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Gardiner preservation plan outlines real estate transfer tax
Jen’s 2019 State Senate bill added Ulster County to the 2007 Hudson Valley Community Preservation Act, allowing Ulster communities to raise funds for preserving open space, unique ecological areas, agricultural lands, and historic sites through a modest real estate transfer tax. (Times Union)
Hudson Valley to get hearing for New York state's climate change plan
“In the Hudson Valley, this can mean job creation in renewable energy sectors and sequestration of remaining emissions, Metzger said, including through forestation and agriculture.” (lohud)
Metzger secures funding for Veteran Peer Support project
“Senator Jen Metzger (SD-42) was able to secure funding in the 2020-2021 State Budget to expand the widely lauded Joseph P. Dwyer Veteran Peer Support Project to Sullivan and Ulster Counties, which will provide peer-to-peer counseling and support to veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury, and other mental health issues.” (Southern Ulster Times)
7 Locals Tackling New York’s Toughest Climate Problems
“As a representative for New York’s rural 42nd Senate district from 2018 to 2020, Jen Metzger had a hand in crafting and passing the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), the 2019 law that is now the backbone of New York’s climate policy.” (The River Newsroom)
Jen Metzger appointed to the Cannabis Control Board
“‘I am proud to appoint my friend and former colleague, Jen Metzger, to the Cannabis Control Board,’ said [Senate Majority Leader] Stewart-Cousins. ‘She is a time-tested public servant whose skills will be crucial in addressing the many aspects of this legislation and ensuring that New Yorkers have the fair and equitable adult-use marijuana market they deserve. I look forward to her leadership during this historic process.’” (Hudson Valley One)
Metzger blasts NYSEG rate case proposal
“State Senator Jen Metzger (D, Rosendale) has criticized the proposed NYSEG joint rate case as “outrageous” that the parties involved have agreed to impose a nearly 25 percent increase in electric rates over a three-year period. She said that was in “total disregard for the pandemic and the economic toll it has taken on residents and small businesses” in the region.” (Mid Hudson News)
Metzger stands with residents to oppose lot rent increases
“In 2019, Senator Metzger introduced a bill to protect manufactured homeowners from excessive lot rent increases and was able to get a cap on increases and other protections for these communities in the 2019 Housing Stability and Community Protection Act.” (Mid Hudson News)
A Green Firehouse for New Paltz, Despite the Odds
“‘This is really where the rubber hits the road, people,’ former state Senator Jen Metzger said to the small but exuberant crowd. Metzger, who worked to get New York’s 2019 climate law passed as a state Senator, now advises on policy for the nonprofit New Yorkers for Clean Power.” (The River Newsroom)
