Red Hook board: votes at a glance — local law on vaping enacted; ADU support and honors adopted

The Town Board of Red Hook took several formal actions during its Dec. 30 meeting. Key outcomes were unanimous votes to adopt a local law on vaping and smoking on town property, to support Dutchess County joining the Plus1 ADU program, and to honor a local Eagle Scout. The board also set a continued public hearing on a revised zoning draft (Local Law D-2). All recorded motions were adopted without recorded dissent.

Summary of actions

- Local Law E-1 (vaping and smoking on town properties) — Resolution 131: The board enacted Local Law E-1, amending Chapter 53 (cannabis) to add regulation of retail dispensaries and a separate article regulating smoking and vaping on town properties. The vote was recorded as unanimous and the board moved to adopt the resolution (motion seconded). Outcome: approved (unanimous).

- Plus1 ADU program support — Resolution 130: The board voted to support Dutchess County joining the state Plus1 accessory dwelling unit (ADU) program (which makes state grant funding available to participating communities). The resolution was moved and adopted unanimously. Outcome: approved (unanimous).

- Eagle Scout recognition — Resolution 1129: The board adopted a resolution honoring Jacob McGee for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout and recognizing his project (construction of two permanent sun shelters at the Red Hook Recreation Pool). Outcome: approved (unanimous).

- Continued hearing on Local Law D-2 — Resolution 128: The board adopted a resolution to continue the public hearing on the revised zoning draft (D-2) to the board's next meeting (date/time set). Outcome: approved (unanimous).

Procedural notes

- Public hearings: The board opened the public hearing on Local Law D-1 (advertised text) and later opened and closed the hearing on Local Law E-1; the board said it would accept written comments for D-2 prior to the continued hearing.

- Votes: The meeting record shows each listed resolution was adopted by voice vote with “Aye” responses and the chair declared the votes unanimous; the transcript did not record a roll-call tally of individual members for each motion. Where the transcript records a named mover or seconder, that name is noted in the meeting minutes; otherwise motions were moved and seconded without roll-call attribution in the transcript.

What the votes mean

- Local Law E-1 establishes town-level rules on smoking and vaping on town property and places related provisions (such as hours of operation for specific uses) into the new local law as discussed at the hearing.

- Supporting Dutchess County joining the Plus1 ADU program positions the town to seek or benefit from county-arranged state grant opportunities for accessory dwelling unit programs if the county participates.

Next steps

- Administrative: The Town Clerk will publish the enacted local law and post the adopted resolutions. For Local Law D-2 the clerk will publish notice for the continued public hearing and compile written comments for the record.

Votes (summary table)

- Resolution 128 — Continue public hearing on Local Law D-2 — outcome: approved (unanimous). - Resolution 129 — (not specified in transcript for substantive action) — not listed among substantive votes. - Resolution 1129 — Honor Eagle Scout Jacob McGee for construction of sun shelters at Red Hook Recreation Pool — outcome: approved (unanimous). - Resolution 130 — Support Dutchess County joining Plus1 ADU program (grant funding opportunity) — outcome: approved (unanimous). - Resolution 131 — Enact Local Law E-1 (regulation of vaping/smoking on town property; amendments to town code Chapter 53) — outcome: approved (unanimous).

The board concluded the public portion of the meeting and moved into a brief attorney-client session on a litigation matter; no further public actions were taken.