TRR photo by Charlie Buterbaugh Jeremy Gorelick

575 affordable units planned for Sullivan

By CHARLIE BUTERBAUGH

FALLSBURG, NY—With his proposed development near Woodbourne, Jeremy Gorelick of Long Island aims to perk up Sullivan County with affordable housing, jobs and a traditional neighborhood atmosphere.

Gorelick, 25, the president of Emanon Equities, a real estate investment firm pursuing three projects in the county, plans to build a new hamlet with a pedestrian focus where people can live and work.

Walden Pond at Beaverkill would be a traditional neighborhood district. It is an example of new urban development, a progressive style of land use that works against the retrograde trends of suburban sprawl, such as total occupation of available land and the influx of students into a community’s school district without commercial development to offset costs of education.

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Hotel taxes equal marketing money

By DAVID HULSE

MILFORD, PA—After years of fighting a hotel tax, tourism interests in Pike County have decided that they need revenues to maintain their marketplace.

Former Governor Tom Ridge signed authorizing legislation for a county-imposed hotel tax in 2000 to provide regional tourism marketing money, but Pocono-region hotel owners fought its imposition, fearing the increased room charges would drive business away.

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Diocese suppresses Society of St. John

By TOM KANE

SCRANTON, PA –— In a surprise move, the Bishop of Scranton, Joseph Martino, issued a decree of suppression of the Society of St. John of Shohola.

The decree effectively forbids the society from serving any religious function in the diocese. The decree appeared in the latest edition of “The Catholic Light,” the diocesan newspaper.

Under Catholic canon law, a diocese has the authority to establish—and suppress—a public association of the faithful.

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Other stories in this issue:

• Buckle up and get there safely for the holidays
• Few changes anticipated as budget nears completion
• Building a fit community
• Highland homeowner gets an answer: no
• Pennsylvania hunting restrictions are working
• Building the homes of the future
• Superintendent holds round of meetings
• Gusty winds fell tree

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