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Ulster County committee recommends five candidates to chair for two UCRA board seats after interviews
Summary
The Ulster County Legislature’s Energy, Environment and Sustainability Committee on March 10 recommended five contenders to the legislature chair for two open seats on the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency board after a series of 15‑minute interviews.
The Ulster County Legislature’s Energy, Environment and Sustainability Committee on March 10 recommended five contenders to the legislature chair for two open seats on the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency board after a series of 15‑minute interviews.
The committee — chaired by Chris Hewitt — voted to forward James Gordon, David Gilmore, Michael Baden, Lark Petit and Poppy Cannon Rees to Chair Criswell for final appointment. Legislator Kathy Nolan moved the recommendation and Legislator Joe Donaldson seconded; the motion carried in committee.
Why it matters: the interviews and the committee’s referral come as the county works to implement its 10‑year local solid waste management plan (adopted February 2020, approved February 2021) and explores options for diversion, a county reuse hub and possible long‑term disposal strategies if regional capacity tightens.
Most candidates emphasized waste diversion, the proposed Reuse Innovation Center and incremental, study‑based approaches to any future landfill…
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