The town encourages the public to attend and speak at their meetings, as well as Town Board meetings. The Hurley town hall can be seen on Jan. 13, 2022. In neither end has a central area evolved for a significant cluster of commercial activity. The Hurley Town Council unanimously approved a resolution to accept a loan and grant from the New Mexico Colonias Infrastructure Board and New Mexico Finance Authority to execute a project on A Street. He became the news director at college radio station WFNP, where he caught the journalism bug and the rest is history. I've been fortunate to have served as Hurley's Town Clerk for 14 years, and as Deputy Clerk for 6 years prior to that. Both Sarah and Rich went to the Myer Elementary school and decided to return to the town to raise their family. She serves on the Zoning and Climate Smart task forces. Bill was also a volunteer fireman with the St. Remy Fire Department where he was elected Vice President and 1st lieutenant. Thanks to all who helped town earn Climate Smart certification! Hudson Valley Natural Resource Mapper - The mapper complements training, technical assistance, publications, and habitat and water resource summary reports provided by Hudson River Estuary Program staff. Continuation Corner Lot Side and Rear Yards He made an unsuccessful bid for highway superintendent in 2019. I'm running for Town Supervisor to get everybody working together to improve the Town of Hurley for everyone. Most matters will require a public hearing. Their charge is to ensure that all such activities are in accordance with the zoning code regulations of the town. I see th, e job as being one half the money goes in the right place and is the right amount. Bellows said he is seeking election because he can give Hurley taxpayers better results for their hard-earned money. DRAFT A Town Board Meeting was held April 18, 2023 @ 7:00 PM at the Town Hall Presiding:Supervisor McKnight Attending:Councilmen Humphries, Councilmen Boms, Councilwoman Martin, Councilmen Simpson, and members of the public. Overall, it was a shellacking. Woodstock (population 6295) passed a budget of $8.35 million. Draft of town's '2023 Comprehensive Plan Update' now available, Hurley Heritage Society celebrates two new exhibits on May 6, Town Board to hold workshop meeting May 2 at Town Hall (agenda attached). Bill Pullman is a first-time candidate running on the Republican and Conservative lines. The new officials now benefit from the advantage of incumbency as long as they are perceived as competent. Hurley zoning board overturns code ruling, allows Twin Lakes project to seek permits Start the conversation The entrance of the Twin Lakes site on Lucas Avenue in the town of Hurley can be. Boms, 71, is seeking a second term on the Democratic and Working Families lines. endobj The Maverick Road voting district next to it had 297 Democrats and 188 Republicans in 2012, and 407 Democrats and 158 registered Republicans in November of last year. Councilwoman Melinda McKnight, 52, is on the Democratic and Working Families lines. That building is 89 years old (and) no longer fits whats needed for the town. I started Soup for Seniors, allowing me to meet and greet our residents while serving hot soup, a warm drink, and a tasty dessert. I have collected your taxes, notarized your important documents, and issued licences for our loving, furry friends. The way it was resolved (was installing a) 90-degree elbow and putting it on the end of a pipe and filling it with water. Ulster county . %PDF-1.7 Election of members of the Town Board is normally staggered, so that the entire Board will not come up for election in the same year. Local government is not necessarily limited government, the least possible governance. , which now goes to the public for comment and feedback. . Smart Board and Stand Floor Cleaners Cosmetology Stations Various Tools And Much More.. Town Annual Meeting: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 7pm. Incumbent Mike Boms is running for a second term on the Democratic and Working Families lines. The term of office of the Town Supervisor is two years. Town of Hurley voters will choose a supervisor, two Town Board members, a highway superintendent and town clerk. An example is in order to save money they decided not to cover the recycling. Our communitys fabric is threatened when developers repeatedly sue to get their way. No longer. <> 4 - Town of Kingston, Town of Ulster Brian Cahill Ulster County - The Town of Hurley Planning Board, as lead agency, has determined that the proposed Cedar Development East LLC Site Plan and SUP will not have a significant adverse environmental impact. Shultis, 65, is seeking a second term on the Democratic and Working Families lines. An individual board member may not unilaterally act on behalf of the Town Board. Mainly the town garage up on Dug Hill. Sarah is also a PMP, Project Management Professional. I am also still concerned about getting full cable access to all the residents in West Hurley. Hurley is an historic Hudson Valley town of 6,700 people ideally situated between the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains. The process in securing such a permit could be another barrier to would-be investors. This Board usually consists of the Supervisor and four Councilpeople who, as a group, represent the executive head of the town. Theres a very short section of Route 28 that is part of the town of Hurley. According to the Friends of Historic Kingston website, at its peak that local industry employed 10,000 Ulster County workers. For the Republicans to win countywide, if everyone who was eligible were to vote, three-quarters of the 38,633 voters not enrolled in any political party would have to support the GOP. The meeting will be at. Beginning in 2023, the Town of Hurley Planning Board will meet on the fourth Thursday of each month. Mon, April 24 - Mon, May 08 Town of Hurley Hwy-NY #32535 AUCTION BIDDING NOW! He is a Biology professor at SUNY New Paltz and SUNY Ulster. The ballot will also feature a rematch in the election for . Districts 1, 3, 5, 7 vote at the West Hurley Fire House Incumbent Judy Mayhon has been the town clerk for 14 years and was deputy clerk for six years. The town of Hurleys elected and appointed boards have been characterized by some as anti-development. On Tuesday, November 2nd, it is more important than ever to exercise your freedom to vote. HURLEY, N.Y. - Town Highway Superintendent Michael Shultis is seeking the state Comptroller's opinion in a dispute with Town Board members over a $14,000 invoice submitted to cover 528. Pat is a third generation Hurley resident running as an independent candidate. It allows incremental, sustainable, well-designed, and community-scale neighborhood expansions that are consistent with the towns vision of maintaining a small, locally oriented, socially vibrant, creative and connected community. 210 likes. endobj The town doesnt really own a lot of physical assets and the physical assets that they own are getting to a point where theyre getting a little deteriorated and need to be addressed, he said. There are 10 items in this auction. Town of Gardiner Main Website Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals Land Use Plans and Laws Forms Town of Hardenburgh Main Website Zoning Documents Forms Other Land Use Documents Town of Hurley Main Website Planning Board Zoning Board of Appeals Land Use Laws City of Kingston Main Website Planning Department Forms Land Use Laws Susan Robinson is listed on the Working Families line but she said she has withdrawn from the race. Photo taken Jan. 13, 2022. . I think in order for that to happen it needs to be very well planned and project managed to avoid going over budget, expanding the scope, and making sure requirements are met.. She has worked for almost 20 years at a manufacturing company in Highland, NY. With that degree of political polarization, municipal races are now more often decided in the dominant partys caucuses or primaries than at the November general election. The Glenford voting district had registered 288 Democrats and 129 Republicans in 2012. Open Public Hearing at 7:00 PM 1. This simply is not the case. From the 1830s through the remainder of the nineteenth century, bluestone, much of it quarried in Ulster County west of Kingston, was shipped down the Hudson River. The town government of Hurley (population 6192) passed a 2023 budget of $3.96 million. She is currently a Board Member at the Hurley Recreation Association responsible for helping to strengthen the summer camp program and membership base. The town is comprised of the hamlets of Old Hurley, West Hurley, and Glenford. Editors note: This article was edited on Oct. 5, 2021, at 1:49 p.m. to correct Sarah Aldens party affiliations. The striking difference reflects not only circumstances but governmental philosophy. Two are running for the position of town clerk/tax collector. She is a technology specialist and teacher. Monday-Friday-12:30-5:30; phone 845-331-7474, ext 6; email (easiest): Draft of town's '2023 Comprehensive Plan Update' now available, February 23, 2023 Planning Board DRAFT minutes, October 17, 2022 DRAFT Planning Board Minutes. 3 0 obj Bill Pullman has lived in West Hurley for 9 years. He is a construction coordinator for Spectrum. He has lived in Hurley for nine years and was raised in Kingston. Read More, BA Providence College; History Major, Finance Minor, 25 years of experience providing service for 15,000 customers including homeowners, small businesses, and state and local governments, 20 years of experience in financial, budgeting, and accounting for privately held business, 5 years of experience as a Regional Director for a multi- state corporation, Enjoys our local rail trails and outdoors activities. The town is comprisedof the hamlets of Old Hurley, West Hurley, and Glenford. Whats needed for the town is something that you can actually store the vehicles in and you can afford the maintenance.. Native Lenape people lived in the fertile Esopus Creek Valley before the area now known asHurley was settled by the Dutch in 1662. Im always available whether its work hours or not I can meet people here anytime.. Bellows was raised in Old Hurley and now lives in West Hurley. An application form for people and groups wanting to march in the parade is attached to this announcement as a PDF file. He spent four years as City Hall reporter for Fosters Daily Democrat in Dover, NH, then moved back to Woodstock in 2003 and worked on the Daily Freeman copy desk until 2013. The revised draft update will be subject to a public hearing and a state environmental review. She is a content director and editor for green and advanced technology firms and an author who has been published by the New York Times, Forbes, Simon & Schuster and Random House. He owns a construction company. Such is the case in the Town of Hurley. She has lived in Hurley for more than 40 years. Click on an item title or picture to get more information, see more pictures, or bid on the item. Hurleys a town thats evolved in sort of a barbell shape, with very different middle-class communities spread out at each end and relatively few people in the middle. Native Lenape people lived in the fertile Esopus Creek Valley before the area now known asHurley was settled by the Dutch in 1662. Learn More One example is the race for Town Clerk this year. He served 3 years active duty with the US Army deployed to the 1/11th Armor Calvary Regiment in Fulda, Germany as part of East/West German border patrol during the Cold War. Thats unlikely but not impossible, though the fact that many of the unenrolled are immigrants from heavily Democratic urban areas makes it more difficult. Hurley is an historic Hudson Valley town of 6,700 people ideally situated between the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains. Town of Hurley (Old Hurley, West Hurley . Pat is a fresh face that is willing and able to take a stand. Every effort is made to ensure that all regions of the town are represented by way of the individuals appointed to the Planning Board. The candidates for the Town Board seats, which carry four-year terms, are incumbent Michael Boms, Jana Martin, Sarah Alden and Bill Pullman. Serving New Yorks Hudson Valley and Catskill for over 23 Years, Were the news source where other reporters get their news, Newsroom:news@midhudsonnews.comnews@statewidenews.com, 924 Homestead AvenueMaybrook, NY 12543Tel:929-607-3088, Copyright 2023 NY Newswire LLC| All rights reserved. The town is comprisedof the hamlets of Old Hurley, West Hurley, and Glenford. Im really concerned about the kind of waste thats gone on for decades in Hurley, Martin said. So wrote the endlessly engaging and optimistic Alexis de Tocqueville in Democracy in America 188 years ago, his paean to American local government. The gradual transfer of voter allegiance from red to blue started earliest in Glenford, that part of Hurley closest to Woodstock. Woodstock politics, following the social democratic model more common in Europe, largely believes the government should play a role in helping provide the social goods that the free market has failed to do, like open space and housing. Bill McKnight is running for Ulster County Legislature District 23, which covers Woodstock, West Hurley and Glenford. The Town Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. The Planning Board consists of seven volunteer members, each appointed by the Town Board to serve a seven year term. It can be used to support the development of natural resource inventories, open space plans, and watershed plans. 10 Wamsley PlaceHurley, NY 12443Phone: 845-331-7474, Website DisclaimerGovernment Websites by CivicPlus. For some towns, like the town of Lloyd in Ulster County, a special use permit is required to get your STR up and running, and this means applying to the local Zoning Board. The ballot will also feature a rematch in the election for highway superintendent, and a rare race for the clerk/tax collector position. He is co-chair of the SUNY New Paltz Environmental Task Force, coordinator of the SUNY New Paltz Sustainability Committee and co-advisor to the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency. He also served eight years with the 854th Engineers in Kingston as a reservist. I know Hurley and its residents, and I truly love my job. Bailey, 68, is a first-time candidate on the Democratic and Working Families lines. Alden and her husband, Rich, have been Hurley residents since 2009. . The people is therefore the real directing power; and although the form of government is representative, it is evident that the opinions, the prejudices, the interests, and even the passions of the community are hindered by no durable obstacles from exercising a perpetual influence on society.. Town supervisor For supervisor, Democrat Melinda McKnight is challenging Republican Pat Garraghan. The town is comprised of the hamlets of Old Hurley, West Hurley, and Glenford. He is running for town office for the first time and is on the Republican and Conservative lines. She has taught writing at SUNY New Paltz. He ran unsuccessfully for highway superintendent in 2019. Sarah Alden is a first-time candidate on the Republican and Conservative lines. HURLEY, N.Y. Residents on Nov. 2 will choose a new supervisor and select from among four candidates seeking two Town Board seats. She is married with two daughters. The American institutions are democratic, not only in their principle but in all their consequences; and the people elects its representatives directly, and for the most part annually, in order to ensure their dependence. Town of Hurley voters will choose a supervisor, two Town Board members, a highway superintendent and town clerk. The town is comprised of the hamlets of Old Hurley, West Hurley, and Glenford. The Planning Board is responsible for handling all subdivisions of land within the Town of Hurley. He was town supervisor from 2006 to 2008 and was responsible for passage of the towns ethics law. The Planning Board meets on the fourth Thursdayof each month at the Town Hall at 10 Wamsley Place, Hurley at 7:00 PM. The political divide we face as a nation needs to stop. He is married with three children. Mayhon, 68, is seeking an eighth term on the Republican and Conservative lines. All three proposals predate the current Town Board, and the developers of the school and Twin Lakes projects have so far failed to comply with conditions set forth by the state and the Hurley Planning Board. He then served another 8 years with the 854th Engineers in Kingston as an active reservist as the company armorer. The Board acts as a unit and must function as a body.Town Council members, under state statute, serve a term of four years. The members of the Hurley Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals are able, thorough and thoughtful volunteers doing their due diligence and adhering to the rules for the good of the town. Sarah has lived in Hurley since 2009 with her husband, Rich. Native Lenape people lived in the fertile Esopus Creek Valley before the area now known asHurley was settled by the Dutch in 1662. Truth: The only Read Democratic enrollment in the entire county is that despite now very close to being double that of Republican enrollment despite the presence of a strong and resilient Republican redoubt in its southeastern townships. 2 0 obj Pat Garraghan For Town of Hurley Supervisor. We definitely need a new Highway Department building because its just been let go to the point where its going to cost us probably $1.5 million or more just to repair what we have, she said. The other side of that is being an information facilitator, updating the website, making sure documents are properly saved and available.. With a new website planned for next year, we will be able to keep you more well informed and communicate more easily. 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He was town supervisor from 2006-07 after running unsuccessfully in 2003 and was not reelected in 2007. The political transformation of northern Ulster County from solid red to predictably almost-solid blue has been more than a half-century long. 10 Wamsley PlaceHurley, NY 12443Phone: 845-331-7474, Website DisclaimerGovernment Websites by CivicPlus, PO Box 325 (All regular/certified mail should be addressed to PO Box), Hurley Town Hall, PO Box 569, Hurley, 12443, Draft of town's '2023 Comprehensive Plan Update' now available. Native Lenape people lived in the fertile Esopus Creek Valley before the area now known as Hurley was settled by the Dutch in 1662. She was elected to a four-year term on the Town Board in 2019. Such is the case in the Town of Hurley. Forms are available on-line on the Town's website, or by calling the Planning Board Clerk.All applications require a referral from the Zoning Board of Appeals or from the Zoning Enforcement Officer in the Building Department. Shultis has continued to pressure the Town Board for a safe highway garage, which was built on top of trash and has been cited by the state for methane gas escaping into the building. Alden, 47, is a first-time candidate on the Republican and Conservative lines. Life long Hurley resident, grew up in old Hurley and currently living in West Hurley, Owner of construction company with construction licences and certifications, Managed and ran nation wide projects with multiple crews and 20+ workers, Helped start and run local branch of Ducks unlimited chapter, Involved with and member of a several sportsman's clubs, Enjoy being outdoors, hiking, fishing and camping. So, every time it rains the cardboard gets wet and becomes garbage because its not covered and we have to pay for disposal by weight.. The Hurley Town Hall at 10 Wamsley Place, Hurley. <> Special Use Permit/Zoning Board Approval. This quaint town has so much to offer; from the rich history of Stone House Day the the outdoor splendor of our rail trails. Matter of Nicola v Board of Assessors of Town of N. Elba: 2007 NY Slip Op 09999 [46 AD3d 1161] December 20, 2007: Appellate Division, Third Department: Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law 431. . The election for highway superintendent, which carries a two-year term, features incumbent Michael Shultis facing Gavin Bellows. The writer is supervisor of the town of Hurley. The four election districts on the western end of the Hurley barbell combined had 1009 registered Democrats and 721 registered Republicans a decade ago. Garraghan, a longtime Hurley resident, is regional director for HOP Energy, which acquired Kosco and Heritage Energy heating oil companies in 2019. She won Ulster County by more than 11,000 votes. What I want to concentrate most on if I get elected is commerce to try to bring more businesses into Hur, ley, he said. Things not being addressed and as a result, what Im seeing is a lot of our infrastructure needs help and if we dont address it soon and in a smart way its going to be expensive.. Election 2021: Hurley ballot features full, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Live updates: Murder trial of Gregory Thayer: Ulster man accused of killing best friend Bruce Swierc, Election 2021: Hurley ballot features full slate of contested races, U.S. Rep. 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