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Ulster County debate over travel guide spending exposes disputed costs; contract briefly fails, later reconsidered
Summary
Legislators debated a contract to produce and distribute Ulster County’s travel guide, questioning total out‑of‑pocket costs and data supporting its effectiveness. Initial vote deadlocked and the measure failed; after further discussion and a motion to reconsider it was brought back for a second vote.
The Ulster County Ways and Means Committee spent more than an hour on May 15 debating a contract to print, produce and distribute the county’s annual travel guide and related promotional services, focused on sharply different cost estimates and whether the printed guide remains an effective tourism tool.
The committee heard detailed line‑item figures from tourism staff and county analysts. The director of tourism said the travel guide project secures matching funds from I Love New York (the state tourism program), which provides about $59,000 in matching support for the current project. The tourism director described the guide as a core tool for visitor promotion and said photography and content from the guide are reused throughout the year in digital campaigns.
Committee members pressed for a single “all‑in” number for the project. Multiple figures were discussed in…
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