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Ulster County committee accepts rental‑assistance and CDBG grants, hears housing pipeline and transit update
Summary
The committee approved budget changes accepting rental assistance (SEF) funds and several CDBG grants and contracts, and planning staff presented an update showing about 2,873 existing affordable units and seven projects under construction that will add roughly 500 units (150–200 affordable).
The committee approved several budget and grant actions and received a presentation on the county’s affordable‑housing pipeline.
Members adopted Resolution 17 to accept rental assistance program funds from the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance for the Shelter Eviction Prevention (SEF) program and amended the 2025 Ulster County budget accordingly. The committee also approved a $650,000 subrecipient agreement with the New York State Housing Trust Fund/Office of Community Renewal for a housing rehabilitation program (committee members asked that the resolution title be corrected from "home ownership" to "housing rehabilitation" to reflect program intent). Staff said a contract with RUPCO will follow to implement pass‑through funds.
In a separate item, the committee advanced a CDBG infrastructure planning grant to perform preliminary engineering for two mobile home parks with at‑risk water systems; staff said the planning grant will be implemented through a professional services contract under $50,000.
Deputy Director Tony briefed the committee on an annual contract with the New York State Department of Transportation that reimburses Ulster County Area Transit (UKAT) for intercounty service (Kingston–Poughkeepsie and Ulster–Poughkeepsie routes), covering revenue miles, wages, maintenance and fuel; the committee approved Resolution 39 to accept those funds.
Planning staff presented an inventory of existing affordable housing—2,873 units—and outlined seven projects that have moved from approval to construction, accounting for roughly 500 new units, of which about 150–200 are affordable: Harmony Hall (51 affordable senior units), Washington Homes (47 temporary supportive units), Habitat for Humanity (10), Silver Gardens (57), Golden Hill (164), Barrel Factory (10–30), and other smaller projects. Staff said many new projects use federal or state funding and that lotteries and local preference policies will determine occupancy in several developments.
Committee members discussed touring existing and planned facilities to better understand capacity and implementation timelines. The meeting closed after routine business and an adjournment vote.
