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Town Board member Chad Klitsch introduced the updated plan and said it removed most one-way street concepts except for one block (Kelly Street), clarified parking legends on the draft map, and proposed making the short 15-minute post-office spaces available for up to three hours after 5 p.m. to support evening visitors to the library and restaurants.

Consultant feedback and town legal guidance shaped parts of the debate. Board members said consultants (LaBella) advised that narrow street widths limit safe allowance of on-street parking unless streets are made one-way or meet state guidance; the board and residents questioned whether New York State guidance on \"yield\" roads applies in Rhinecliff and asked the town attorney and consultants to clarify the law. The board said it will go back to the consultant LaBella to seek additional guidance about whether parking can be permitted on one side of certain streets without converting them to one-way.

Residents and business owners described competing goals: they want enough short-term parking for library patrons, diners and events, but they also want to prevent long-term Amtrak commuter parking that blocks spaces for local visitors. Several residents urged clearer signage and enforcement so permitted parking is usable for locals. The board said it plans to codify parking rules in local law (which would allow posting signs) and to explore enforcement options, including periodic patrols by village police, contracted peace/officers or sheriff support.

Key operational proposals and clarifications discussed at the meeting included:
- A 3-hour daytime limit for the town-owned municipal lot (16 spaces) with overnight resident parking available by permit or app; day and evening hours were discussed as roughly 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. for daytime use and a 10 p.m. overnight start for residents with permits.
- Changing the existing 15-minute post-office parking to allow three-hour parking after 5 p.m. (and potentially on Sundays) so that library and evening patrons can use those spaces without risking tickets.
- Moving or correcting map legend items (for example, the riverside ramp parking label) to reflect the desired on-ramp parking location for recreational users.
- Consideration of making Orchard Street parking allowed on one side only or converting a one-block segment to one-way to gain additional parking near the firehouse; residents and board members debated safety and traffic-calming implications of one-way conversions.

Residents raised enforcement and liability concerns: consultants reportedly advised the town that certain roadway-width and state-guidance constraints could create liability if the town authorizes parking that does not meet state standards; residents countered this with local experience that the streets have functioned without past incidents. The board asked the consultant and town attorney to provide a clear legal opinion and to re-examine whether the \"yield\" road approach is applicable in a rural hamlet.

Board members said the town will: (1) return to LaBella for follow-up and clarification; (2) pursue consistent signage and possibly an app-based system to reduce sign clutter while enabling enforcement; (3) open the municipal lot as proposed for 3-hour daytime parking and permit overnight resident parking; and (4) consider permit, fee and towing procedures to reduce long-term Amtrak commuter parking.

No formal vote to adopt the Rhinecliff parking plan was taken at the meeting; the board said it will reconvene the item with consultant follow-up and legal clarification. Residents were encouraged to provide additional feedback to the board and to use posted channels once the town returns with clarifications.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Rhinebeck Town Council Meeting 06/09/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Town and Rhinecliff residents spent more than an hour debating a revised hamlet parking plan that would add on-street spaces, formalize 3-hour daytime parking in a town lot, and use enforcement tools including signage and a parking app.","taxTitle","Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York","taxId",62384,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6533283,"Consultants present Rhinebeck climate action plan and municipal greenhouse-gas inventory",571,523000,1094000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3795072-438f064abd5e0f9cdc0d835b58075041&start=523&end=1094","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3795072-438f064abd5e0f9cdc0d835b58075041/thumbnail_523000.jpg","/articles/6533283/Rhinebeck/Dutchess-County/New-York/Consultants-present-Rhinebeck-climate-action-plan-and-municipal-greenhouse-gas-inventory","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6533283-6a150b674ef0be73025df65c8d814236/orig.mp4?Expires=1771060775&Signature=fycMO3edIxgO~wXmptUKBPYCmgtaTcBeKiTFbbuMSgDi2CRdx7~KSfaDPh50OJwFV1Lsa5ECUffsj5mt9mFAZBOu0-eR16~aRB3VtoDdtGh~eY6gkfdHu6KgiyA3jQQ4Dj2N37cey1X6WX9-6A-0iB9xnQT-UJZxDGk8LOQEWDETZk2oiwNaOp~4DZwPtS1j8Wq-jTB80g8YhhayXHUP-HqVwVfZeaKs~XbtdzCbF4FvrWwqkAiGTi2M~o0es18KXquSHNEueNS-6j1pDSA3VkD9dy9iXjDTse2puVsfU4DkbZRCn0SKyKdYm2qoqMDHnkzwXNo7RCIiPvPjy45Utg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Town officials and consultants presented a Climate Action Plan (CAP), municipal greenhouse-gas (GHG) inventory and a vulnerability/adaptation assessment to the Rhinebeck Town Board on June 9, summarizing about two years of work that focused on municipal operations rather than community-wide emissions.

The Center for Economic and Environmental Partnership (SEAT) team (presenters: Janelle Kazarek, executive director, and Kim Easley, sustainability coordinator) said the inventory used 2019 as a baseline year and that they separated emissions from the town's capped Stone Church Road landfill from municipal-only emissions to better target mitigation actions.

SEAT identified municipal buildings and the vehicle fleet as the largest municipal emission sources once landfill emissions were removed. Recommended mitigation measures included: pursuing a solar array on the capped landfill (a feasibility study has been funded but is currently paused), installing a biofilter on the landfill cap to reduce methane emissions (presenters estimated about a 40% reduction at some times of year), adopting an environmentally preferable purchasing policy for municipal operations, converting large municipal buildings from oil/kerosene heating to heat pumps (the highway garage, town hall and maintenance shed were called out), an anti-idling policy, and a fleet-efficiency plan to phase in electric vehicles where operationally possible.

On adaptation and vulnerability the CAP team combined a 2020 vulnerability assessment with a 2024 focus group. The vulnerability/adaptation recommendations highlighted three categories: infrastructure, environment and social response. Infrastructure items flagged in the presentation included three culvert repairs (a concrete culvert on Lands Mill/Landsman Kill mainstream bed, an upsized culvert on Mill Road and another identified site) identified to improve stormwater management. The team recommended watershed-scale, targeted green infrastructure measures to address flooding of public roads and private property.

Presenters said residents in focus groups raised the need for micro-transit or ride-sharing options to help elderly residents, residents with disabilities and those without private vehicles, especially for evacuations and daily travel. The plan also recommends continued tree monitoring and maintenance to protect canopy cover, and mapping high social-vulnerability areas (floodplains, low-income and elderly neighborhoods, proximity to reporting facilities) to prioritize adaptation and outreach.

SEAT asked the board to accept feedback from the public and the board, make edits, and then adopt the plans. The CAP documents and a feedback form were posted on the town website; presenters invited residents to use the online feedback form and a QR code shared at the meeting.

Board members and staff asked about grant opportunities and next steps. Presenters noted that the solar feasibility funding is paused but that NYSERDA and other state programs may have opportunities; the presenters offered continued technical support and grant-writing assistance if funding resumes.

No formal vote on adoption occurred at the meeting; the board directed staff to review materials and invited public comment through the online form.","The town received a two-year Climate Action Plan and 2019 municipal GHG inventory from the Center for Economic and Environmental Partnership (SEAT); strategies include landfill mitigation, solar feasibility, heat-pump conversions, fleet electrification, green infrastructure and targeted culvert repairs.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6533288,"Town board adopts local law rezoning Rhinebeck site for workforce housing",373,57000,430000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3795072-438f064abd5e0f9cdc0d835b58075041&start=57&end=430","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3795072-438f064abd5e0f9cdc0d835b58075041/thumbnail_57000.jpg","/articles/6533288/Rhinebeck/Dutchess-County/New-York/Town-board-adopts-local-law-rezoning-Rhinebeck-site-for-workforce-housing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6533288-9caa027421dc1d5832cad8dfb3c36488/orig.mp4?Expires=1771060775&Signature=FVqC8zTOLUr3GyMUZuKyQRZK9231nElEpZMnvhWt6MNATF1fbhYuLaXPhkjyfWqHCK~5AOtZVMBQk3Jo1u66zijSCiBeTpIgA2q1jzxAshSTQfePlln7QPdAlI5E0zugECRwPCjUH79g2t-BdOOkjBAPDC8AfkA-fALu0MOr2pkznx4NOdVfhGzYOf-ELDY5yRDaC2BTNik0ZUw0fkx9HbXE5TwhrT4QK-J-tLuMnbsSkH3YO7Wh3kHHI6v2LkjcDxoENwq8WSINmnIYv7ukpg2Rn3OYUkyz9RdbtMq-7H8CYI4A75-mBJPgUmY6fvSiwzEqWWsQNVKGebAOO3mVgA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Rhinebeck Town Board on June 9 adopted a local law to amend the town zoning map and rezone a parcel between Astor Drive and Linecliff Road (State Route 85, tax parcel listed in the meeting record as 617-00-223336-0000) to permit an affordable workforce housing development in a newly created Workforce Housing (WH) district.

The vote came after the board closed a public hearing on the local law and heard a brief staff summary that the changes since the prior meeting were largely formatting and an amendment to the zoning code matrix rather than substantive policy changes. The motion passed unanimously by roll call.

Board members emphasized the long development process and community input behind the law. A town official said the planning board provided suggested format edits that were incorporated; the board’s presenter said the edits split one former paragraph into two and added a matrix entry showing the WH district’s permitted uses but did not alter subparagraph content.

Under the newly adopted local law (cited in the meeting as “chapter 25, article 5, section 25-64.4”), the rezoned parcel may be developed as an affordable workforce housing project subject to the standards and waivers included in that law. Board members and town staff said the action on June 9 is not the construction permit: the next steps are planning-board review in accordance with the local law and the zoning code, followed by any required environmental review and, when complete, issuance of a building permit by the building inspector.

The board and speakers cited an anticipated project schedule: staff and proponents said they expect to be under contract and closing around Thanksgiving, with construction to follow and an estimated project timeline of approximately two years from start of work to welcome residents. Town staff and consultants thanked community members and engineers who contributed to plan development.

Discussion points and next steps recorded in the meeting included: the planning board will review the project per the directives in the new local law; the planning board retains review authority for the concept plan and may grant waivers the local law permits; town staff indicated they expect the planning board to act expeditiously and that board members and staff will follow up through the planning-board process.

Votes at the June 9 meeting were taken by roll call. The attendees recorded in the roll call segment voted \"aye\" and the measure passed unanimously.

The board did not adopt any development approvals or building permits at this meeting; the local law establishes the zoning framework enabling the workforce housing project to proceed through subsequent approvals.","The Rhinebeck Town Board unanimously approved a local law rezoning a parcel between Astor Drive and Linecliff Road to permit a workforce housing development in a newly created WH district; the project will proceed to the planning board for review under the new local law.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6533275,"Rhinebeck board approves series of routine contracts, purchases and events; several items pass unanimously",631,3889000,4520000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3795072-438f064abd5e0f9cdc0d835b58075041&start=3889&end=4520","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3795072-438f064abd5e0f9cdc0d835b58075041/thumbnail_3889000.jpg","/articles/6533275/Rhinebeck/Dutchess-County/New-York/Rhinebeck-board-approves-series-of-routine-contracts-purchases-and-events-several-items-pass-unanimously","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6533275-e1d27d4c2ba81291a90fde954ea6c3bc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771060775&Signature=nmwcZL1RyvJKI1~j9JpcsuA3pFw2xNnfeWycl8PgvxNydfCxDVK8zSw1ny7ObGFJyZiKESUfGR5pn6tQOhZ31vOWwmiKJLKLdEFQJXIfi-BsgWOndVvJrovEJUssckJdVdcMBSCsFzg5e4TR-6i9rVwWJOxIU~H89OZ7P39NA5YeqcxfC8FJpkoOnh1eARHnR49hvmw~f5sALYy0E6V3KX4HCBJd596DFWaFVLvSBPRnIxAR-jQYDqVmu-2no2lyj5CkW3EqkEOjSuAM~wAHbw9QgCESehSN64suTiPNudRqH85CyQNyQOIdl0hA4bdvz84WycaVTqGRpyV35gLjcw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Rhinebeck Town Board approved a series of routine motions on June 9, including capital contracts, recreation-related purchases and events, administrative purchases and tax-case settlements. Most actions passed unanimously by voice or roll-call votes. Key items approved at the meeting included award of a bocce-court construction contract, expansion of the recreation parking lot, several recreation program approvals and purchases, replacement of town-hall computer workstations, amendments to the fee schedule, approval to host a for-profit half-marathon (contingent on E-911 signoff), settlement of two tax certiorari matters, hiring a consultant for the Conservation Advisory Board, and an amended resolution related to the Tubman and Scenic Byway initiative.

Votes recorded at the meeting (summary):
- Bocce Court Construction Award (agenda item 2025-153): motion carried; passed unanimously.
- Expansion of Recreation Parking Lot (2025-154): passed unanimously.
- Recreation fee change for late camp pickup (2025-155): passed unanimously.
- Recreation purchases (refrigerator, skate jam event, other equipment; items 2025-156 through 160): passed unanimously.
- Replacement of town-hall computer workstations (2025-161): passed unanimously.
- Amendment to fee schedule and rent-application fees (agenda): passed unanimously.
- Approval of a for-profit half-marathon (2025-163): approved, contingent on organizer securing Dutchess County E-911 signoff and final safety plan; board requested the organizer appear at the Sept. 29 meeting with final maps and details.
- Tax certiorari settlements for 118 East Market Street and 123 East Market Street (2025-164 & 165): approved; assessor recommendation followed.
- Hire consultant for the Conservation Advisory Board (2025-166): approved; planner Jean Levy to assist the board with agendas and site-plan review (estimated 4–6 hours per month).
- Amend resolution for Tubman and Scenic Byway (2025-167): approved.
- Financial abstracts, capital project abstracts and budget transfers (2025-168–170): approved.

Most items were discussed briefly or as part of consent-style processing; the half-marathon approval included explicit contingency language requiring final E-911 signoff and sufficient volunteer and police coverage. In several cases the meeting record notes that motions passed unanimously by voice vote or “aye” from roll call.","At the June 9 meeting the Town Board approved a string of routine agenda items — construction awards, park improvements, equipment purchases, recreation events, fee changes, tax certiorari settlements and hiring a planner for the conservation advisory board — mostly by unanimous votes.","actionData","errors"]

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