Greene County committees approve wide set of bids, extend solid-waste contracts and accept emergency culvert proposal

Greene County’s public works and related committees approved a broad slate of procurement actions, contract extensions and an emergency rehabilitation proposal while also taking updates from the highway superintendent on active bridge, culvert and slope-stabilization projects.

Public works Chair opened the committee and invited Highway Superintendent Scott R. Templeton to report. Templeton said work on County Route 61 in the town of Kooksaki has moved to a temporary structure after demolition of the previous span and that County Route 40 (town of Windham) has completed right‑of‑way steps and is awaiting New York State DOT design approval before bridge work can proceed. On the Kenner Route 2 culvert in the town of Prattsville he told the committee the road remains closed in the middle while a culvert is replaced and that crews expect six to eight weeks of work in that area.

Templeton said a slope‑stabilization project in Jefferson Heights is progressing slower than planned because contractors must remove tree stumps and roots before installing geostabilization and gabion baskets. He also reported equipment deliveries — including crew cabs and F‑600 dump trucks — and said the household hazardous‑waste collection on June 27 took nearly 400 cars, substantially higher than prior years.

On the action calendar, the committee authorized advertisements for bids on cleaning services for county facilities and for a Greene County office‑building roof replacement and awarded supply bids for propane, diesel and gasoline. It accepted a formal proposal for an emergency red‑flag rehabilitation of the Willowbrook Road culvert over Cobb Creek (PIN 3200930, Town of Greenville) and authorized extensions of solid‑waste transportation and disposal agreements with Seneca Meadows Inc. and County Waste Ulster LLC. The board also approved a lease of 8 Union Street in Catskill to Matthew 25 Food Pantry and passed a SEQRA resolution for site improvements at the Pearls of Wyndham transfer station.

Several routine budget amendments and contract approvals were carried, including preschool special‑education related services contracts, closeouts for a set of capital projects and authorization to accept state public‑health funding for hepatitis C efforts. The committee authorized purchasing and installing a security camera system and a new recording system for the Greene County 9‑1‑1 center.

Quotes and detail: Templeton said of the HHW event, “It was far more successful than what we envisioned. There was almost 400 cars.” On price adjustments he said contract increases reflect the consumer price index where applicable. Questions from supervisors sought bid‑spec preparation details for the roof replacement and asked that staff circulate draft bid documents prior to advertisement.

Next steps: multiple procurements will move to public advertisement and bid openings (Windham solid‑waste reconstruction bids are scheduled to be opened on July 30), contractors will be selected after bid review, and the emergency culvert work will proceed under the accepted proposal.

Votes at a glance: the meeting record shows voice votes recorded as 'Aye' and motions carried for awards and authorizations including: awarding a human‑services aging bid to Ginsburg Inc., advertising and awarding fuel supply contracts, authorizing emergency Willowbrook Road culvert rehabilitation (PIN 3200930), extending solid‑waste disposal contracts, and approving the lease to Matthew 25 Food Pantry.