Sullivan County NY - Experts in poor management, fraud, and corruption.

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

So, more poor management decisions from Sullivan County. Property taxes will have to cover the county owned infrastructure repairs in the future. Not sure how much revenue the private operators will have to share with the county.

They tried to be casino property owners previously. That would have been a multi-billion dollar hit to us property owners. (Link below)

I'm trying to "follow the money" with this new scam they got themselves into. Then I'll FOIL everyone involved.

New website tracks Sullivan County broadband expansion

LIBERTY - As high-speed fiber-optic conduit continues to be buried across Sullivan County, a new website has launched to allow residents and businesses to follo

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Sullivan County Bailout: Taxpayers Bleed, Casino Feeds

Public Notice: Sullivan County Has Been Sold “Good evening, Sullivan County…” Tonight, the truth demands its voice. Your local government, your land, your future — have been mortgaged by a handful of men and women who swore to protect it. With the stroke of a pen, they bound you, your...

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[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

This is the same county that I mentioned the other day, tried to push a 15% property tax increase this year, but had to settle on a measly 9%.

 

[Steal2B]

They need a 60% approval vote to raise spending or budgets over the legally mandated 2% tax cap ( with very few exceptions like pension costs). The law limits spending and budgets but does not limit an individual's tax bills.

DiNapoli: Tax Cap Remains at 2% for 2026

The 2026 property tax levy growth will be capped at 2% for local governments that operate on a calendar-based fiscal year, according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P.

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[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

They need a 60% approval vote to raise spending or budgets over the legally mandated 2% tax cap ( with very few exceptions like pension costs). The law limits spending and budgets but does not limit an individual's tax bills.

DiNapoli: Tax Cap Remains at 2% for 2026

The 2026 property tax levy growth will be capped at 2% for local governments that operate on a calendar-based fiscal year, according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P.

www.osc.ny.gov

Sullivan 2026 budget includes 9.1 percent property tax increase - The River Reporter

MONTICELLO, NY — The Sullivan County 2026 tentative budget is $305.7 million, a little less than nine percent higher than 2025’s adopted budget. It includes a 9.1 percent increase in the …

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[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

I guess I'll be posting that shortly

 

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

I guess I'll be posting that shortly
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This too. I can see the future.

 

[GOPerfect]

The wasted money all over this once great nation is nothing less than astounding.

 

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

The county could have bought all the residents that don't have broadband a starlink for less than half of what they are wasting on fiber.

Less than half the cost, and almost instant access to quality internet service.

I guess some people wouldn't have been able to skim from that deal though.

 

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

From AI:

Direct evidence of "corruption" or illegal kickbacks hasn't surfaced in public records, but if you're looking for the institutional "revolving door" and deep professional ties that critics point to, the connections center on three key figures and a specific corporate history.
1. The IBM / Marist Connection
Archtop Fiber is headquartered at iPark 87 in Kingston—the former IBM Kingston campus.
Joshua Potosek (County Manager): Potosek was a primary architect of this deal and was praised by Archtop’s leadership as "instrumental." Before entering county government, Potosek worked for IBM.
Archtop Leadership: Archtop was founded by several former executives of GTel and i-Park developers who have spent decades in the same regional tech circles as Potosek.
The Hub: This "Old IBM" network (Potosek, Archtop founders, and Kingston-based developers) forms a tight-knit professional circle that has been pushing for this specific public-private model for years.

Sounds like a little $30,000,000 deal between friends.

 

[Steal2B]

This too. I can see the future.

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As I said, they had to limit the budget increase to a 2% cap. With a 0.9% budget increase they met the legally required cap. The budget cap does not mean property taxes are capped at 2%, in this case they are blaming the shortfall in sales tax revenue for the property tax increase when they should have stopped spending money that was not coming in.

 

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

As I said, they had to limit the budget increase to a 2% cap. With a 0.9% budget increase they met the legally required cap. The budget cap does not mean property taxes are capped at 2%, in this case they are blaming the shortfall in sales tax revenue for the property tax increase when they should have stopped spending money that was not coming in.

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Your link has DiNapoli saying the property tax is capped at 2%, not the budget increase. I also thought the property tax was capped at 2%.

Sullivan County wants a 9.1% property tax increase, well above the 2% cap.

 

[Steal2B]

Your link has DiNapoli saying the property tax is capped at 2%, not the budget increase. I also thought the property tax was capped at 2%.

Sullivan County wants a 9.1% property tax increase, well above the 2% cap.

Cap is on budget

Your link has DiNapoli saying the property tax is capped at 2%, not the budget increase. I also thought the property tax was capped at 2%.

Sullivan County wants a 9.1% property tax increase, well above the 2% cap.

No, he says "tax levy", which is the amount levied (aka budget). It is not the same as "no one's tax bill is capped to less than 2%"



Consider yourself lucky. My Town lowered it's budget / tax levy (we just get our roads plowed and cut grass / weeds chopped when it blocks drivers views ... no fancy fiber crap ) and my taxes went up 25% thanks to Hochul's henchmen changing our Republican Town's equalization rate.

 

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

This dirtbag did so good screwing Sullivan County that he now gets to teach other local leaders all the corrupt ways to screw their residents harder.

Sullivan County Manager named to national leadership role

MONTICELLO- Sullivan County Manager Joshua Potosek has been appointed to a key leadership role in a national organization representing local government administ

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