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Valley View Casino Hotel AND luis rivera12/24/2023 “For 20-something years Sullivan County has been pushing for gambling. “It’s a good thing for the county and it’s been a long time coming,” said Linda Salomon, 62, who works at the Monticello Diner, one of the few town businesses still doing well. The state has approved a casino, hotel and water park for Sullivan County, which is expected to bring tourism and create jobs. When I heard I was like ‘What?! You’re kidding me! Yes! Yes!’ Everyone is excited.” “When the Concord closed, people were devastated,” said Dennis Rivera, 43, who worked as a waiter at the hotel from 1990 to 1998. Unemployment in Sullivan County, which includes Monticello and the town of Thompson, was 6.4% in November, above the statewide average of 5.9%. State gaming officials estimate the casino will create 1,209 full-time and 96 part-time permanent jobs and hundreds of additional construction jobs to the region - welcome news to a community that has struggled with high unemployment and drug problems since the Concord and other resorts began to shutter in the 1980’s and 1990s as Americans took advantage of cheaper airfares and traveled elsewhere. Montreign is also the focal point of a larger, $750 million real estate development called Adelaar that includes a water park, golf course, shopping and residential homes.
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