Windham Transfer Station improvements
Summary
The Hunter Transfer Station is way over capacity — usage grew more than six-fold since 2018. Rebuilding Windham with separated commercial and residential drop-offs will spread out the load and fix a notoriously cramped site.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 13, 2026.
Impact analysis
Total project cost is about $4.93 million, funded largely from county reserves.
Mountain-top residents and haulers get a faster, safer drop-off and less crowding at Hunter.
Mentions & discussions (4)
Public Works - Committee Meeting — October 13, 2026
The new maintenance building and scale house in Catskill just reached substantial completion and staff are moving in. Windham's transfer station construction has begun, with a temporary drop-off area open and Hunter's station adding a day to absorb the extra volume.
Greene County Legislature - Regular Legislature Meeting No. 8 — August 19, 2026
The county awarded the main construction contract for rebuilding the Windham Transfer Station to Jersen Construction Group at $4 million, plus a $241,800 electrical contract — a major solid-waste infrastructure upgrade.
Public Works - Committee Meeting — August 10, 2026
The Hunter Transfer Station is way over capacity — usage grew more than six-fold since 2018. Rebuilding Windham with separated commercial and residential drop-offs will spread out the load and fix a notoriously cramped site.
Public Works - Committee Meeting — July 13, 2026
The county's upgrade of the Windham Transfer Station cleared its environmental review; bids for the reconstruction open July 30, with construction possibly starting late this year or early next year.
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