KINGSTON – Ulster County Executive Michael Heim has
signed the county’s $330 million county budget for 2016. The spending
plan reduced the tax levy by 1.1 percent, expands the infrastructure investment
of 2015 by another $15 million and provides funding to support public
safety initiatives including a new fire training center and money to combat
heroin addiction.
The budget will also expand the Meals on Wheels program for seniors, free
legal services for veterans and funding for warming centers.
The budget “protects and delivers for all of the 183,000 residents
of Ulster County,” Hein said.
The budget also reduces spending by $4.2 million while protecting essential
services and it provides funding for the “career ladder” job
creation program to enhance the county’s workforce.
The county legislature approved Hein’s budget unanimously on December
15.
