Woodstock Planning board chair outlines the challenges ahead
‘Nobody can see the future. We’re looking at things now we couldn’t even think of in 1989…It makes for a lot on everybody’s plate…’
Politics & Government
Ernest Klepeis takes Metzger’s seat on Rosendale Town Board
With the ascension of longtime councilwoman Jen Metzger to the New York State Senate, the Town of Rosendale needed to find someone to fill her seat for one year.
Saugerties village considers becoming a “Climate Smart Community”
The Climate Smart Communities program consists of a network of New York communities engaged in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving climate resilience. The program provides guidance to local governments on best practices for mitigating and adapting to climate change.
More hopefuls dive into Ulster exec race
Three Democrats have officially jumped into the race to replace County Executive Mike Hein, hoping to get an early lead in the process of wooing a few hundred town committee members who will select a candidate to run in a special election later this year. On the Republican side, one veteran elected official said that he’s weighing a run, in part because he’s alarmed by the lack of experience among the presumptive frontrunners.
Saugerties councilman plans run for county legislature
John Schoonmaker, 27, is seeking the seat currently occupied by Joe Maloney, who was recently fined $7,000 for ethics violations.
New Ulster County law targets discrimination
The new law will allow discrimination complaints to be heard locally rather than at the state level. A local administrative law judge can award up to $25,000 in damages.
Jen Metzger sworn in as NYS senator for District 42
There was a giddy air of celebration last Wednesday, January 2 at the Mulberry House Senior Center in Middletown, where newly elected State Senate District 42 representative Jen Metzger of Rosendale was being sworn in, along with returning District 100 assemblywoman Aileen Gunther of Forestburgh.
Electing a new county exec won’t be cheap
Ulster County will have three elections this year, at a total cost of around $1 million.
Shandaken’s Stanley gazes into the future
The Town of Shandaken is looking at several major infrastructure projects for 2019, and town supervisor Rob Stanley hopes to have a permitting process for short-term rentals in place by the end of the year.
Woodstock Town Board supports driver licenses for undocumented immigrants
A group of residents assembled to ask the board to pass the resolution, but their advocacy was unneeded: The town supervisor called it a “no-brainer.”