IMPORTANT: Recap of 1/24 Sewer Forum, ANOTHER FORUM 3/1

For the many Tivolians who did not attend the important Sewer Forum held by the Village Board of Trustees on January 24th, this email will convey to you the critical information that was presented that night.

The essential points of the presentation:

Tivoli’s existing wastewater treatment plant is beyond repair and a complete replacement with a new plant is imperative.

The current plant is failing to meet the State’s requirements of our SPDES permit and Tivoli is under a consent order from the NYS DEC to start meeting the permit requirements within 30 months or face costly fines. (SPDES is State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System).

The new sewer plant and attendant upgrades to the pump station and collection system are anticipated to cost $13,400,000. Yes, $13.4 million. If more funding is not secured, these costs could result in an additional $1,000 per year per household.

To view the slideshow presented on 1/24 click the link below. The slides take one through the history of the plant, the current technology, the proposed new technology, and slide #16 shows the projected costs for the total project and for a typical household.
https://mcusercontent.com/db32a6873991aa156ac2f8920/files/3620e50b-5717-4e2c-761b-a270ccebf61f/2023_01_24_DCWWA_Tivoli_WWTP_Upgrade.pdf

To watch the full video of the 1/24 presentation click here:http://www.pandatv23.org/node/1557

THERE WILL BE A SECOND SEWER PROJECT FORUM WEDNESDAY MARCH 1ST AT 6:30pm. This will repeat information from the 1/24 meeting and continue with information about the collection system (which was not covered on 1/24). ALL users of the Village Sewer System are urged to attend, especially if you missed the first forum.

The Village Board and the Dutchess County Water and Wastewater Authority are doing and will continue to do everything possible to get this new plant in place, meet our Consent Order, and pursue the funding necessary to ease the financial burden on all users of the system.

Sincerely,

Mayor Griffith

The Village of Tivoli offices are located in the beautifully restored Historic Watts dePeyster Hall, now the cornerstone of the Village. Tivoli may be small, but we offer so many important municipal services. The Historic Watts dePeyster Hall stands proudly over the Tivoli Commons municipal campus, and all of your village staff and officials are proud to serve.

VILLAGE CLERK’S OFFICE
Village Clerk
2 year term concurrent w/mayor
Email: clerk@tivoliny.org
Office Hours: Monday – Friday,
9 am to 4 pm
Deputy Village Clerk
1 year term
Email: deputyclerk@tivoliny.org
Treasurer
1 year term
Email: treasurer@tivoliny.org
Village Board Meetings: 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7pm
Village Board Workshops: 2nd Wednesday of the month, 7pm and 3rd Wednesday of the month, 6pm
Historic Watts dePeyster Hall
VILLAGE JUSTICE COURT
The Honorable Howard F. Clark, Village Justice
Email: court@tivoliny.org
4 year term
Acting Justice Danielle Cordier 1 year term
Colleen McGarry
Email: court@tivoliny.org
Mondays, 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM, Historic Watts dePeyster Hall
Court Sessions: 1st & 3rd Monday of the month, 5:30 pm
Historic Watts dePeyster Hall. Call 845-757-3219 for information.
Building Inspector/Zoning Enforcement Officer
Gary Beck 845-757-2021
bizeo@tivoliny.org
Call for Appointments (845) 471-9370
Location Historic Watts dePeyster Hall, 2nd floor
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Major Responsibilities include – Variances, Special Permits
Ethan Palmer Bob Zises
Karen Cleaveland Mark Bennett
Deputy Mayor Emily Majer, Village Board Liaison Jonathan Trombly
The Zoning Enforcement Officer must refer applicants to the Zoning Board of Appeals. Complete submissions, including fees, are due to the Clerk’s Office 10 calendar days prior to a meeting date.

Major Responsibilities include – Affix value to all village properties in order to establish tax rates, Manage all exemptions & abatements on real property taxes

TAX ASSESSOR
Cheryl Kaszluga, Town of Red Hook Assessor (845) 758-4606
assessor@redhook.org