
What is the CPF?	•	FAQs and Facts	•	What the Fund can do	•	Volunteer/Contribute!


		What the CPF can do for Red Hook At NO ADDITIONAL COST TO TAXPAYERS, the Community Preservation Fund will help: • Hold down school taxes • Hold down town taxes • Protect our water • Reduce the loss of farms • Enhance property values • Maintain the green belts that surround our villages and hamlets • Save our natural beauty • Preserve our wildlife
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		News/Updates Red Hook voters OK new tax Daily Freeman Preservation tax squeaks by Poughkeepsie Journal Confused? Find out more about how CPF works
Red Hook contains some of the best farm soils in the Hudson Valley.	NY’s rising taxes and threatened water safety are directly linked to rapid growth.
CPF WINS BY A NOSE! Red Hook residents defeat last minute distortion campaign by local real estate interests; Reports increase of "no" voters changing their minds after getting the facts

Why Smart Growth?	•	Farms in Danger	•	Tools for Smart Growth	•	Preserve Red Hook
Sponsored by the Red Hook Community Preservation Alliance

Preserve Red Hook: Support the Red Hook Community Preservation Fund in Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York. Smart Growth and the Community Preservation Fund (CPF) and the PDR are key property tax relief, housing, agricultural land preservation tools.

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