Housing

• 21 Elizabeth Street
  • $700,000 to purchase property for emergency housing.
• 114 Route 28
  • $2 million to extend sewer and water system to support permanent housing for formerly homeless.
• Golden Hill
  • $1.5 million for demolition of old County jail to prepare for affordable housing.
• Land Bank
  • $1 million to decrease tax delinquent properties for community revitalization.
• Silver gardens
  • $600,000 for installation of geothermal system for affordable senior housing.
• Eviction Prevention
  • $221,431 to contract with Legal Services of the Hudson Valley to provide eviction prevention services.

Government Operations

• Premium Pay
  • $1,413,983 expended for County employees who worked during the Pandemic.
• POD (Point of Distribution) Sites
  • $324,995 expended for the development of Vaccine distribution sites
• Ulster County Service Center
  • $405,792 for call center to improve constituent access to government services.
• ARP Administration
  • $1,203,799 to create three administrative positions for ARP funds.

Infrastructure and Trails

• Rail Trail Improvements
  • $2.1 million to extend three trails for recreation and economic development.
• Municipal Sewer and Water Grant Program
  • $5 million for grant program for municipalities to improve publicly owned sewer and water systems.
• Solar Infrastructure and EV Charging
  •  $2.5 million for grant program for municipalities to support solar and EV charging projects.

Economic Recovery and Community Programs

• Non-Profit Recovery and Resilience Grant
  • $1.5 million for grant program for 501(c)3 and 501(c)19 organizations’ economic recovery.
• Small Business Recovery Grant
  • $1 million for grant program for small business’ economic recovery.
• Brownfields Redevelopment Program
  • $750,000 for the remediation of blighted, tax delinquent properties.
• Green Job Training
  • $90,000 to assist the coordination of an ongoing job training program to individuals.
• Green Energy Retro-fits
  
  •  $400,000 to assist low and moderate income homeowners with energy improvements.
• Parks Grant Program
  • $2 million for grant program for municipalities to develop and sustain green park spaces.
• Food Security and Access
  •  $350,000 approved to coordinate food service providers and create a grant program for emergency food providers.
• Main Streets
  • $2 million for grant program to support improvements to downtown commercial cores.

Mental Health and Addiction Recovery

• Crisis Stabilization
  • $3 million for Crisis Stabilization Center for mental health and addiction recovery.
• Mental Health in Schools
  • $750,000 to promote overall wellness for children at school and at home.
• Respite Houses
  • $1.5 million to implement the Ulster County Respite House Policy.