Ulster comptroller proclaims county charter a success
Posted: Sep 29, 2011KINGSTON – As Ulster County reaches the first 1,000 days of the county’s new charter form of government, County Comptroller Elliott Auerbach said it is fulfilling the process of a new government designed to be economical, efficient and effective. Auerbach said the charter is doing everything it is supposed to be doing. “We have seen [...]
Continue ReadingHein takes aerial survey of Ulster County
Posted: Aug 31, 2011KINGSTON – Ulster County Executive Michael Hein Tuesday surveyed the damage in the county by helicopter. Joining him on his flight were County Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum and county emergency management director Arthur Snyder. “What I saw was, in some areas, limited damage; but in other areas, total devastation,” Hein observed. Up along the Route [...]
Continue ReadingFirst Cultural Heritage Week to be held by Ulster County
Posted: Aug 30, 2011KINGSTON – Ulster County is going to hold its first Cultural Heritage week from September 18 to 25. The week will include a number of events in Woodstock, Kingston, Saugerties, Olivebridge, High Falls, Phoencia and other locations. The week will celebrate the county’s heritage and culture. “Ulster County is alive with history,” said County Executive [...]
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Shared highway services add up to significant savings
Posted: Jul 15, 2011KINGSTON – A statewide effort to encourage shared services for highway maintenance was launched in Kingston on Wednesday when State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Ulster County Executive Michael Hein met to discuss Ulster County’s success with the program. DiNapoli said Hein is a trailblazer for the entire state. “Ulster is a laboratory, and a role [...]
Continue ReadingREPUBLICAN SHANDAKEN SUPERVISOR ENDORSES MIKE HEIN
Posted: Jul 12, 2011REPUBLICAN SHANDAKEN TOWN SUPERVISOR ROB STANLEY ENDORSES MIKE HEIN FOR ULSTER COUNTY EXECUTIVE Ulster County, NY— Shankdaken Town Supervisor, Robert A. Stanley, has endorsed Mike Hein for a second term as Ulster County Executive. Supervisor Stanley’s endorsement joined a growing list of Town Supervisors. All of the Democratic Supervisors that have already endorsed Mike Hein [...]
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Ulster Shared Services Program Gets National Recognition
Posted: Jul 2, 2011KINGSTON – Ulster County Executive Michael Hein has been awarded a 2011 National Association of Counties (NACo) Achievement Award for his work on Intergovernmental Collaboration/Shared Services in the county. The shared services program decentralizes highway services including snow and summer maintenance, from the county to the towns for a fee. That provides cost savings to [...]
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