UC Legislature: Notice of 30 Day Period for Review of Agricultural District No. 2

County of Ulster

Ulster County Legislature

 

NOTICE of 30-day Period for Public Review of an Agricultural District 

Pursuant to the Eight-Year Review of an Agricultural District

 

Ulster County Agricultural District No. 2

Towns of Esopus, Gardiner, New Paltz, Plattekill, Rosendale, Shawangunk and the Village of New Paltz       

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that Agricultural District No. 2, with tax parcels in the Towns of Esopus, Gardiner, New Paltz, Plattekill, Rosendale, Shawangunk and the Village of New Paltz was established on September 10, 1973, pursuant to Agriculture and Markets Law.  The district currently includes 28,718 acres. 

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that under Section 303-a of the Agricultural and Markets Law, the County Legislature is required to review this district eight (8) years after its creation and every eight (8) years thereafter.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that during this thirty (30) day period, municipalities and landowners within the district may propose a modification of the district by filing such proposal with the Clerk of the Legislature within thirty (30) days after the publication of the notice.  Such 30-day period shall begin on January 6, 2023 with the last day being February 4, 2023. 

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that a map of the district will be on file and open to public inspection in the office of the Clerk of the Legislature and County Planning Department, 244 Fair St., Kingston, NY.  A map of the district can also be downloaded from the County Planning Department’s website at 

http://ulstercountyny.gov/agricultural_district_2_review 

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that the Ulster County Agricultural Farmland Protection Board has been directed to prepare a report as required by Article 25-AA of the Agriculture and Markets Law.  Thereafter, a public hearing will be held on the District, including any proposed modification and the recommendation of said board.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  

Burt Samuelson, Ulster County Planning Dept., (845) 339-2490  bsam[at]co.ulster.ny[dot]us

 

DATED: January 4, 2023

Victoria Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature

Document: 
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