MONTICELLO, NY — Larry Houman, who has been operating the lunch place at the Sullivan County Government Center, will soon be retiring for the second time. Houman, who was not in his usual place on this particular day, has been operating the breakfast and lunch food place for nearly 20 years.

Houman is legally blind, and he has operated the place in connection with the New York State Commission on the blind through a no-cost lease with the county. The 40-year-old Houman retired in 2013, but the woman who replaced him simply did not show up for work one day, so before long, Houman was back behind the counter.

Now, he’s looking to retire again, this time for real, and county legislators must decide what they want the future of the lunch facility to be. At a discussion of the matter on April 7, there was a general consensus among the legislators that if possible, it should remain with a non-profit operator, and county staff will seek a suitable arrangement to move forward.