Mayor’s Desk

Official blog for the Mayor of the Village of Kinderhook, NY

Albany Avenue Update – February 2024

Dear Residents, The Village Board hosted a public meeting on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, and voted…

NY Forward Update – LPC meeting #5

Dear Residents, Last evening at the NY Forward Local Planning Committee Meeting #5, the committee voted…

NY Forward – Village Projects

Dear Residents, We will have a short workshop meeting on Wednesday, October 25th at 7 pm…

Upcoming Meetings – Albany Avenue and NY Forward Updates

Dear Residents, Congratulations to our volunteer fire department and everyone who came out to vote in…

Length of Service Award Program for Volunteer Fire Fighters

Dear Residents, The Village of Kinderhook will be holding a referendum to vote on the Length…

Emergency Volunteers Needed

Dear Residents, The recent power outage has prioritized our emergency response planning. As background, this past…

VOK Awarded Bronze Certification

Dear Residents, The Village of Kinderhook has been awarded bronze certification in the Department of Environmental…

Annual Water Inspection

Dear Residents, Please find attached the report of our annual water inspection conducted by the Columbia…

Albany Avenue Update – August 2023

Dear Residents, We conducted a Special Village Board Meeting dedicated to the review of the Albany…

Upcoming Meetings

Dear Residents, We have A LOT going on in our village! Below is a summary of…

Kinderhook Fire Department – Biennial Fund Drive

Dear Residents,   You will be receiving a letter in the mail from the Kinderhook Fire…

Open Call for Projects for VOK NY Forward Grant!

Dear Residents, Thank you for your patience as we take the first steps together with the…

Village Code Book Update – June 2023

Dear Residents, The Municipal Code of the Village of Kinderhook contains all the local laws, ordinances,…

Albany Avenue Update – June 2023

Dear Residents, At the May 17, 2023, Village Board Meeting, a motion was raised and approved…

NY Forward Grant Update – May 2023

Dear Residents, We are beginning to take the first steps in the process for our NY…

Short-Term Rental Update – May 2023

Dear Residents, Please find attached the latest draft for the proposed Short Term Rental regulations. Short-Term…

VOK Roadway Capital Improvement Plan

Dear Residents, At the link below is the Village of Kinderhook’s Roadway Capital Improvement Plan. Completed…

Fiscal Year 2024 Tentative Budget

Dear Residents, The Fiscal Year 2024 Tentative Budget is located at the below link. We will…

Annual Drinking Water Quality Report 2022

Dear Residents, Please find attached the Annual Drinking Water Quality Report for 2022 for the Village…

Historic Preservation Overview & Reminder

Dear Residents, As we look forward to nicer weather and begin to think about home improvement…

Village of Kinderhook Awarded $2.25 Million Grant

Dear Residents, We are thrilled to announce that the Village of Kinderhook has been awarded $2.25…

Albany Avenue Update – March 2023

Dear Residents, Please find below an update on the Albany Avenue Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvement Project…

Emergency Management Meeting

Dear Residents, On Wednesday, February 22nd, the Village of Kinderhook convened our annual emergency management meeting…

Parks & Services Survey Results

Dear Residents, Thank you to everyone who took the time to respond to our recent Parks…

Short Term Rental Update

— UPDATE — Dear Residents, At the February 8th public hearing for Short-Term Rentals, it was…

Multiyear Financial Planning Report – January 2023

Dear Residents, Please find below the first draft of the Multiyear Financial Planning Report issued to…

Code Enforcement Update

Dear Residents, I hope everyone had a nice Christmas and New Year. Below is an update…

FY24 Budget Planning

Dear Residents, Below is the guidance that I recently provided to the Trustees, Treasurer, and Department…

Albany Avenue Update – December 2022

Dear Neighbors, Here is an update on the two separate projects impacting Albany Avenue: The Albany…

Veterans Day and CCHS

Dear Neighbors, Thank you to all our veterans and their family members for their service and…

Albany Avenue Update – November 2022

Dear Residents, I hope everyone had a great Halloween! Thank you to our Recreation Commission and…

$2.25M NY Forward grant application

Dear Residents, Thank you to all who contributed to the village’s $2.25M NY Forward grant application,…

Albany Avenue Update – October 2022

Dear Residents,  I hope everyone had a nice September! Several former mayors and I got together…

Our Village Priorities and Expectations of Service

Dear Neighbors, I hope everyone has been enjoying the summer weather and the many events taking…
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