking and vaping in town properties and public recreational areas. The board also scheduled a continued public hearing for January 14, 2025, on the revised zoning law (Local Law D-2), and approved resolutions honoring an Eagle Scout and supporting a county ADU program. No public comments were made on the cannabis law.

• Adopted Local Law No. 4 of 2024 regulating cannabis dispensaries and smoking/vaping (4-0)
• Scheduled continued public hearing on Local Law D-2 (zoning amendments) for Jan 14, 2025 (4-0)
• Approved resolution honoring Jacob E. McGee for Eagle Scout rank (4-0)
• Authorized letter of support for Rupco Inc. Plus One ADU program in Dutchess County (4-0)

(2) Planning Board

The Planning Board is reviewing several applications for Certificates of Appropriateness and site plan amendments. The board will also discuss a proposal to update and amend zoning laws.

• Stone Valley NY LLC: Amended Site Plan to restore, relocate, and renovate structures at 4-124 Eden Knol
• Jeffrey Wade: Application for a 14x16 ft screened porch and 13x20 ft deck at 55 Spring Lake Road
• Janice Heine: Continued hearing for a gazebo/pool equipment storage at 1018 River Road
• Neville Manning: Application for a window and fence at 245 Woods Road
• Proposed Lead Agency-LL D-1 (2024) for updating and amending zoning laws

The Planning Board approved the amended site plan for Phase 2 of Stone Valley NY LLC, including renovation of the Carriage House, with a condition to submit a landscape schedule. It also approved Certificates of Appropriateness for a screened porch/deck, a gazebo/pool shed, and an amended certificate for a window and fence. The board discussed but took no action on proposed zoning law amendments.

• Approved Stone Valley NY LLC amended site plan for Phase 2, conditioned on landscape schedule (unanimous)
• Approved Certificate of Appropriateness for Stone Valley NY LLC (unanimous)
• Approved Certificate of Appropriateness for Wade screened porch and deck (unanimous)
• Approved Certificate of Appropriateness for Heine gazebo/pool shed (unanimous)
• Approved amended Certificate of Appropriateness for Neville Manning window and fence, waiving public hearing (unanimous)
• Approved minutes from December 2, 2024 meeting (unanimous)

(3) Zoning Board of Appeals

The Red Hook Zoning Board of Appeals will hold public hearings and reviews on three applications seeking variances from setback and coverage requirements to construct garages and additions. ZBA 24-09 involves a garage at 7 Whalesback Rd., ZBA 24-10 a garage at 251 Yantz Rd., and ZBA 24-11 multiple variances for an addition and garage at 141 Country Club Dr. The board will also approve minutes from November 13, 2024.

• Public hearing for ZBA 24-09: Adam and Michelle Castiglione request variance for a 28x48 ft two-bay garage located 10 ft from side lot line (required 20 ft) at 7 Whalesback Rd.
• Review ZBA 24-10: Trilby and Leonard Sieverding request variance for a 544 sq ft two-bay garage 5 ft from property line (required 25 ft front setback) at 251 Yantz Rd.
• Review ZBA 24-11: Romain Bonnans seeks multiple variances for a 16x34 ft addition, one-car garage, and entry at 141 Country Club Dr., involving setbacks, building coverage of 18% (limit 7%), and three accessory structures limit.
• Approval of November 13, 2024 ZBA draft meeting minutes.
• Comments from the Chair.

The Red Hook ZBA approved a variance for Adam and Michelle Castiglione to build a 28' x 48' two-bay detached garage 10 feet from the side yard property line at 7 Whalesback Rd., despite a neighbor's opposition. The board also scheduled public hearings for two other applications (Sieverding and Bonnans) for January 8, 2025. The meeting was otherwise procedural, including approval of prior minutes and SEQRA determinations.

• Approved variance for Castiglione garage at 7 Whalesback Rd. (unanimous)
• Declared Castiglione application Type II under SEQRA (unanimous)
• Opened and closed public hearing for Castiglione with no public comments
• Scheduled public hearing for Sieverding garage at 251 Yantz Rd. for Jan. 8, 2025
• Scheduled public hearing for Bonnans at 141 Country Club Dr. for Jan. 8, 2025
• Approved November 13, 2024 draft minutes (unanimous)

(1) Town Board

The Red Hook Town Board will review a draft zoning local law (LL D1), correspondence on a solar project, a submission from Upstate Pines with exhibits, and a presentation on Cookingham West. The agenda consists of a packet of documents; no specific resolutions or votes are listed.

• Zoning 2024 Local Law D1 draft (dated 12-3-24)
• HB Map and B2 District documents
• Solar project correspondence from Gurland
• Upstate Pines Town Board submission with exhibits A-C
• Cookingham West presentation

The Red Hook Town Board approved a 0.7491 MW community solar array at Cookingham West, adopting a negative declaration, determining the project is immune from local zoning laws, and authorizing a $175,000 NYSERDA grant contract. The Board also granted a hardship waiver to Doug Strawinski for a single-family home within 300 feet of a DEC wetland, and approved 2025-2026 fire service agreements with the Village of Red Hook, Red Hook Fire Company, and Village of Tivoli. Public hearings on zoning law updates and cannabis dispensary regulations were continued to December 30, 2024.

• Approved hardship waiver for Strawinski single-family home at 21 Cedar Dr (5-0)
• Adopted negative declaration for Cookingham West solar project (5-0)
• Determined Cookingham West solar project immune from town/village zoning laws (5-0)
• Authorized execution of $175,000 NYSERDA grant contract for solar project (5-0)
• Approved 2025-2026 fire service agreements with Village of Red Hook, Red Hook Fire Company, and Village of Tivoli (5-0)
• Extended intermunicipal agreement with Dutchess County for central purchasing (5-0)
• Approved amendment to intermunicipal sewer agreement with Village of Red Hook (5-0)
• Scheduled continued public hearings for zoning law and cannabis dispensary laws for Dec 30 (5-0)

(2) Planning Board

The Planning Board will hold a public hearing regarding a gazebo and pool shed at 1018 River Road. Members will continue discussions on site plans and accessibility improvements for the Bard College Massena Campus. The board will also review a proposal for a porch and deck at 55 Spring Lake Road.

• Public hearing for gazebo/pool shed at 1018 River Road
• Site plan and Special Use Permit for Bard College Massena Campus at 30 Seminary Drive
• Application for 14x16 ft screened porch and 13x20 ft deck at 55 Spring Lake Road
• Proposed lead agency designation for updating and amending zoning laws

(2) Planning Board

This Planning Board meeting includes a public hearing for the Wildflower Montessori School's site plan for a fenced play area and septic system at 7901 Albany Post Road, and continued discussion of a mixed-use building by Red Hook Land Corp on Old Farm Road. New business includes Bard College's application to add the Massena Campus (30 Seminary Drive) to its Master Plan with internal modifications and extensive accessibility, pedestrian, vehicular, lighting, landscaping, and parking improvements. Also on the agenda: a gazebo/pool shed certificate of appropriateness at 1018 River Road, Stone Valley NY LLC's Phase 2 carriage house renovation at 4-124 Eden Knoll, and a lead agency response request regarding the Cookingham Solar Project from the Town Board.

• Public hearing: Wildflower Montessori School site plan and special use permit for a fenced play area and septic system at 7901 Albany Post Road
• Continued discussion: Red Hook Land Corp mixed-use building on Old Farm Road at Route 9 in TND-CC District
• Bard College Massena Campus: add to Master Plan, internal modifications, and accessibility, pedestrian, vehicular, lighting, landscaping, and parking improvements on 260-acre campus at 30 Seminary Drive
• Heine gazebo/pool shed certificate of appropriateness at 1018 River Road in Hudson River National Historic Landmark District
• Stone Valley NY LLC amended site plan for Phase 2 carriage house renovation at 4-124 Eden Knoll in Limited Development and Water Conservation Districts

(3) Zoning Board of Appeals

The Zoning Board of Appeals will meet to review a single application for a variance. The board will determine if a property owner may build a detached garage closer to the property line than current zoning laws allow.

• Application ZBA 24-09: Request to build a 28’ x 48’ two-bay-detached-garage 10 feet from the side yard property line at 7 Whalesback Rd.

(2) Planning Board

The Planning Board will hold public hearings on an amended site plan for ADA upgrades at M&T Bank and a special use permit for Wildflower Montessori School's play area and septic system. New business includes a certificate of appropriateness for a gazebo/pool shed in a historic district. Old business continues discussion of a mixed-use building on Old Farm Road. The board will also discuss Local Law C of 2024, which would amend the current moratorium on applications in the TND-CC Subdistrict, AB District, and wetlands.

• Public hearing: M&T Bank amended site plan for ADA accessibility at 7280 South Broadway (parcel 269271, TND-CC District)
• Public hearing: Wildflower Montessori School site plan and special use permit for fenced play area and septic at 7901 Albany Post Road (parcel 198789, RD3 District)
• Certificate of Appropriateness for gazebo/pool equipment shed at 1018 River Road (parcel 445775, Hudson River Historic Landmark District)
• Continued review of Red Hook Land Corp mixed-use building on south side of Old Farm Road at Route 9 (TND-CC District)
• Discussion of Local Law C (Proposed) 2024 to amend Local Law 1 of 2024 imposing a moratorium on applications in TND-CC Subdistrict, AB District, and wetlands

(2) Planning Board

The Red Hook Planning Board will hold public hearings and discuss several site plan and special use permit applications, including a selective tree harvest on 20 acres at the Red Hook Golf Club, ADA accessibility upgrades at M&T Bank, a fenced play area and septic system for Wildflower Montessori School, and a compliance remedy for a retention basin on Thayer Lane.

• Red Hook Golf Club tree harvest – site plan & special use permit on 20 acres at 650 Route 199 (parcel 540093, RD3 District)
• M&T Bank ADA accessibility upgrades – amended site plan at 7280 South Broadway (parcel 269271, TND-CC District)
• Wildflower Montessori School – fenced play area and septic system at 7901 Albany Post Road (parcel 198789, RD3 District)
• Shumen violation remedy – replace retention basin at 7 Thayer Lane (parcel 160421) to meet zoning code
• Review and acceptance of meeting minutes from October 7, 2024

(3) Zoning Board of Appeals

The Town of Red Hook Zoning Board of Appeals has cancelled its regularly scheduled meeting on October 9, 2024, due to a lack of agenda items. The next meeting is scheduled for November 13, 2024. Submissions for that meeting are due by noon on November 5, 2024.

• Meeting cancelled due to no agenda items
• Next meeting: November 13, 2024; submission deadline: November 5, 2024

(1) Town Board

The Red Hook Town Board is meeting to discuss and potentially act on a draft Sewer Use Law, as indicated by an addendum to the agenda. The meeting packet and other documents are referenced but not detailed in the provided text.

• Addendum: DRAFT Sewer Use Law (SEWER USE LL DRAFT 10 8 REV.PDF)

(2) Planning Board

The Planning Board is reviewing an amended site plan for accessibility improvements at a bank location. The board will also discuss a lot line alteration and an extension request.

• Amended site plan for ADA accessibility upgrades at M&T Bank, 7280 South Broadway
• Extension request for Shafer Hudson Valley
• Lot line alteration discussion between 7 and 1 Whalesback Rd for a proposed detached garage

Tree Preservation Commission

The Red Hook Tree Preservation Commission met with a quorum and approved the August 20, 2024 minutes as written. They discussed plans for fall tree planting (13 trees on order) and explored a GIS-based tree inventory program, noting the $700 rental cost and potential access through Bard College. No new business was conducted.

• Approved August 20, 2024 minutes as written (all agreed)
• Adjourned meeting at 7:46 pm (all agreed)

(2) Planning Board

The Planning Board will hold public hearings on a garage/apartment special use permit, two certificate of appropriateness applications on River Road, and a lot line adjustment. New business includes a presentation of the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Master Plan. Continued discussions cover an aerodrome site plan and a mixed-use building on Old Farm Road. The board also has a preliminary discussion on a site plan amendment.

• Public hearing for Erik Schmidt: special use permit for a 1,408 sq ft garage with apartment at 230 Rokeby Road (RD3 district)
• Public hearing for Sarah Lemp and Mark Roberts: certificate of appropriateness for window, door, siding, and porch work at 914-918 River Road (Historic Landmark Overlay)
• Public hearing for 917 River Road LLC: certificate of appropriateness for a 1,750 sq ft addition at 917 River Road (Historic Landmark Overlay)
• Public hearing for Thomas Whyte and Evelyn Anderson: lot line adjustment transferring 0.2 acres between parcels in R1 District
• Continued discussion: Red Hook Land Corp new mixed-use building on Old Farm Road at Route 9 (TND-CC District)

Economic Development Committee

The Economic Development Committee received an update from Supervisor McKeon on the town's development moratorium, including a sewer law public hearing set for September 25 and progress on DEC wetlands standards. The committee also noted that the Upstate Pines cannabis project was approved and Lofty cannabis dispensary has been licensed. No formal votes were taken on these items; the committee discussed next steps, including inviting the County Ag Navigator to a future meeting.

• Approved minutes of 07-24-2024 (unanimous)
• Noted Upstate Pines cannabis project approved
• Noted Lofty cannabis dispensary licensed
• Discussed urging Town Board on moratorium communication
• Proposed inviting County Ag Navigator to EDC

(3) Zoning Board of Appeals

The Zoning Board of Appeals meeting scheduled for September 11, 2024, was cancelled due to a lack of agenda items.

(1) Town Board

The Red Hook Town Board is meeting on September 10, 2024. The agenda consists of a meeting packet and an addendum containing a draft Sewer Use Law. The board will discuss or potentially act on this proposed local law; no other substantive items are listed in the agenda text.

• Draft Sewer Use Law (addendum to meeting packet)

The Red Hook Town Board approved a water rate increase for Water District No. 1, effective October 1, 2024, raising the minimum rate from $52.00 to $54.60 for up to 9,000 gallons and the per-1,000-gallon rate from $6.30 to $6.62. The board also granted a hardship waiver to M&T Bank for a site plan upgrade at 7280 South Broadway, subject to final site plan approval and mandatory sewer connection. Additionally, the board scheduled public hearings for September 25, 2024, on two other waiver requests and a proposed sewer local law.

• Approved Water District No. 1 rate increase effective Oct 1, 2024 (4-0)
• Granted M&T Bank hardship waiver for ADA site plan upgrade (4-0)
• Scheduled public hearing for Romain Bonnans waiver request on Sep 25, 2024 (4-0)
• Scheduled public hearing for Liam Turkle waiver request on Sep 25, 2024 (4-0)
• Scheduled public hearing for proposed sewer local law on Sep 25, 2024 (4-0)
• Accepted Supervisor's Report for August 2024 (4-0)
• Accepted Town Clerk's Report for August 2024 (4-0)

(2) Planning Board

The Red Hook Planning Board will hold public hearings on two items: an amended site plan for Dunkin Donuts at 7329 S Broadway and a special use permit for a garage and apartment at 230 Rokeby Road. New business includes certificate of appropriateness applications for window/siding/porch replacements at 914-918 River Road and a 1,750 sq ft addition at 917 River Road, plus a lot line adjustment transferring 0.2 acres. Old business includes a discussion of the Amtrak Voice Radio Upgrade Project.

• Public hearing for Dunkin Donuts amended site plan at 7329 S Broadway (parcel #242393)
• Public hearing for Schmidt special use permit to build a 1,408 sq ft garage with apartment at 230 Rokeby Road (parcel #810466)
• Certificate of Appropriateness for Lemp-Roberts to replace windows, doors, siding, and front porch at 914-918 River Road (parcel #389535) in Historic Landmark and Scenic Corridor Overlay Districts
• Certificate of Appropriateness for 917 River Road LLC to add a 1,750 sq ft addition (900 sq ft footprint) at 917 River Road (parcel #288565) in Historic Landmark Overlay District
• Lot line adjustment transferring 0.2 acres from a 32.19-acre parcel owned by Anderson to a 1.0-acre parcel owned by Whyte in the R1 District

(3) Zoning Board of Appeals

The Town of Red Hook Zoning Board of Appeals cancelled its regularly scheduled meeting on August 14, 2024, because there were no agenda items. The next meeting is scheduled for September 11, 2024, with a submission deadline of noon on September 3, 2024.

(1) Town Board

This meeting agenda consists primarily of documents, including a town board meeting packet and addenda for two NYS Consolidated Funding Applications: one for brine equipment and one for the Red Hook Linkage Trail. No specific resolutions, ordinances, or public hearings are listed; the agenda is largely procedural and informational.

• NYS Consolidated Funding Application for brine equipment
• NYS Consolidated Funding Application for Red Hook Linkage Trail
• Town Board Meeting Packet included for review

(2) Planning Board

The Planning Board will conduct public hearings for four property development applications. The board will also continue discussions regarding a pool installation and amendments to a Dunkin Donuts site plan.

• Public hearing for 2.2-acre clearing for a pole barn and paddocks at Hapeman Hill Road and Saint Paul Road
• Public hearing for a two-car garage at 276 W. Market Street
• Public hearing for a 1,408 sq ft garage with apartment at 230 Rokeby Road
• Public hearing for amended site plans for single family homes at 101, 102, and 98 Benson Loop
• Discussion of a 14ft x 18ft in-ground liner pool at 4989 Route 9G

(3) Zoning Board of Appeals

The Town of Red Hook Zoning Board of Appeals has cancelled its July 10, 2024, meeting due to a lack of agenda items. The next regularly scheduled meeting is set for Wednesday, August 14, 2024.

• No agenda items were scheduled for this meeting.

(2) Planning Board

The Red Hook Planning Board will conduct public hearings for applications involving a pole barn, garages, and an apartment. The board will also continue discussions regarding a pool installation in the Historic Overlay District.

• Site plan for a pole barn and paddocks at Hapeman Hill Road and Saint Paul Road
• Special Use Permit for a two-car garage at 276 W. Market Street
• Special Use Permit for a 1,408 sq ft garage and apartment at 230 Rokeby Road
• Continued discussion of an in-ground pool installation at 4989 Route 9G

(2) Planning Board

The Red Hook Planning Board will conduct public hearings for a museum expansion and new residential structures. The board will also continue discussions regarding a wireless tower installation, amended site plans for Dunkin Donuts, and property setbacks at Benson Loop.

• Hessel Museum: 13,000 sq ft addition for art storage and library at 33 Garden Road
• AT&T: Proposal for a 100ft wireless telecommunications tower on Route 9G
• Schmidt Garage/Apartment: Construction of a 1,408 sq ft garage and apartment at 230 Rokeby Road
• Elston Pole Barn: Clearing 2.2 acres for a barn and paddocks at Hapeman Hill and Saint Paul Road
• Tradition at Red Hook: Amended site plans for four homes on Benson Loop involving zero-foot side yard setbacks

(3) Zoning Board of Appeals

The Zoning Board of Appeals granted variances to allow a wireless telecommunications facility at 3940-3944 Route 9G. The project includes the construction of an approximately 100-foot monopole and associated ground equipment. This decision permits both professional offices and wireless communications as principal uses on the property.

• Approval of variances for a new wireless telecommunications facility at 3940-3944 Route 9G
• Construction of an approximately 100-foot monopole and ground-based equipment
• Authorization of two principal uses: professional offices and wireless communications

(2) Planning Board

The Red Hook Planning Board will hold public hearings on two applications: a 13,000 sq ft addition to the Hessel Museum at Bard College for art storage and a library, and a private horse stable with pole barn and paddocks. The board will also review new applications for a garage with apartment and amended site plans for two homes in the Tradition at Red Hook development.

• Public hearing: Hessel Museum addition, 13,000 sq ft, parcel #400720, 33 Garden Road
• Public hearing: Elston pole barn and paddock, 2.2 acres cleared, parcel #840581, Hapeman Hill Road and Saint Paul Road
• New: Schmidt garage and apartment, 1,408 sq ft, parcel #810466, 230 Rokeby Road
• New: Tradition at Red Hook amended site plans for lots 42 and 102, zero-foot side yard setbacks
• Next meeting June 17, 2024; applications due by June 7 and June 10

(1) Town Board

The Red Hook Town Board is holding a special meeting on May 31, 2024, to consider a professional services agreement with Clint Smith, a professional engineer, for cellular-related engineering consulting. The agenda includes a resolution to approve this consultant engagement, but no other substantive items are listed.

• Resolution to approve engineering consultant Clint Smith for cellular work
• Professional services agreement with Clint Smith, P.E.

(1) Town Board

The Red Hook Town Board is meeting to discuss and review the proposed Sewer District Map, Plan & Report (R5) and a related presentation. The agenda consists primarily of these addendum documents, with no other substantive items listed.

• Review of Town of Red Hook Sewer District Map, Plan & Report R5
• Sewer District presentation (Red Hook WW May 29 2024)

Tree Preservation Commission

The agenda consists of a single procedural item regarding the approval of previous minutes. No other business or public hearings are listed.

• Approval of Tree Preservation Committee Minutes

(2) Planning Board

The Red Hook Planning Board is meeting to continue discussions on two site plan applications: an AT&T wireless tower on Route 9G and a private horse stable on Hapeman Hill Road. The board will also consider a lead agency request from the Town Board regarding the formation of a Town Sewer District. The meeting includes routine items like approving minutes and announcements.

• AT&T: 100ft wireless tower on 3.09-acre parcel on Route 9G
• Elston: 24ft x 36ft pole barn, two paddocks, riding area on 2.2 acres at Hapeman Hill Road and Saint Paul Road
• Lead Agency Request for Town Sewer District Formation
• Review of May 6, 2024 meeting minutes

Water Board

The Red Hook Water Board is meeting to review the draft summary of its May 24 work session. The agenda contains only this single procedural item, with no other business listed.

• Review of 2024 May work session draft summary

Water Board

This is a procedural meeting of the Red Hook Water Board. The only listed item is the approval of the meeting minutes from May 15, 2024. No substantive decisions or discussions are scheduled.

• Approval of Water Board meeting minutes for 5-15-24

(1) Town Board

The Red Hook Town Board is meeting to discuss and potentially set public hearings related to a sewer district and a Monroe matter. The agenda includes a sewer district map, plan, and report, along with revised resolutions to schedule public hearings. This appears to be a substantive meeting focused on sewer infrastructure decisions.

• Sewer District Map, Plan & Report addendum
• Revised Sewer District Public Hearing Resolution
• Revised Monroe Public Hearing Resolution
• Sewer MPR presentation

Recreation Commission

The Red Hook Recreation Commission is meeting to review its agenda and the Director's Report. The agenda contains only these two procedural items, with no specific decisions or discussions listed.

• Agenda for May 13, 2024
• Director's Report for May 13, 2024

(1) Town Board

This is the agenda for the Red Hook Town Board meeting on May 8, 2024. The agenda and meeting packet are provided as documents, but no specific action items, resolutions, or discussion topics are listed in the text. The meeting appears to be procedural with no substantive items detailed.

• Agenda for May 8, 2024
• Town Board Meeting Packet for May 8, 2024

(3) Zoning Board of Appeals

The Red Hook Zoning Board of Appeals will hold public hearings on several variance applications, including two related AT&T wireless telecommunications facility proposals at 3499 and 3944 Route 9G, and area variance requests for accessory structures and fences. The board will also review and approve the minutes from its April 10, 2024 meeting.

• ZBA 24-04: Castiglione seeks two area variances for a 30' x 50' detached garage at 7 Whalesback Road, needing 10-foot setbacks instead of required 20-foot from lot line and 12-foot from principal structure.
• ZBA 23-04 (continued): AT&T/New Cingular Wireless seeks amendment to use variance 5-98 to permit development at 3499 Route 9G, on a merged parcel (515038).
• ZBA 24-03 (continued): AT&T/New Cingular Wireless seeks amendment to construct a 100-foot monopole wireless facility at 3944 Route 9G, on a parcel with existing commercial offices.
• ZBA 24-05: Lubman seeks area variance for a 24' x 24' two-car garage at 276 West Market Street, which already has four accessory structures (exceeding the three-structure limit).
• ZBA 24-06 and 24-07: Martin seeks variance for a 6-foot fence in front yard at 10 Cornell Avenue; Hart seeks variance for an 8-foot deer fence at 8000 Albany Post Road.

Conservation Advisory Council

This is a procedural meeting of the Red Hook Conservation Advisory Council. The only listed item is the review and approval of the agenda and minutes from the meeting. No substantive decisions or discussions are scheduled.

• Review of 5-8-2024 agenda and minutes

(2) Planning Board

The Red Hook Planning Board is holding a business session with public hearings and discussions on several site plan and special use permit applications. Key items include continued review of a 13,000 sq ft addition to the Hessel Museum at Bard College and a 100ft AT&T telecommunications tower on Route 9G, plus new applications for a fence, a pole barn and paddock, and an amended Dunkin Donuts site plan.

• Hessel Museum addition: 13,000 sq ft for art storage, handling, and library at 33 Garden Road
• AT&T tower: 100ft wireless tower in 100ft x 100ft lease area on 3.09 acres on Route 9G
• O'Leary fence: installation along western side of parcel at 7100 Albany Post Road
• Elston pole barn: 24ft x 36ft barn, two paddocks, riding area on 2.2 acres at Hapeman Hill and Saint Paul Roads
• Dunkin Donuts amended site plan at 7329 S Broadway

(1) Town Board

The Red Hook Town Board is meeting to consider approval of the minutes from its May 2, 2024 special meeting. The agenda contains only this single procedural item, with no other business listed.

• Review of 5-2-2024 Special Town Board Meeting Minutes

Water Board

This is a procedural agenda with a single item: the Water Board will review the summary of its April 24 work session. No decisions, proposals, or discussions are listed beyond this review. The agenda contains no substantive items for public action.

• Review of 2024 April work session summary

(1) Town Board

The Red Hook Town Board is meeting to review agenda items including a draft bid specification addendum for project R5004-039. The agenda is largely procedural, with documents and addenda listed for consideration.

• Addendum: R5004-039 Draft Bid Specifications 2024-04-23

Tree Preservation Commission

This agenda contains only one item: the review of the approved minutes from the April 16, 2024 meeting. No substantive decisions or discussions are listed.

• Review of approved minutes from 4-16-2024

(2) Planning Board

The April 15, 2024 Planning Board meeting is cancelled due to a lack of agenda items. The next scheduled meeting is set for May 6, 2023 (as stated in the notice). No items were discussed or decided.

Conservation Advisory Council

This is a procedural meeting of the Red Hook Conservation Advisory Council. The only listed item is the review of the agenda and minutes for the April 10, 2024 meeting. No substantive decisions or discussions are listed.

• Review of 4-10-24 CAC agenda and minutes

(3) Zoning Board of Appeals

The Red Hook Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a continued public hearing on a request by Red Hook Golf Course, Inc. for a variance to install a larger, internally-illuminated sign than zoning allows. The board will also discuss two tabled applications related to an AT&T wireless facility, and review several other variance requests for a garage, fences, and a deer fence. The meeting includes routine approval of prior minutes and comments from the chair.

• Public hearing: ZBA 24-01 – Red Hook Golf Course, Inc. – area variance for 30 sq ft internally-illuminated double identity sign at 650 Route 199 (RD3 district)
• Discussion (tabled): ZBA 23-04 – AT&T/New Cingular Wireless – amendment to use variance for wireless facility at 3499 Route 9G (RD-3 district)
• Discussion (tabled): ZBA 24-03 – AT&T/New Cingular Wireless – 100-ft monopole at 3944 Route 9G (RD3 district)
• Review: ZBA 24-05 – Lubman – 24'x24' detached garage at 276 West Market Street (RD-3 district)
• Review: ZBA 24-06 – Martin – 6-ft fence in front yard at 10 Cornell Avenue (RD-1.5 district); ZBA 24-07 – Hart – 8-ft deer fence at 8000 Albany Post Road (RD-3 district)

(1) Town Board

The Red Hook Town Board is holding a regular meeting on April 9, 2024. The agenda includes a presentation on road salt brine, which is likely to be discussed as a potential method for winter road maintenance. The rest of the agenda appears to be procedural, with no other substantive items listed.

• Road salt brine presentation (addendum)

Recreation Commission

This is a procedural meeting of the Red Hook Recreation Commission. The agenda contains only two items: approval of the meeting agenda and a director's report, with no specific decisions or discussions listed.

• Agenda approval for April 8, 2024
• Director's report for April 8, 2024

(2) Planning Board

The Red Hook Planning Board is holding a business session with public hearings on a lot line alteration, a change of use for a site on S. Broadway, and continued discussion of a 100ft AT&T wireless tower on Route 9G. New business includes a proposed mixed-use building on Old Farm Road and an expansion at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome. The board will also review minutes from the March 18 meeting.

• Lot line alteration for 289 and 293 Pitcher Lane (1.115 acres from Shrimp and Peas LTD to Linda Lindsay)
• Change of use application for 7345 S. Broadway (Upstate Pines)
• Continued AT&T special use permit for 100ft tower on Route 9G
• New mixed-use building proposed at Old Farm Road and Route 9 (Red Hook Land Corp)
• Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome expansion: 12,000 sq ft gravel lot and 11,600 sq ft addition at 9 Norton Road

(1) Town Board

The Red Hook Town Board is meeting on March 27, 2024, with a packet that includes a proposed Local Law A that would establish a moratorium on certain zoning applications. The agenda also includes addenda listing affected parcels, public comments, and correspondence related to the proposed law. The board is deciding whether to adopt this moratorium.

• Proposed Local Law A of 2024: zoning law application moratorium
• Addendum listing all affected parcels
• Public comment addendum for the March 27 meeting
• Public correspondence regarding Local Law A of 2024

Water Board

The Red Hook Water Board is meeting to review the summary of its March 24 work session. The agenda contains only this single item, with no other business listed.

• Review of 2024 March work session summary

Tree Preservation Commission

This meeting agenda lists a single item: the approved minutes from the March 19, 2024 meeting of the Tree Preservation Commission. No new business, decisions, or discussions are scheduled for this session. The agenda is purely procedural, with no substantive items for public consideration.

• Approved minutes from March 19, 2024 meeting

(2) Planning Board

The Red Hook Planning Board will hold a public hearing and discuss several site plans and subdivision applications. Items include a new residence on Route 9G, a revised minor subdivision, a lot line alteration, a change of use, a museum addition, and a wireless tower. The board will also discuss a proposed local law.

• Public hearing: Popp site plan for new residence, garage, driveway, well, septic on 2-acre disturbance, Route 9G parcel 508659
• Sky Park Amended Minor Subdivision revision for parcel 472345 at 438 Route 199
• Lindsay Lot Line Alteration to adjust lines of 289 and 293 Pitcher Lane (1.115 acres from Shrimp and Peas LTD)
• Upstate Pines change of use at 7345 S. Broadway (parcel 267429)
• Hessel Museum 13,000 sq ft addition at Bard College, 33 Garden Road; AT&T 100ft tower on Route 9G

Conservation Advisory Council

This is a procedural meeting of the Red Hook Conservation Advisory Council. The only listed item is the review and approval of the agenda and minutes for the March 13, 2024 meeting. No substantive decisions or discussions are listed.

• Review of 3-13-24 CAC agenda and minutes

(3) Zoning Board of Appeals

The Red Hook Zoning Board of Appeals will hold public hearings on several variance applications, including a proposed AT&T wireless facility and a new sign for the Red Hook Golf Course. The board will also review a request for a detached garage and an addition to a home. The meeting includes approval of prior minutes and other routine business.

• ZBA 24-03: AT&T seeks to amend a use variance to build a 100-foot monopole at 3944 Route 9G
• ZBA 24-02: Frank Miniter requests front yard setback variance for an addition at 5 Chamberlain Hill Road
• ZBA 24-01: Red Hook Golf Course seeks variance for a 30 sq ft illuminated sign at 650 Route 199
• ZBA 24-04: Castiglione requests variances for a 30x50 detached garage at 7 Whalesback Road
• ZBA 23-04: AT&T seeks to amend use variance for wireless facility at 3499 Route 9G

(1) Town Board

The Red Hook Town Board is meeting to discuss and potentially act on several items, including an intent to apply for a RESTORE_NY grant and a memorandum of agreement for a highway contract. The agenda also includes the regular meeting packet with supporting documents.

• RESTORE_NY Intent To Apply PDF Draft
• Highway Contract MOA

Recreation Commission

The Red Hook Recreation Commission is holding a meeting with a two-item agenda: adopting the agenda for March 11, 2024, and receiving the Director's Report. No specific decisions, proposals, or discussion items are listed beyond these procedural and reporting items.

• Adoption of the meeting agenda for March 11, 2024
• Director's Report for March 11, 2024

(2) Planning Board

The Red Hook Planning Board will hold a business session with public hearings and discussions on several site plan applications. Old business includes continued talks on a new residence on Route 9G and an AT&T wireless tower, while new business features presentations for a hangar replacement at Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome and a 13,000 sq ft addition to the Hessel Museum at Bard College.

• AT&T: 100ft wireless telecommunications tower on Route 9G (site plan and special use permit)
• Hessel Museum Addition at Bard College: 13,000 sq ft addition for art storage, handling, and library at 33 Garden Road
• Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome: replace airplane hangar and entry covered walkway at 9 Norton Road
• Popp: new residence, detached garage, driveway, well, septic on 2-acre disturbance on Route 9G
• Upstate Pines: change of use of existing building at 7345 S. Broadway

(1) Town Board

The Red Hook Town Board is meeting on February 28, 2024. The agenda includes a presentation on Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) technical assistance, which is part of the meeting packet. The rest of the agenda appears to be procedural, with no other substantive items listed.

• CDBG technical assistance presentation (Part 1 and Part 2)

Conservation Advisory Council

This agenda contains only the meeting date and a link to a PDF agenda document. No specific items for discussion or decision are listed in the provided text.

• Meeting date: February 28, 2024

Water Board

This agenda contains a single item: approval of the meeting minutes from February 21, 2024. No other business is listed, so the meeting is purely procedural.

• Approval of Water Board meeting minutes for 2-21-24

Tree Preservation Commission

This is a procedural meeting of the Red Hook Tree Preservation Commission. The only listed agenda item is the approval of the commission's minutes from the same date, with no substantive decisions or discussions scheduled.

• Approval of Tree Commission minutes for 2-20-2024

Water Board

The Red Hook Water Board is meeting to review the summary of its February 15, 2024 work session. The agenda contains only this single procedural item, with no substantive decisions or discussions listed.

• Review of 2024FEB15WORKSESSIONSUMMARY.PDF

(3) Zoning Board of Appeals

The Red Hook Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing and reviews for three variance applications. They will consider a sign variance for Red Hook Golf Course, a front yard setback variance for a home addition, and an amended use variance for a new AT&T wireless facility. The meeting will also include approval of previous minutes and other routine business.

• Public hearing: ZBA 24-01, Red Hook Golf Course, area variance for internally-illuminated double identity sign (approx. 30 sq ft) at 650 Route 199, exceeding 12 sq ft limit and internal illumination ban.
• Review: ZBA 24-02, Frank Miniter, area variance for front yard setback of 70'9" (required 60') for addition at 5 Chamberlain Hill Road.
• Review: ZBA 24-03, New Cingular Wireless/AT&T, amended use variance for 100' monopole at 3944 Route 9G; property merged from two lots, now has commercial use.
• Resolution to affirm ZBA 23-10 (Hagstrom-Levy) adding DCPF response.
• Approval of January 10, 2024 draft minutes.

(1) Town Board

This Town Board meeting agenda contains only document listings and an addendum for announcements, with no substantive items described. The agenda appears to be procedural boilerplate with no specific decisions or discussions detailed.

• No substantive agenda items listed

Recreation Commission

The Red Hook Recreation Commission is meeting to review its February 2024 agenda and the director's report. The agenda contains only these two items, with no specific decisions or discussions detailed in the provided text.

• Review of meeting agenda for February 12, 2024
• Director's report for February 12, 2024

(2) Planning Board

The Red Hook Planning Board will hold public hearings on four applications, including a special use permit and site plan for Stone Valley NY LLC, a certificate of appropriateness for a residential addition, a fence installation, and a new home construction. The board will also continue discussions on a site plan for a property on Route 9G and review new applications for a change of use and a garage installation.

• Stone Valley NY LLC: Special Use Permit, Site Plan, and Certificate of Appropriateness for parcel 008190 at 4-124 Eden Knol (Limited Development District and Water Conservation District)
• 11 Old Post Road N: 400 sq ft addition for laundry room, bathroom, playroom (parcel 190778, Hamlet district)
• 144 Kidd Lane: 6' high stockade fence (parcel 425708, Historic Overlay District)
• 130 Woods Road: New ~5,358 sq ft, four-bedroom, 1.5-story residence with pool (parcel 423348)
• Popp Route 9G: Site plan to clear and grade 2-acre area for new residence, garage, driveway, well, septic (parcel 508659)

(1) Town Board

This is a regular Town Board meeting. The agenda contains only the agenda document and the meeting packet, with no specific action items listed. The meeting appears to be procedural, with no substantive decisions or discussions detailed in the provided text.

Tree Preservation Commission

This agenda contains only one item: the approval of the Tree Preservation Commission's minutes from the January 16, 2024 meeting. No other business is listed, so the meeting is procedural in nature.

• Approval of minutes from 1-16-24 meeting

(3) Zoning Board of Appeals

The Red Hook Zoning Board of Appeals will review an application for a sign variance, hold public hearings on two other variance requests, and consider approval of previous meeting minutes. The board is deciding on a request to allow a larger, internally illuminated sign than zoning permits, and will hear public comment on a reduced front-yard setback for a new home and a use variance for a commercial building.

• ZBA 24-01: Area variance for 30-sq-ft internally illuminated double identity sign at 650 Route 199 (zoning allows 12 sq ft, no internal illumination)
• ZBA 23-11: Public hearing for area variance to build single-family home 33 ft from front property line (required 60 ft) at 251 Stone Church Road
• ZBA 23-10: Public hearing for revised use variance to allow commercial/office use of display-only model home at 3944 Route 9G
• Approval of October 11, 2023 and December 13, 2023 ZBA draft minutes

(1) Town Board

This is a procedural meeting agenda with no substantive items listed. The Town Board will review the agenda and meeting packet, but no specific decisions or discussions are detailed.

Recreation Commission

The Red Hook Recreation Commission is holding a regular meeting on January 8, 2024. The agenda includes only the approval of the agenda and a director's report, with no other substantive items listed.

• Agenda approval for January 8, 2024
• Director's report for January 8, 2024

(2) Planning Board

The Red Hook Planning Board will hold public hearings on two applications: Stone Valley NY LLC's request for a special use permit, site plan, and certificate of appropriateness to rectify development and renovate accessory structures at 4-124 Eden Knol, and Mighty Donuts' amended site plan for a donut shop at 7269 South Broadway. The board will also continue discussions on AT&T's proposed 100-foot telecommunications tower on Route 9G and review new applications for additions, a fence, and a new residence.

• Public hearing: Stone Valley NY LLC special use permit, site plan, and certificate of appropriateness for parcel 008190 at 4-124 Eden Knol
• Public hearing: Mighty Donuts amended site plan for 7269 South Broadway
• Continued discussion: AT&T 100ft wireless tower on 3.09-acre parcel on Route 9G
• New application: 400 sq ft addition at 11 Old Post Road North
• New application: 6' high stockade fence at 144 Kidd Lane; new 5,358 sq ft residence at 130 Woods Road