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Public hearing: speakers urge Ulster County to adopt Ag & Farmland Protection Plan, protect Colony Farm and pursue farmworker housing
Summary
At a public hearing on the Ulster County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Draft Plan, speakers urged the legislature to adopt the plan and to include protections for the former prison Colony Farm, expand farmworker housing, and support organic farming.
The Ulster County Legislature held a public hearing on March 18, 2025 on the Ulster County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Draft Plan, conducted as required under Article 25-A of the Agriculture and Markets Law. Three speakers delivered testimony supporting adoption of the plan and asked the legislature to add specific commitments.
John Adams, a member of the Ulster County Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board, asked the legislature to specifically add the former prison…
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