Monticello, NY – Sullivan County Manager Joshua Potosek today ordered a two-month extension of the deadline for owners to repurchase their tax-foreclosed properties.
“The State of Emergency will continue in Sullivan County for the foreseeable future, so I am taking this and other actions to preserve the health and welfare of our residents and property owners as much as possible,” Potosek explained.
“People are suffering, and while my office can’t resolve the health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, we can ease the financial pain,” County Treasurer Nancy Buck affirmed. “Therefore, the County’s repurchase deadline will be June 20, 2020, rather than April 20.”
The real property tax auction, normally held in June, is also being postponed, though a new date has not yet been set.
“We’ve all been affected by this crisis, so we all need to help one another get through it,” Legislature Chairman Robert Doherty remarked. “That applies more than ever to the people you elected to office. We will be with you every step of the recovery.”
Meanwhile, the County’s suspension of the collection of 85% of room taxes continues through April 16. The Care Center at Sunset Lake remains closed to visitors, though no new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the facility. Many County workers continue to telecommute or assist the Public Health Services Call Center (845-292-5910) and the Emergency Community Assistance Center (845-807-0925), the latter of which has regularly been delivering food to the homebound and coordinating other charitable outreach efforts.
Governor Andrew Cuomo also just announced that schools will remain closed through April 15, which supersedes the County’s order closing schools through April 3.