Jeffersonville, NY – The Sullivan County Division of Public Works is closing a portion of Town Highway 17 (DeWitt Flats Road), in the Town of Callicoon, to replace County Bridge 241.
County Bridge 241 is located approximately 0.3 miles east of the intersection of State Route 52 and DeWitt Flats Rd and will be closed to all traffic starting 8 a.m. on June 1, 2021, remaining closed for approximately 4 months.
Monticello, NY – With New York State emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic and available jobs multiplying across the area, Sullivan County’s Center for Workforce Development (CWD) has launched its own Facebook page to keep job-seekers up-to-date on the latest positions and training opportunities.
The Sullivan County ITS, GIS Program staff are committed to providing high quality GIS data and services to the public. Our GIS team develops and maintains data hosted in the Sullivan County GIS Infrastructure. This data is th
Woodridge, NY – Today, Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 12:12 pm, the Sullivan County 911 Center received a report of two employees at the Newburgh Egg processing facility, 17 Novogrodsky Rd., Woodridge, having a possible allergic reaction. Mobilemedic EMS arrived a short time later and immediately requested the Woodridge Fire Department for a possible chemical leak.
Men and women from all over Sullivan County often learn how to fight fires at our Emergency Training Facility near White Lake. This Basic Firefighting Class represents a number of different local departments, standing in front of a building specifically constructed to simulate fire and smoke situations.
Monticello, NY – The Sullivan County Recruitment and Retention Task Force is excited to announce a number of RECRUIT NY initiatives this coming weekend.
Liberty, NY – Sullivan County Manager Joshua Potosek is pleased to announce the selection of Social Services Commissioner John Liddle as the new Commissioner of the Division of Health & Family Services, as confirmed today by the Legislature.
Monticello, NY – In order to more comprehensively cover the full range of lodging opportunities locally, the Sullivan County Legislature just revised the existing Lodging Facility Room Occupancy Tax.
Known informally as the “bed tax” since its 1990 enactment, the tax on the occupancy of lodging facility rooms (5% of the rental rate) is split between the County (which retains 15%) and not-for-profits engaged in tourism marketing and promotion (85%).
Surrounded by the staff of the Sullivan County Clerk’s and DMV offices, County Clerk Russell Reeves (foreground, with shovel), Deputy County Clerk Doreen Huebner and DMV Deputy Clerk Erin Mason prepare to plant the eastern redbud tree at the Government Center in Monticello, in recognition of April being National Donate Life Month.
Were it not for the rapid response of the Westbrookville Volunteer Fire Company earlier this month, this structure would likely have gone up in flames due to a brush fire that was so perilously close, it melted the building’s siding. (Photo from the Westbrookville Volunteer Fire Company’s Facebook page)
Monticello, NY – With departments across the region scrambling to contain 31 brush fires in just the last month, Sullivan County Fire Coordinator John Hauschild is re-emphasizing the fact that a burn ban is in effect through May 14.
Liberty, NY - The Sullivan County Division of Public Works is closing a portion of Liberty Town Highway 70 (Townsend Road), in the Town of Liberty, to replace County Bridge 404.
County Bridge 404 is located approximately 0.6 miles southwest of the intersection of State Route 52 and Townsend Rd. This section of Townsend Road is scheduled to be closed to all traffic starting at 8 a.m. April 26, 2021, and will remain closed for approximately 5 months.