Finding Common Ground on Housing: A Conversation with Sullivan County’s Health and Human Services Commissioner

The Gateway Housing Project was rejected by the Sullivan County Legislature for the second time last Thursday. Advocates say the project would help alleviate the county’s homelessness crisis and have spoken about it passionately at the weekly meetings in Monticello.Sullivan County’s Health and Human Services Department has been working with the community and the legislature to secure a location for the site, but the clock has run out for state funding to the project. Amidst the high tensions and looming deadlines, Radio Catskill's Genevieve Hartnett spoke with John Liddle, Sullivan County Health and Human Services Commissioner about the work his department is doing to address the crisis and concerns from the community.