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Legislature approves CHIPS/PAVE funding adjustment amid debate over rising asphalt costs
Summary
The Ulster County Legislature adopted an adjustment to CHIPS and other road funding July 15 by a 22-1 vote after members debated a decade-long rise in asphalt spending and called for examining alternatives to petroleum-based pavement.
Ulster County legislators adopted Resolution 3-61 on July 15, amending the 2025 county budget to adjust CHIPS (Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program), PAVE New York and other highway funding. The measure passed on a long roll call, 22-1.
Legislator Chris Hewitt raised questions about the county's increased spending on asphalt over the past decade and the environmental and public-health costs of petroleum-based paving. "Why are we spending so…
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