Protect Catskills Farmland and Open Space

Your Action Can Help Protect The Catskills

Everyone deserves a say in shaping their community — and ensuring that its character, water resources, natural environment, and quality of life are protected for generations to come.

This year, both the Senate and Assembly passed a community preservation bill championed by Assemblymember Kay and Senator Oberacker. The bill would add Sullivan County to the Hudson Valley Community Preservation Act (HVCPA), which lets municipalities opt-in to establish Community Preservation Funds (CPF) to protect open space, farmland, historic resources, and community character.

Now the bill needs Governor Hochul's signature to become …

Your Action Can Help Protect The Catskills

Everyone deserves a say in shaping their community — and ensuring that its character, water resources, natural environment, and quality of life are protected for generations to come.

This year, both the Senate and Assembly passed a community preservation bill championed by Assemblymember Kay and Senator Oberacker. The bill would add Sullivan County to the Hudson Valley Community Preservation Act (HVCPA), which lets municipalities opt-in to establish Community Preservation Funds (CPF) to protect open space, farmland, historic resources, and community character.

Now the bill needs Governor Hochul's signature to become law. Our community has to show a surge of support.

Join the growing number of advocates in the region calling on Governor Hochul to sign this bill. Doing so will give each municipality in Sullivan County a pathway to establishing dedicated funding to preserve its character and water resources by protecting farmland and open space.

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Tell Governor Hochul: Protect Sullivan County's Farmland and Open Space

One signature stands between Sullivan County and stronger farmland and open space protections. Use the email tool below to tell Governor Hochul to sign this bill today!

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Dear Governor Hochul,

I strongly support bill A.9411/S.8938, which would add Sullivan County to the Hudson Valley Community Preservation Act (HVCPA). This bill would allow Sullivan County municipalities to establish Community Preservation Funds (CPFs) financed by a real estate transfer tax of up to 2%. CPFs generate locally controlled funding to preserve natural, agricultural, and historic resources and support environmental resilience and water quality, all while advancing the state's initiative to conserve 30% of the state's land and inland waters by 2030.

Ulster County was added to the HVCPA in 2019. Five of its municipalities have since created CPFs, proving strong demand for this conservation financing tool. Adding Sullivan County to the HVCPA would give its 22 municipalities the same turnkey ability to create CPFs. The alternative is each municipality separately pursuing costly and time-consuming authorization from the State Legislature.

Bill A.9411/S.8938 is enabling legislation. It is not a mandate and it imposes no taxes. The bill establishes home rule authority, letting local officials put a tailored CPF proposal to voters who then decide for themselves.

I urge you to sign bill A.9411/S.8938. Please give Sullivan County a valuable tool to preserve their own communities for future generations.

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