Key outcomes from the Dec. 9 Red Hook Town Board meeting:

• Resolution 95 — SEQR: The board adopted a determination of non‑significance (negative declaration) for the consolidated environmental assessment addressing Local Laws B and C plus the acquisition analysis. The board concluded a Draft Environmental Impact Statement was not required.

• Resolution 96 — Local Law B (filed as Local Law 3 of 2025): Adopted. Vote recorded in the meeting minutes: 5–0 in favor. Changes address cannabis retail rules, short‑term rental clarifications, park use in zoning districts, weapons definition updates and other townwide zoning amendments.

• Resolution 97 — Local Law C (filed as Local Law 4 of 2025): Adopted. Meeting record shows the resolution passed by a recorded outcome of 4–1. Local Law C removes the phrase the court struck from prior zoning language and adjusts definitions and special‑permit standards for marinas, docks and boat clubs.

• Resolution 93 — Police services agreement for 2026: Adopted by voice vote. The one‑year service agreement includes increased funding to maintain staffing.

• Resolution 94 — Tivoli fire contract amendment: Board set a public hearing for Jan. 13, 2026, at 7:40 p.m. to amend the fire protection agreement and increase the 2026 capital contribution (from $16,000 to $60,000) to help the Tivoli Fire Company secure USDA funding for building expansion.

• Resolution 98 — Water‑tank communications equipment award: Adopted. Board approved awarding the recommended contract (approx. $20,000) to upgrade tank telemetry to cellular communications.

• Resolution 99 — Water District No. 1 — water‑tank rehabilitation: Board ordered a public hearing on Jan. 13, 2026 (7:35 p.m.) for a proposed rehabilitation of the Kelly Road standpipe (engineer’s opinion of probable cost not to exceed $1,672,600; $400,000 proposed from district reserves; remainder to be financed per local finance law).

• Resolution 100 — Community Preservation Fund home‑rule request: Adopted. The board authorized sending a home‑rule request to state legislative sponsors to extend the CPF enabling authority (board cited nearly $8M leveraged to date for land protection and park projects).

Procedural notes: Several votes were roll‑called and recorded in the meeting minutes (not all individual vote attributions are explicit in the live record). Documents referenced in the meeting packet include the full EAF/CAF, county planning comments and the town’s LWRP consistency continuation sheets. Public hearings called for Jan. 13 will be published per town law requirements for notice and posted on the town signboard and online.

Next steps: The town clerk will file adopted local laws and SEQR determinations with the New York Secretary of State and publish hearing notices for the Jan. 13 sessions.