# OC Legislature's - Regular Legislative Session (Annual) 10/1/26 @ 3:30pm

The Orange County Legislature’s annual regular session on October 1, 2026, included several capital and funding actions. The Legislature approved bond resolutions for county infrastructure and facilities, including $1,049,273 for Pulaski Highway culvert replacements; $350,000 for courthouse roof improvements; $300,000 total for the Pelton Bridge replacement, including an additional $200,000 appropriation; and $250,000 for a feasibility and planning study of the Perry Building. It also approved $343,821 in total funding for Parks Department heavy equipment, $2.775 million for Orange County Community College facility improvements (including $1.3875 million in expected state funding and $1.3875 million in county bonds), and $3.4 million for preliminary engineering and related work under the college’s facilities master plan (including $1.7 million in expected state funds and $1.7 million in county bonds). A separate East Greenville Bridge planning bond was approved, but its amount is garbled in the transcript. The Legislature also approved a resolution authorizing agreements for the Marucheski Farm Open Space Fund project, environmental review steps for Warwick conservation-easement acquisitions, and a resolution authorizing the county to contract with towns and villages for snow and ice control on county roads. Grant funds were accepted or appropriated for recycling, county infrastructure, emergency preparedness, traffic safety, public health, and veterans services; the Legislature also authorized the county to accept donations of a fireboat and fire engine.

A local law opting Orange County into New York Real Property Tax Law §457-a, providing a targeted property-tax exemption for qualifying affordable homes, passed 11–8 with one abstention after a motion to table it failed on a 10–10 tie with one abstention. Supporters described it as a limited tool to sustain affordable homeownership; opponents raised questions about the state law’s safeguards and implementation. The Legislature also approved moving unused ARPA funding to an ARPA security project and amended and reaffirmed the county investment policy. No competitive bid awards, RFP selections, or named vendor contracts were identified in the transcript.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Public Safety
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 01, 2026

### Sources
- [OC Legislature's - Regular Legislative Session (Annual) 10/1/26 @ 3:30pm](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7GzWAdMWt4) - Orange County New York