The Greene County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) defines the county’s overall emergency management program, including preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery. The Emergency Plans utilize a Whole Community approach which brings together all levels of government, volunteer, faith-based, community-based, other…
Greene County Legislature Announces 2022 Achievement Awards Winners
On Wednesday, June 15th, Chairman Patrick S. Linger and the Greene County Legislature named the winners of both the ‘Employee of the Year’ and ‘Chairman’s Award’ Chairman Patrick S. Linger presented the honor of ‘Employee of the Year’ to the…
Notice of Public Hearing – Sale of Retail Property
Legislative Local Law Number 1 of 2022 – Solar Energy System PILOT Law
New York State Implementing “Gas Tax Holiday” – Greene County Opts Out of Local Option in Favor of Keeping Property Tax Levy Flat
The Greene County Legislature will not exercise the optional county-level gas tax holiday during the State-wide gas tax holiday which became effective June 1, 2022 and runs through December 31, 2022. The Greene County Legislature wholly believes that taxes derived…
Notice of Adoption of Local Law #1
Greene County Legislature’s Opposition to the NYS Climate Council’s Draft Scoping Plan
The New York State Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) was signed into law in 2019 as one of the most ambitious climate laws in the world. The law created the NYS Climate Action Council (the Council), which is…
Notice of Annual Meetings Under the Open Meetings Law for Greene Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation
Greene County Solid Waste Management Investing in Sustainable Management of Food Waste
Catskill, NY – Greene County Solid Waste Management (GCSWM) is investing in the sustainable management of food waste through a launch of a pilot program, Help Greene Grow Green, to reduce waste going to landfills. This program will initially be…
Greene County Calls for NYS to End the Diversion of Local Tax Revenue to Fund State Responsibilities
The Greene County Legislature is joining with the New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) to call on the Governor Hochul and members of the State Assembly and Senate to end the practice of diverting local sales taxes out of…