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Hoosick Rising Update
Join us at the next Hoosick Rising meeting!
Date: September 22
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Hoosick Senior Center on Church St.
We've been busy this summer!
Check out the project updates below.
Project: Painting Hoosick
Community Bench Project at HAYC3 Will Feature Local Artists Starting in mid-August, local artists will begin to paint existing benches from around the village of Hoosick Falls. Benches from around the community will be transported to The Perry Room at the HAYC3 Armory, where artist will then set up individual paint stations. Using their creative freedom, artists will paint local scenes from the surrounding area on the benches.
For more information about Painting Hoosick: Community Bench Project, please visit HAYC3.org/BenchProject or “like” HAYC3 on Facebook.com/HAYC3NY.
Project: Revaluation of Town and Village - Cost Estimate
Town and Village officials have been looking into the cost of revaluation, below is a quick summary of what we've learned:
- 3,400 parcels +/- Townwide (including Village)
- $70-$75 per parcel
- $238,000-$255,000 Total Revaluation Cost (estimate)
The State offers $1.78 per parcel to offset the cost. This amount changes from year to year based on the number of revaluations happening across the state.
The revaluation for a town our size would take approximately 1 year. Data collection would start in the spring (April) and the tentative roll would be available on or about May 1st.
Project: Broadband Connectivity
Bouncelinx has secured several sites in and around Hoosick. They will start building the non-Hoosick sites in late July while they move thru the Hoosick zoning process in July and August.
Solar Panels "rising" in Hoosick
Photo Credit: Mayor Borge
Expanding our Economic Development Efforts: LDC Update
In the past 9-months, the Hoosick Local Development Corporation (LDC) reviewed several loan requests and granted two business loans totaling $12,500.
The LDC, in addition to reviewing loan requests, had the following accomplishments:
- Adopted by-laws
- Adopted a Mission statement
- Adopted a budget
- Registered with the Accounting Budget Office (ABO)
- Four members have taken required NY training, remaining members to complete prior to December 31st
- Adopted a loan policy
- Adopted a conflict of interest policy
- Adopted a confidentiality policy
- Created a website: www.hoosickldc.org
- Collected on a delinquent prior LDC loan with payment in full
The LDC is also taking the lead on several Hoosick Rising Projects:
- Registered LDC on Google maps and the LDC can council businesses on how to register (Project: "Get on Google!")
- Established a business development contest with Hoosick Falls Central School and Hoosac School for students to develop a business plan for a business to be located in the Town which will be judged similar to the TV program “Shark Tank” with prizes to be awarded.
- Completing an inventory of vacant commercial properties with pertinent information to be added to our website
- Aided broadband project by researching need in the underserved portions of the town, pursued different means of providing service, interviewed potential providers, attended town meetings regarding establishing a provider network.
Be sure to "like" their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/hoosickldc?_rdr=p