Kingston, NY – County Executive Mike Hein has been advocating strenuously in Albany for New York State legislation to address veterans’ needs and provide a single location where Ulster County’s homeless veterans can live with their peers on a transitional basis and have direct access to support services. Yesterday, the New York State Senate unanimously voted to pass this legislation. The Assembly version of the bill is currently in the Rules Committee.
“This is a great example of bipartisan cooperation and cooperation between the State and County for the betterment of our veterans. I would like to thank State Senator Larkin for his unwavering support of this plan to help Ulster County’s homeless veterans. After proudly serving our Country, veterans are often faced with challenges and obstacles upon return to civilian life. As a result, some veterans are ending up homeless and in need of assistance,” said County Executive Hein. “They have sacrificed so much in order to protect our freedoms and liberty. I believe that we owe our veterans a tremendous debt of gratitude and this legislation would help the County provide the enhanced level of service they need and deserve. I would also like to thank State Senator Bonacic for his assistance in helping to make this important veterans’ housing a reality.”
This legislation, S.7405 sponsored by Senator William Larkin and A.10516 sponsored by Assemblyman Kevin Cahill, would authorize the Commissioner of the Office of General Services to transfer a New York State-owned home at 67 Wurts Street in Kingston, NY to Ulster County for the purposes of providing transitional housing and other related support services to our County’s veterans. The cost to Ulster County would be $1.
According to the Ulster County Veterans’ Service Agency statistics, there are approximately 6-10 Ulster County veterans at any given time seeking emergency housing assistance. Additionally, there are others in need of assistance who are reluctant to apply for help. This property is in close proximity to other government services and public transportation. It was previously used by Ulster-Greene ARC as a group home and has the space and amenities to support the needs. The property also stands directly across from Thomas Cornell Park, which has a Veterans’ memorial.
Kingston, NY – County Executive Mike Hein has been advocating strenuously in Albany for New York State legislation to address veterans’ needs and provide a single location where Ulster County’s homeless veterans can live with their peers on a transitional basis and have direct access to support services. Yesterday, the New York State Senate unanimously voted to pass this legislation. The Assembly version of the bill is currently in the Rules Committee.
“This is a great example of bipartisan cooperation and cooperation between the State and County for the betterment of our veterans. I would like to thank State Senator Larkin for his unwavering support of this plan to help Ulster County’s homeless veterans. After proudly serving our Country, veterans are often faced with challenges and obstacles upon return to civilian life. As a result, some veterans are ending up homeless and in need of assistance,” said County Executive Hein. “They have sacrificed so much in order to protect our freedoms and liberty. I believe that we owe our veterans a tremendous debt of gratitude and this legislation would help the County provide the enhanced level of service they need and deserve. I would also like to thank State Senator Bonacic for his assistance in helping to make this important veterans’ housing a reality.”
This legislation, S.7405 sponsored by Senator William Larkin and A.10516 sponsored by Assemblyman Kevin Cahill, would authorize the Commissioner of the Office of General Services to transfer a New York State-owned home at 67 Wurts Street in Kingston, NY to Ulster County for the purposes of providing transitional housing and other related support services to our County’s veterans. The cost to Ulster County would be $1.
According to the Ulster County Veterans’ Service Agency statistics, there are approximately 6-10 Ulster County veterans at any given time seeking emergency housing assistance. Additionally, there are others in need of assistance who are reluctant to apply for help. This property is in close proximity to other government services and public transportation. It was previously used by Ulster-Greene ARC as a group home and has the space and amenities to support the needs. The property also stands directly across from Thomas Cornell Park, which has a Veterans’ memorial.
