White Lake, NY – Sullivan County just inked a $365,000 agreement with a development firm to construct the largest hangar yet built at the Sullivan County International Airport near White Lake.
District 7 Legislator Joe Perrello, who chairs the Legislature’s Public Works Committee, made the initial contact with the interested developer and led the effort to strike a deal with long-lasting impacts.
Monticello, NY – Responding to public demand, the local Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office will now be accepting appointments for Sullivan County residents via an online scheduling system.
Liberty, NY – The Sullivan County Department of Family Services is now offering an app to make the paperwork process easier.
“NYDocSubmit is a mobile application that allows certain social services applicants and recipients to take pictures of their documents and submit them to our office using their Apple iOS or Android phone or tablet,” Director of Temporary Assistance Giselle Steketee explains. “The app can be used to submit documents for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), Temporary Assistance (TA), and Medicaid (MA).”
Liberty, NY – Those renting their housing in Sullivan County and throughout New York State may have a portion of that rent covered in response to the impacts from coronavirus, under a new program announced by the State.
Monticello, NY – The Sullivan County Legislature today unanimously approved the return of the final furloughed clerk in the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Office, effective August 3.
“Our intent is that our local DMV Office be fully staffed so that a tremendous backlog of transactions can be addressed,” said Legislature Chairman Robert A. Doherty. “I thank people for being (and continuing to be) patient, but our citizens have understandably been stressed and frustrated by the inability to timely obtain licenses, registrations, plates and renewals.”
Monticello, NY – Legislators today unanimously agreed to extend this morning’s public hearing to Thursday, July 16, 2020 to further hear comment from the community about the potential sale of the Care Center at Sunset Lake in Liberty.
“We had more people today who wanted to speak than we could accommodate,” said Legislature Chairman Robert A. Doherty. “We want to hear from everyone who wishes to weigh in, pro or con, before we make this significant decision, so we’ll continue the public hearing this Thursday at 3 p.m. in the Hearing Room of the Government Center in Monticello.”
Monticello, NY – The Senior Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program provides an opportunity for eligible seniors to support local farmers and improve nutritional health by increasing their consumption of locally grown fresh fruits, vegetables and fresh-cut herbs.
“Consuming fresh fruits and vegetables can increase the quality of your diet and decrease your risk of hypertension, cancer and cardiovascular disease,” says Sullivan County Office for the Aging Nutrition Coordinator Jane Bozan.
Liberty, NY – The Sullivan County Department of Community Services will be expanding their by-appointment-only hours (beginning July 20) to Mondays-Thursdays from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Barryville, NY – The annual commemoration of the Battle of Minisink has been cancelled for 2020.
The commemoration, typically held on the Saturday afternoon closest to the actual day of the battle - July 22 - had been scheduled for July 18 this year, the 241st anniversary of the battle. For several years now it has been a collaborative effort between the Sullivan County Historian, the County Parks and Recreation Department, the non-profit history education group The Delaware Company, and the Sullivan County Historical Society.
Monticello, NY – Legislature Chairman Robert Doherty announces that Garnet Health Medical Center-Catskills (formerly Catskill Regional Medical Center) CEO Jonathan Schiller will once again join Legislature Vice Chair Mike Brooks, County Manager Josh Potosek and Public Health Director Nancy McGraw at the next Live Town Hall this Thursday, July 9 at 1 p.m.