Infrastructure
The One Thing that 2,800 Ulster County Households Lack Across 21 Municipalities
Portions of Ulster County are not served with high-speed internet. Knowing this lack of service, in 2022 the Ulster County Comptroller used her power under the Ulster County Charter to convene a Citizens Commission for Digital Inclusion. The Commission is made up individual citizens and elected officials from those communities …
Statement on New York State Comptroller’s Report on The Condition of Local Owned Bridges
March Gallagher’s Statement on New York State Comptroller’s Report on The Condition of Local Owned Bridges in New York State In a report issued today, the NYS Comptroller identified that Ulster County has more bridges in poor condition than any other county in New York State. As the Ulster County …
Ulster County Citizens Commission for Digital Inclusion
The Commission was first convened in May of 2022. The Commission is made up individual citizens and elected officials from those communities that are least served with high- speed fiber. The Commission has met 14 times over the course of the last two years and has taken on a variety …
New York State Broadband Map Challenge
Ulster County residents, businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities have the opportunity to once again challenge Broadband maps. Please check your address and make sure the state is correct for your property or location. The deadline for challenges is April 11th. For help filing a challenge email: digitalcommissionchair@co.ulster.ny.us or call 845 331 …
Issuance of the Ulster County Solar PILOTs Audit
Comptroller Solar PILOT Audit Finds Inconsistent PILOT Rates, Penalties and Interest Calculations Kingston, NY (September 12, 2023) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released a Solar PILOT Audit – Review of Billing and Collections. Ulster County has seen a significant increase in the deployment of solar installations with 107 megawatts …
Broadband Town Hall
Ulster County Comptroller’s Office & Citizens Commission for Digital Inclusion Host Broadband Town Hall Kingston, NY (September 8, 2023) — The Citizens Commission for Digital Inclusion and the Ulster County Comptroller’s Office are co – hosting a Broadband Town Hall Tuesday, September 12, at 6:00 at the Shandaken Town Hall. …
Comptroller’s Ashokan Reservoir Interim Release Protocol (IRP) Modification Letter Objection
FCC Bulk Challenge and Election of Chair
Ulster County Citizens Commission For Digital Inclusion Challenges FCC Broadband Map Kingston, NY (January 20, 2023) — Ulster County successfully submitted a bulk challenge to the Federal Communications Commission Broadband map. The challenge, led by the Comptroller’s Citizens Commission for Digital Inclusion, identified 435 lack of service challenges and 165 …
FCC Broadband Challenge
Ulster County Citizens Commission for Digital Inclusion Rallies Stakeholders to Challenge the Federal Broadband Map Kingston, NY (December 27, 2022) – Billions of dollars of federal and state funds will be made available to expand high-speed internet service, and the Comptroller’s Office wants to make sure Ulster County gets its …
