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HURLEY, N.Y. — An apparent settlement agreement with developer Kerry Danenberg signed without Town Board approval on Dec. 28, 2022, by former Supervisor Melinda McKnight is being reviewed to determine whether it can be used to begin development of the vacant West Hurley Elementary School into condominium units.Current Supervisor Michael Boms during a telephone interview […]
How compliant municipalities in Ulster and northern Dutchess counties are with the state’s Open Meetings Law depends on the city, town or village.Examples of substantial compliance with the 2021 section of the law dealing with the availability of records planned to be discussed at meetings can be found in the towns of New Paltz, Rhinebeck, […]
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HURLEY, N.Y. — Councilmembers considered turning off sometimes-heated Facebook comments during an often animated and passionate Town Board meeting on Tuesday. “This actually came out of a (New York State Association of Towns) session…that recommends that towns do this as we can incur the liability of the comments,” said Councilman Tim Kelly. “As many people […]
HURLEY, N.Y. – Supervisor Michael Boms threw a small two-minute timer with pink sand at former Councilman Peter Humphries, hitting him in the chest, on Tuesday at a Town Board meeting. The incident, which took place at the end of a formal public comment period, drew gasps from a stunned audience. Humphries said he is […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. – The Public Service Commission will consider taking action at a Thursday meeting against a water company that has faced Ulster County customer complaints and political criticism for years. The commission is to consider actions against the Hudson Valley Water Company at a Thursday meeting expected to begin at 10:30 a.m., which can […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. — The Hudson Valley Water Company is open “to mutual and fair discussions” with larger water providers” for a possible takeover of the company but believes a transfer is “unwarranted,” according to a top executive. Jeffrey Fuller, president of the company, offered up his opinions in a Jan. 11 letter to the state […]
Some public officials in Ulster County are pushing the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) to find a new operator for the five water supply systems currently operated by the Hudson Valley Water Company, Inc. (HVWC) that serve a comparatively small number of residential customers. HVWC operates five systems in Ulster, in Mount Marion, […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. – Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger and town officials want the state Public Service Commission to start proceedings to remove the owners of the Hudson Valley Water Company, Inc. and install a single operator in response to the company’s ongoing service failures, according to her office. Metzger said town supervisors from the company’s […]
HURLEY, N.Y. — The Town Board has agreed to request proposals to fill a public information officer’s job that was previously believed to have been covered under Civil Service Law. The call for a “communications specialist” was made during a meeting Thursday, Jan. 4. Supervisor Michael Boms said the town was told that state Civil […]