Thomas M. Hobart
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Top issues during term (20)
Highway and Bridge Repairs Funded
Up to $44,016.40 from the bridge repair budget line.
County EMS service contract for 2027
Up to $3,225,373 in county payments for 2027, spread across four quarterly installments.
2027 County Budget Hearing Set
The 2027 budget shape isn't public yet, but this hearing is where residents can influence it before adoption.
NY Connects and HIICAP services for seniors and disabled residents
County pays the $35/hour contract rate (plus $2/hour Mountain Top supplement); total cost depends on service hours used.
Agricultural District 124 Inclusion Requests
No direct cost to taxpayers identified — this is a procedural step to schedule the hearing and environmental review.
Greene County Office Building roof replacement
Full $741,839.69 paid from a roof reserve that was already built up, so no immediate tax hit.
Veterans Memorial Expansion at Catskill Point
$75,581.26 total, with $68,000 covered by endowment and paver sales and about $7,581 shifted from a miscellaneous county line.
Windham Transfer Station improvements
Total project cost is about $4.93 million, funded largely from county reserves.
Cairo Senior Center kitchen equipment purchase
$298,900 committed under Capital Project #161, but the award is on hold.
Sheriff's Authority to Execute Mandated Contracts
Costs are already built into the Sheriff's Office annual budget, so no new spending is attached.
Emergency Services Upgrades and Disaster Planning
Public damage assessments total just over $500,000, mostly culvert and road repairs; no federal disaster declaration threshold was met.
Public Health and Mental Health service agreements
No change to county funding — the same OASAS-funded services continue under the new organization.
Snow & Ice Control Supply Contracts
Per-ton prices ranging from $5.70 to $29.20 depending on product and delivery point; total seasonal cost depends on winter severity.
Delinquent Property Taxes Rising
Roughly $2 million less collected than last year — shortfalls can shift costs to other taxpayers.
Town of Halcott emergency medical funding
Windham's ambulance budget alone rises about $189,000 next year; the county gave mountaintop towns $190,000 this year and is being asked to maintain or increase that.
Verizon Copper Landline Discontinuation
Greene County Cultural Fund regranting increase
$3,000 shifted within the county budget to support the festival.
Full tax exemption for seriously disabled veterans
Exempted veterans would pay no county or special-district property charges on their primary residences; the shifted cost to other taxpayers isn't quantified.
Columbia-Greene Community College 2026-2027 operating budget
Greene County taxpayers will contribute $3,014,229 in the 2027 budget — about $36,000 less than this year.
Capital OTB Revenue Legislation Support
Estimated $20,000-$40,000 a year in potential county revenue, per Administrator Groden.
Decisions during term (325)
Recorded while Hobart was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Establishing Capital Project #183 - Awarding Bid And Authorizing Contract Roof Replacement - Greene County Office Building
Authorization to Advertise for Bids for HVAC Products
Resolution In Support Of Senate Bill S9545 (Fahy) / Assembly Bill A10231 (McDonald) - OTB Revenue
Authorizing Application And Pledging Matching Funds I Love NY 2027
Authorizing Lease with NYSDOL for CGWDB Career Center Location
Veterans Memorial Expansion Project at the Historic Catskill Point
Amending Resolution No. 27-26 - Hearthstone Care LLC Agreement
Amending Resolution 386-25 - Youth Sports and Education Funding
Amending Resolution 291-26 - Senior Shopping Shuttle and Veteran Medical Transport
Contract Amendment - Community Services Board And Twin County Recovery Services
Authorizing Agreement - Mental Health Department With Blue Line Psychological, LLC
Awarding Emergency Work - Willowbrook Road Culvert Repair, Town Of Greenville
Slope Stabilization Of County Route 30, Town Of Catskill
Supplemental Agreement No. 1 With CDM Smith - Platte Clove Bridge
Adding CPL Architects To Economic Development Consultant Roster
Third Party Operator Agreement For Greene County Transit
Appointing Director Of Real Property Tax Services
Reappointing Member To Board Of Directors Of Soil Conservation District
Capital Project #183 - Roof Replacement, Greene County Office Building
Late Redemption And Repurchase Offers - 2024 In Rem Foreclosure
Voting record (166)
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Reappointing Member - Greene County Board Of Ethics
Establishing Equalization Rates
Appointing Director Of Real Property Tax Services
Appointing Member - Greene County Board Of Ethics
Appointing Director Of Real Property Tax Services (Resolution 353-26)
Appointing Member - Greene County Board Of Ethics (Bryan Frisbee)
Reappointing Member - Greene County Board Of Ethics (Michael D. Sprague)
Establishing Equalization Rates (Resolution 356-26)
Resolution In Opposition To The Discontinuation Of Verizon Copper Landline Service In Greene County
Resolution In Support Of Legislation S8925/A9156-B Prohibiting The Sale Of 7-Oh And Related Semi-Synthetic Alkaloids In Excess Of 2% Of Total Alkaloids Or One Milligram Per Serving
Resolution In Support Of Legislation S8925/A9156-B Prohibiting The Sale Of 7-OH And Related Semi-Synthetic Alkaloids
Resolution In Opposition To The Discontinuation Of Verizon Copper Landline Service In Greene County
Resolution Adopting The Agricultural District Short Environmental Assessment Form And Authorizing A Cooperative Agreement With The New York State Department Of Agriculture And Markets
Reappointing Member To Board Of Directors Of Soil Conservation District
Resolution 340-26: Agricultural District Short EAF and Cooperative Agreement
Resolution 351-26: Reappointment of Thomas Hoyt to Soil Conservation District Board
Authorizing Agreement With The Catskills Comedy Festival
Authorizing Purchase Of One (1) New 2026 Excavator For The Solid Waste Department
Resolution Authorizing A Contract With Crawford & Associates, LLC For Development Of A County Recovery Plan
Authorizing the Purchase and Installation of Door Access System-911 Center
Authorization to Pay Claims
Authorizing Contract with Crawford & Associates LLC, For Development Of A Damage Assessment Plan
Adoption of the Greene County Fire Mutual Aid Plan
Authorizing Purchase And Installation Of Two (2) New Gas Boilers
Awarding Bid For Abrasives (Dry Screened And Washed) Used In Snow & Ice Control
Authorization to Pay Claims Highway
Authorizing Public Hearing On Tentative 2027 County Budget
Authorization to Advertise- 9-1-1 Communication Support Companies
Supporting Litigation Challenging New York May 2026 Sanctuary Legislation
Authorizing Advertisement for BID- Establish Roster of Emergency Planning Consultants
Authorizing the Purchase of a Fire Extinguisher Simulator
Authorizing Supplemental Agreement No. 1 With Barton And Loguidice D.P.C. For Additional Engineering Services Necessary For The County Route 23B Rehabilitation Project (Main Street, Leeds), Town Of Ca
Accepting Formal Proposal For The Repair Of The County Route 67 Culvert, Town Of Greenville
Awarding Consulting Services to Evaluate Telecommunications Pathway Diversity and Network Redundancy
Appointing Additional Member to the Greene County Hazmat Team
Approving Individual Provider Contract - Preschool Special Education Program
Authorizing Out Of State Travel Greene County Economic Development, Tourism & Planning For Melissa Penate, Senior Tourism Marketing Coordinator
Adopting a Negative Declaration Under SEQRA for the Declaration and Sale of Approximately 0.275 Acre of County-Owned Real Property
Authorizing Advertisement For Bids For The 2027 Travel Guide
Amounts Due To County Treasurer By Respective Towns
Authorization to Pay Claims (Res. 304-26)
BE IT RESOLVED, that the amounts due the County Treasurer from towns as shown below, for items such as Board of Elections Chargebacks, Real Property Tax Chargebacks and Erroneous Assessments, be added
Amounts Due To County Treasurer By Respective Towns (Res. 327-26)
Adopting a Negative Declaration Under SEQRA for the Sale of Approximately 0.275 Acre of County-Owned Real Property (Res. 323-26)
Awarding Bids and Authorizing Contracts - Cairo Senior Center Project #161
Resolution Calling For A Two-Year Delay Of The Federal SNAP Administrative And Benefit Cost Shifts Enacted Under H.R. 1 And Calling On New York State To Hold Counties Harmless If The Federal Governmen
Adopt Local Law No. 2 of 2026 — Seriously Disabled Veteran Tax Exemption
Resolution 280-26 — Two-Year Delay of Federal SNAP Cost Shifts (H.R. 1)
Views the measure as a political message to Albany rather than a practical fix.