MONTICELLO – A committee of the Sullivan County Legislature is on record opposing a state takeover of Catskill Off-Track Betting Corporation.  The main fear is loss of revenue.

County Manager David Fanslau said if the current arrangement is lost, the county would lose over $700,000 a year in shared revenue.  To make that up, property taxes would increase by two percent.

Neighboring Orange County has voiced similar concern.

The Sullivan legislature’s Community and Economic Development Committee unanimously voted to support keeping the current arrangement.  The resolution notes that Catskill OTB has a national reputation for ‘best in the nation’ distribution of per capita benefits to member counties.