(Monticello, NY) - Please be advised that the twenty-second meeting of the Charter Review Commission will be held on Wednesday, January 18, 2016 at 6:00 P.M., in the *Legislative Hearing Room*, 100 North Street, Monticello, NY 12701.
The public is welcome to attend.
(Monticello, NY) - County Treasurer Nancy Buck has announced that a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to the County of Sullivan Treasurer’s Department by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) prepared in 2016, for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.
(Monticello, NY 2:15pm) - The Sullivan County Veterans Service Agency will have a “Valentines for Vets” exhibit in the lobby of the County Government Center, 100 North Street, Monticello. The Valentine cards will be on display from Tuesday, February 14th through Friday, February 17th during the hours of 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The “Valentines for Vets” program is part of the National Salute to Veteran Patients Week.
(Monticello, NY) - There will be a Special Meeting of the Legislature for Thursday, February 2, 2017 at 9:45AM in the Legislative Chambers, 100 North Street, Monticello, New York.
(Monticello, NY 4:30pm) - Sullivan County Manager Joshua Potosek is pleased to announce the launch of the Energize NY PACE Finance program in Sullivan County, New York. The program is designed to help commercial and not for profit building owners reduce their operating costs and increase the value of their buildings through clean energy improvements. Energize NY provides building owners with critical support, tools and low-cost, long-term financing for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects that cut energy consumption, save money, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
(Liberty, NY 4:55pm) - On Saturday, January 21, residents came from all over the northwestern end of Sullivan County and elsewhere to participate in a drug take back event sponsored in partnership with the Grover Hermann Division of Catskill Regional Medical Center/GHVHCS in Callicoon. Thanks goes to the hospital for providing their security guards and a location.
(Liberty, NY 12:45pm) - Sullivan County Public Health Services is issuing a Public Health Advisory to notify the public that seven (7) cases of pertussis have been confirmed among residents in Sullivan County from December 2016 through the end of this month. Last summer and fall, the county health department investigated 32 confirmed pertussis cases through the end of October. This is a significant increase over previous years as can be seen from the table below.
(Monticello, NY 12:50pm) - Sullivan County Manager Joshua Potosek has announced that the County Victim Impact Panel schedule for today, January 31, 2017, has been cancelled. The meeting has been rescheduled for February 7, 2017 at 6:00 PM.
For further information contact Joshua Potosek, County Manager, at 845-807-0450.
(Hurleyville, NY 8:40am) - PRASAD Children’s Dental Health Program (PRASAD CDHP) and Sullivan County Public Health Services is celebrating February as National Children’s Dental Health Month by raising awareness of the importance of oral health. As a four-time recipient of the New York State Dental Foundation Give Kids a Smile Award, PRASAD CDHP knows all too well the impact that oral health can have on the lives of children.
(Monticello, NY) - Last month, Sullivan County launched a land use and economic development plan, in conjunction with the Village of Monticello and the Town of Thompson, for the area surrounding the Montreign-Adelaar casino resort project. Funded by USDA as “The Monticello-Thompson Gateway Corridor Strategic Plan,” the effort has been dubbed the “Grow the Gateways (GTG)” project by its steering committee to reflect its focus on revitalizing the major County “gateways” to new resort development and existing attractions such as Bethel Woods.