From The Executive's Desk

  • Ulster County Public Safety Training Center is Completed Ahead of Schedule and Under Budget
    Posted: May 27, 2020
    TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. –  Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan toured the newly completed Public Safety Training Center on Ulster Landing Road in the Town of Ulster. At over 5,200 square feet, the new facility features 13 burn rooms and five forced entry doors. Additionally, firefighters will have the opportunity to do rooftop training, rope rescue operations, and a car fire prop. The project, a new three-story state-of-the-art burn facility, was completed ahead of schedule and under budget. 
  • County Executive Ryan Calls on HealthAlliance to Reactivate Vital Behavioral Health Beds in Ulster County
    Posted: May 23, 2020
    County Executive Ryan warns that the loss of these vital services would be “devastating”and calls for an urgent meeting with WMCHealth President & CEO Michael Israel to discuss the quality of services offered in Ulster County
  • Statement from County Executive Ryan
    Posted: May 23, 2020
    “The news from Governor Andrew Cuomo about the Mid-Hudson Region being eligible for Phase 1 re-opening on Tuesday is very encouraging. We have been preparing for this moment for several weeks now, and I am confident that if we all work together we can and will re-open safely. We have held four Small Business Virtual Town Halls with hundreds of Ulster County businesses and our Department of Economic Development has been working non-stop to help our business owners by providing them the tools needed to open their doors in a safe and prudent manner.
  • County Executive Ryan Announces New Housing Initiatives
    Posted: May 19, 2020
    County Executive Ryan announces $150,000 for rental assistance program County Executive Ryan introduces proposal to expand the City of Kingston Land Back into a  county-wide land bank
  • County Executive Ryan Addresses Ulster Chamber of Commerce
    Posted: May 19, 2020
    County Executive Ryan shared updates on the re-opening process and announces“ Reopening Support Team”
  • Ulster County Executive Ryan Holds Fourth Small Business Town Hall
    Posted: May 15, 2020
    County Executive Ryan held a small business webinar today joined by over 300 business owners updating them on how businesses can prepare to safely re-open
  • County Executive Ryan to Prioritize Housing Needs for Those on the Frontlines of COVID-19
    Posted: May 14, 2020
    County Executive Ryan partners with the Ulster County Legislature to evaluate and address housing needs County Executive Ryan directs the Planning Department to inventory county owned sites for future housing development 
  • Public Health Notice
    Posted: May 13, 2020
    Kingston barbershop with COVID-19 positive employee has been operating illicitly County health officials recommend anyone who has received a haircut at a Kingston barber shop on Broadway in the past three weeks promptly seek testing for the coronavirus
  • New York State Confirms Mid-Hudson Region to Remain on Pause
    Posted: May 13, 2020
    Residents Can Now View Where Ulster County and the Mid-Hudson Region Stand In Relation to Governor Cuomo’s Reopening Plan Metrics County Executive Ryan to Hold Small Business Town Hall on Friday to Discuss Ulster County’s Reopening Metrics and the Mid-Hudson Control Room 
  • Ulster County Executive Ryan and Congressman Delgado Hold Live Facebook Town Hall on COVID-19
    Posted: May 12, 2020
    County Executive Ryan and Congressman Delgado directly take residents questions and share federal and local resources for residents
  • Ulster County Executive Ryan Announces Community PPE Production Effort has Produced Over 30,000 Face Shields for Hospitals, Nursing Homes, and Local Governments
    Posted: May 11, 2020
    Head of New York State Association of Counties Calls Community PPE Production Initiative Largest in the State  Face Shield Project That Started Mid-March at SUNY New Paltz Supplied Hospitals and First Responders in New York City and Across the State  With Partnership of Ulster County’s Project Resilience, IBM and Dutchess County, Project Successfully Shifted from Network of 3D Printers to Full Factory Production of Tens of Thousands of Units 
  • Hudson Valley Reopening Workgroup Hosts First Meeting
    Posted: May 8, 2020
    “Today, we held our first meeting of the Hudson Valley Reopening Workgroup. Throughout the pandemic, we have taken a collaborative approach to protect the health and safety of our region. Working together with neighboring counties to responsibly and deliberately reopen our local economy is an extension of the work that we have been engaged in for months. Today, we shared ideas, data, concerns, and the best practices we have seen respectively in our communities.