(Monticello, NY) - Sullivan County Legislator and Chair of Agriculture & Sustainability Committee Catherine Owens is pleased to announce that Fort Delaware Museum of Colonial History in Narrowsburg, NY will open to the public on Memorial Day weekend Saturday, May 27, 2017 and continue to operate on weekends through the end of June, when it will commence its daily operations through Labor Day.

(Monticello, NY 4:00pm) - The Sullivan County Legislature unanimously voted today, at their 2:00pm full board meeting, to enter into a retainer agreement with the law firm of Simmons Hanly Conroy, LLC to commence a lawsuit on behalf of the County of Sullivan against various manufacturers of prescription opiates.

“The time is long overdue to hold the pharmaceutical companies accountable for their role in creating the opioid addiction crisis,” stated Alan Sorensen, Majority Leader and District 9 Legislator.

(Monticello, NY) - There will be a Special Meeting of the Legislature for Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 9:10AM in the Legislative Chambers, 100 North Street, Monticello, New York. The purpose of the meeting is to  authorize an agreement with NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services which has a deadline for submission of June 2, 2017.

Please be advised that the Final meeting of the Charter Review Commission will be held on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 6:00 P.M., in the *Legislative Hearing Room*, 100 North Street, 2nd Floor, Monticello, NY 12701.

The public is welcome to attend.

(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.