Can new interest in Ulster be focused in ways that are smart and sustainable,
and builds broad-based opportunity for generations to come?
Will we invest now to meet our opportunity for future sustainable growth?
Is there a balanced way?
LET'S GROW TOGETHER ULSTER COUNTY
Support smart development that will:
- Grow local good-paying jobs
- Advance new local investments
- Build new local housing, especially workforce and affordable options
- Protect local environmentally-sensitive assets
- Diversify the local economy to be resilient in good and bad times
- Update local planning and development procedures to be more transparent and timely.
- Grow the local tax base to support schools, infrastructure and emergency services
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iPark 87 (Formerly Tech City)
Ulster, NY
The TechCity (now iPark 87) cleanup has started to remove huge piles of asbestos and other debris, enabling businesses to begin to take out leases at the former IBM location after decades of neglect. The first company to sign up is Zinc8 - a company that makes batteries for renewable energy sources (creating 500 jobs here). And plans are underway to fill more of the former IBM campus with businesses representing good paying jobs, diversification of our local economy creating more resiliency, and added tax base to support our local schools, emergency services, roads and more.
Winston Farm
Saugerties, NY
Benefits:
- Housing
- Hundreds of jobs (both during construction and ongoing)
- Additional tax revenue for town, schools and county
- New tourism and economic opportunities
- Preservation of a substantial portion of the Winston Farm property
The Kingstonian
Kingston, NY
Will add:
- Parking structure for 420 spaces
- 143 units of new housing, including 10% at ‘affordable’ rates
- Hotel
- Open air pedestrian plaza
- Commercial space for retail/restaurants
Benefits:
- Adds opportunities for employment (estimated 153 plus 100 temporary construction jobs)
- New public parking
- Attract day and night visitors to Uptown (more revenue to local businesses)
- Add more local residents to Uptown (adding new customer base to Uptown businesses)
- Generate approx. $333,000 in new taxes per year
NYS Environmental Bond Act
This November, New Yorkers will vote in a public referendum on an environmental bond act for the first time in over 25 years. Bond acts generally allow the state to take on debt to fund projects for a specific purpose. Ulster Strong supports this important initiative that will create 87,000 good jobs state-wide (including many in Ulster), ensure clean water for all, and support many local environmental programs.