Trust for Public Land: $3.5 Million for Parks and Public Lands Approved by Town of New Paltz Voters
November 05, 2020
November 05, 2020
NEW PALTZ, New York, Nov. 5 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release:
The Town of New Paltz became the first municipality in Ulster County to approve a real estate transfer tax to support a local Community Preservation Fund. The fund will be used to protect the town's river and streams, drinking water source, working farms, and wildlife habitat. The measure is estimated to generate more than $3.5 million over 20 years.
Local Law No. 1, "Water . . .
The Town of New Paltz became the first municipality in Ulster County to approve a real estate transfer tax to support a local Community Preservation Fund. The fund will be used to protect the town's river and streams, drinking water source, working farms, and wildlife habitat. The measure is estimated to generate more than $3.5 million over 20 years.
Local Law No. 1, "Water . . .