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. …
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 …
2022 Ulster County Racial Equity Report
Comptroller’s Office Issues Ulster County Racial Equity Report Kingston, NY (June 14, 2022)– Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released in advance of Juneteenth a Racial Equity Report detailing the disparate experience of Black and brown community members on a variety of health, economic, and quality of life indicators. The indicators …
Comptroller Appoints Digital Citizens Commission & Releases Ulster Draft Broadband Map
Kingston NY (May 4, 2022)—Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher announced the appointment of a new Ulster County Digital Citizens Commission. The mission of the Commission is to bring universal connectivity to all Ulster County residents and businesses with equitable, affordable access to high-speed cable fiber broadband and cellular service. The …
Ulster County Comptroller’s 2020 COVID-19 Impacts Report
COVID Cost Ulster County Taxpayers at least $5,652,395 in 2020 Expenditures Kingston, NY (December 10, 2021) – The Ulster County Comptroller today issued the 2020 COVID-19 Impacts Report. The report summarizes COVID-related activities and the costs documented in the County’s financial and payroll software. Ulster County was one of the …
2021 Ulster County Government Facilities & Properties Report
Ulster County Comptroller Recommends More Disclosures for Ulster County Private Lease Decisions Kingston, NY (July 29, 2021) Ulster County Comptroller today issued the Ulster County Government Facilities & Properties Report. The Report serves as the first publicly available inventory of Ulster County office, highway substations, and park space since 2007. …
Turbid Release from Ashokan Reservoir
Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher Statement on Turbid Release from the Ashokan Reservoir Kingston, NY May 4, 2021– The release of turbid water from the Ashokan Reservoir into the Esopus Creek is just the latest incident of a wide range of problems caused to our communities by hosting the largest …
Preventing Pricey Prescriptions: Comptroller Works with Personnel and Insurance Officers to Keep Drug Costs in Check
Preventing Pricey Prescriptions: Comptroller Works with Personnel and Insurance Officers to Keep Drug Costs in Check Kingston, NY (October 10, 2019) – The diligent work of claims auditing staff and the Personnel Officer could annually save the County thousands of dollars as the Comptroller’s suggestions are implemented in October. After …
Mental Health Assoc Educates, Stabilizes & Heals
Millions For Mental Health Ulster MHA Educates, Stabilizes and Heals Kingston, NY (July 11, 2016) – Ulster County Comptroller Elliott Auerbach released the second sequence in the Ulster County Not-for-Profit Snapshot Series, drawing attention to another of the not-for-profit organizations being paid millions of dollars as a contract provider of …