I agree 100%. We can afford a jail but not a place for the elderly and infirm. The employees and volunteers at the Golden Hill Health care facility are the best. Very dedicated people.

You need to get the county assessor out doing field audits in order to find misclassified and under assessed properties that belong to elected public officials because the county is loosing revenue and creating an inequitable tax assessment roll that discriminates even on a racial basis by "steering" prospective buyers away from "redlined" neighborhoods. And that is just in one town.

182,000 Ulster County residents cannot fit into the nursing home when the time comes. Therefore, we should not have to subsidize it. Better to privatize it, and get out of the nursing home business altogether.

Well, if we follow that logic Hurleyguy we need to get out of the mental health, jail, sherrif, social services, etc businesses too.

I do not want to travel to another county or state to visit my mother. Golden Hill Health Care is the best anywhere. I do find it disturbing that we give criminals a brand new building so there friends and family do not haveto travel to see them.

Something is definately wrong when the elected officials care more about a criminal and there family instead of the taxpayer and theirs.

Golden Hill's only problem is that it has been neglected for 10 years.

If the county would have fixed the problems as they occurred the problem would have never gotten this big. Before Mike Hein was elected he told employees at Golden Hill that he would never close it. Ulster County has a growing elderly population and needs Golden Hill to continue serving them. Where would you want your parents or grandparents?? I don't think anyone wants to drive hours to visit with their loved ones. The elderly should be taken care of better than the criminals. There is something wrong with this picture!

Iff 33 legislators cant figure out how to turn a profit on Golden Hill, how is some company from the private sector going to keep our elderly safe and well cared for?

Mike hein didnt just tell the employees He told the residents too.

In reply to the question about the 33 legislators being unable to turn a profit at Golden Hill and how would the private sector- by cutting staff and services now offered and jeopardizing the quality of care. There have been many families who have transferred their loved ones to GH from local facilities because of poor care elsewhere. The stories abound in the community about the inferior care elsewhere. GH earned its reputation and wants to continue to provide this service to the community. Our elderly population deserve to be taken care of by their own community.

The county has problems with the welfare dept,fraud mismanaged funds,inability to follow foodstamp payments,to name a few and yet the same community is considering closing or "getting red of it's responsibility to its senior citizens??What is wrong with this picture? Aren't the same tax payers paying for all the welfare fraud???????????????

Why do we subsidize a county pool ? waste management,jail,etc.Why not subsidize all of the above like alot of the counties in the nation before we privitize golden hill?I don't hear all of these people say anything about giving welfare and food stamps to drug dealers etc.who are cheating the system.Sell all county roads and do away with highway dept.Let the private sector make em all toll roads so they can make a profit---do away with golden hill and believe me it will bite alot of you in the backside also your taxes will never go down if that's what you believe

JB, I think you are right, certain things just need public subsidy. But hey, be nice. lol.

Unfortunately its not time to be nice Very soon the decision will be made and it won't be reverseable It will be a crime if we let our seniors (And most of us will be one) fend for themselves. They are the people who built our cites, highways, etc, with their taxes and in many cases their own hands.How much will it cost each of us in taxes, to continue the excellent care that Golden Hill provides? A few hundred dollars a year -sometimes a sacrifice I am sure, but ask yourself -where will my mom, dad, sister, brother or a good friend go when they need good quality care- when they need it? We all have a responsibility to speak out now.
Jst Wondering

We do not elect officials to make these kinds of decisions... these are major policy decisions, that will have repercussions for decades.
It is an abuse of authority. This kind of decision needs to go to a referendum.
Where are the detailed studies, and where is the responsibility for letting Golden Hill deteriorate, where did the money go to that should have kept the facility sound?
Who has more information on when vote is going to be taken, how the legislators are planning to vote?

It is my understanding tha the cost to taxpayers would be about 15-20 dollars a year to subsidize Golden Hill!

It's a new year and dint the legislators get a $5,000 raise Wow itnt that nice! Dont forget our seniors at Golden Hill They still are anxious about what their future brings. Please continue to speak out for their future They arenT----
Jst Wondering