Village Board: Public Hearing Notice 2/10/21 7pm

There are 3 ways you can submit public comments –
1. You can watch the meeting live streamed on youtube and submit comments through the chat function that is monitored throughout the meeting: https://youtu.be/KLeAs2iYXDs
2. You can submit comments in writing prior to the meeting
3. You can request to participate in the zoom video conference and join the meeting to speak during the public hearing or comment period

Cessation of snow: 1/27/21 5am

Village Code Article III:  Snow and Ice Removal requires that residents and businesses clear their sidewalks of snow and ice to a minimum width of 30 inches within 24 hours after cessation of every fall of snow.

The official cessation of snowfall was 5am on 1/27/21.

Know Your Public Utility Rights 1/20/21 6pm

Click here to view this live on youtube
Or go to URL: https://youtu.be/BY3KuLMO-To

PULP TO CO-HOST “KNOW YOUR PUBLIC UTILITY RIGHTS” TRAINING WITH VILLAGE OF NEW PALTZ ELECTEDS AND THE NEW PALTZ LANDLORD TENANT RELATIONS COUNCIL
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 6:00pm

Questions can be submitted in advance here: http://bit.ly/PULPtrainingNPZ

Millions of New Yorkers are now unable to afford their utility bills due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the number of active cases continues to rise, vulnerable New Yorkers – seniors, medically vulnerable and low-income – must be able to shelter in place without the worry of having necessary services like electricity, heat, water or telephone disconnected.

We invite interested parties and the press to this virtual discussion on utility consumer rights in New York State, and new consumer protections created during the COVID-19 crisis. PULP attorneys will shed light on the Parker-Mosley Act’s utility shutoff moratorium and will detail how consumers can receive financial assistance if they are in arrears. The presentation will also touch on the ongoing Central Hudson Gas and Electric Co. rate case and note how the public can get involved. Lastly, the session will close with an opportunity for the audience to ask questions.

Whether to temporarily amend Village Revolving Loan Fund?

The Village of New Paltz Board is seeking feedback from our community on whether to amend our Revolving Loan Fund’s (RLF) guidelines. The Village’s RLF was funded via an economic development grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developments (HUD).

For an interim period, we would like to offer small business loans geared towards pandemic relief to Village of New Paltz businesses impacted by the covid pandemic who may benefit from borrowing money.

An RLF is expected to recycle repayments to finance the same type of activities for an ongoing basis. Ordinarily, our RLF program is not for working capital or emergencies. However, we would like to expand the types of applications that will be considered during this unique and challenging time.

If an applicant is seeking assistance with working capital or responding to covid-related emergencies and has demonstrated compliance with NY State’s Executive Orders, they would be expected to include details in narrative form and provide other supporting exhibits in their application found on the Village’s website. This would be in addition to existing application and documentation requirements.

We are proposing that the rate to borrow will be the Wall Street Journal Prime rate minus 0.25%.

Please share thoughts on our plan to amend to assistant@villageofnewpaltz.org.

Existing application, loan terms, and guidelines: https://www.villageofnewpaltz.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2015-Revolving-Loan-Fund-Packet-1.pdf