sullivan county business edge spring 2014

In a series of public appearances setthroughout the county, the major

players in the Catskills Casino racestepped to the fore to unveil their loftyplans for developing their projects, whenand if the Governor’s official Casino SitingCommittee gives them the green light.

This month’s announcements werewell-attended events at both Bethel

Woods Center for the Arts (Adelaar) andthe Sullivan County Government Center(Foxwoods) and were greeted by positivefeedback from the elected officials inattendance as well as the public.

“We can see the light at the end of thetunnel,” Sullivan County Partnership Pres-ident and CEO Marc Baez said. “It’s thecatalyst we’ve been waiting for for some

time.”Last November’s Casino Ballot Proposi-

tion won approval across the state, butnowhere did it gain as much support asSullivan County.

The Partnership, which joined forceslast year with the chamber and manylocal residents to help pass the referen-dum, has helped to give Sullivan County

a serious edge in where the New YorkState Casino Siting Committee maychoose to locate a project.

In fact, Governor Cuomo made a spe-cial visit to Bethel Woods the day afterElection Day to personally thank SullivanCounty voters and and promise that casi-nos would bring economic change to the

President’s Messagepage 2

Partnership PursuesWindow Manufacturerpage 6

Chamber event promisesto be fun galorepage 10

CRMC earns radiologyaccreditation at Hermannpage 11

Save Energy, Save Dollarsworkshop at Coop Ext.page 11

Communication towerstopic of discussionpage 12

Farmers can learn how toincrease hay productivitypage 13

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Catskill Mountain

Sugar House expands

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Brandenburg Bakery relocatesPages 8 & 9

Sweet Smells of Success

Casinos continue publicity tour to unveil plans to public, private sectors

Catskill Mountain Sugar House,Brandenburg Bakery continue to expand,

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To the People:

With the recent news that othercounties are getting in the game to tryand land a casino project, the SullivanCounty team has ramped up its inten-sity to ensure that we do everything inour power to help secure a license forat least one of our proposed develop-ers if not two. This is not to say thatwe all were not working to do justthat. It just brought focus and a deter-mination to exact our targeted strategyimmediately in order to help dictateour future rather than leave it to others

to do. History clearly hasshown than when we havedepended solely on externalinfluencers, private, public orotherwise, to carry our mes-sage forward on this issue, we havebeen disappointed. Now we are uni-fied locally in our strategic approachto reaching the goal of securing thissignature tourism economic develop-ment win for Sullivan County. Notunlike a sports event where there areebbs and sways in the momentum ofthe game, we are and will be experi-encing the same sensations. Ours is to

stay the course continue topress our game plan throughto the end until we are vic-torious. And we intend to bejust that. There will bemomentum swings as com-petition intensifies but wehave a game plan we intendto continue to execute. Asthe famous UCLA basketball

coach John Wooden said when askedhow he continued secure win afterwin on his way to 10 championshipsin 12 years, “ If every man does hisindividual job well we win as ateam…” From the legislature to ourtowns, from the business communityto our nonprofits, we stand unified asa team in our endeavor to ultimatelysucceed. Each must continue to do

their respective jobs well, press on,and carry the message that SullivanCounty is the best and only place tolocate these projects through to theend. I know we have great projects, Iknow we have great support; I knowwe can win and you know that too.Competition brings out the best in us.Let’s all do our jobs and win!

Sincerely,

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Catskill Mountain Sugarhouse continues to expandH igh above the hills of Gra-

hamsville, the owner of CatskillMountain Sugar House is anxiouslyawaiting the real start of spring.

For although the calendar says so, the

warmer days and cooler nights whichare the lifeblood of the maple syrup runhave yet to arrive in full force.

“Our maple orchards aren’t thawed outyet,” John Garigliano, Catskill Moun-tain’s general manager, said. “Usually weare at 70 percent of crop and right nowwe only have 20 percent.”

But as the weather slowly begins to

turn, Garigliano is hopeful that his sugarhouse will produce close to the 15,000gallons of syrup its aiming to producethis season, his fifth year of operation.

“This year we expanded from 38,000taps in2013 to50,000taps,” hesaid.

ThatmakesCatskillMountainone of thelargestmaplesyrup pro-ducers in

the state.To accommodate the increase in taps,

Garigliano also increased his reverseosmosis capacity, which will allow himto take more water out of the sap andthereby decrease boiling time – andsave valuable fuel at the same time.

Despite the rugged winter, Gariglianois still optimistic.

“What sap we had has been very goodquality – some of the highest sugar con-tent we ever had,” he said. “I spokewith quite a lot of people throughoutNew York and Vermont recently and theweather has affected everyone.

“That doesn’t mean we won’t get twogood weeks and turn it all around,” hesaid. “Last year we put more pipe in thewoods and this year we did the sameagain,” he said.

The pipe, which is actually vacuumtubing, allows Garigliano to transportsap from trees under vacuum and deliv-er the sweet liquid to 10 pump housesthroughout the property and on theGuenther Farm on Thunder Hill.

From there it is either trucked to orpiped to the sugar house off Glade HillRoad.

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keting and advertising,” he said.“We are doing very, very well withthat as a matter of fact.”

With new markets throughoutthe mid-Hudson, Catskill MountainSugar House is also shipping itshigh grade syrup to many restau-rants and outlets in the Big Apple.

And this year, on a test basis,Catskill Mountain is putting someof its amber liquid into oak barrelsfrom Catskill Distilling Company,which once held bourbon.

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The label reads, “Organic MapleSyrup sourced from CatskillMountain Sugar House’s 800 acrefarm nestled in the beautifulCatskill Mountains of Upstate NYis gracefully aged in charredAmerican oak bourbon barrelsprovided by our friends atCatskill Distilling Company. Thiscollaboration results in CatskillSquared, a unique and deliciousmaple syrup with the nose of afine bourbon and a taste second


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John Garigliano get some help from Evan Austin to fill a charred American Oak bourbonbarrel with Catskill Mountain syrup. Garigliano plans on making 12 barrels of the syrupthis year to see how the new product does. At right, a fancy jar of syrup awaits a buyerat the Catskill Mountain Sugar House. The syrup is available at many locations locally.

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to none.”“We are looking to make 12 bar-

rels this year,” Garigliano said. “It’skind of a new thing. We’ll see firstif it catches on locally and then,who knows how far it will go.”

Maple syrup production is agrowing industry, especially on the

technology and demand side.“We had ten people working full

time to tap our 50,000 trees,” hesaid. “It’s a growing industry.”

Garigliano says he employs aboutthe same number during the boil-ing season, with six guys in thewoods, two drivers and two in the

sugarhouse.The locally-produced maple syrup

is on sale locally or people areinvited to visit Catskill Mountain at227 Glade Hill Road inGrahamsville to see the operationin progress for themselves and pickup a bottle of the syrup.

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An existing facility marketed byJohn Lavelle, of R.J. Smith Realtyexhibits space suitable for this typeof operation, but for a special usepermit required as part of the localapproval process. “ Our ability tocontinue to attract interest along theold 17 corridor is critical for our

overall economic development strate-gy” said Marc Baez, CEO of thePartnership. “ Proximity to the high-way, two of our highest populationcenters in Liberty and Monticello andto other like industries are key sell-ing factors” he added. The space willneed to be upgraded both internallyand externally to meet the needs ofthe prospect but the Partnership isinvestigating what assistance can besecured so as to mitigate any existingbarriers to locate here.

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The “to-do” list is getting shorterby the day and the excitement is

building as Livingston Manor’s newestbusiness venture gets ready to openits doors tomorrow to much-anticipat-ed fanfare.

“We’re looking forward to gettingback to baking,” a relieved ErrolFlynn said Thursday morning as aflurry of activity was taking placeinside and outside of 66 Main St. inanticipation of the opening.

As signpainter Nicole of Fine HandSigns was getting ready to paint theinside of the windows and hang theimpressive sign on the front of thebuilding, Sarah and Errol Flynn weregoing over their lists to make sureeverything was in place.

The former Sorkin’s General Store isa landmark in this tiny hamlet, whichhas been working hard to revitalize itsmain street with the recent addition ofthe Catskill Arts Society as well asCatskill Mountainkeeper last week.

But it’s Brandenburg Bakery which

has most residents lick-ing their lips with antic-ipation, as the gourmetbake shop plans onbuilding on the successwhich they had at theirJeffersonville locationsince 2010.

“[Sullivan CountyPartnership CEO] MarcBaez helped us alongwith Jill Weyer fromPlanning,” Errol said.“With their help wewere able to getfinancing.

“The whole plan of

wanting to expandstarted a year anda half ago,” Errolsaid. “The first sixmonths weexporedJeffersonville.”

The couplecouldn’t find alocation whichsuited their needsat the right priceso they expandedtheir search toLivingston Manor.

And when they found the rightplace at the right price, sagging realestate appraisals didn’t afford themthe opportunity to use traditionalfunding streams.

So the couple explored otheroptions and found the SullivanCounty Partnership for EconomicDevelopment, which has a RevolvingLoan Fund dedicated solely for thepurpose of helping new or expandingbusinesses which need a boost.

“We closed at the end of January,”Errol said. “The Partnership andPlanning Dept. were not only helpfulbut also excited about our project.”

Story and PhotosBy Fred Stabbert III Community Response

Catskill Mountainkeeper Executive DirectorRamsay Adams said, “One of the most importantjobs we have is to keep people who grow up here,working here, like Errol of the Brandenburg PastryBakery. Errol and Sarah have made thousands ofpeople happy with their German infused confec-tions. Their opening in Livingston Manor comes ata great time for this wonderful town that has beenthrough some tough times, from the floods to thefires. Now Livingston Manor, with the opening ofBrandenburg Pastry Bakery, the reopening of MainStreet Farm and Willow and Brown, and theCatskill Brewery; has a bright future.”

New Livingston Manor business is ready to roll

From whence we came

The Flynns met and married inGermany, where Sarah learned hercraft as an expert pastry chef.

“I was trained in Germany andserved a three-year apprenticeship atwhat was recently voted The BestBakery in Germany,” Sarah said.

She believes in traditional bakingand said a cake needs to look beau-tiful to taste good.

A sign of the times. This sign will soon grace the front of 66 Main St. in LivingstonManor, marking the spot were the new home of the Brandenburg Bakery will be. Erroland Sarah Flynn are busy putting the finishing touches on the kitchen and interior designin anticipation of tomorrow’s opening. “Our Springtime bucket list will include paint andrepair to the outside of the building,” Errol said. At right, the couple shows the interior ofits new stone deck oven, which was shipped over direct from Germany.

That excitement helped the couplemove forward through “a lot ofpaperwork” to finally accomplishtheir dream of owning their ownbusiness – building and all.

And with a location that is one-and-a-half times as large as their previouslocation, Brandenburg Bakery planson hiring a full-timer and part-timer tohelp with customer service and anoth-er full-time helper in the kitchen. Theyalso will add a summer intern whentheir business is really cooking.

“That was a requirement of thePartnership, [that Brandenburg gener-ates employement],” Errol said.

And the Flynns also appreciatedthe efforts of Sam Kandel, who

works with the Small BusinessDevelopment Center in Kingston, forhelping them devel-op their businessplan, which quali-fied them for theloans.

“We have workedwith him before,”Errol said. “Heworks out of thePartnership officeand is very helpful.”

The labor of lovedid not come easy.

“We had a lot ofhelp from my momand dad, Eugeneand MaureenFlynn,” Errol said.“We did everything but the electricand plumbing.”

The refurbishment included athree-phase electric service toaccommodate the new machinery,and “a lot of plumbing,” Errol said.

In addition to two new pieces ofcooking equipment which will helpwith productivity, the Flynns alsoadded a walk-in cooler, which wasinstalled by Steve Eschenberg.What’s New

In addition to renewed energy andexcitement about their new location,Sarah and Errol have some greatplans for their new location.

“We are going to have a big coffeeselection including cappuccino and

Espresso,” Sarah said.“We are also addingbagels and hard rollsto our selection.”

The Flynns saidthey will also offersnacks for lunchincluding paninisand a soup of theday.

“We are also plan-ning after schoolspecials,” Errol said.“We are going tohave a hot kitchen

and a cold kitchen, which will help alot.”

“We will do specialty orders forbirthdays, graduations, parties orweddings,” Sarah said. “And ofcourse you can special order any-thing which we already have in ourselection.”

“We will have specials around theholidays,” Errol said. “We will have allof our Easter specials next month –breads, bunnies and all the rest.”

The author, Fred Stabbert III, ispublisher of the Sullivan CountyDemocrat, chairman of the board ofthe Sullivan County Partnership forEconomic Development and a coffeeand pastry aficionado.


Far left, a scene from “the original”BrandenburgBakery inJeffersonvilleshows some |pastries ready tocome out of theoven.At left, Nicole, ofFine Hand Signsin Glen Spey,was busy clean-ing the windowson Thursdaybefore she putup the new let-tering on thestorefront. Shealso designedthe sign seen onopposite page.

About the Partnership

Sullivan County PartnershipPresident and CEO Marc Baezhelped us get the funding weneeded. Not only were theyhelpful but very excited aboutour project.

Also credited was the SullivanCounty Planning Dept. and JillWeyer, who helped with funding.

Brandenburg’sHours & events

The Flynns promise to have abusy 2014 and already aresigned up for many events inaddition to operating their bakery.

Hours of operation areWednesday through Saturday,from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. andSunday, from 7 a.m. til 3 p.m.

Phone is 845-439-0200.Also on tap are weekly appear-

ances at the Callicoon, Liberty,Barryville and Roscoe Farmer’sMarkets as well as the BethelWoods Harvest Fest in the fall.

The Brandenburg is also plan-ning daily lunch specials as wellas after school specials for kids.

Brandenburg Bakery credits S.C. Partnership, Planning Dept. with helping them on their way

Open Houses and Brandenburg tidbitsAn official ribbon cutting will take place on Friday, March 28, at 2 p.m. at 66

Main St. in Livingston Manor. The Flynns are excited about opening their newstore on Main Street and will greet their customers with some new offerings.

A new stone deck oven will help them produce bagels and rolls as well asstone-baked bread. They also will have two kitchens – hot and cold – so thatpre-baking activities can be going on at the same time as products are comingout of the oven.

With the addition of an expanded seating area – and possibly outdoor seat-ing this summer – Brandenburg is also excited to offer an expanded coffee lineas well as lunchtime offerings, including a soup of the day.

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CALLICOON — The GroverM. Hermann Division ofCatskill Regional Medical Cen-ter has been awarded a three-year term accreditation inmammography services as aresult of a recent American Col-lege of Radiology (ACR) sur-vey. Digital mammographyincorporates advanced imagingtechnology that providesextremely sharp images andlower radiation exposure,assisting in the early diagnosisof breast cancer.

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LIBERTY — Homeowners and renterscan learn to reduce energy consumptionand lower energy bills at a Save Energy,Save Dollars workshop on Thursday,March 27. This EmPower New York classis being offered by Cornell CooperativeExtension Sullivan County at 6 p.m. at theGerald J. Skoda Extension Education Cen-ter on 64 Ferndale-Loomis Road in Liberty.

Participants who attend this free eventwill learn about reducing energy bills byfollowing some low-cost and no-cost ener-gy conservation methods. Each person willreceive three compact fluorescent lightbulbs at no cost to them.

Advanced registration is encouraged bycalling 292-6180. This program is one in aseries of identical classes.

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NARROWSBURG — The UpperDelaware Council, Inc. (UDC) issponsoring a free workshop onSaturday, March 29, on “SitingCommunication Towers in theScenic Upper Delaware RiverValley.”

The public workshop will takeplace from 9 a.m. to noon at theTusten Town Hall CommunityRoom, 210 Bridge St., Narrowsburg.A continental breakfast will beoffered. Advance registration isrequested for planning purposes bycalling 252-3022 or e-mailinginfo@upper delawarecouncil.org.

Local government officials, plan-ning and zoning board members,and all citizens interested in main-taining the beauty of the UpperDelaware landscape while providingneeded telecommunications servicesfor our residents and visitors arewelcome to attend.

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Empire State.While Cuomo held short of promising Sullivan

County a casino – or two – he did say, “The mes-sage is simple: this is a huge, huge win for theState of New York.

“This is a game changer,” he continued. “I think itis going to fundamentally change the economy ofthe Catskills.”

The ProjectsAdelaar (the Dutch

word meaning Eagle)appears to be toppingthe list of candidates forthe casino approval asits master planner, Hart-Howerton, unveiled itsintriguing and in-depth plans for a year-roundresort at the former location of the Concord ResortHotel.

Not only will Adelaar have the requisitehotel and casino, but plans call for anindoor water park designed by oneof the country’s premier water parkbuilders, and its Monster Golf Courseis also set to be masterfullyredesigned by one of the best in thegame.

The project will generate nearly 2,000construction jobs and 2,000 permanent

jobs once the project is complete, and organizersvowed to have a shovel in the ground within onemonth of the state’s approval for a casino license.

The clock will be running on all four proposedcasino regions throughout the state as GovernorCuomo has stated he would like the projects com-plete within two years.

The Foxwoods CatskillsResort Casino, which isplanned for the formerGrossinger’s Hotel site inLiberty, was unveiled tothe Sullivan CountyLegislature last week.

Foxwoods is partnering with Muss Developmentto bring more than 100 years of experience to theproject, which promises to revitalize the village and

county with a resort that harmonizes withboth the community and environment.

A third serious contender may be theStockbridge-Munsee Band ofMohicans, a Native American tribethat’s worked for years to site a casi-no east of Monticello. They’ve gotmany of the necessary permits

already in hand and are switchingtheir goal from a facility on sovereign

tribal land to a commercial enterprise.


Casinos continue publicity tour CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE

One of the largest publicturnouts occured atBethel Woods Center forthe Arts, at left, as EPRdiscussed its plans todevelop Adelaar inKiamesha Lake.Below, an artist’s rendering of the proposed FoxwoodsCatskills Resort Casino in Liberty and the crowdwho listened to their presentation at theLiberty High School inFebruary.


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The gift of life for Bryce

Neversink youth, 8, gets heart transplant

BY JEANNE SAGER

NEVERSINK — The Tues-

day night when life changed

for the Rogerson family was

just like any other.

With a planned two-hour

delay for the Tri-Valley

School District the next day,

8-year-old Bryce and 5-year-

old Bryan had been given a

pass to stay up late and watch

a movie together. Sixteen-

year-old Emily was doing

what teenagers do on a

school night. Dad Brian was

on a hunting trip in Alabama,

so mom Nicole was snuggling

in bed, watching TV by her-

self. And then the phone rang.

It was a pediatric nurse

familiar with little Bryce’s

congenital heart condition.

After nearly three years on

the transplant list, there was

a heart waiting for Bryce.

“I said ‘Are you kidding

me?’ ” Nicole recalls. “I was

literally skipping up and

down the hallway!”

It was a call the Rogersons

weren’t sure would ever

come. Bryce was diagnosed

with hypoplastic left heart

syndrome (HLHS) before he

was even born, after a routine

ultrasound at 18 weeks

picked up an anomaly.

HLHS – a syndrome in which

the left side of a child's heart

was underdeveloped – is one

of the three most common

heart issues a child can be

born with, but it can be fatal

if left untreated.

To increase the Bryce’s

chances, Nicole underwent

in utero surgery at just 26

weeks pregnant to open up a

hole in his heart to allow

blood to flow properly and

help him develop in the

womb. Ten days after he was

born in February 2005, Bryce

underwent his first open

heart surgery. At 8 months, he

had another, and in October

of 2008, a third open heart

surgery.

But in 2010 came a devas-

tating diagnosis. Bryce had

developed plastic bronchitis,

a condition of the lungs most

common in cystic fibrosis

patients. Rubbery chunks of

mucus had begun develop-

ing in his lungs, making him

struggle to breathe. Although

the issue presents itself in the

lungs, doctors put the blame

on his heart, which pumps

oxygenated blood to the

lungs. By 2011, doctors told the

Rogersons their best choice

would be to put Bryce on the

transplant list – for a heart. A

new heart, they told them,

would take pressure off the

lungs and hopefully allow

them to heal themselves.

On March 25, 2011, Bryce

was added to the transplant

list with what’s known as 1B

status, the second from the

top. At the time, doctors told

the Rogersons that listing

him at 1A – the highest and

most needy status – would

require Bryce to wait in a hos-

pital for a heart to be found.

But with Bryce able to take

his medication at home, the

Rogersons opted to keep him

in Neversink, to allow him to

continue attending school

and be with his family.

They were told it would

take six months to a year to

find him a heart.

On June 25, 2013, more

than two years later, his heart

hadn’t come. The Rogersons

moved their son up to 1A sta-

tus, the top of the transplant

waiting list.

At that time, doctors had

changed their mind and said

Bryce could stay home and

wait. They told the Rogersons

it would probably be a month

or two until a heart was

found. It was almost seven months

until the call came.

That was January 14, the

night Nicole called a friend to

watch Bryan and packed her

other two kids into the car to

fly over the roads to Morgan

Stanley Children’s Hospital at

Columbia Presbyterian in

New York City. Bryce was cry-

ing, Nicole recalls, but his

biggest worry was “how am I

going to turn in my home-

work?” “I told him your teacher

isn’t going to worry about

your writing assignment.”

Husband Brian had just

arrived in Alabama for his

hunting trip and couldn’t find

a flight north, so he rented a

car in Montgomery and

drove straight through the

night to Atlanta, Georgia, for

the earliest flight to

LaGuardia, a 6 a.m. that he

hoped would get him there in

time to see his little boy

before he went into surgery.

Brian’s plane left late, but

the fates aligned – because of

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

The Team Bryce logo is of the

local group of support for the

family.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Despite being born with a potentially fatal heart condition, Bryce

Rogerson has led as normal a childhood as possible. Here, he

proudly shows off a huge trout he caught.

PLEASE SEE BRYCE, 3A

Opposition to China City grows

BY GUY CHARLES HARRITON

MONTICELLO — In its

heyday, the Catskill resorts,

known as the Borscht Belt,

were a premier vacation spot

for those residing in the

northeast. Top notch acts

politicians have shown their

concern as well.

When the people of

Thompson heard about it,

they were “dumbfounded,”

according to Supervisor Bill

Rieber. The opposition was

immediate and strong he

Casino, throw of the dice

Mamakating cool to Shawanga

BY GUY CHARLES HARRITON

WURTSBORO — Gover-

nor Andrew M. Cuomo’s

plan to bring revenue to

would have amenities

such as a market selling

local produce, a food and

wine center and an out-

door performance space

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