Local Elected Officials
Kathleen Foley, Mayor, Village of Cold Spring: mayor@coldspringny.gov
Village of Cold Spring Board of Trustees: vcsclerk@coldspringny.gov
Town of Philipstown Board: townclerk@philipstown.com
John Van Tassel, Supervisor, Philipstown: supervisor@philipstown.com
Chris Winward, Mayor, Nelsonville: mayor@nelsonvilleny.gov
Village of Nelsonville Board of Trustees: villageboard@nelsonvilleny.gov or villageclerk@nelsonvilleny.gov
Nancy Montgomery, Legislator, Putnam County: nancy.montgomery@putnamcountyny.gov
Kevin Byrne, Executive, Putnam County: kevin.byrne@putnamcountyny.gov
Dana Levenberg, Member, New York State Assembly: levenbergd@nyassembly.gov
Rob Rolison, State Senator, New York Senate: rolison@nysenate.gov
Local Press
Highlands Current – letters to editor@highlandscurrent.org or add comments to individual stories online
PCNR – letters posted online here
State Parks
Linda Cooper, Regional Director for the Taconic Region, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation: Linda.Cooper@parks.ny.gov
Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail
May 8 2023 Joint Public Session Questions & Answers
Philipstown Trails Committee
The Philipstown Trails Committee (PTC) is a Philipstown Town Advisory Committee chatrged with advising the Town of Philipstown Board on how to improve the ability for local residents to safely get around the town without recourse to motorized transit.
Local Trail Maps
Avenza Maps has three maps, which can be downloaded free of charge to your cell phone, showing trails in Philipstown, NY:
Hudson Highlands State Park Trail Map North
Hudson Highlands State Park Trail Map South
Clarence Fahnestock State Park Trail Map
Other Trails in New York State
Parks & Trails New York provides a guide to more than 100 multi-use trails in New York State here, including the Empire State Trail that passes nearby to Philipstown, NY.
Philipstown Advocates for Trails 