Red Hook approves $390,000 for Camp Rising Sun land conservation
Red Hook allocated $390,000 in Community Preservation Fund moneys for conservation and public access easement rights in the Winnakee Land Trust's Camp Rising Sun project on a 142.62-acre parcel.
(1) Town Board · Meeting of March 10, 2026
NY RED HOOK — Red Hook allocated $390,000 in Community Preservation Fund moneys for conservation and public access easement rights in the Winnakee Land Trust's Camp Rising Sun project on a 142.62-acre parcel. Supervisor Robert McKeon and the Town Board voted unanimously on Resolution No. 10, adopting a SEQRA Determination of Nonsignificance, and Resolution No. 11, approving the CPF funding. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Water Quality Improvement Program is covering 75 percent of the estimated $1,600,000 project cost.
Speakers Henry Woods and Sheila Buff spoke in favor during the public hearing. The funding is contingent on confirmation of funding sources and satisfaction of conditions by December 31, 2026.
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Source: the (1) Town Board meeting of March 10, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
Checked against the official minutes. It was corrected where it differed.
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