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Greene County Natural Resource Inventory

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Nominations Sought for Planning Achievement Awards

The Greene County Planning Board is soliciting nominations for this year’s Ellen Ruttus Planning Achievement Awards, which will honor worthwhile planning, community and economic development activities that have taken place in Greene County over the past three years.  Awards will

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Greene County Agricultural Board to hold Ag District Re-certification Meetings

The Greene County Agricultural Farmland Protection Board (AFPB) will be holding two meetings in October to discuss the mandated recertification process of Greene County’s Agricultural District No. 124. Farmers and rural landowners with land in Agricultural District No. 124, as

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Greene County Agricultural District No. 124 Eight-Year Review  

The Greene County Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Planning along with the Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board (AFPB) has begun the mandated recertification process for Agricultural District 124 in accordance with the New York Agricultural Districts law. During the

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Greene County Jail Facility Bond Sale, Favorable Interest Rates and Investor Confidence

Greene County Awards Bond Sale with Low Interest Rate Resulting in Significant Savings. On Thursday, August 15th, 2019, Greene County sold a Public Improvement (Serial Bond) in the amount of $39,000,000 for the construction of the County’s Jail Facility. The

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Notice of Public Hearing – County Wide Shared Services Initiative Panel Vote

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Public Notice of Sale

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Greene County will sell, to the highest bidder, pursuant to General Municipal Law §215(5), a small paved portion of Tax Map.ID No.:156.78-2-38, described as follows: Deed Description: off Water Street Village of Catskill, Town of Catskill,

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Moody’s Upgrades Greene County’s Bond Ratings, Showing Confidence in County

Moody’s Investors Service upgraded Greene County’s bond rating, reflecting a positive assessment of the County’s creditworthiness with its bond debt obligations. On Tuesday, August 6th, 2019, Moody’s Investors Service upgraded Greene County’s bond rating to Aa2, an improvement over the

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C-GAC Launches Website for Residents of the Twin Counties

The Columbia-Greene Addiction Coalition is pleased to announce that it has launched a new substance use disorder informational website for residents of Columbia and Greene counties.  Jointly funded by the Columbia County Board of Supervisors, the Greene County Legislature, and

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Measles – No Known Potential Exposures in Greene County

During the recent Measles outbreak downstate, there has been one case attributed to Greene County. However, this individual contracted measles while in Brooklyn, NY and has remained there since. Measles is a very contagious respiratory infection. It causes a total-body

Posted in Communicable Disease Awareness