MONTICELLO – When the
new Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office and county jail become operational
next summer, the more than 100-year-old facility in downtown Monticello
is likely to be leveled.
County Manager Joshua Potosek said the general consensus is that the existing
building will have to be razed.
“There have been some high level internal preliminary conversations
on anything from strict economic development, putting it back on the tax
rolls, to court space to other administrative space, so they haven’t
really come to any terms on exactly what they want to see happen there,
but I think the one thing we do know is it has to come down,” he
said.
The future of the old jail and future plans for the property will be
up to the county legislature.
