ABOUT THE TOWN The Town of Rosendale lies at latitude 41.84, longitude 74.08, with a land area of 20.8 square
miles, 19.9 square miles of land and 0.8 square miles of water, and a population
of 6,352 according to the 2000 U.S. Census, is located in east central Ulster County in the Mid-Hudson Valley region of New York and is intersected by State Route 32 running north and south, and State Route 213 running east and west. Rosendale enjoys high visibility from motorists taking scenic routes between New York City and the Hudson Valley Region. Rosendale has the advantage of being a small, rural hamlet with close proximity to major roadways. Commercial, industrial, residential and agricultural valuations combine to give Rosendale a varied economic base. Commercial enterprises are concentrated in the Route 32 corridor and Main Street area and serve area shoppers as well as commuters traversing Route 32. Residential development consists mainly of single-family homes and there is a large senior housing complex situated in the Town.
Governmental Organization
The Town was founded by an act of the New York State Legislature on October 23, 1844
and is comprised of the hamlets of Binnewater, Bloomington, Bruceville, Cottekill, Creeklocks, Hickory Bush, parts of High Falls, Lawrenceville, Lefevre Falls, Maple Hill, Rosendale, Tillson and Whiteport. The Town is located in the County of Ulster, New York, which County is divided for local government purposes into twenty towns and the City of Kingston. In turn, some of such Towns contain incorporated villages established for purposes of providing certain municipal services and facilities to their residents. The Town is a political subdivision of the State having its own elected legislative body, the Town Board, pursuant to Constitutional provisions. The Town Board consists of five members, the presiding officer of which is the Town Supervisor elected for a two-year term. The four additional members of the Town Board are elected for four years terms every two years. The Town Supervisor and the board members are elected at large. The Supervisor is the chief executive officer of the Town. Additional Town officers are the Town Clerk, who is elected at large for a four-year term, the Receiver of Taxes, and the Superintendent of Highways who are elected at large for two-year terms and the Assessor, the Superintendent of the Water and Sewer Departments is appointed by the Town Board. The Town provides various services to its residents including furnishing water and sewer facilities, building and maintaining Town highways and providing public safety through a police department. Fire protection is provided through separate entities, the various fire districts and voluntary fire organizations in the Town. Planning and financing of Town courts are provided by the Town. Regulation of building construction along with the usual municipal services of recreational facilities and street lighting are all Town functions. Social services and health services, to the extent provided on a public basis, are essentially The Town’s of Rosendale and Esopus comprise the Ulster County Legislature’s District # 7. Rosendale is represented by the 22nd Congressional District, the 42nd Senatorial District and the 101st Assembly District. | 
