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Ulster County committee approves policy to require warming centers in southern regions
Summary
The Ulster County legislative committee approved a resolution, as amended, directing pursuit of warming centers in the county's southeastern and southwestern regions and in Wawarsing (Ellenville area), with county staff to seek reimbursement sources including Code Blue funding.
A Ulster County legislative committee approved Resolution 16 on Feb. 6, establishing a policy to require warming center facilities be established and operated in both the southeastern and southwestern regions of Ulster County and in Wawarsing, with county staff instructed to pursue available reimbursements including Code Blue funds.
The resolution, sponsored by a committee member identified in the meeting as Robert, was discussed at length before a friendly amendment was adopted to specify that the county should establish warming centers both in Wawarsing (the Ellenville area) and elsewhere in the southern half of the county (described in discussion as the portion generally south of Route 299 and including towns such as New Paltz and Lloyd). After debate the committee moved, seconded and approved the resolution as amended.
Committee members and county staff discussed the scale of need,…
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