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Ulster County establishes capital project for UKAT rolling stock to support fleet electrification
Summary
The Legislature created a capital project to buy rolling stock for Ulster County Area Transit (UKAT), approving additions intended to support electrification and adding hybrid buses for routes to the Phoenicia area; reimbursements from federal and state sources were discussed and the county share was described as roughly 10%.
Ulster County lawmakers established capital project number 732 to purchase rolling stock for Ulster County Area Transit (UKAT), a move described as part of a broader effort to update the transit fleet and support electrification.
A county official said the project will add two hybrid buses to cover routes that currently require non-electric vehicles, including service to the Phoenicia area, and will help the county transition toward electrified vehicles. The official said the total project cost and the reimbursement breakdown were discussed: the speaker said federal and New York State funds reimburse the majority of the cost and that the county's portion is roughly 10 percent. Transcript numerals were inconsistent in the recording; the county speaker indicated a county share on the order of a few hundred thousand dollars and that most costs are reimbursable by federal and state grants.
The Legislature also adopted an update to the county transit authority's substance-abuse policy and approved the capital-project amendment enabling the fleet purchase. Members asked questions about timing of reimbursements and whether funding was secured before vehicles are purchased; the county representative said most of the reimbursement money was already awarded and not subject to being pulled.
The Legislature approved the capital project by voice vote; the transcript does not contain a roll-call tally.
