Reservoir levels holding steady
■ At the Wednesday (Nov. 13) meeting of the Cold Spring Village Board, Mayor Kathleen Foley reported that despite rainfall of just 0.2 inches during the past week, village reservoirs held steady at about 57 percent of capacity. She cited cooler temperatures that meant less water was lost to evaporation; village crews repairing leaks in the system that saved about 60,000 gallons per day; and residents practicing conservation as required under the Stage 2 Water Emergency. “It’s working, and we need people to keep doing that,” Foley said.
■ Representatives of the Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail will attend the Village Board workshop on Dec. 18. Foley said the board hopes to learn more about HHFT’s commitment to mitigating the trail’s impact on the village. as well as construction planning details.
■ Putnam County Legislator Nancy Montgomery reported on the county’s recently approved $205 million budget, commenting that while the process had been “long and contentious” she was pleased it was “more transparent than in previous years.” Foley commented that Montgomery’s persistence had led to county Legislature meetings being available on video rather than just audio.
■ The board passed a resolution in support of an on-demand, pedestrian-activated sign or light being installed at the Butterfield crosswalk on Route 9D and requested further discussion with the state Department of Transportation regarding traffic and safety issues along the Route 9D corridor.
■ Winter parking permits for the municipal parking lot on Fair Street are available to village residents for $40 each. Twenty-four permits will be sold. Permit holders can park in the lot 24/7 from Nov. 15 through April 15. Applications are available at coldspringny.gov, at Village Hall, or by emailing [email protected].
■ The Cold Spring Police Department had 215 calls in October, including 41 traffic stops, 15 assists to local EMS agencies, seven reports of suspicious persons, two incidents of trespass and single incidents of a missing person, motor vehicle accident, lost hiker, theft, and person in crisis.
■ The Cold Spring Fire Co. answered 25 calls, including nine calls for mutual aid from the North Highlands Fire Department; seven activated fire alarms; four mountain rescues; and single calls for a motor vehicle accident, a river-based response to Newburgh, mutual aid to Garrison Fire Co. for a brush fire; and mutual aid to Continental Village to assist at Anthony’s Nose.
■ The Recreation Commission reported increased use of the court at Mayor’s Park that now accommodates pickleball and shuffleboard, as well as basketball.
■ Nat Prentice, president of the Cold Spring Chamber of Commerce, reported that Cold Spring Aglow has been expanded to include events from Friday (Dec. 6) through Sunday (Dec. 8), a change supported by the Village Board. Funds raised during the event will benefit the Be a Friend anti-bullying project based in Cold Spring.
