KINGSTON – Mayor Steve Noble closed the year at the Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce’s breakfast as the keynote speaker Wednesday, and he highlighted some of the infrastructure improvements in Kingston that have either been completed in 2024 or are still ongoing.
“We really have truly dedicated ourselves to trying to improve the foundation of what Kingston is built on,” said Noble. “And that’s its people, its infrastructure, it’s providing opportunity, and then when you have all of those things lined up, you can get some really wonderful things accomplished.”
As 2024 closes in a few weeks, Ulster County and Kingston residents have a newly rehabilitated Wurts Street Bridge that crosses from the Rondout waterfront to Port Ewen and the Town of Esopus.
The city also paved 20 streets this year and installed 58 new curbs to benefit ADA individuals after installing 100 in 2023.
Kingston also started a city-run ambulance service on January 1, 2024 and thus far handled about 4,000 calls throughout the year. Renovations were also completed at the Andy Murphy Neighborhood Center.
And the aging Dietz Stadium complex was given a bright future when a $25 million rehabilitation project was completed.
“And it’s been great so far for uptown Kingston to be able to every time we’ve had a thousand plus person event at the stadium, uptown is hopping, and it’s been really great,” he said. “We just got started, and so it’s going to be a big, exciting change for uptown, and we’re excited to host many events. So, we encourage you to stop by and visit.”