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TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. – Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency members have chosen Kingston school board member and former Deputy County Executive Marc Rider to be the next executive director at a $160,000 annual salary beginning March 4. The decision was made Monday in a special meeting that was not given public notice except on […]

TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. – The Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency and the Ulster Town Board have agreed to an exchange of four vehicles. The deal was struck through unanimous votes during the agency’s Dec. 28 meeting and the Town Board’s Dec. 21 session. Under the resolution, the trash agency will pay $20,000 for a […]

TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. — Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency’s search for a solid waste disposal solution will begin with a look back at three of the most recent proposals to determine if any are worth using as a long-term plan. The $32,000 contract with Middletown-based consulting firm Cornerstone Engineering was approved Thursday, Dec. 28, […]

TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. —  Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency is seeking to find a better way to dispose of the bed mattresses. During a meeting last week, agency officials discussed the cost and impact of mattresses ending up in a landfill, with interim Executive Director Anna Roppolo reporting that sending the large items to […]

TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. — There have been 32 applications received from people seeking to become the next Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency executive director but less than a third are considered to be viable candidates. The update was provided during a board meeting Thursday, when interim Executive Director Anna Roppolo said there is a Dec. […]

TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. — Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency board members have adopted a $17.57 million budget carrying a 0.42% increase of $73,792. Under the spending plan that was adopted in a 3-2 vote during a meeting Monday, there will be a $115 per ton tipping fee, a $5 increase. Board members Andrew Ghiorse, […]

TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. — Interim Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency Executive Director Anna Roppolo sees finding permanent leadership for the agency as being key to finding a long-term answer to solid waste disposal. The observations were made during a telephone interview Tuesday, Oct. 3. It was Roppolo’s second day on a job for which […]

TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. — A former Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority executive director has been appointed to help find someone who can fill the leadership position for the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency. Officials made the decision last week after a closed-door meeting but waited until Monday, Oct. 2, to make the announcement. […]