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Ulster County approves $100,000 contract with Soil & Water for watershed coordinator despite capacity concerns
Summary
The committee approved a $100,000 agreement with the Ulster County Soil and Water Conservation District to coordinate three watershed plans. District leaders warned they lack staff capacity to take on full contract deliverables, and the district chair said the board had not formally approved the contract.
On April 1, 2025, the Ulster County Legislature’s Economic Development, Planning, Education, Employment, Arts and Agriculture Committee voted to authorize a $100,000 contract with the Ulster County Soil and Water Conservation District to provide technical services and a watershed coordinator for three county watershed plans.
The contract covers coordination and implementation support for the Lower Esopus Stream Management Plan, the Rondout Creek Watershed Management Plan (including upper Rondout work), and the Wallkill River watershed efforts. The committee motion to adopt the contract was made and seconded; the committee chair called for a vote and members responded “Aye,” approving the measure.
County and district officials spent the bulk of the meeting discussing whether the district has the staff and office capacity to deliver on the…
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