Board scheduled water rate hearing despite Supervisor opposition
Red Hook Town Board set water rate hearing despite Supervisor opposition.
(1) Town Board · Meeting of May 12, 2026
NY RED HOOK — Red Hook Town Board set water rate hearing despite Supervisor opposition. Supervisor Robert McKeon voted against Resolution No. 18, which schedules May 27 at 7:45 p.m. for a public hearing on proposed Water District No. 1 rate increases, raising the minimum charge from $57.33 to $68.00 per 9,000 gallons per billing period. The 3-1 vote came after the Board continued a separate hearing on Local Law No.
A, which would allow the town to purchase surplus Water District properties. That hearing also remains open for May 27 at 7:35 p.m. Red Hook Village Mayor Karen Smythe, Lisa Pullaro, Roxanne Fischer, Amy Adams, and Robert Singleton spoke against the property purchase.
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