Newest RSS Proposal Draws Concern of Sixth Ward Residents

By MONICA CALZOLARIONEONTA

It was standing room only as nearly 50 Sixth Ward residents gathered for the City of Oneonta Planning Commission meeting on the evening of Wednesday, September 17 to discuss an affordable housing project proposed by Rehabilitation Support Services.

Marcela Micucci, chair of the Planning Commission, made it clear at the beginning of the meeting that no decisions would be made about the site plan that night. In the presence of a uniformed police officer, Micucci asked audience members to practice decorum and promised to “make sure your voices are heard.”

Three speakers briefly outlined the housing project RSS has proposed for the Sixth Ward. Eleven documents providing further details were submitted to City of Oneonta officials and are available on the city’s website, www.oneonta.ny.us.