[caption id="" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Chatham's Berry Farm in winter."][/caption]As it gets ready for the remaining three of five focus group meetings to help determine the shape of the County’s first agriculture and farmland protection plan, Columbia County’s Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board sent out some analysis on what has been said to date by the dozens of farmers, farm landowners, community leaders, and interested residents who have gathered in North Chatham and Hudson in the past three weeks. Participants at the meetings have discussed the changing nature of agriculture in the county, heard from the Hudson Valley Agri-business Development Corporation about those who have found success diversifying their operations, but also the support needed for those farmers who want to make the transition from one of the county’s historic types of farming – dairy and tree fruit, for example – to growing vegetable crops, or raising livestock for direct sale to a local market. Other topics have included new markets, relationships between local farms and non-farm landowners, the need for local meat processing and for “added-value” processing facilities, as well as the need to educate the public about how to be a good neighbor to farming. As one attendee noted, county residents like the “rural ambience” of farmland, “but they don’t always understand what it takes to be a farmer.” The next focus groups will be from 10:00 a.m. to Noon on Saturday, February 19th at the Copake Town Hall (snow date: Tuesday, February 22nd, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.), 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 3rd in Germantown, and 10:00 a.m. to noonon Saturday, March 19th in Stuyvesant. For more information contact Ellen Jouret-Epstein, Columbia Land Conservancy’s Land Protection Manager, at 518.392.5252, ext. 208 or ellen@clctrust.org.

Another form of neighbor dispute has arisen in the Columbia County town of Germantown, where a woman, her four children and her husband are saying they can’t drink the water from their well because it’s contaminated with fecal coliform from the town’s wastewater treatment plant just in front of their house... and close by the Hudson River, according to the Register-Star. The culprit for the problem, according to Jennefer Klein, is an overflow pipe, connected to the plant, that empties into a creek that then flows through her property. The town installed it in 2003 through eminent domain proceedings... and Klein’s well cap is just 44 feet away from where that pipe ends. Testing conducted by the county Health Department indicates that water samples from Klein’s well are positive for total coliform, with the agency noting that “this result indicates that the water was not of a satisfactory sanitary quality” and that “water of good sanitary quality should have no E.coli or total coliform bacteria.” The issues started in 2005, when tenants of the home complained of a smell — and continued into 2009, when Klein and her family, who purchased it in 2003, moved back onto the property. Town officials have maintained it’s not the wastewater plant that’s contaminating her water, but Klein isn’t entirely convinced and says she’s frustrated with their lack of communication. The state Department of Environmental Conservation approved the town’s plans to install the pipe in 2003 but the DEC doesn’t regulate drinking water — that’s the health department’s jurisdiction. The well is shared between Klein and Dr. George Verrilli, who said the well was installed in the late 70s or early 80s and there was no problem with water quality before the pipe was installed in 2003. Dr. Verrilli has also written letters to the town and to Town Supervisor Roy Brown, who simultaneously serves as the Chairman of the Columbia County Board of Supervisors, about the issue. Brown said he’d met with all involved agencies “and they all agree it’s not the town’s problem... I maintain that we are still within our lawful, permitted requirements. The testing so far is indicating that here are higher levels of E.coli entering the stream somewhere above the plant. My educated guess at this point is the contamination that is seeping into the well is coming from other sources that are linked to that stream.”

"In a seemingly normal, quiet village community, the recent threat of gun violence against children has put a neighborhood on edge," reads the lede sentence in a Daily Mail front-pager next to a photo of one of Catskills' more striking historic homes. "Last week, a Greene County Court decision has allowed a 63-year-old woman to keep a 9mm pistol that she told police she would use to kill a neighbor’s child." The story is all about how a non-practicing attorney and real estate dealer who renovated a classic old home in the village over the past three years, told police in a 911 call last year that she would open fire on juveniles because she felt threatened by them. Leading up to that incident, the woman described months of intimidation and harassment from others renting some some of the multi-family homes still dominating the once-staid neighborhood. She added that she has carried a pistol in her pocket each time she walked her dog since receiving a concealed weapon permit in March 2010. Following her September 26 call, however, a county judge ordered the woman's pistol permit be suspended since Catskill police told the judge they felt she was unfit to possess the weapon after she had made threats against her neighbor's children, with the county district attorney’s office in agreement. Further revocation hearings in November brought out further accusations between the woman and one of her neighbors, including intimations of gender discrimination, anti-Semiticism, sexual bias, and economic disparity.Multiple calls to the Catskill Police Department included complaints about leaves being raked onto sidewalks, loud music being played, harassment of contractors, and yelling outside. As a result of the back and forth, Catskill Police Chief David Darling called for a stop on basketball courts in village streets and is exploring an ordinance to do so. At the conclusion of Colin DeVries story, whose use of names we felt uncomfortable with given the delicacy of the situation, Chief Darling said he doesn’t want this situation to escalate and a gun should have never been involved.

Panel turns to Main Street
The Daily Mail looks into the next step for the Town of Cairo's push to give itself a zoning ordinance for the first time... uniform setbacks for their historic lower Main Street. Plus a lot of exceptions to cover what's there already.

Mayoral race this year for village
It seems politics is heating up in Philmont, where 39 year old Brian Wheeler, with the fire department, is challenging long-serving Mayor Skip Speed, saying more has to be done for the good of the place. Two trustees, meanwhile, are running for reelection unopposed.

Austerity budget for Saugerties schools would raise property tax levy nearly 8%
This district on the edge of our coverage area was forced to take on an austerity budget by its board last year, which still resulted in huge tax hikes. Now, to make up for state budget cuts and catch up with other districts, their tax rise will be close to ten percent for the coming year. Now what was all that talk about 2 percent tax caps?

New firm tackles troubled Knolls atomic cleanup job
After a long-pending cleanup of materials spilled during the 1950s was stalled by new spills, Knolls Atomic Power Labs has hired another firm to take over the stalled cleanup project, doubling its expected cost from $75 million to $145 million, all to avoid further escapes of radioactivity, and not repeat the three leakage incidents of last fall.

Casino not dead yet, say local officials
Despite Tribal and state officials having gotten "bad vibrations" about the US Interior Department’s impending action on the Wisconsin Stockbridge-Munsee Tribe’s proposed casino-resort in Sullivan County, local officials, from town supervisors to state legislators, are refusing to give up hope, with Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther (D-Forestburg) going so far as to say it is time for the state to pass a constitutional amendment to allow gaming in New York. “I’m sure the coffin is closed, but the nail’s not in it yet,” came one statement.

Disposable Hudson
Gossips of Rivertown has stories up about the ongoing battles involving low rent housing for the homeless in the riverside city, as well as a history of Hudson's arcane weighted voting system for ward aldermen (and women).

Finally, all our papers seem to have stories about neighbor disputes this morning, which we will give their own due on the Newsroom in the coming hours. Could it be the residue of cabin fever rising?

The National Weather Service says today will be partly cloudy, with times of sun and clouds. Cold. High 21F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph. Tonight, will continue the partly cloudy thing with a low of 4F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Tomorrow will be sunnier and just a tad warmer.

Town meetings tonight
CHATHAM VILLAGE MEETING, 7:30 p.m. at Village Hall, 77 Main Street
COPAKE TOWN BOARD meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 230 Mountainview Road, Copake
TOWN OF GALLATIN 6:30 meeting at Town Hall, 667 Route 7, Ancram
CITY OF HUDSON Industrial Development Agency meeting at 5 p.m. at City Hall
described months of intimidation and harassment from others renting some some of the multi-family homes still dominating the once-staid neighborhood. She added that she has carried a pistol in her pocket each time she walked her dog since receiving a concealed weapon permit in March 2010. Following her September
TOWN OF KINDERHOOK Planning Board Workshop meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 4 Church St, Niverville
TOWN OF LIVINGSTON meets at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 119 County Route 19
TOWN OF STUYVESANT at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 5 Sunset Drive
VILLAGE OF TANNERSVILLE at 7 p.m. in their Village Hall on Route 23A.
TOWN OF WINDHAM 8 p.m. at Town Hall, Hensonville.


Astronomical bodies

TIDES Hudson: High, 7:19 p.m./Low, 2:19 p.m.
SUNRISE/SUNSET 6:58 a.m./5:20 p.m.
MOONRISE/MOONSET 9:59 a.m./1:06 a.m.

Birthdays
FEBRUARY 10
Bertolt Brecht, Roberta Flack, Glenn Beck, and Laura Dern.

The Columbia County Healthcare Consortium contracted with Siena Research Institute to survey Greene and Columbia county residents about their health, lifestyles, and opinions on health issues. The survey of 1,200 households revealed:
• 90 percent of respondents said they have a primary care doctor, a high number compared to other regions.
• 97 percent of people with a doctor saw theirs within the past two years.
• 60 percent surveryed are either overweight or obese in our two counties, and only about 25 percent are trying to lose weight.
• 75 percent favor restaurants promoting healthier menus.
• 70 percent favor requiring restaurants to post calorie amounts.
• 90 percent favor restaurants offering smaller portions for a lower price.
• 70 percent oppose a five-cent tax increase on soda or junk food items, or increasing the tax on beer by a nickel per 12-ounce serving.
The full results of the survey on on the Consortium's website.

Congressman Chris Gibson, who represents Greene and Columbia counties in the U.S. House of Representatives, released a statement Wednesday evening saying he is trying to secure disaster aid for local farmers hit hard by heavy snow this winter. “Several farms have experienced barn collapses, loss of livestock, and other damages," Gibson's statement said. "My office is working with the USDA to seek the disaster designation for the counties impacted to ensure that relief is available for those that need it. My staff is also available to assist farmers in 20th District wherever possible, and I encourage anyone who has questions regarding federal assistance to contact my office.”

Submission deadline for the 14th annual Rip Van Winkle poetry competition is March 31, 2011, sponsored by All Arts Matter in Greenville. Manuscripts of original poetry, in English, are eligible if they neither have been published nor are committed to be published. The contest is divided into two age categories; contestants 14 years or younger should indicate with a check mark in the appropriate box on the entry form. Three winning poets in each category will receive cash prizes. In the 14 and younger category, the cash awards will be $25, $15, and $10 respectively. In the adult category, the cash awards will be $100, $75, and $50 respectively.

The Times Union's Capital Connection has a piece by the intrepid Brian Nearing this morning that notes how there will be no threat of park closures this year, but a return of fracking issues to the front of the news cycle come June, when acting NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens says new regulations on gas drilling for the Marcellus Shale, which runs through central New York and touches on the southern and western Catskills, will be made public. According to the story, Andy Beers, acting commissioner of the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, told a panel of state lawmakers on Feb. 8 that there would be no park closures during an Assembly Ways and Means committee hearing on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed 2010-11 budget. He credited layoffs during the waning days of the Paterson administration with giving the park system breathing room to absorb the additional spending cut of 6.2 percent, or $19 million, sought by Cuomo. But a park advocacy group that includes former parks commissioner Carol Ash took Beers' announcement with a grain of salt and said they couldn't see how the parks system could maintain all its services and maintenance schedules with such cuts.


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As for fracking, Martens said DEC was 85 percent complete on new rules while it continues to review more than 14,000 comments on draft rules issued by DEC in September 2009, after more than a year of study, and expects to issue results near a June 1 deadline set under an executive order issued by the Paterson administration. Word is that he accepted his new post on condition that fracking would not be allowed in New York state without strict regulatory oversight. We'll see come Spring.

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Young's Agway in Prattsville."][/caption]It looks like Agway's moving back to Catskill with plans to renovate the former Aubuchon Servistar building on Boulevard Avenue near Catskill Commons if current lease negotiations work out. According to The Daily Mail, the Catskill Village Planning Board has approved building and sign permits for the family-owned business in Prattsville looking to build a second store in the county seat, for which it was awarded a $120,000 loan from the county Department of Economic Development, Tourism & Planning by county legislators last fall. Brian and John Youngs’ store, which will be given a "western" theme, will primarily sell hardware, pet food, and animal feed.

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Sunset Motel, Greenport, seen before it was utilized for housing the county's homeless population. "][/caption]The disparity between the actual plight of the poor and the procedural difficulties of caring for those in need, while also maintaining local housing standards, reared its troublesome head at a Hudson public hearing earlier this week on February 6, when a new local law which would strengthen the language of the definition of “transitional service facility” and “transitional service facility resident” in the city code was discussed and Hudson Mayor Rick Scalera used the occasion to spit some nails at the county Department of Social Services. Lindsay Suchow and Kate Mostaccio of the Register-Star report how things came to a head when the owner of a residence denied use as an official "transitional home" due to zoning constraints housed three homeless men, moved in from county-subsidized rooms at the Sunset Motel on Route 9 in Greenport. Scalera raised issue with the fact that DSS was giving housing money to clients without checking where they were moving to, while County Department of Social Services Commissioner Paul Mossman explained the difference between aid for those considered homeless, who are given temporary emergency housing, usually in motels or specified housing, and cash assistance grants that are given to individuals on public assistance programs, such as the county’s Safety Net where living expenses are at the recipient's discretion, and often not considerable given that the grants are only $350 to $360 a month. The emphasis, Mossman added, is to get people to share apartments when possible, which seems to have been the case in the situation Scalera was referring to at the recent hearing. Things rose to the present situation, the Mayor added, when numerous nopise complaints with the police led to eviction notices for the three men in question, at least according to what he heard. He called the whole kit and kaboodle "evidence of the dysfunctional relationship between the city and the county when it comes to housing the homeless," at least according to the two reporters. “This was an arrogant, in-your-face move by the county." Fortunately, no one seems to have used the term NIMBY anywhere in the hot talk on a chilly evening.

The Daily Mail reports that the lawsuit filed against Catskill Central School District, the Board of Education, and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kathleen Farrell by former Catskill High School Principal William Ball IV alleging improper termination has been decided in favor of the district. Ball was placed on leave by CSD Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kathleen Farrell on Jan. 28, 2010, for undisclosed reasons, and the BOE subsequently formally suspended “Employee No. 4” in an 8-0 vote at its Feb. 24 meeting.


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Ball’s last official day of employment with the district was June 30, 2010. In his petition before State Supreme Court Justice Joseph Teresi, Ball sought reinstatement to the position and back pay since his leaving, stating his belief that his termination was “in bad faith and a subterfuge.” Ball has said he believes it stemmed in part from his actions as President of the Catskill Administrators Association — the negotiating unit that represents administrators at the district. The district said it was not, but was based on a need for “restructuring” — meaning to downsize — because of the economy, and that Ball’s termination was mirrored by other staff during the same action. The judge Terisi agreed with the district, writing, “Because Petitioner (Ball) failed to demonstrate that Respondents’ termination of his position was made in bad faith, his petition is denied.”

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Aerial photograph of Hudson taken February 7 by Daniel Nilsson of DA|BA. "][/caption]Both the Register-Star and The Gossips of Rivertown have reports on the Hudson Common Council meeting that took place on Monday, February 7, where a number of grievances were heard about the snow emergencies this winter, parking fines, and removal of the white stuff from city streets. The Gossip's Carole Osterink spoke at the meeting about what she called “Draconian” measures of enforcing snow emergency violations, and how several of her neighbors on Allen St. were ticketed twice, and some cars were towed just 15 minutes before the most recent snow emergency was over.

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Alderman Abdus Miah, D-Hudson 2, agreed that the snow emergency situation in Hudson was “a mess,” and that he, too, had been ticketed throughout the ordeal. Wagoner said he had dozens of constituents calling him during the last snowstorm, and agreed that “our signs are not understandable.” Mayor Rick Scalera noted that the snow emergency laws have been in effect in the city since 1996. "This year went from little-or-no enforcement to very strict enforcement,” he said. “You’re either going to enforce the snow emergency law or take it off the books.” According to the RS, Time and Space Limited owner Linda Mussmann further noted that the snow has made Columbia St. nearly impassable to tractor trailers.

The Daily Mail's Colin DeVries has a story about how Greene County has retreated from a renaming of its mental health facility to the “Greene County Center for Behavioral Wellness” after about a year of the new title. The facility is again called the Greene County Mental Health Center, and Director Margaret Graham is quoted saying that the name change, approved by county lawmakers in January 2010, was originally part of a “stigma campaign” designed to redefine the image of mental health treatment. In a new resolution presented to the county health committee Monday, February 7, it was stated that, “It has become apparent that many people, staff and patients alike, do not find the new name appealing or representative of the services being provided.” Graham, who was not director of the department at the time of the change, said the name “doesn’t lend itself well to the services that we provide... our patients don’t understand it." The resolution will be voted on by the full Greene County Legislature at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 16.

Pulvers suffers another roof collapse
The Register-Star reports that on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 8, another portion of the roof at Pulver's Glass on Green Street in Hudson caved in, doubling the damage to the 90 year old building next to the Chinese buffet. A spaghetti dinner benefit has been planned for he Historic Blue Store restaurant in Livingston at 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 18.

$122M Powerball winner comes forward
More than three weeks since the Jan. 22 Powerball drawing, the jackpot winner of a $122 million haul has submitted their ticket to the New York State Division of Lottery, said Lottery spokeswoman Carolyn Hapeman. The sole jackpot-winning ticket in the multi-state lottery was sold at the Clothespin Laundromat in Catskill but according to the Daily Mail, the identity of the region’s newest millionaire remains a mystery — with the Lottery not revealing gender, age, or residence of the jackpot winner until a later press conference.

Strong-arm robbery arrest in Columbia County
The Times Union has a front page story on the arrest of a man charged with the Hillsdale convenience store robbery that occurred shortly after midnight on New Year's Eve. Lellan Smith, 37, of Philmont, and on parole, was arrested on Monday on a charge of second-degree robbery and is being questioned regarding a number of other break-ins in Claverack and Philmont..

Indian casino appears dead
According to the Mid Hudson News Network, the Wisconsin Stockbridge-Munsee Tribe casino proposed for Sullivan County appears headed for rejection with a lawyer for the tribe saying Interior Department officials told him it was “highly unlikely” that the casino and resort would be approved despite the fact that former governor David Paterson signed a pact with the Stockbridge-Munsees allowing the gaming facility. "bad vibrations."

Jobless rate improves in two-thirds of U.S. metros—Albany not included
The Albany Business Journal has a piece stating that a total of 238 metros registered improvements in their jobless rates last year, according to an analysis of new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nineteen metros were unchanged, while the remaining 115 areas suffered increases in unemployment. Albany saw its jobless rate slip from 6.9 percent in December 2009 to 7.0 percent this past December 2010, a lot better than most... except in the downward trend of the numbers.

The National Weather Service says today says on and off snow flurries are possible, along with variably cloudy skies. High 28F. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph. Snow flurries or snow showers tonight, as well. Low 12F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. The chances of precipitation, though, are close to 30 percent.

Town meetings tonight
VILLAGE OF ATHENS meets at 6:30 p.m at the Athens Community Center, 2 First St., Athens
COLUMBIA COUNTY holds a full Board of Supervisors meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. at 401 State St. in Hudson.
CITY OF HUDSON Planning Committee meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall.

Astronomical bodies

TIDES Hudson: High, 7:09 p.m./Low, 1:17 p.m.
SUNRISE/SUNSET 7:00 a.m./5:19 p.m.
MOONRISE/MOONSET 9:29 a.m./none

Birthdays
FEBRUARY 9 Alban Berg, Carole King, Alice Walker, Thomas Paine, and John Walker Lindh.

Alban Plotkin of Catskill and Pamela Wallace of Germantown were named recipients of the 2011 Individual Artist regrant awards through the Community Arts Grants Decentralization Program for Columbia and Greene Counties (DEC) from the Greene County Council on the Arts and Columbia County Council on the Arts.


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Plotkin holds a B.F.A. from Parsons School of Design and creates in electronic assemblage, installation, mixed-media, and paint. Most of his recognition as an artist has been achieved here in the Hudson Valley through solo and juried exhibition at galleries such as the Wilder (Catskill), the Wright (Kingston), and UpFront Art (Kingston). In 2003 Plotkin was invited to participate in the Rhine-Hudson Bridge Artists’ Exchange in Cologne, Germany. The $2,000 DEC award will enable him to undertake “The Nature of Paint and The Painting of Nature” – ten large-scale abstract oil paintings based on the landscape celebrated by Cole, Church, Durant, and others of the Hudson River School. Wallace holds a M.F.A. in Sculpture and Blacksmithing from Southern Illinois University and a BA in sculpture from Bard College. Selected awards include a NYFA Mark (2010) program invitation and a Dutchess County Arts Council Individual Artist’s Fellowship in Sculpture (2001). Exhibitions include: “Marks that Matter” at the Vanderlyn Gallery (Ulster Community College, 2010), “Sculpture Invitational” at the Kobalt Gallery (Provincetown, MA, 2009), “The New Steel II” at the National Metals Museum (Memphis, TN, 2009) and others. Contrast and rhythmic tension between industrial, and what she describes as “ephemeral,” materials are frequent elements in Wallace’s abstract and provocative compositions. The $2,000 DEC award will support the creation of “Extending off and on the way down” a mixed-media wall installation constructed of cast paper, forged iron, beeswax, and plaster. Finished, the work will be approximately 10’ X 20’ and project 12” from the wall. Studio arts students from Germantown High School will be trained and assist Wallace in casting paper sphere forms and some of the plaster molds.

MOD Gourmet Cafe in Catskill closed down its Main St. location a few months ago, and its no secret they are moving to Hudson. A Public Notice in today's local newspaper has Dana L. Wegener applying to, "sell beer and wine at MOD Restaurant, Inc. in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 20 South Front Street, Hudson, Columbia County." So Hudson's waterfront will have two places to get a cup of coffee.

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Albany International Airport"][/caption]Airfares at Albany International Airport rank high among the nation’s 100 largest markets, according to an Albany Business Journal story, which notes that Albany ranked No. 18 with an average domestic third-quarter fare of $384.15, up 14.24 percent from the third quarter of 2009, according to the most recent report from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Albany fares have risen 21.75 since 2000, when the average domestic third-quarter fare was $315.51. The average U.S. domestic itinerary fare for the third quarter of 2010 was $339.71, up 10.7 percent. Both the highest and lowest average third-quarter fares were in New Jersey: the highest was $469 in Newark-Liberty and the lowest was $153 in Atlantic City.

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="The Olana Viewshed, as seen on the Rural Intelligence website."][/caption]Who'd have thought that a quadricentennial would last three years? According to the Daily Freeman, the Hudson River Valley Greenway and National Heritage Area programs have announced $50,000 has been awarded to a dozen projects around the region under the Hudson River Valley Quadricentennial Implementation Grant Program, set up to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's "discovery" of the river that bears his name, and Robert Fulton's inauguartion of steamboat travel on it 200 years later, in 2009. A pair of Columbia County projects were awarded money, including $2,500 for the Olana Partnership to hold a symposium to focus on preservation of historic viewsheds and $3,950 for Historic Hudson to host an exhibition allowing viewers to trace the evolution of business and adaptive reuse of architecture on Warren Street in Hudson. Funding also includes $5,000 for SUNY New Paltz’s Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art to produce a catalog documenting an exhibition titled “Made in the Hudson Valley,” which will consist of works from the collections of the Hudson Valley Visual Arts Collections Consortium. Friends of Senate House, which is based in Kingston, got a $2,943 grant to hold an event called “Sustainable Living, 17th and 18th Century Hudson Valley Style.” Highland Landing Park Association Inc., was awarded $3,550 for a water storage and delivery system, including a water storage tank, pump, pressure tank, and necessary piping. In Northern Dutchess, Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum was awarded $5,000 to create an experiential interactive display which will focus on the collection’s most significant airplanes. And the town of Hyde Park got a $4,500 grant to construct two kiosks with “interpretive panels” along the northern section of the Hyde Park Heritage Greenway Trail.