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March 16th, 2012 As I mentioned last week, the Center for Discovery (CFD) bond refinancing project actively brought the Sullivan County Funding Corporation (SCFC) to life. The Industrial Development Agency (IDA) could not have done this bonding because civic facility bonding ended for IDAs in 2008. IDAs can only bond industrial and commercial […]
March 9th, 2012 Sullivan County’s Industrial Development Agency (IDA) was established thanks to a special act of the State Legislature to assist in economic growth. As discussed last week they have enormous power in granting bonding and tax abatements. IDAs offer enticements to private companies as incentives for them to relocate to, expand […]
March 2nd, 2012 The Industrial Development Agency (IDA) is one of the most misunderstood organizations servicing Sullivan County in part because people find it very hard to understand. Allegations of impropriety are constantly hovering over the IDA. Innuendos that board members and their attorney partake in sinister questionable business practices are erroneous and […]
February 24th, 2012 The Sullivan County Dive Team and Public Safety Commissioner Richard Martinkovic have been involved in a bitter feud. The firefighters who make up the team are angry with the way they have been treated and say they are not going to take it anymore. The battle has become so […]
February 16th, 2012 It is with sad news we learn of two major landmarks closing its doors, Blanches Diner and the Lodge at Rockhill. Another Sullivan County institution is also on the verge of shutting down within the next few weeks if things do not turn around. Indeed, businesses seem to be struggling […]
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