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Ulster County panel approves resolution directing data-driven review for warming centers, removes exclusive southern mandate
Summary
The Ulster County Legislature Ways and Means Committee approved a resolution urging establishment of warming-center facilities based on confirmed need; members amended language that originally specified the southern region after debate over geography, data and funding.
The Ulster County Legislature Ways and Means Committee on Feb. 13 approved a resolution asking county staff to confirm need and pursue warming-center facilities where justified, after members debated an initial draft that singled out the county’s southern region.
The resolution directs the county executive’s office and the Department of Social Services to use data — including the annual point-in-time count and other available information — to identify geographic distribution of unhoused individuals and available services before a warming facility is established. Committee members debated whether the resolution should require a warming center specifically in Southern Ulster County or…
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