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Ulster County holds public hearings on senior tax break, school-bus safety and workforce board renaming
Summary
The Ulster County Legislature heard public testimony March 18 on three proposed local laws: a partial county tax exemption for low-income senior homeowners, owner liability for vehicles that fail to stop for school buses, and renaming the Workforce Investment Board to the Workforce Development Board; speakers at the hearings voiced support for the senior tax change and bus-safety proposal.
The Ulster County Legislature convened March 18 and opened three consecutive public hearings on local laws that would change county policy on property tax relief for seniors, school-bus safety and a workforce board name and residency requirement.
Clerk Victoria A. Fabella called the first hearing on Proposed Local Law No. 2 of 2026, which would amend Ulster County Code §312-4 to establish a partial county tax exemption for residences of senior landowners with limited income. Two members of the public spoke in support: John Malley and Yvonne…
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