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The superintendent said the district’s enrollment has been stable in the mid‑900s after prior declines: “We remain, in the mid 900s,” the superintendent said, and added the district registers an intake of roughly 30 to 40 new students each year. The district launched its first publicly offered pre‑K this year at no cost to families, operating one classroom of 18 four‑year‑olds and contracting with the local Rhinebeck Community Nursery School to run the program. The superintendent said state reimbursement for pre‑K does not cover full per‑student cost and the district fills the funding gap from its general fund.

At the high school, the district adopted a new schedule that reduces the number of meeting periods each day while lengthening class times, and it created a community lunch block that allows juniors and seniors an open campus period. “It’s already led to reduced discipline and increased attendance,” the superintendent said, and staff are collecting community and student feedback as the schedule settles in.

The superintendent highlighted expanded arts programming—a first middle school drama club and the district’s first K‑12 choral event—and credit was given to volunteers and the PTSO for supporting performing arts. He also said every classroom at the elementary school (Chancellor) received updated classroom libraries and the district hired a part‑time public information officer to increase communication with the community.

On safety and technology, the district contracted a safety consultant for an audit, said it works closely with village police through SROs, is rolling out pedestrian and bike safety instruction in physical education, and named cybersecurity and data protection as priorities because “every single student is given a device.”

Ending: The superintendent closed by inviting community use of school facilities and encouraging residents to consider school board service; board president Steve Jenkins and trustees were present at the event.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","The Rhinebeck Chamber of Commerce Presents: State Of Rhinebeck Address 01/16/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Rhinebeck schools reported steady enrollment in the mid‑900s, launched a state‑funded pre‑K classroom, moved to a revised high school schedule with community lunch, expanded performing arts and announced cybersecurity and safety audits.","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},6670819,"Town supervisor outlines finances, workforce housing, short‑term rental rules and preservation study",882,1398000,2280000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2171931-a2b640656c30c23afdc392babd248d4e&start=1398&end=2280","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2171931-a2b640656c30c23afdc392babd248d4e/thumbnail_1398000.jpg","/articles/6670819/Rhinebeck/Dutchess-County/New-York/Town-supervisor-outlines-finances-workforce-housing-shortterm-rental-rules-and-preservation-study","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6670819-7b0e3ca02f265963fadfe17039ab55e2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771126839&Signature=Y~p-fYPbwfjoF3~~KGfhQDCJN9pxdwngEG9P56sQpXaFFdlXvxwBNiam7g7HO89~satze~xVNbshMtw6XjMBEeCUr5enys5ivCfqXD895nDRM9QwnvKnuha6n3WNapq9Gw6z1TNu07Oa6RAyriTejPDouY6swx6kozZD8S8d7JnIL6xWxZ57~zz2CclMajs35E3R66yqcrIj0qfYoP2qbUS7fQQPr6JTt3oMwqDocYW0dHNY-2bpDfnakzrCfL-xI40hmORaIpaidpbKloNP-EnAsunhHKF3f-4Bn9l7E0pDCXlx9aEUy2yE0C6ObUgbYrWAENvm8ujwrEBEd9R1DA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Town Supervisor Elizabeth delivered a broad update on town finances, housing work and local policy developments, saying the town is generally in good fiscal shape while continuing to plan for growth and preservation.

Elizabeth (first name only in the record) said the town held roughly $3,000,000 in reserves and carries about $250,000 in loans, and that the 2025 town budget was about $7,000,000 with roughly $3,000,000 funded from taxes. “You have the lowest municipal rate in the whole county here,” she said, citing a town tax rate of $0.90 and a village share of $0.70 (mill rate language as described by the speaker).

On housing, Elizabeth said workforce housing efforts have been ongoing for years and recalled a 2019 local law that established two districts intended for workforce housing projects. She described a recent developer purchase of hospital property where town officials constrained density compared with what the parcel could allow: “If it weren't developed as workforce housing, the density could be five times what it is,” she said. She said the town will make a road through the development a town road so school busing and family access are feasible.

Elizabeth said the town transferred the Vanderburgh Cove Sewer District to Dutchess County Water and Wastewater. “That took about 10 years,” she said, and noted the county agency now operates the system with greater engineering and maintenance capacity.

The supervisor described adoption of a short‑term rental law that permits rentals in a primary residence (including accessory dwellings) but restricts unregulated investor‑style rentals. “If it's your primary residence and you're there, you can do whatever you want,” she said, describing the town’s enforcement intent.

On preservation, Elizabeth said the town will study a community preservation fund to protect farmland and key open‑space parcels; she described it as potentially subject to referendum. She also listed park upgrades (skate park improvements, ball field fences, expanded parking, bocce courts), grants for electric vehicles and heat pumps (she cited $110,000 in grants with $10,000 for an EV and $100,000 for heat pumps), and plans to install biofilters at the capped landfill to reduce emissions.

She noted transportation and infrastructure concerns: a county road washout near Norwood (South Mill Road/County Road 85) remains under county review, and the town will keep pursuing state aid to replace a flagged bridge where grant applications have been denied. Elizabeth also raised the need to explore water districts in parts of the town that receive village water so the village can access funding mechanisms to maintain infrastructure.

Ending: Elizabeth closed by thanking staff, trustees and partners and by urging continued public engagement on major projects and the proposed preservation study.","Town Supervisor Elizabeth reviewed town finances, workforce housing plans, a new short‑term rental law, transfer of a sewer district to Dutchess County, and proposed a community preservation fund and other park and environmental projects.",{"_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},6670824,"Rhinebeck mayor details multi‑million dollar water and street projects, Safe Routes grant and village plan",649,187000,836000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2171931-a2b640656c30c23afdc392babd248d4e&start=187&end=836","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2171931-a2b640656c30c23afdc392babd248d4e/thumbnail_187000.jpg","/articles/6670824/Rhinebeck/Dutchess-County/New-York/Rhinebeck-mayor-details-multimillion-dollar-water-and-street-projects-Safe-Routes-grant-and-village-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6670824-01976a0da8941665e614706df21a23f4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771126839&Signature=U4RXWb4MEFkkEJtbfhTfKwSEmgchthQ1IwNi0PNY0NqMFkmdgq2QDVOE2SxmVr7ZtVMhbFGNlpU-AYmmiyRIe4xl65TUIPgnKrVJ3-RBbL2V8C4RB60Qgg3NRwmXiKkp62WzdpxE7w6ItBy7UPhxo6cDlKncf5OKNHbbkAeerSkUbYxXzaXwDhmeXb987PE18heeqA1isJY0Uk3EY-YfaO2idnQei~TOPPq~24MF-SnyAjOMDvdDCMh2HAyOY5bg~fl1Pv-H5y1rG0AxVhrEKc7ADA5hOFcpw8o31BZ0Rq9afI9PpBRCSSmr863TLP030nv10hW7prDZuv36yWe3CQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Village of Rhinebeck Mayor Gary Bassett told a community audience that the village has stepped up planning and secured multiple grants and loans to upgrade infrastructure and safety projects.

Bassett said the village is pursuing more than $9,600,000 in development funding and highlighted a recently approved comprehensive plan to guide land use for the next 10 to 20 years. “This 3 year effort completely overhauled the previous plan for 1993,” Bassett said, adding that the village board will work with Four Corner Planning on implementation.

The mayor said the village won a $1,600,000 Federal Transportation grant for a Safe Routes to School project to add about a mile of ADA‑compliant sidewalks, crosswalks and bike/ped connections between neighborhoods and the schools. Bassett credited Trustee Lewitt and engineering partner GPI with the application and said Trustee Lewitt will act as the project liaison during design and construction.

Bassett also described water and wastewater funding the village has received: he said the village is a recipient of a $3,200,000 grant for the water treatment plant and a multi‑million dollar loan for wastewater work; together he said those investments will form the start of programs he estimated at “over $6,000,000” for the water treatment plant and “over $3,000,000” for the wastewater plant. Bassett noted both plants are decades old and said upgrades are being planned so they can remain online during construction: “We’re gonna tear apart the water plant, rebuild it from the inside while still continuing to pump 500,000 gallons a day to feed the village,” he said.

The mayor described other initiatives: digitizing planning and zoning records, launching a village compost program funded by a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation grant (he cited $200,000), and an engineer‑led drainage study to inform street and stormwater repairs ahead of sidewalk construction.

Bassett also recognized the village’s volunteer fire department—he said the department has more than 90 members with about 50 active responders and handles about 1,200 calls per year—and he showed a short video compiled by a department member.

Officials said many projects are moving into design this year: the Safe Routes engineering design will begin with construction expected to start in 2026, and designs for the water and wastewater work will proceed with the goal of multi‑decade service life after upgrades. Bassett urged volunteers for the police department and thanked trustees and staff who helped pursue grant funding.

Looking ahead, Bassett said implementation will be phased and will require continued grant work and coordinated construction: “All of this involves long term planning, studying, financing, and a vision,” he said.

Ending: Bassett closed by thanking the community and the volunteer teams that support village services.","Village of Rhinebeck Mayor Gary Bassett told residents the village secured several grants and loans to update water and wastewater systems, won a $1.6 million Safe Routes to School award, approved a new comprehensive plan and launched programs including a municipal compost pilot.","actionData","errors"]

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Rhinebeck schools report stabilized enrollment, new pre‑K, schedule changes and expanded arts and safety work

Town supervisor outlines finances, workforce housing, short‑term rental rules and preservation study

Rhinebeck mayor details multi‑million dollar water and street projects, Safe Routes grant and village plan