Ulster County panel approves 60‑day extension for UCRRA contract, adds temporary $10 million bonding option for reuse center

The Ulster County Legislature’s Ways and Means Committee on March 13 approved a 60‑day extension of the county’s contract with the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency and added a temporary, single‑purpose increase in bonding authority to allow up to $10 million for purchase of a reuse innovation center.

Supporters said the short extension is intended to give negotiators time to finish a new, long‑term contract and to allow the agency to bid on or purchase a facility the agency has been pursuing. “They want to be able to extend the contract long enough to get the new contract done, and they want to, in that same time period, be able to possibly make a bid or make an offer on the reuse innovation center,” said Legislator Nolan Collins during committee discussion.

The change amends…