Sullivan County budget cuts back on money for nursing home renovation
Modified: 6/30/2021 9:54:09 PM
UNITY Sullivan County lawmakers voted this week to approve a $34.3 million budget that opponents characterized as “shortsighted” for failing to set aside enough money for a long-planned renovation of the county’s nursing home.
The Democratic-controlled delegation voted, 8-5, on nearly partisan lines Tuesday to approve a fiscal year 2022 spending plan that officials say will increase the county’s portion of property taxes by 3.8%.
That’s a reduction from the budget put forth earlier this year by the Republican-led Sullivan County Commission, which proposed a $34.6 million plan that would have seen taxes rise by almost 10%.
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COVID-19: Hanover Terrace outbreak sees first fatality as infection rate tops 90%
Modified: 12/9/2020 9:37:03 PM
HANOVER A Hanover Terrace resident who had tested positive for COVID-19 died Tuesday evening, according to the nursing home’s temporary administrator.
The outbreak at the Lyme Road facility grew to include a total of 96 people on Wednesday, adding six more cases including two residents and four workers, said Martha Ilsley, the administrator, in an email.
The outbreak now includes a total of 68 residents, 26 workers and two essential workers employed by an outside vendor.
Due to the death and another resident being discharged earlier this week after testing positive, the total number of current residents infected as of Wednesday was 66, more than 90% of the 72 residents residing there.