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Committee schedules agricultural‑district hearing and reappoints members to Soil & Water board
Summary
The committee scheduled a public hearing under Article 25‑AA of the Agriculture and Markets Law for proposed additions to agricultural districts and reappointed several members to the Ulster County Soil & Water Conservation District board; staff emphasized field inspections and partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension and Soil & Water.
Ulster County scheduled a policy hearing as required under Article 25‑AA of the New York Agriculture and Markets Law for proposed additions to agricultural districts and reappointed members to the Ulster County Soil & Water Conservation District board.
Planning staff reviewed the 30‑day application period (March 1–30) and the review process: applications come into the planning department, the farmland protection board reviews and reports, the legislature holds a public hearing, and recommendations then go to the New York State Commissioner of Agriculture for certification. Staff emphasized the amount of field work involved and said Cornell Cooperative Extension and the county Soil & Water Conservation District assist with field inspections.
The nut graf: the committee followed statutory process to schedule the hearing and to reappoint local representatives to the Soil & Water board; staff highlighted the partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension and the Soil & Water District for field verification of applications.
The committee reappointed two legislators (Litz and Nolan), a Farm Bureau representative (Leonard Tantillo) and a member at large (James Delon) to terms running through 2025 and 2027 as noted in the resolution; the reappointments were approved by the committee.
Ending: staff reminded members about upcoming field events (a soil health field day and a Cornell Cooperative Extension farm tour) and said the planning department will return recommendations after the public hearing and farmland protection board review.
