TIVOLI -- Assemblyman Marc Molinaro of Red Hook and Tivoli Village Mayor Tom Cordier announced the village has secured a $300,000 matching grant from the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) for the Tivoli Waterfront Park project.

This follows an agreement reached last year to purchase waterfront property on the Hudson River from CSX Railroad, granting the entire town of Red Hook its only public riverfront access point.

“This grant will go a long way in helping the Village of Tivoli purchase and protect this waterfront property, giving the public something it has lacked for far too long: access to the Hudson River,” said Molinaro.

“This grant will go a long way toward ensuring this park is here for generations to come,” said Cordier.

Tivoli Waterfront Park received $300,000 of the $19 million in EPF funds made available this year.