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Sweet Smells of Success
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Catskill Mountain Sugar House, Brandenburg Bakery continue to expand, meet market’s demand
President’s Message page 2 Partnership Pursues Window Manufacturer page 6 Chamber event promises to be fun galore page 10 CRMC earns radiology accreditation at Hermann page 11 Save Energy, Save Dollars workshop at Coop Ext. page 11 Communication towers topic of discussion page 12
ntain Catskill Moue expands Sugar Hous Pages 3-5
Farmers can learn how to increase hay productivity page 13
Brandenburg Pages 8 & 9 Bakery relocates
Casinos continue publicity tour to unveil plans to public, private sectors
n a series of public appearances set throughout the county, the major players in the Catskills Casino race stepped to the fore to unveil their lofty plans for developing their projects, when and if the Governor’s official Casino Siting Committee gives them the green light. This month’s announcements were well-attended events at both Bethel
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Woods Center for the Arts (Adelaar) and the Sullivan County Government Center (Foxwoods) and were greeted by positive feedback from the elected officials in attendance as well as the public. “We can see the light at the end of the tunnel,” Sullivan County Partnership President and CEO Marc Baez said. “It’s the catalyst we’ve been waiting for for some
time.” Last November’s Casino Ballot Proposition won approval across the state, but nowhere did it gain as much support as Sullivan County. The Partnership, which joined forces last year with the chamber and many local residents to help pass the referendum, has helped to give Sullivan County
a serious edge in where the New York State Casino Siting Committee may choose to locate a project. In fact, Governor Cuomo made a special visit to Bethel Woods the day after Election Day to personally thank Sullivan County voters and and promise that casinos would bring economic change to the
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