Referred to: The Economic Development, Planning, Education, Employment, Arts and Agriculture Committee (Chairman Cahill and Legislators Corcoran, Criswell, Hewitt, Litts, Maloney and Sperry), The Health, Human Services and Housing Committee (Chair Walter and Legislators Corcoran, Erner, Lopez, Nolan, Petit, and Uchitelle), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Cahill, Fabiano, Ronk, and Walter)

Chair of the Health, Human Services and Housing Committee, Eve Walter, and Deputy Chair Craig V. Lopez offer the following:

WHEREAS, Ulster County, in desiring to develop affordable home ownership utilizing properties it acquires from the tax foreclosure process, has identified seven (7) properties as meeting the needs of this program; and

WHEREAS, the County has circulated a Request for Expression on Interest for the seven parcels and has received a response for the development of five (5) of these parcels as noted below:

40 Grand St in Lloyd (Highland) – Tax ID # 88.13-12-11.100

25 Mile Hill Rd in Lloyd (Highland) – Tax ID # 88.17-5-23

5 Appletree St in the Town of Saugerties – Tax ID # 18.77-7-58

245 Upper North Rd in Lloyd (Highland) – Tax ID # 87.8-1-5

597 Route 44-55 in Plattekill – Tax ID # 95.1-3-32.1; and

WHEREAS, a Public Hearing is required to be held pursuant to Section 141l(d) of the Not-for-Profit Law of the State of New York to consider the advisability of adoption of a resolution authorizing the sale and/or transfer of five (5) properties owned by Ulster County as noted above to the Ulster County Housing Development Corporation, a local development corporation for the purposes of rehabilitation and sale of these properties as part of the County’s affordable homeownership program; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature shall act in accordance with Section 141l(d) of the Not-for-Profit Law of the State of New York to cause a legal notice of said Public Hearing to be published; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that said Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 7:05 PM, in the Legislative Chambers, Ulster County Office Building, 244 Fair Street, Kingston, New York,

and move its adoption.

    ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

    AYES:                      NOES:    

Passed Committee: Economic Development, Planning, Education, Employment, Arts and Agriculture on ________________.

Passed Committee: Health, Human Services and Housing on  ________________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on  ________________.

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