KINGSTON, N.Y. — City lawmakers will consider good cause eviction and tax breaks for accessory dwelling units at the July 2 Common Council meeting.Michael Tierney, D-Ward 2, explained the provisions of the proposed Good Cause Eviction Law after a first reading of the housing initiatives at Tuesday’s Common Council meeting.Tierney said the proposed law regulates […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. – Mayor Steve Noble has requested city lawmakers favor a package of housing initiatives that includes opting in on the state’s Good Cause Eviction law.The mayor has pitched his housing package to the nine-member Common Council in the form of a communication to them.Besides requesting the Good Cause Eviction opt-in, Noble has asked […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. City lawmakers are mulling installing speed cameras that can automatically ticket speeding drivers in school zones. The Common Council’s Public Safety Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to endorse the proposal brought forth by Mayor Steve Noble. Still, the program would have to clear a number of hurdles at the state and city level […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. – Seven city lawmakers had urged two state representatives to reject a final version of what they claimed was a weakened Good Cause Eviction law. The seven Common Council members had sent off a letter on April 17 urging state Sen. Michelle Hinchey, D-Saugerties, and Assemblywoman Sarahana Shrestha, D-Esopus, to vote against a […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. Common Council Majority Leader Reynolds Scott-Childress emphasized the importance of public involvement and education as city lawmakers discussed creating a Charter Review Committee at Wednesday’s Laws and Rules meeting. Scott-Childress suggested city lawmakers could set an informational session on charter review in June. He added that the city would invite experts on […]