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Ulster County adds public health technician and targets 5,000 rental units in lead registry program
Summary
The Health, Human Services & Human Rights Committee approved a budget amendment to add a public health technician funded by a five-year state grant to support a lead rental registry focused on Kingston ZIP code properties built before 1980, covering an estimated 5,000 units.
The Ulster County Legislature's Health, Human Services & Human Rights Committee voted June 5 to amend the 2025 county budget to create a public health technician position for the state-funded lead rental registry program.
Director Walter, Department of Health, told the committee the program is a five-year state grant focused in Kingston because the state identified the ZIP code as high-need. "It's expected it's over 5,000 of these units," Director Walter said, referring to rental units that meet the registry criteria.
The registry targets buildings built before 1980 with more than one…
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