Town of Saugerties decides against enacting property maintenance law
Saugerties town officials temporarily pulled a property maintenance law after more than a dozen residents expressed outrage over the plan at a recent Town Board meeting.
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News & notes from the village of Saugerties
Topics include: Village far ahead of 2020 in tax collections; Saugerties wants more notification of film shoots; and Saugerties Fourth of July celebration a big hit.
Standoff over county garbage audit continues
Ulster County comptroller March Gallagher says the chairman of the county legislature David Donaldson set a dangerous precedent when he took the unusual step of intervening in her attempts to audit the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency (UCRRA). He calls that silly, as the Great Ulster County Compost Standoff continues.
Ulster comptroller probes compost
RRA sues to halt audit; Gallagher thinks something is rotten in the state of the county’s garbage operation.
Notes from the Saugerties Town Board
Topics include: Website accused of bias against Trump supporters; Complaint about noisy neighbors; Town Board names supervisor as marriage officer; Town Board honors Sawyer Savings Bank; and Truck purchase approved.
Town of Saugerties looks to develop property maintenance law
The Town of Saugerties is developing a property maintenance law to make it easier to deal with derelict properties, unsightly conditions or poor maintenance in cases where property owners neglect to maintain their property.
Dem Primary: In Saugerties, Maloney leads legislature contest, Zaloga and Freeman win nods for town board
According to unofficial results from yesterday’s Democratic primary, former legislator Joe Maloney leads the race in District II by 14
Three candidates seek Dem nod for Saugerties seat in county legislature
All three of the candidates running for the Democratic nomination for District 2 representative on the Ulster County Legislature have run for the seat before, and two have held it. Chris Allen, Joe Maloney and John Schoonmaker are running in a primary election on June 22 for the Democratic nomination. The seat is currently held by Republican Al Bruno. District 2 covers the village, Barclay Heights, and part of Glasco.
Ulster Board of Elections to move into Freeman building
The Ulster County Board of Elections will move into a new headquarters at 79 Hurley Ave. currently occupied by the Daily Freeman newspaper by 2022. Staff from the paper will move to another location in Kingston.
Democratic primary: Six candidates seek two spots for Saugerties Town Board
Six candidates are running for two slots on the ballot for the Saugerties Town Board. The Saugerties Democratic Committee has endorsed Kevin Freeman and Kayleigh Zaloga. Also running are Lauren Ruberg, Nina Schmidbaur, Timothy Scott Jr. and Diedre Miller.