Infrastructure
Ulster County Wins Momentous Broadband Fiber Award
After years of planning and work behind the scenes, Ulster County has received news this week that broadband fiber will be run to all 1,293 unserved locations in the County under the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program through a grant of $17.3 million to Verizon and an …
Ulster County Comptroller Reports on Former IBM Campus Redevelopment: $9.5 Million in Public Obligations Unpaid, Foreclosure Proceedings Underway
The report shows that the developer, two single-purpose LLCs created by Connecticut-based National Resources operating as iPark, owes $6.56 million in unpaid mortgage payments and $2.93 million in delinquent property taxes, for a combined public-sector obligation of approximately $9.5 million. The Ulster County Economic Development Alliance (UCEDA), which managed the …
Press Release Re: Review of Ulster County’s American Rescue Plan Act Funding
Comptroller Releases Comprehensive American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Report Through Q3 2025 Expenditures Kingston, NY (December 10, 2025) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher today released a comprehensive report on all of Ulster County’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) expenditures through the third …
Press Release: Audit of the License of the County Fairgrounds to the Ulster County Agricultural Society
The Ulster County Comptroller’s Office today released an audit of the County’s license agreement with the Ulster County Agricultural Society (UCAS), the nonprofit organization that operates the County Fairgrounds in New Paltz. The audit found that while UCAS generally met its annual capital investment obligations, it failed to consistently provide …
Press Release from the Office of the Ulster County Comptroller Re: Third Anniversary of the Citizens Commission for Digital Inclusion
Kingston, NY (May 6, 2025)- The Ulster County Comptroller’s Citizens Commission for Digital Inclusion celebrates its third anniversary. County Comptroller March Gallagher convened the Commission in May 2022 to advance fair broadband access for all constituents, including those in remote regions. The Commission’s focus was to maximize the County’s access …
Housing Oversight
The Comptroller’s Office plays a role monitoring this issue in several ways. We have audited the compliance with occupancy tax by short-term rentals and identified that short-term rentals are impacting our housing inventory. We have also published on emergency housing in Ulster County. Finally, we have oversight over the many …
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 …