KINGSTON, N.Y. — City lawmakers will consider good cause eviction and tax breaks for accessory dwelling units at the July 2 Common Council meeting.Michael Tierney, D-Ward 2, explained the provisions of the proposed Good Cause Eviction Law after a first reading of the housing initiatives at Tuesday’s Common Council meeting.Tierney said the proposed law regulates […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. – Mayor Steve Noble has requested city lawmakers favor a package of housing initiatives that includes opting in on the state’s Good Cause Eviction law.The mayor has pitched his housing package to the nine-member Common Council in the form of a communication to them.Besides requesting the Good Cause Eviction opt-in, Noble has asked […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. City lawmakers are mulling installing speed cameras that can automatically ticket speeding drivers in school zones. The Common Council’s Public Safety Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to endorse the proposal brought forth by Mayor Steve Noble. Still, the program would have to clear a number of hurdles at the state and city level […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. – Seven city lawmakers had urged two state representatives to reject a final version of what they claimed was a weakened Good Cause Eviction law. The seven Common Council members had sent off a letter on April 17 urging state Sen. Michelle Hinchey, D-Saugerties, and Assemblywoman Sarahana Shrestha, D-Esopus, to vote against a […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. Common Council Majority Leader Reynolds Scott-Childress emphasized the importance of public involvement and education as city lawmakers discussed creating a Charter Review Committee at Wednesday’s Laws and Rules meeting. Scott-Childress suggested city lawmakers could set an informational session on charter review in June. He added that the city would invite experts on […]
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KINGSTON, N.Y. Mayor Steve Noble says all options remain open for the Pike Plan canopies on Wall Street and North Front Street one week after he alongside Common Council President Andrea Shaut announced their support for demolishing the structures. Noble said during the Common Council’s Finance and Audit Committee meeting on Wednesday that the […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. The city Laws and Rules Committee voted unanimously to approve extending an inter-municipal agreement between the Kingston Police Department and the town of Ulster Police Department. The five lawmakers in the committee also approved extending the term of the agreement to two years from one upon the request of Kingston Police Chief […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. Mayor Steve Noble emphasized addressing the city’s housing crisis in his next term at his inauguration at City Hall on Monday, Jan. 1. In his State of the City address, Noble promised the city will approve the construction of 1,000 housing units over the next five years, along with an ongoing commitment […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. The city’s current Third Ward alderman is facing the only challenge for the Common Council in the upcoming general election, ensuring almost complete Democratic control. Alderman Reynolds Scott-Childress, a Democrat, is being challenged by Jean Jacobs, a Republican who is running on the Jacobs for People line. Scott-Childress, 62, was appointed to […]