KINGSTON, N.Y. — Ulster County Legislators Joe Maloney, D-Saugerties, and Kevin Roberts, R-Plattekill are calling on Ulster County to put out a Request for Proposals to seek out vendors other than Samadhi Inc. for $400,000 in opioid settlement funds earmarked for an outpatient opioid detox program.Maloney said they have successfully motioned to discharge the resolution […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. – Randall Leverette is back on the Ulster County Industrial Development Agency board, three years after orchestrating a controversial deal to turn over administrative authority to Orange County officials who later pled guilty to self-dealing. The county Legislature appointment in a 14-7 vote on April 16 that also included five incumbent members […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. Local activists and lawmakers on Thursday advocated for the inclusion of the New York HEAT Act in the state budget. The HEAT Act, if passed, would cap household utility bills to 6% of the income of low to moderate-income families, as well as foster a transition away from the use of fossil […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. Although the ink on the county’s new occupancy tax law is barely dry, Ulster County lawmakers are proposing a change they say will make the tax more equitable for the larger all-inclusive resorts in the county. Legislators are expected to vote Tuesday to set a public hearing on an amendment to the […]