Kingston Common Council passes Resolution 251 Abandonment of Fair Street Ext. 6-3

Second Ward Douglas Koop, Third Ward -Majority Leader Reynolds Scott-Childress, Fifth Ward Donald Tallerman, Sixth Ward Tony Davis, Seventh Ward Patrick O'Reilly, Eighth Ward Steven Schabot and the no VOTES were First Ward Jeffrey Ventura Morell, Fourth Ward Rita Worthington and Ninth Ward Michele Hirsch. Full Council video here: https://youtu.be/wJ9tHuqIyW4

Cable subscribers are paying the franchise fees for (PEG)

Local Educational Access on Spectrum SMPTE color bar does not meet 📺 895.4 Minimum standards for public, educational and governmental (PEG) access. The City of Kingston and Towns are collecting revenue from the cable franchise fees over 1/2 million dollars from the cable subscribers, and doesn't direct any funds to the public access station.

(2) The educational and governmental access channel shall be operated and administered by a committee or a commission appointed by local government and shall include appropriate representation of local school districts within the service area of the cable television system and may include for purposes of coordination an employee or representative of the cable television franchisee. [FN2] Have you seen this petition yet? Support Public Access Television https://chng.it/FKnwLGjnhy

City of Kingston Board and Commission Meetings Return to Virtual

KINGSTON, NY – Mayor Steven T. Noble has announced that, due to the growing number of Covid cases in our area, City of Kingston Board and Commission meetings will be held virtually going forward. 

Last week, Governor Hochul signed legislation extending virtual access to public meetings under New York State's Open Meetings Law, which allows residents to virtually participate in local government meetings. The extension will be in effect until January 15, 2022. City of Kingston Boards and Commissions will now have the ability to meet remotely, as long as proper notice is given and the meeting is recorded and electronic transcripts are made available. 

 “At this time, I encourage all of our Boards and Commissions to meet remotely whenever possible,” said Mayor Noble. “I have not yet heard what the Common Council plans to do, but I am sure we will be updated by the Council President in the near future.” Updated meeting information will be posted on the homepage calendar on the City’s website: https://kingston-ny.gov/.

Kingston Point Beach is currently closed #KingstonNY

KINGSTON POINT BEACH UPDATE: Kingston Point Beach is currently closed due to slightly elevated bacteria levels, per the Ulster County Department of Health.  on Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/KingstonNYgov

This is the second time this year that the beach has closed On July 22: Swimming at Kingston Point Beach is currently prohibited due to river water quality per the Ulster County Department of Health.

KINGSTON POINT BEACH UPDATE: Go to the link Kingston Point Beach is now cleared for swimming per the Health Department on August 16, 2021.  on Facebook 

Roadwork Update: City of Kingston, NY.

ROADWORK UPDATE: construction crews for work on the Midtown Linear Park trail will be working on Cornell Street crossing today - Tuesday, June 22 and Wednesday, June 23 and then will move to O'Neil Street on Thursday, June 24 and Friday, June 25. There will be flaggers for traffic control with lane closures throughout the day. 

The weekly roadwork update for other projects including Central Hudson, Broadway sewer repairs, and Broadway Streetscape can be found here: Week of June 21 

More about the County's Midtown Linear Park project: https://ulstercountyny.gov/planning/linearpark

Mayor Noble's 2021 State of the City Address

KINGSTON, NY – Mayor Steven T. Noble delivered his annual State of the City Address, titled Recover, Rebuild, Reimagine, at the Common Council meeting on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. 

 “Typically my State of the City speech would include a long list of accomplishments from each City department, touting our successes and planning for the year ahead,” said Mayor Noble. “After the year we had, I didn’t want to recite a checklist of municipal achievements. Instead, I wanted to thank the Kingston community for their perseverance. I wanted to talk about what each person in our community sacrificed. And ask that we reflect on the path to recovery, the road to rebuilding, and together reimagine all that Kingston can be.

Read the full text of the speech; visit the City of Kingston website: https://www.kingston-ny.gov/news/?FeedID=1315 In the next week, Mayor Noble will be releasing a comprehensive 2020 Annual Report, detailing each City department’s 2020 achievements and developments along with goals for 2021.

DRI Uptown Transportation Improvements Project Public Meeting #KingstonNY

Video by City of Kingston, NY EngageKingston.com

The Uptown Transportation Improvements Project will address pedestrian access and circulation for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians—improving safety and navigability while attracting tourism, shopping, dining, and other business activity to the Stockade District. It will also support the future connection between portions of the Kingston Greenline  and support our goal of creating complete streets across the City (see FAQs for more info). 

The project is specifically focused on improvements to Schwenk Drive between Washington Avenue and Fair Street, and the intersections at Clinton Avenue and Westbrook Lane, Main/John Street, and Albany Avenue.

Common Council Public Hearing: Abandonment of North St.

Video by City of Kingston, NY link to Agendas & Minutes

Meetings are not broadcasted on Public Access Television. The City of Kingston and Towns collecting revenue from cable franchise fees from the cable subscribers, and doesn't direct any funds to the public access station.

City of Kingston Public Meetings are only available Online

Video by City of Kingston, NY - YouTube's Channel 

Government Meetings are not broadcasted on Public Access Television. 

The City of Kingston and Towns are collecting revenue from the cable franchise fees over 1/2 million dollars from the cable subscribers, and doesn't direct any funds to the public access station. Local Public Access 23 on Spectrum. currently Channel 23 is now under Esopus Community TV List of City and Towns collecting revenue from cable franchise fees. Government is not informing cable subscribers who paid the cable franchise fees.

City of Kingston Cable Franchise Fees $410,000
Town of Marbletown NY Cable Franchise Fees $105,821
Town of Kingston, NY Cable Franchise Fees $18,250
Town of Ulster, NY Cable Franchise Fees $260,000

4/6/2020 - Common Council Meetings Will be Held Via GoToMeeting

City of Kingston and the Towns lack to appoint any residence to the Cable Commission. City of Kingston receives $410,000 from the Cable franchise fees from the Cable subscribers Read more.