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Votes at a glance: Rhinebeck village board actions (second November meeting)

November 27, 2025 | Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York


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Votes at a glance: Rhinebeck village board actions (second November meeting)
At its second November meeting the Village of Rhinebeck board acted on several motions. Key outcomes include:

- Water‑plant building‑permit resolution: Board adopted a resolution (mover: Speaker 1; second: Speaker 5) to provide the town building department paperwork documenting the Monroe balancing‑test determination so the town can consider issuing a building permit for a 30x40 pretreatment building.

- Loading‑zone public hearing: Board set a public hearing for January 13 to consider amending the commercial loading‑zone law on Garden Street (mover: Speaker 1; second: Speaker 8). Staff will attach section 109‑54 to hearing materials.

- Task order 27B (Asher Dam inspections): Board approved task order 27B to train two in‑house staff ($1,800) and retain two formal inspections by Timebond ($5,200), total $7,000.

- Credit‑card policy: Board amended and adopted the credit‑card policy to add a purpose statement and require documentation submission to the treasurer within five days of a transaction.

- Volunteer firefighter cancer benefit: Board continued enhanced coverage at $146.89 per firefighter annually (total cited as $4,007) and approved the associated expense.

- Appointments and routine approvals: Board approved appointments of Ken Dobbs to the Business District Improvement Committee and Seamus Heade to the PANDA board; approved minutes for September meetings (with amendments); and approved three employee vacation buyouts (#29 for 35 hours; #78 for 70 hours; #73 for 20 hours) after treasury confirmation.

- Beekman Arms tree removal: Board approved removal of five honey locust trees with planned replacements and noted planning‑board timing conditions.

- Peddler special request: Board approved a peddler request to table outside Samuel’s on Dec. 13 with store approval and with a stipulation that five feet of sidewalk remains clear at all times.

All actions recorded in the meeting transcript were taken by voice vote unless otherwise noted; the transcript does not include a full roll‑call tally for the votes.

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