(Monticello, NY) - Legislative Public Works Committee Chair Joe Perrello is pleased to announce that Sullivan County will host two residential Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events this summer.

The first is scheduled for Saturday, June 17, 2017 from 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM. The second is scheduled for Sunday, July 23, 2017 from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Both events will be staged at the Monticello Transfer Station – Scalehouse area, 91 Landfill Drive, Monticello, NY.

(Monticello, NY) - Tobacco control can break the cycle of poverty, contribute to ending hunger, promote sustainable agriculture and economic growth, and combat climate change. Increasing taxes on tobacco products can also be used to finance universal health coverage and other development programs of the government.

(Monticello, NY) - Learn just how easy it is to save money on your home, business or nonprofit’s electric bill – utilizing clean energy – through Catskill Mountainkeeper’s Solarize Sullivan program!

Monticello, NY - In light of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York’s announcement of developer Kenneth Nakdimen’s guilty plea to corrupting the electoral process by falsely registering voters in the Village of Bloomingburg, the Sullivan County Legislature will be reviewing its legal options with the County Attorney’s Office, which continues to monitor the case and will advise the Legislature accordingly.

Monticello, NY – Joining 171 other communities across the country, Sullivan County today confirmed it will receive $200,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for brownfield site revitalization in Monticello, Liberty and South Fallsburg.

“The Sullivan County Division of Planning and Environmental Management is elated to have qualified for the maximum allowed amount,” affirmed Sullivan County Planning Commissioner Freda Eisenberg. “This opens the door to building a brownfields program here.”

Members of the Sullivan County Legislature, the Sullivan County Manager, the Sullivan County Visitors Association and Friends of the Upper Delaware River will hold a press conference today (Thursday, June 1) at 2 p.m. inside the Government Center Lobby, 100 North Street, Monticello, NY to discuss their concerns and potential actions, including possible legal recourse, regarding today’s expiration of the Delaware River Flexible Flow Management Program.

Monticello, NY – Sullivan County officials and Delaware River tourism and fishery advocates today praised the agreement reached by New York City, New York State, Pennsylvania and Delaware to in essence preserve the Flexible Flow Management Plan (FFMP) that is vital to the environment and tourism of the Upper Delaware River Valley.

Monticello, NY - Sullivan County Legislators Scott Samuelson (District 1) and Nadia Rajsz (District 2) are pleased to announce that the County tomorrow will release a new Request For Proposals (RFP) soliciting firms to conduct a baseline analysis of the current air quality, water quality and noise environment in and around the area where the proposed Millennium Pipeline compressor station may be sited in the Town of Highland.

The Sullivan County Land Bank Corporation (SCLBC) will meet on the second Tuesday of the month for the remainder of 2017 at 8:30AM in the Legislative Committee Room, 100 North Street, Monticello, New York, unless otherwise designated. Dates are listed below. Notice of any other or special meetings, or any changes in the schedule, will be posted on the SCLBC website at: www.sullivancountylandbank.org

June 13
July 11
August 8
September 12
October 10
November 14
December 12

There will be a Special Meeting of the Legislature for Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at 10:00AM in the Legislative Chambers, 100 North Street, Monticello, New York. The purpose of the meeting is to accept/reject bids from the June 14 and June 15 Real Property Auction and any other business that may come before the Legislature.