Editorial of November 14, 2024

Please Pay Attention

Last week, the Village of Milford issued a Mandatory Conserve Water Order, the first ever of its kind for the village, effective immediately and to last until further notice. The reason, as we all may easily guess, is due to a low water table, brought about by a serious lack of rainfall. Also last week, Otsego County officials reconfirmed that the county will remain in a local State of Emergency, including a ban on outdoor burning, indefinitely, or, said they, “until we receive significant rainfall or snowfall, whichever comes first.” The water supply throughout the county has been severely challenged, leading to fears of wildfires, water shortages and drought, the likes of which have been ravaging the rest of the country though they have only very rarely before been here.