CONTACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Simon Gruber, Hudson Valley Regional Council sgruber100@verizon.net (845) 534-5622 COMMUNITY OUTREACH LEADERS Beacon (Fishkill Creek Watershed) Karla Raimundi, Esq., Hudson River Sloop Clearwater karla@clearwater.org (845) 265-8080 x 7159 Poughkeepsie (Fall Kill Creek Watershed) Ryan Palmer, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater ryan@clearwater.org (845) 265-8080 x 7114 Hyde Park (Fall Kill Creek Watershed) Emily Svenson, Hudson River Watershed Alliance emily@hudsonwatershed.org (845) 489-228 Kingston (Rondout Creek Watershed) Victor-Pierre Melendez, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater victor@clearwater.org (845) 265-8080 x 7144 Yonkers (Saw Mill River Watershed) Marcy Denker, Hudson River Watershed Alliance marcy@hudsonwatershed.org (845) 709-9869 Town & Village of Pawling (Croton River Watershed) Emily Svenson, Hudson River Watershed Alliance emily@hudsonwatershed.org (845) 489-2286 Newburgh (Quassaic Creek Watershed) and Town & Village of Warwick & Village of Greenwood Lake (Wallkill River & Greenwood Lake Watersheds) Simon Gruber, Hudson Valley Regional Council sgruber100@verizon.net (845) 534-5622 . | THE HUDSON VALLEY REGIONAL COUNCIL (HVRC) is leading a green infrastructure (GI) planning project to protect and restore watersheds in the Hudson Valley region in New York State. HVRC’s community outreach team, in partnership with municipal leaders, property owners and other interested citizens, will develop a set of conceptual project plans in each participating location -- some of which include several participating municipalities. While the project is designed primarily to support water resources protection and restoration and to help create and retain jobs in the region, green infrastructure can bring added benefits including neighborhood revitalization, improved air quality and public health, energy efficiency, beautification, and enhanced quality of life. This project is funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) with a grant from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. PROJECT GOALS
The priority is to make these conceptual plans as shovel-ready as possible. Where additional local resources are available selected designs can potentially become more advanced. This outreach and planning project is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2011. HUDSON VALLEY REGIONAL COUNCIL 3 Washington Center, 2nd Floor Newburgh NY 12550-4667 Phone: (845) 564-4075 Fax: 845-565-4918Title banner photograph: www. Flickr.com Randy OHC |