Current Projects
TB Achievements 2018-2020
Just a few things since January 2018, which this Town Board has accomplished with the aid of numerous valuable members of the staff and committees:
- Grant for EV Charging Station to bring Eco-Tourism into town
- Grant for Comprehensive Plan Update hiring of Planners – $7250
- 2 Grants for a Sewer Feasibility Study which will cover all expenses – $50,500
- Sale of Old Library
- Purchase of Ruth Pulver house for site for Town Hall or Municipal Parking expansion
- Recovery Coach brought to town to help those struggling with addiction; continued work on this as funding was cut
- Active Membership in Dutchess County Mayors and Supervisors Association, Supervisor elected to their Board as Secretary
- Co-creation and Membership in Tri-Town Affordable Housing Coalition with Amenia and Millerton and Membership and Founding Member in Quad-Town Smart Housing Coalition (with Millerton, Copake and Ancram)
- Re-vamp of Investment Policy for Town’s General Fund, and reconfiguration of funds into interest-bearing accounts (annual revenue in 2019 approx. $19,000)
- Welcomed Durst Organization back to town; created new relationship, held numerous town meetings at the Community Center to host presentations on the Carvel Property Development and to get public input, which resulted in their renewed interest in the project and re-design, soon to be revealed
- Active support of new projects proposed for open land in the hamlet
- Completed numerous climate-smart actions to achieve Clean Energy Community status at state level, including Unified Solar Permit Law and complete conversion to LED for Town Lighting, savings of $5-6000/year
- Created a weekly newsletter for anyone with email or access to our website
- Continued support for new website design, handled the implementation
- Purchase and installation of an ice rink for Town Recreation
- Extensive tree cleanup for Town Beach
- Passed the use of Family ID for signing up kids to Recreational Activities
- Active support of the Library and Community Center as well as our Seniors and our business community
- Passing of a two-year-long Update of the Comprehensive Plan
- Launch of Fund Balance Policy
- Launched the writing of a Solar Law, still in progress
- Launched Annual Town Clean-Up Day
- Launched Playground Committee to build new all-accessible playground
- Launch of Beautification Committee to re-build Town Park
- Maintenance of a tight and necessarily small Municipal Budget so that people on limited incomes can continue to live in Pine Plains
- Supervisor appointed by County Executive Molinaro to the Community Development Council for the County 2020. This Council oversees distribution of grant funds from various sources to towns and villages.
- Supervisor appointed to the Transportation Council, Rural Representative by the County Executive and DCSMA 2020.
- Supervisor appointed to the Emergency Response Council by DCSMA 2019 on.