NARROWSBURG, NY — Members of the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (UDSB) committee would like a place to call home. At last month’s meeting, a discussion took place with Sullivan County legislators Cora Edwards and Gene Benson about this desire. According to the meeting minutes, “If there was ever an expansion at Fort Delaware involving construction of a new, winterized building, UDSB would like to explore having office space there given Narrowsburg’s central location along New York State Route 97. Members discussed that it would be worthwhile to write the Sullivan County Legislature a letter to remind them of that interest, as evidenced by UDSB Inc.’s prior investment of a $25,000 state grant into funding a feasibility study to develop a UDSB visitor center on the county park property. Supervisor Nadia Rajsz said that Sen. John Bonacic should be copied on the letter in case any state funding for tourism-related facilities becomes available.”

At one time there was some $850,000 in federal and state funding available to build a Scenic Byway Visitors Center at Fort Delaware. But because there was a county match required of $150,000, and tough economic times gripping the county, the project did not come to fruition.