MONTICELLO,�NY�� There is no sign of life at the site of the former Concord resort, just some piles of debris, a stack of prefab metal skeletons, and what appears to be initial site work, done six months ago.� Not one person, or piece of construction equipment could be seen, when we checked the site Thursday.

Things could change, soon, Henry Zabatta, a general manager for the Concord Resort and Golf Club, told the Community and Economic Development Committee of the Sullivan County Legislature, Thurday.

�After about a year of review, we have the final signoff on the site plan for the hotel-casino and the racetrack�, said Zabatta.��Last Thursday, we picked up a building permit for the actual construction.� We�re in the process of finalizing our financing.� We hope that before the end of the month, we�ll have the financing in place.�

Failure to complete the massive money package is generally what is believed to have brought developer Louis Cappelli�s billion-dollar entertainment city project to a halt.

The county legislature needs to take care of some business, including a local law authorizing the operation of video lottery gaming within Sullivan County.� The CEDC signed off on that, yesterday.

(Source: MidHudsonNews)