MONTICELLO – The Sullivan County Legislature on Thursday approved paying a tax bill of $446,000 on the property where the Care Center at Sunset Lake is located in the Town of Liberty.
The town assessor has changed the taxable status of the property from fully exempt to fully taxable.
The resolution lawmakers approved states the current owner of the property, Sunset Lake Local Development Corporation, has “recently received a 2023 Town of Liberty special district charges and the 2023 PILOT payment and the 2023 annual lease payment from the County of Sullivan Industrial Development Agency. The total amount is just under $446,000.
While the legislature approved fronting the money, Ira Steingart recommended looking beyond the immediate issue.
“What I see is we need to explore the issue of whether we should stay with the LDC or take it back. That’s the bigger issue and I would like to have the pros and cons and go down that route,” he said. “The IDA is a solution that we all voted on to try to make sure that we get the money back so it’s not costing the taxpayer.”
Lawmakers noted in the end, the county would be reimbursed by the state.
Infinity Care is the company that is currently operating the nursing home.
