| VOLUME XXX No. 41 | Narrowsburg, NY | October 7 - 13, 2004 |
Sullivan taxes up 9% MONTICELLO, NY—The numbers told the tale Friday as Sullivan County Manager Dan Briggs released a preliminary 2005 budget calling for a nine-percent increase in property taxes. Briggs explained that each percentage point of increase works out to about $300,000, and totaled, those points equal the amount of revenues that Sullivan County will lose from its newly downsized landfill operation this coming year. If approved by the county legislature, the county’s appropriations would be $179,943,574, a three-percent spending increase over the current year. For a property owner paying a combined $4,000 in school, county and town taxes, the increase would amount to an additional $90 in that bill, Briggs said. | |||||
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With or without casinos, Sullivan is moving on MONTICELLO, NY—Perhaps the most memorable statements fashioned at last week’s Catskills Casino Conference came during the St. Regis Mohawk Council Chief’s presentation. Judging from what his tribe and Caesars Entertainment have done thus far to advance their proposal to build the Mohawk Mountain Casino Resort property at Kutsher’s, Jim Ransom said, “I’ve sometimes thought it might be easier to start a nuclear plant.” |
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Columbus Day highlights REGION—Saturday of the holiday weekend will feature “Pumpkin Fest ’04” at the Spring House Commons in Barryville from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., which includes a pumpkin recipe bake-off, pumpkin carving, a pie-eating contest and costume competitions for kids, adults and pets. There will also be live music, a farm stand and a silent auction. On Sunday of the final weekend of the Fall Harvest Festival at Bethel Woods, Sullivan County firefighters will compete in the second annual “Chili Day in October” cook-off between 11:30 to 3:30 p.m. Come and judge their efforts at the festival on Hurd Road off Route 17-B. |
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