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Sale of old County jail authorized for $100G

Alex Kielar
Posted 7/30/24

MONTICELLO — The old Sullivan County jail and Sheriff’s complex on Bushnell Ave. in the Village of Monticello has been authorized to be sold by the County Legislature. Developer Mendel …

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Sale of old County jail authorized for $100G

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MONTICELLO — The old Sullivan County jail and Sheriff’s complex on Bushnell Ave. in the Village of Monticello has been authorized to be sold by the County Legislature. Developer Mendel Stern has expressed interest in purchasing the Real Property parcels at $100,000. The developer has plans to knock down the building and develop housing. The resolution passed by a vote of 7-1, with District 5 Legislator Cat Scott the only no vote. 

The county determined that they have no official use for the Real Property parcels and declared the portions of Section 112 Block 7 and Lot 17 surplus and unnecessary for public use. The previous legislature board declined to approve a deal with Mendel Stern back in December as they wanted a deadline by which the developer would demolish the structure and build the housing. 

The proposed contract gives the buyer six months to complete engineering and determine if he wants to move forward, according to County Attorney Robert Freehill. 

Freehill said that there is a contract deposit and if Stern changes his mind after six months, the county keeps half of the deposit. 

“It’s not a lot of money, but it is an incentive,” said Freehill. “Then we’ll proceed to close it. We have to do a subdivision first and surveying. It will be a regular closing and what he does with the property thereafter is up to him.”

District 7 Legislator Joe Perrello suggested that they put in a stipulation that if the buyer decides to move forward, they must take the building down within six months to a year. The Legislature agreed to move the sale forward and the legal team will finalize the writing of the contract to include stipulations. 

“We can still agree to sell it, with stipulations,” said Perrello. “If they don’t agree to sign, they don’t sign. It’s their prerogative.”

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