| A New Beginning for Ulster County |
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| Just look around or take a stroll down any one of our thousands of trails and walkways and you will experience what the Nature Conservancy describes as, “one of the last great places on earth”. Each of us, who lives in Ulster County appreciates and understands the beauty and value of our magnificent natural environment. more... |
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| Under our new Charter form of government the most important power of the new office of County Executive will be the County Executive's ability to hold each and every County agency, department and manager accountable for RESULTS! Historically, County departments and managers have not been accountable to any one person, but rather to a multitude of well intentioned part time legislators. At best, the old form of Ulster County government produced varying degrees of oversight and cost effectiveness. At worst, it produced financially draining projects such as the new Ulster County Jail. |
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| Mike came to County government from the private sector, where the market has little to no tolerance for wasteful spending and missed opportunities. more.., |
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| Mike understands that every single dollar of hard earned taxpayer’s money matters, and he knows that escalating taxes are severely impacting an ever increasing number of residents who are struggling to make ends meet. more... |
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| With the right leadership, and the right collaboration between our private, government and educational sectors, there is no reason why we can’t create and develop dynamic, sustainable and forward thinking businesses. We need an economy that is ready to take advantage of new opportunities and prepared to compete globally.. more... |
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| The premise behind Smart Growth is that it creates a new, and much more desirable, dynamic for balancing the need to conserve our precious natural resources, with the need for communities to intelligently and proactively engage in an appropriate and sustainable growth process. more... |
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| Mike understands that in order for Ulster County to succeed in the 21st century we must acknowledge and utilize all of the resources available to us, not the least of which is our incredibly talented and dedicated people. more... |
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| One of Mike’s priorities is to strengthen and expand a genuine connection between county government and the 24 local communities that it serves. more... |
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