Red Hook board reappoints members, reviews grants and posts positive fiscal balance

The Red Hook Town Board on March 10 approved several appointments and reappointments and reviewed grant opportunities and the annual financial highlights.

The board reappointed Jane Banski to the Assessment Review Board (term through Sept. 30, 2030) and approved committee appointments, including housing and Greenway & Trails committee seats, and a recommended appointment to the Energy Committee. Motions to appoint or reappoint members were moved, seconded and approved during the meeting.

Supervisor gave a brief annual accounting update and highlighted strong fund balances. He reported an opening period balance and activity for the period ending Feb. 28, 2026, with receipts and disbursements noted earlier in the meeting and noted that Unrestricted fund balances have increased compared with 2019 figures (Supervisor cited an example rising from about $3,269,000 in 2019 to about $8,847,000 currently). He also urged the board to consider grant opportunities and follow up on battery energy storage zoning in response to county-level developments.

The clerk reported local receipts for February and certified vouchers totaling $84,886.37. The board discussed a pending liquor-license notice from Roland Fields LLC (for a facility used for indoor soccer and pickleball) and agreed to provide municipal comments limited to zoning and code matters by early April.

The board closed the public session and moved into executive session to discuss a real-estate negotiation that the supervisor said would materially affect potential value if made public.