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Ulster County approves $10 million bonding authority for Reuse Innovation Center amid oversight dispute
Summary
After heated debate over oversight and transparency, the Ulster County Legislature voted 15–8 to authorize the Resource Recovery Agency to seek bonding up to $10,000,000 for a Reuse Innovation Center at a Flatbush property; a separate 60‑day extension of the agency’s service agreement passed 23–0.
The Ulster County Legislature split and adopted motions on March 18 that together address the Resource Recovery Agency’s (UCRRA) service agreement and a proposed Reuse Innovation Center (RIC). The body first separated Resolution 83 into two parts and approved Resolution 83 — a 60‑day extension of the agency’s service agreement — by a vote of 23–0. The divided item 83a, which would authorize the agency to seek bonding authority up to $10,000,000 specifically for the purchase and conversion of a Flatbush property into a Reuse Innovation Center, prompted extensive debate and passed 15–8.
Opponents, including Legislator Maloney and Minority Leader Roberts, said the…
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