Town of Bethel Supervisor Visits Monticello Rotary Group
Posted
on Oct 10, 2014
Les introduced his guest, Dan Sturm, the Town of Bethel Supervisor. Dan has been the supervisor for eight years; and previously, he was a councilman for seven years. Dan noted that all of the Club members should be interested in what is happening in Bethel, because our weekly meetings are actually held in the town. As with all communities in our area, Bethel was adversely affected by the 2008 economic recession, but during the past several years, the town’s economy has
improved. Many of the restaurants in downtown Kauneonga Lake, White Lake,
Smallwood and along Route 17B are doing well. The 2014 Mysteryland USA music festival at Bethel Woods was highly successful with 25,000 people attending the multi-day event. In 2015, Mysteryland’s attendance is expected to be 30,000. The town is also in the process of seeking grants to open a 125-acre park on the site of a former golf course. Dan cited two programs that improve the quality of life for a number of Bethel’s residents: an extensive program to clean the town’s roads in the summer; and in the winter, the town aids needy residents, by giving them up to $150 in assistance to help them pay their heating bills.
Town of Bethel Supervisor Dan Sturm Visits Monticello Rotary
Les introduced his guest, Dan Sturm, the Town of Bethel Supervisor. Dan has been the supervisor for eight years; and previously, he was a councilman for seven years. Dan noted that all of the Club members should be interested in what is happening in Bethel, because our weekly meetings are actually held in the town. As with all communities in our area, Bethel was adversely affected by the 2008 economic recession, but during the past several years, the town’s economy has
improved. Many of the restaurants in downtown Kauneonga Lake, White Lake,
Smallwood and along Route 17B are doing well. The 2014 Mysteryland USA music festival at Bethel Woods was highly successful with 25,000 people attending the multi-day event. In 2015, Mysteryland’s attendance is expected to be 30,000. The town is also in the process of seeking grants to open a 125-acre park on the site of a former golf course. Dan cited two programs that improve the quality of life for a number of Bethel’s residents: an extensive program to clean the town’s roads in the summer; and in the winter, the town aids needy residents, by giving them up to $150 in assistance to help them pay their heating bills.