Monticello, NY – The Sullivan County Legislature adopted a resolution approving a local mitigation agreement between the county and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe. The agreement is another key step paving the way for a $600 million casino at Monticello Raceway.
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The agreement stipulates that the tribe will make annual payments of $15 million to the county to mitigate potential impacts of the proposed 160,000 square foot casino.
The resolution was not on the published agenda for Thursday’s meeting. Legislature Chair Chris Cunningham blamed that in part on “bureaucracy”, and the fact that County Attorney Sam Yasgur was recovering from injuries sustained over the weekend in a motorcycle accident.
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that was cause enough to postpone the decision. “Even though that agenda came out late yesterday, it still showed up today as a ‘late file’. We don’t understand why this could not have been postponed until next month, giving the public ample opportunity to digest all this.”