Guest Editorial by Christina Bourgeois and Hudi Podolsky
Communicating with the Public is a Duty for All Public Entities
In mid-November, as required by law, the Cooperstown Central School District posted notices in “The Daily Star” about an upcoming vote on December 16, 2025, for a proposed $16 million capital improvement project. The League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area neither supports nor opposes this project.
We are concerned, however, that the Cooperstown Central School District has done little other than this required public notice to publicize the project and the date, time, and place of the vote or to encourage members of the public to have their voices heard by voting.
The following note was included in the minutes from the November 7 meeting of the Facilities and Finance Committee regarding the Project:
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