KINGSTON, NY - Ulster County, in partnership with RUPCO, is pleased to announce the launch of Round 3 of the Plus One Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Program, now open on a first-come, first-served basis to homeowners who earn up to 100% of area median income (AMI).
From The Executive's Desk
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Posted: August 21, 2025
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Posted: August 21, 2025Kingston, NY - County Executive Jen Metzger appeared before a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) panel in a virtual public hearing this morning to oppose EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin's plan to repeal a bedrock scientific finding that gives the agency authority to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and fight climate change. The EPA's 2009 Endangerment Finding is based on a national and international scientific consensus linking GHG emissions from power plants, transportation, and other sources, to destabilizing changes in the earth's climate.
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Posted: August 19, 2025KINGSTON, NY - Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger today announced the opening of Round 2 of the Ulster County Food Security Grant Program, with $410,000 in funding available to support food security eff orts across the County. The County has again partnered with Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley to administer the grant program, with applications accepted through October 15.
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Posted: August 19, 2025INGSTON, NY - Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger has signed Local Law No. 5 of 2025, amending the County’s Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) tax incentive law to strengthen its alignment with Ulster County’s housing goals. The amendment clarifies eligibility requirements for the real property tax exemption granted to homeowners who construct ADUs on their property, which is meant to encourage ADUs for housing.
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Posted: August 19, 2025KINGSTON, NY - Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger, together with New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), and project co-developers Pennrose and Family of Woodstock, announced today the opening of the housing lottery for Golden Hill Apartments, a 164-unit aff ordable housing community located in Kingston. Applications are being accepted now, and will close on October 7, with the lottery scheduled for October 21.
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Posted: August 19, 2025KINGSTON, NY - On Friday evening, Ulster County hosted a moving and joyful celebration to welcome the life-size bronze sculpture Sojourner Truth: First Steps to Freedom to the Ulster County Off ice Building. The event drew a large and enthusiastic crowd to 244 Fair Street in Kingston, where the statue is now installed under the front overhang and will remain on display for six months.
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Posted: August 19, 2025KINGSTON, NY - Ulster County Area Transit (UCAT) will implement a series of service changes beginning Wednesday, September 10, at 5 a.m. These adjustments are designed to improve our public transportation system, helping riders reach their destinations faster and with fewer delays, and are aligned with the ongoing Route Optimization Plan.
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Posted: July 30, 2025On Monday evening, July 28, Ulster County Fire Services held a graduation ceremony at SUNY New Paltz recognizing the achievements of 62 men and women who completed their basic firefighter training over the past year.
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Posted: July 30, 2025Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger today announced that Dina Suggs, a Kingston resident and longtime public servant, will assume the role of Chief Diversity Officer effective August 4. Suggs succeeds Esi Lewis, who will be departing County government to focus full-time on her role as Executive Director of the Dr. Margaret Wade-Lewis Center for History and Culture in New Paltz. Lewis has served as Chief Diversity Officer since January 2023, when the position was elevated to the Executive Office.
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Posted: July 29, 2025Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger today announced the appointment of Andy Bicking as the County’s new Director of the Department of the Environment. Bicking brings more than 25 years of experience in environmental policy, programs, and community engagement, and has been a resident of Ulster County for more than two decades.
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Posted: July 29, 2025The Ulster County Department of Emergency Services is proud to announce the launch of Project SAFE (Special Alert For Emergencies), a new initiative designed to improve emergency response for individuals with Autism, Down syndrome, Alzheimer’s, and other cognitive or developmental conditions, as well as blindness and deafness/hearing loss.
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Posted: July 23, 2025First-Ever Ulster County Farm Viability & Sustainability Grants to Support Local Agriculture
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