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Committee approves SUNY Ulster public hearing and work orders for roof and water-line capital projects
Summary
The committee set a public hearing for SUNY Ulster’s 2025–2026 tentative community college budget and approved work orders with DASNY for campus roof repairs and a water-service line replacement, and amended the college capital fund budget.
On April 1, 2025, the Ulster County Legislature’s Economic Development, Planning, Education, Employment, Arts and Agriculture Committee advanced three SUNY Ulster items: (1) setting a public hearing on the Ulster County Community College tentative budget for 2025–2026, (2) approving a work order with the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) for design and construction services related to campus roof repairs under capital project #489, and (3) approving a work order and capital budget amendment for water service line replacement under capital project #696.
The committee agreed to take resolutions 131, 132 and 134 out of order so SUNY Ulster representatives could depart early. Resolution 131 sets a public hearing on the community college tentative budget for May 20, 2025, at 6:45 p.m.; college representatives will present next month. Resolutions 132 and 134 approve DASNY work orders for Clinton Hall Road, Hasbrouck Hall and the library lower roofs (capital project #489) and for Clinton Hall water service line replacement (capital project #696), respectively, and amend the SUNY Ulster capital fund budget.
A college representative told the committee the college has shifted how it structures capital projects in recent years to secure a 50% state match; prior capital work was run through operations and did not capture those matches, which contributed to deferred maintenance. The representative said that building envelopes and aging underground water pipes now require larger capital projects. “We have ... a lot of big dollar projects coming forward,” the representative said.
Legislator Stewart asked whether the frequency of campus expenditures reflects deferred maintenance or simply the age of buildings; the college representative said both factors are at play and described efforts to prioritize envelopes first, then interior work.
Each resolution received a motion and second and was approved with committee members responding “Aye.” The committee chair thanked the college representatives before returning to the regular agenda.
The public hearing required by resolution 131 will give members of the public an opportunity to comment on the proposed SUNY Ulster budget; the college will appear next month to present details of capital and operating requests.
