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PUBLIC HEARING ON RHINEBECK COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROPOSAL TO BE HELD TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th AT TOWN HALL (summary)

A public hearing on the town of Rhinebeck’s Comprehensive Plan proposal will be held on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 at 6:30 p.m. at Rhinebeck Town Hall auditorium, 80 East Market Street in Rhinebeck. The hearing before the Comprehensive Plan Committee will provide the opportunity for town residents to express their opinions and concerns about the revised plan, and to ask any questions that they may have about the plan. The meeting is open to everyone, and all Rhinebeck citizens are encouraged to attend.

RHINEBECK SURVEY RESULTS, ISSUE #6: IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE (summary)

by Ted Fink

Everybody talks about "smart growth." Is it any wonder? Who could possibly be in favor of "dumb growth?" Did residents have much to say about smart growth in the recent public opinion survey and Town visioning sessions, and what will that mean for future development in the Town?

RHINEBECK SURVEY RESULTS, ISSUE #5: RHINECLIFF, ON THE CUSP OF CHANGE (summary)

by Cynthia Owen Philip

Rhinecliff, unlike any other neighborhood in the Town of Rhinebeck, is on a cusp of change. But, like the other neighborhoods in Rhinebeck, as reflected in the survey taken by the Comprehensive Plan Committee, residents want to retain Rhinecliff's individual character.

RHINEBECK SURVEY RESULTS, ISSUE #4: IMPROVING TRANSPORTATION (summary)

by Kerri Karvetski

Earlier this year the Town Comprehensive Plan Committee found that the resounding majority of surveyed residents want new development to be compact and pedestrian-friendly like the village. More than 91 percent want town roads designed for pedestrians and bicycles; 82 percent desire walking paths and hiking and biking trails; and 80 percent voted in favor of building pedestrian and public transit into new development.

RHINEBECK SURVEY RESULTS, ISSUE #3: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT (summary)

by Mary Myerson

Small businesses, not “big boxes;” independents, not chains; “village-like” development, not strips: these are the particular and overwhelming preferences of Rhinebeck residents. Over 90 percent of survey respondents want businesses in the Town that serve local needs and to promote small, independently owned enterprises, as opposed to national chains, according to tallied responses to the survey. Over 87 percent are opposed to strip and so-called “big box” development.

RHINEBECK SURVEY RESULTS, ISSUE #2: RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (summary)

by Barbara Hugo

The community made excellent use of the opportunity presented by the questionnaire to make their voices heard on a broad slate of topics that affect the quality of life in Rhinebeck. The survey garnered an impressive 20% response rate. According to statisticians at Phoenix Marketing International, a return of 5% was all that was needed to have reached valid conclusions about the community as a whole, but survey respondents passed the 5% bar by 300%!