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Ulster County amends 2026 budget to roll $2.3M in ARPA funds into agriculture relief and Main Streets work
Summary
The committee approved a $2.3 million amendment to the 2026 budget to continue ARPA-funded agriculture relief and to launch Main Street Forward, including grants and a planned $700,000 revolving loan fund administered by the Hudson Valley Agribusiness Development Corporation.
Interim Director Joshua Stratton Rayner briefed the committee on a rewritten resolution to amend the 2026 Ulster County budget, allowing $2.3 million in previously allocated ARPA funds to roll forward for continued programs in agriculture relief and Main Streets development.
Stratton Rayner said the county used earlier ARPA allocations to launch farm-support programs and has already awarded $586,000 in Ag Crisis Relief last year to nine…
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