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Red Hook board votes to send letter opposing inclusion of parcel 493612 in county agricultural district
Summary
Trustees approved a motion to send a letter opposing the inclusion of parcel 493612 in Dutchess County’s agricultural district, citing its residential location, undersized acreage and inconsistency with the village’s animal husbandry law.
The Village of Red Hook board voted to send a formal letter opposing an application to include parcel 493612 in a Dutchess County agricultural district.
During discussion the chair said the parcel was initially referenced as "35 Fisk Street" and then corrected verbally during the meeting; the chair said the parcel is in a densely populated residential area, accesses via Fisk and Thompson streets and is undersized — cited in the meeting as 4.22 acres compared with an ag-and-markets definition the speaker recalled as 7 acres. The chair said inclusion would "allow commercial animal husbandry operations at a level that would be inconsistent with the village's recently adopted animal husbandry law."
A trustee asked whether anyone could represent the village at the county public hearing the same night; the mayor confirmed a representative would attend. The board moved and seconded a motion to send the opposition letter and voted in favor by voice.
The transcript records some uncertainty about the street address wording; the letter and legal filing should be reviewed for the exact property address to ensure accuracy.
