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Speakers who identified themselves as residents and regional stakeholders urged the board to stand by its lawsuit challenging what they called “spot zoning” and potential environmental harm from the resort proposal. Tess Lundberg, who identified herself as a Hyde Park resident, told the board that she appreciated the town’s “decision to take legal action” and that local protections for habitat, water quality and community character were at stake. Several other residents described the project area as a significant biodiversity zone and said the land hosts a high diversity of turtle species.

Mike Coats, president and CEO of the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation, said he and his organization support the project broadly but nonetheless told the board he had provided public materials summarizing the project and noted the public filing that says about 3.5 acres of new disturbance would occur from the proposal. Multiple other residents and civic‑group representatives said they opposed the project on environmental and zoning grounds and supported Rhinebeck’s legal challenge.

One speaker who identified herself as Wendy Maitland, a Rhinebeck resident and the broker who facilitated the property sale to Six Senses, said she was concerned about the town spending taxpayer money on litigation in another municipality, asked about the cost to Rhinebeck taxpayers, and said she was uncomfortable about potential counsel conflicts where an attorney represents multiple parties in related matters. The board replied that as an abutting municipality it has standing to protect its comprehensive‑plan interests and that the town’s leadership was committed to defending local land‑use law.

After public comments, a board member moved to go into an attorney‑client session to discuss “possible joining another lawsuit.” The meeting record shows the board chose to hold that closed session; the board did not record any formal vote summaries about joining a specific additional lawsuit in the public record during the meeting.

The public comments show a high level of local interest: speakers included neighborhood residents, conservation advocates, members of civic groups, and representatives of local business and economic development organizations. Many urged the board to proceed with legal action; a smaller set of speakers raised concerns about cost, process and conflicts of interest.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Rhinebeck Town Council Meeting 04/28/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Dozens of residents and stakeholders urged Rhinebeck to press legal action tied to a proposed Six Senses (IHG) resort in neighboring towns; the board moved to an attorney‑client session to discuss possible further legal steps.","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},6576120,"Rhinebeck sets May 12 public hearing on proposed workforce housing local law",291,83000,374000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3173092-67a6427dc758b14e6c98f7fd04a36d34&start=83&end=374","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3173092-67a6427dc758b14e6c98f7fd04a36d34/thumbnail_83000.jpg","/articles/6576120/Rhinebeck/Dutchess-County/New-York/Rhinebeck-sets-May-12-public-hearing-on-proposed-workforce-housing-local-law","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6576120-37a18e385a1484357fd734f944b2dd0d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771186196&Signature=IPhfoDGHHV-nb1t0sxetyVTWaz6px1z0HL68ROJbZ3Fq~wIacitWkH8xds1Bq-8beA-xqspAugehjwicE9fvzQRIH0tL4piKPq2HqrrepR7oWX~3WPbV0BP2NAgQbEyNHTUA4Qi~MuRbpZYsEjmybbZfhGJ0gP-IV1YTVJsls88H4nffZxOaLIj2MF3wf2A9G95eeZu1MrGonrdC2NGLL56J5tR2K41Evh7~wklfLsn7S-Sy0RnhK522W2nT4sH9pNl7zO-tTI5zplWZVx4f6N9v2y4S2IHOxXhSIreuJC0SxK3mTi6v5cPpUM-BAcU6Z1YcszHIMriUXH1XGszZ~w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Rhinebeck Town Board voted to introduce a proposed local law to create workforce/affordable housing standards and set a public hearing for Monday, May 12 at 6:05 p.m. The resolution (as listed in the meeting materials as 2025-126) passed unanimously during the board's regular meeting.

Board discussion during the introduction focused on definitions, site access, parking and assurances about school transportation. Board members said the draft combines two separate state statutes that address “affordable housing” and a distinct “workforce housing” framework and that the proposal incorporates both approaches rather than using only one statutory vehicle. The draft sets household income bands running from 30% to 80% of area median income and includes a commitment to keep units designated as workforce housing in perpetuity in section 5(h) of the draft law.

Town board members asked staff to confirm a short list of practical items before final adoption. The plan on file lists parking at 1.5 spaces per dwelling; the plan submitted for the site shows 135 parking spaces on the site plan, and board members noted adding more parking would change impervious-surface calculations and require a new review. The draft identifies the access point as from Rhine Cliff Road with egress only onto Aster Drive; the board asked staff to confirm the classification of the access (the draft calls it a private driveway) and whether public-road status is needed for services.

A recurring request from board members was a written commitment from the Rhinebeck Central School District or an intermunicipal agreement confirming bus service to any proposed development. A board member said the town’s earlier preference for building public roads on comparable projects was intended to ensure school-bus service; staff reported that a district official had met with town staff and that an email was obtained, but multiple members requested a formal letter or intermunicipal agreement in writing before the board adopts the law.

Board members asked that clarifications on ingress/egress language and the formal bus-service confirmation be available to the public before the May 12 hearing. The board otherwise accepted the resolution formally introducing the law and scheduling the public hearing; the motion was moved by Dana and seconded by Allen (as recorded in the meeting transcript), and the board recorded the motion as passing unanimously without a roll call.

The public hearing on May 12 will be the first opportunity for neighbors and other interested parties to comment formally on the specifics of the draft, including the income breakdown, the parking standard, and the permanence provision in section 5(h).","The Rhinebeck Town Board introduced a proposed zoning local law focusing on workforce/affordable housing, set a public hearing for May 12 at 6:05 p.m., and clarified provisions including income bands, parking and access; board members asked for a written school-district agreement on bus service before adoption.",{"_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},6576108,"Votes at a glance: Rhinebeck board approves routine hires, contracts and town housekeeping items",505,546000,1051000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3173092-67a6427dc758b14e6c98f7fd04a36d34&start=546&end=1051","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3173092-67a6427dc758b14e6c98f7fd04a36d34/thumbnail_546000.jpg","/articles/6576108/Rhinebeck/Dutchess-County/New-York/Votes-at-a-glance-Rhinebeck-board-approves-routine-hires-contracts-and-town-housekeeping-items","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6576108-f5f13a37c967770c066b57f41f5cd1ae/orig.mp4?Expires=1771186196&Signature=Ws~wjHW21vnqah-OtXh2zRBwJVtZAd4ufwHKsffBz1d5BtqCsVmhsPQ~H257upxzBtBQMBkijCRmWXJM0ygz~MCTruzGfGEm3CntZwHeSzOvu-6hLAR9MSnkDetIud6azGvc5NzTjVgHZGrnSRTdIlLy2pbAPloxirpRa18dNdZCWeSX5cOebzlMJfSCw984y1jraOOb4DVaV2mBs~tWTrXpw9EtN7raOnBg7jLeqDR48Wz6yjb0dJQ6RmxzO1D-E95c2rpblDPc2WMvTR8UA-Gd0LGagVlZY5ty7wBn3KWtrFcmscdIDzzfdyGdmLDa6QxWs5ITgGba~I1rxxP-EA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Rhinebeck Town Board unanimously approved a slate of routine motions and resolutions during the meeting. The board grouped multiple administrative and operational matters on the consent and general business portions of the agenda and approved each item by voice vote.

Key items approved (resolution numbers as listed in the meeting materials):

- 2025-128: Appointing a records management officer (Joan) as cleanup from reorganization — approved unanimously.
- 2025-129: Adoption of record retention schedule (LGS-1) to support grant eligibility — approved unanimously.
- 2025-130: Hire temporary records-retention clerk (identified in materials as Pat ****) at $25 per hour, 20 hours per week, up to 400 hours this year — approved unanimously; clerk to inventory and organize physical records and present recommendations to the records officer.
- 2025-131 – 2025-133: Cemetery volunteer days (grave cleaning, planting day, weed remediation) and related volunteer coordination — approved unanimously; dates and volunteer logistics to be handled by the Friends group and town staff.
- 2025-134 & 2025-135: Approve bid sale of multiple highway department surplus items including a tractor, air compressor, 0-turn mower and snow blower — approved unanimously.
- 2025-136: Award recreation fence replacement bid (Little League field) to the low bidder (Adam Spence, as noted in the meeting) — approved unanimously; work scheduled after the season.
- 2025-137: Approve 2025 seasonal recreation hires — approved unanimously.
- 2025-138: Adopt recreation staff cell-phone usage policy for summer camp (aimed at limiting personal phone use without confiscation) — approved unanimously.
- 2025-139: Approve recreation concession-stand contract and menu/pricing (contract listed in materials) — approved unanimously.
- 2025-140 / 2025-141 / 2025-142: Approve preliminary accounts-payable abstracts, capital projects abstract and budget transfers/amendments; board discussed a capital payment for a new highway truck (amount not specified in the public record excerpt) and approved the abstracts and amendments — approved unanimously.
- 2025-143: Authorize installation and upgrade of terminal‑service software (PCA quote accepted); labor for after‑hours installation quoted at $800 and charges to be paid from account number 00001168406 (item is in the budget) — accepted unanimously.

In addition to the approvals above, board members said they will continue a zoning‑review effort and review attorney-recommended changes to close loopholes, including unauthorized projects built without permits. The board indicated it will convene attorney‑client and interdepartmental sessions before bringing proposed zoning-law updates back to the public for comment.","At its meeting the Rhinebeck Town Board approved a series of routine motions and resolutions including records-management appointments, cemetery volunteer days, sale of surplus highway equipment, recreation hires and policies, fence replacement bid, concession contract, capital abstracts and a PCA software upgrade.",{"_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},6576113,"Rhinebeck approves village composting partnership; town to receive 100 of 600 grant-purchased buckets",102,387000,489000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3173092-67a6427dc758b14e6c98f7fd04a36d34&start=387&end=489","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3173092-67a6427dc758b14e6c98f7fd04a36d34/thumbnail_387000.jpg","/articles/6576113/Rhinebeck/Dutchess-County/New-York/Rhinebeck-approves-village-composting-partnership-town-to-receive-100-of-600-grant-purchased-buckets","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6576113-ac3ecc9e4b98559a4ff070b0aa4485c9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771186196&Signature=TPeznaHTl4B4ciwNwgA6IkhbHdqiNEBNOQDq7ofvFBCFePt0HRiDcLBqRPwsmUejockd-Tq9aIZbwXnLhPT5HM9QvdhO2U7KRb1xTrNQCmky-r3Jd8rgUZ4Ntw~naBWPcQm5Ccfuw64Wkhmk8oA4HpJPz3HyahG3NSseaZQ5GEhYP4cwMQDSf0aVfI1kzg-8m5cxliTnz~0kbvdPgoz045Th6bbr58BMeSEctEpbX-~NvoIeeCqElV43Imrxjm3Mv5efXEVpP~CN6zCgt1iarTrZDcmV8lJtp1CLAn~vfp4uFCZfFh-dniMCozNXJdk8BPGY8YT7UTqcWWn8~OK74g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Rhinebeck Town Board unanimously approved a memorandum/contract to join a village-run food‑scrap composting program, authorizing the town to accept and distribute composting buckets purchased through a grant. The motion (recorded in materials as 2025-127) passed with no recorded opposition.

Vanessa Bertosie, identified as a village board member, described the program: the grant purchased 600 buckets in total for participating communities, and Rhinebeck’s share will include 100 buckets to distribute to residents who register. The program’s operations are grant-funded for the current term; the town was told the local farm partner’s contract runs seven years and that compensation arrangements would be reassessed when the seven‑year term ends.

Registration will be handled through an online form managed by the village clerk; the village will share the registration spreadsheet with the town clerk so the town clerk can distribute buckets to registered Rhinebeck residents. The board discussed whether additional pickup dates could be added, and the village representative said that schedule adjustments and annual reassessment are part of the agreement.

Board members thanked the village for including Rhinebeck and voted to approve the agreement by consensus.","The town approved an agreement with the village to join a grant-funded food-scrap composting program. The program purchased 600 buckets through the grant; Rhinebeck will distribute 100 buckets to registered residents via the town clerk. The contract term with the local farm is seven years.","actionData","errors"]

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