Donaldson attempts to end stalemate between the county comptroller & UCRRA

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KINGSTON – Ulster County Legislature Chairman David Donaldson stepped in in an effort to end a stalemate between County Comptroller March Gallagher and the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency.

Gallagher asked the UCRRA for financial documents. The agency refused and she sued them.

Donaldson, meanwhile, delivered data and records to the comptroller’s office which had been recently produced by the UCRRA at his request.

The chairman said the legislature has been addressing these issues with due diligence and that the issues may have been resolved if the comptroller’s office and UCRRA had communicated “more effectively.”

He said he hopes the information he produced will eliminate the need for additional subpoenas and court proceedings which often waste time and taxpayer money.

“The legislature has a long-standing well-established relationship with the UCRRA,” Donaldson said. “We appoint their board members, we worked together to develop the solid waste plan, and we follow their operation and progress closely through the legislative committee system to ensure that we protect the environment and use financial resources wisely.”




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