Windows stall Trans-Hudson talks in new Paltz
The consultants on the long-reviewed and much-maligned Trans-Hudson project got hung up on windows during the November 22 Town of New Paltz Planning Board meeting.
Politics & Government
Good Cause Eviction law hotly debated in Kingston, January vote looms
Good Cause Eviction in the City of Kingston will likely be settled in January by the entire Common Council after the proposed legislation was advanced by a 3-2 vote of the Laws and Rules Committee on Wednesday, November 17.
Neighbors on Simmons Drive in Saugerties describe Rust Free Motors as a junkyard
At the November 16 Town Planning Board meeting, neighbors on Simmons Drive in Saugerties described Rust Free Motors as a junkyard. Steve Michael King, one of the owners, said his business is repairing and restoring classic and antique cars, as well as less expensive used cars. None of the cars on his lot go to junkyards or are dismantled for parts sales.
A new kind of politician ascends to the Ulster County Legislature
I wasn’t that surprised to see county-legislator-elect Phil Erner appear at the front door. He doesn’t seem the type of person intimidated by a low sky, full of dark clouds fit to burst, the mercury plunging.
Catskill Terraces ten-lot subdivision approved
After nearly a year of discussion, adjustment of plans and hearings, Catskill Terraces, a ten-lot subdivision on 88 acres has received conditional final approval from the Town of Saugerties Planning Board.
Saugerties planners question self-service car wash
A self-service car wash in Saugerties that has no regular employees doesn’t need bathrooms, according to a developer who hopes to get approval and a zone change for his car wash.
Saugerties weighs weed retail and lounges, opinions divided
Opinion was divided on a set of new regulations that make a provision for cannabis-related establishments amongst larger zoning changes that officials say will bring more continuity to zoning regulations across the Town of Saugerties.
County legislature under serious pressure to act on tenant protection law
The public comment period of the November 16 Ulster County Legislature meeting was dominated by demands for a Good Cause
Town of Saugerties passes controversial property maintenance law
The Saugerties Town Board voted unanimously to enact a controversial property maintenance law bringing to close a five-year process to create a law that gives the Town expanded power to deal with derelict and problem properties.
Saugerties approves 2022 budget, third ambulance crew for Diaz
Taxes will rise an average of $65 next year in the Town of Saugerties after Town officials unanimously approved a 2022 budget that features a 4.6 percent spending increase going mainly to fund a third-fully staffed ambulance for Diaz Memorial Ambulance, which has seen calls skyrocket in recent years.