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Sullivan County partnership reviews sports-conference feasibility, casino risk and development pipeline
Summary
Partnership members discussed a feasibility study for a sports conference center, efforts to assess potential impacts from three Downstate casino licenses, and multiple economic development prospects including a sludge‑treatment company, housing projects, and infrastructure needs along the Old Route 17 corridor.
Partnership members said a feasibility study for a proposed sports conference center in Sullivan County is underway; consultants gathered private‑sector input and were expected to deliver a report late this month or early next month.
Speakers described the conference-center study as part of a larger strategy to catalyze weekend and midweek visitation and to attract ancillary retail and hotel development. Partnership members said they used room‑tax revenues to fund the feasibility work so any benefits would return to tourism-related taxes.
Officials also said a coalition of local economic‑development entities is assessing the potential negative impact on local gaming revenue and jobs if three new Downstate casino licenses are awarded. Partnership…
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