Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger today announced that Dina Suggs, a Kingston resident and longtime public servant, will assume the role of Chief Diversity Officer effective August 4. Suggs succeeds Esi Lewis, who will be departing County government to focus full-time on her role as Executive Director of the Dr. Margaret Wade-Lewis Center for History and Culture in New Paltz. Lewis has served as Chief Diversity Officer since January 2023, when the position was elevated to the Executive Office.
From The Executive's Desk
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Posted: July 30, 2025
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Posted: July 29, 2025Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger today announced the appointment of Andy Bicking as the County’s new Director of the Department of the Environment. Bicking brings more than 25 years of experience in environmental policy, programs, and community engagement, and has been a resident of Ulster County for more than two decades.
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Posted: July 29, 2025The Ulster County Department of Emergency Services is proud to announce the launch of Project SAFE (Special Alert For Emergencies), a new initiative designed to improve emergency response for individuals with Autism, Down syndrome, Alzheimer’s, and other cognitive or developmental conditions, as well as blindness and deafness/hearing loss.
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Posted: July 23, 2025First-Ever Ulster County Farm Viability & Sustainability Grants to Support Local Agriculture
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Posted: July 22, 2025Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger today announced that Commissioner of Finance Roseann Daw will be stepping down at the end of July to attend to family obligations, after more than two years of dedicated service to the County. Upon her departure, Deputy Commissioner Max Cordella will assume the role of Acting Commissioner of Finance.
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Posted: July 16, 2025Artist Ryan Cronin Partners with Ulster County Department of Health for Countywide Awareness Campaign
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Posted: July 16, 2025- During its July 15 session, the Ulster County Legislature voted 19 to 4 to authorize the transfer of the County-owned Elizabeth Manor property to the Ulster County Housing Development Corporation (UCHDC), advancing a key step in the development of a 15-unit affordable housing cooperative at 21 Elizabeth Street in Kingston. While the vote grants approval for the transfer, the property will not be conveyed until a later date, pending finalization of legal and administrative steps.
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Posted: July 16, 2025On Saturday, July 12, Ulster County Department of Emergency Services, in coordination with local fire and EMS agencies, conducted a full-scale Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) exercise at Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Attractions in Ulster Park. The drill simulated a high-impact emergency scenario in a wooded campground setting and included active response to a mock plane crash and vehicle entrapment.
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Posted: July 15, 2025The Ulster County Department of Mental Health, in coordination with the Community Services Board and the Human Services Research Institute (HSRI), is advancing its Countywide Behavioral Health Needs Assessment with a community listening session on Sunday, August 10, 3:30 - 5 PM, at Saint James Church, 29 Pearl Street in Kingston.
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Posted: July 3, 2025Maeda Construction Team Selected as Development Partner KINGSTON, NY – County Executive Jen Metzger today announced the selection of a development team — including Maeda Construction, GA/GA architects, Community Preservation Corporation, and RUPCO — for the development of affordable housing on the site of the County-owned Elizabeth Manor property in Kingston. This significant step brings the County closer to its goal of providing much-needed affordable housing opportunities for local families.
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Posted: July 2, 2025Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger announced today that Ulster County has been awarded one million dollars through the New York State County Infrastructure Grant Program (NYS CIGP) for the Village of New Paltz Water and Sewer Upgrade Project.
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Posted: July 1, 2025Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger today announced the start of the annual “Safe Start to Summer” road safety campaign, which she first launched last year to promote safe driving behavior as the school year finishes and the busy summer season begins.
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