Tim Degraff News Today

TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. — Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency board members have officially chartered the agency Finance Committee in compliance with state Budget Authorities Office requirements that were adopted 17 years ago. The move was approved in a 4-0 vote during a meeting Thursday, with board members saying the committee will be used 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 agreed to delay conducting a landfill study until hiring an executive director but are concealing their plans to fill the leadership position. Those activities included closed-door discussions about what job description the board wants used when conducting the search, board Chairman Andrew […]

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. […]

TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. — Ulster County Resource Recovery board members have set a public hearing on Sept. 21, for a draft 2024 budget with an 8.33% increase in the amount charged to haulers for disposing solid waste. The session is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. in the agency office at 999 Flatbush Road/State Route 32. […]

TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. —  Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency Executive Director Greg Ollivier was fired by the agency’s board on Tuesday. Ollivier on Wednesday blamed dysfunction among the agency’s board and entrenched staff in two key positions for complaints that apparently led to the decision. The decision had been made following a board executive […]

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Tammy Michelle DeGraff on July 9, 2023, in Blue Ridge, VA. Tammy, aged 62, was born on Dec. 31, 1960, in

By Mid Hudson News -www.midhudsonnews.com Apr 27, 2021 KINGSTON – With the clock ticking for Ulster County to find a new source of waste disposal in an about a year-and-a-half, the County Resource Recovery agency has hired a consultant to conduct a study to eliminate areas where a potential landfill would not be suitable. Executive Director Tim Degraff said following Monday’s agency meeting that the review will seek to rule out inappropriate locations. “Some of the data sources and varia...