• Received non-profit 501(c)(3) status
• Elected a five-member Board of Directors
• Created a web-site: https://www.castletonmainstreet.org/
• Created a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/COHMSA/
• Celebrated Main Street Day on September 9, 2017. Times Union article
• Organized cleanup days of Main Street and Riverfront Park. Channel 13 event coverage.
• Constructed, painted, planted, and maintained flower boxes
• Partnered with Schodack Central school students to paint autumn scenes on storefront windows
• Petitioned NYS for permission to erect a nautical flagpole that will greet visitors by land and by sea, and raised $2,000 toward completion
• Planned “Main Street Mile” – a one-mile walking loop to encourage physical, social, and economic activity on Main Street
• Sold Castleton-on-Hudson Association T-shirts depicting slogan, “Meet Me on Main”
• Sold 2018 calendars depicting historic photos of Main Street, Castleton-on-Hudson
• Conducted listening sessions with business owners
• Increased awareness to Village, Town, and County government
• Created outreach to Hudson River Associations with shared interests, e.g., Riverkeeper, Parks & Trails New York, Historical Society of Esquatak, Town of Schodack historian, etc.
• Approached NYS Department of Transportation for support to develop crosswalks for pedestrians on State Route 9J
• Sought funding for radar-controlled electronic speed signs
• Defended zoning variance for installation of a sign for a new business.
• Created Main Street Mile to encourage a healthy lifestyle.