Mid-Hudson News reports that the Ulster County Legislature on Feb. 14 voted to spend $4 million on construction and paving of a new Kingston Rail Trail, while some thought the money should be spent on housing for the homeless. Legislator Laura Petit said, “We have people sleeping outside DSS waiting for emergency housing. We have them moved from emergency housing every 21 to 25 days. These places are disgusting. They have bedbugs. They have roaches. Kids are missing school because they are not being given the transportation they need.” Many politicians are naming affordable housing as the number one issue in the Hudson Valley currently. Read the full story at Mid-Hudson News.