Matthew McPhillips
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 4
- Total speaking time
- 4:20
- Avg per meeting
- 1:05
- Segments
- 114
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Top issues during term (14)(Environment)
Landfill operations and waste-to-energy exploration
New rates effective October 1 aim to improve landfill margins as tonnage climbs past last year's 78,000 tons.
Flow Control Ordinance penalties increase
New solid waste fees take effect October 1, 2026; flow control could affect disposal costs for haulers and residents.
Agricultural District 4 additions and public hearing
No direct county cost — this is a land-use designation that preserves farmland.
2026 Hazard Mitigation Plan
Keeps the county in line for federal mitigation grants that require an adopted plan.
Solid waste fee increase delayed to 2027
Higher disposal fees now start January 1, 2027 instead of this year; commercial rates will run $135-$150/ton with the public rate at $160.
Food insecurity and Single Bite partnership
Food Forward grants up to $50,000 per pantry are available; the Cupboard's pending funding loss will strain regional food banks.
Failing drainage system on County Road 102
About $400,000 for the repair work.
Failing cardboard baler at recycling facility
About $300,000 for a new baler, with a possible payback in roughly three to five years.
Climate Smart Communities recertification
$216,775.57 in avoided energy costs for the county in 2025.
Deal Homestead Farm farmland preservation grant
A $637,875 grant award for farmland preservation on the 140-acre Deal Homestead Farm.
Upper Delaware Council funding
A $2,000 county add-on for the council's litter sweep.
Hudson Valley Community Protection Act
Cemetery capacity and green burial interest
Unknown — DPW is handling the plot expansion; green burial feasibility is still being studied.
2026 countywide Litter Pluck Event
About $3 per bag in tipping fees plus roughly $1,000 a year for bags and coupons, varying with how much is collected.
Decisions during term (5)
Recorded while McPhillips was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
The County currently utilizes Darktrace technology as part of its cybersecurity environment. This resolution authorizes a ‘Product Order Form’ to enhance redundancy, resiliency and continuity of the County’s cybersecurity services.
This resolution authorizes a Statement of Work with ePlus Technology, Inc. for engineering and project management services associated with the County’s migration from its on-premises Microsoft Exchange environment to Microsoft Office 365.…
Resolution to authorize the County Manager to execute a contract with Optima Environmental Services, Inc., 92-94 Stewart Ave., Newburgh, NY 12550 not to exceed $35,000.00 - (at various County Facilities)
Contract with Optima Environmental Services, Inc. (ID-8492)
Contract with Sterling Environmental Engineering for Town Line Solar and Battery Storage review (ID-8387)
Voting record (2)(Environment)
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