The Top Priority for Ulster County Government is Economic Development. There
is some appearance of progress in Ulster County, but a deeper look shows a
property tax disaster coming. The loss of stores at the Hudson Valley Mall and
the loss of buildings at TechCity will cause tax assessment reductions for the
mall and TechCity. For we residents, this will cause large tax increases in our
town and city property tax and school tax for the City of Kingston, Town of
Ulster, Town of Hurley and the Town of Esopus. I suggest an Ulster County Task
Force responsible for Economic Development. This Task Force should shine light
on the efforts, failures and warnings of not paying attention to Economic
Development. Saving money by moving and consolidating county offices is good,
but it does not solve the property tax disaster caused by the closing of mall
stores and the demolition of TechCity buildings. We need much more Ulster
County leadership in bringing a branch of the Nano College to TechCity. We need
much more Ulster County Leadership in developing a 12-month daily tourist train
attraction from Kingston Plaza to the Ashokan Reservoir. These 2 action items
would go a long way toward healing our county economy and tax situation.
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Ralph, Reading comments on-line, Freeman letters and a guest on KCR, I am amazed at the negativity around the Catskill Mt. Railroad! I thought the tide had turned with all the recent railroad success. They are nitpicking about the lease and about the Cornell St. yard - give them a break! Are we going to let this great business slip away like all the previous ones that were rejected? Bill Knecht
Bill. The basic payroll economy in Ulster County is in a tailspin. Challenge Mike Hein and Mayor Noble about the bad payroll economy, which is causing one store after another to close at the Mall and at other plazas. After IBM Kingston closed 20 years ago, our payroll economy has steadily declined to a very low state. The chickens have come home to roost.
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