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Votes at a glance: Ulster board approves hires, contracts and public hearings; authorizes grants and programs
Summary
At its June 20 meeting the Ulster Town Board approved multiple routine and project items including hires for summer camp and town departments, a $498,500 waterline contract for a Rupco project, filing a $100,000 parks-and-recreation grant for stadium lighting, participation in NYS DEC drinking-water source protection, and scheduling public hearings for two cannabis-related special-use permit applications.
Following the board’s discussion on governance, members moved through routine and project business and approved multiple motions on June 20.
Personnel and routine approvals: The board accepted monthly claims and the town clerk’s report and approved hiring summer camp counselors at the stated hourly rates, a seasonal water‑department hire (Andrew Lee), and a part‑time police hire (Daniel A. Norman) with the wages and start dates read into the record.
Infrastructure and grants: The board authorized filing a Ster County Municipal Parks and Recreation grant seeking $100,000 toward an estimated $200,000 relighting and electrical renovation at the Orlando Street softball field. It awarded a contract for a Rupco waterline extension, accepting the low bid of $498,500 and directing award to Birdsall Excavation and Construction, noting the work is funded in part by an Ulster County ARPA subaward.
Land use and hearings: The board authorized public hearings for a special-use permit and SEQR review for a cannabis business at 268 Forest Hill Drive (July 18, 7:10 p.m.), a joint cannabis dispensary at 1221 Ulster Avenue (July 18, 7:15 p.m.), and a site-plan amendment for The Venue on the Hill (July 18, 7:20 p.m.). It also referred an expansion project at 2121 Ulster Avenue back to the County Planning Board for review prior to final local approval.
Program participation and MOUs: The board voted to participate in the New York State DEC Drinking Water Source Protection Program to learn more about source protection and water-district management and authorized the supervisor to sign a memorandum of understanding to participate in the county’s centralized arraignment (CAP) court arrangement while noting operational limitations (orders of protection and some cases may not fit CAP Court procedures).
Other business: The board authorized work on Town Hall parking-lot and senior-center generator connections and approved a memorandum of agreement on a stipend related to management of Post and Ryder Park recreation facilities following negotiation with the union. The meeting concluded with announcements of upcoming meetings and events.
The board did not make final decisions on the Gallas Hill PILOT request from the Affordable Housing Conservancy; that proposal was presented for consideration and will require further review and possible separate action.
