Advertisement. Advertise with us

Communities Unite To Save Lake

Engineers Recommend Low-pressure Septics

By DAN SULLIVAN
RICHFIELD SPRINGS

Early in 2023, a unique coalition of four Otsego municipalities and a citizen-led lake association joined in a Memorandum of Agreement to fund an engineering study. The purpose of the study was to determine what type of sewer system might best serve Canadarago Lake residents. The study, completed by Delaware Engineering of Albany and Oneonta, was ready for public presentation by mid-May. On Tuesday, May 23, a public meeting was held at the Richfield school to unveil the highlights of the study. Nearly 200 residents from the Canadarago Lake community attended, both in person and virtually via Zoom.

You have reached your limit of 3 free articles

To Continue Reading

 

Our hard-copy and online publications cover the news of Otsego County by putting the community back into the newspaper. We are funded entirely by advertising and subscriptions. With your support, we continue to offer local, independent reporting that is not influenced by commercial or political ties.

Posted

Related Articles

Life Sketches: Green Eggs and Hmmm…

For several weeks I was gathering as many as 10 or 12 brown eggs a day until one late morning three of the eggs I collected turned out to be green. I thought maybe it was because of all the dandelion leaves the chickens were eating when I’d let them out to free range, but neighbors assured me that eating weeds wouldn’t do that.…
August 7, 2025

News Briefs: June 19, 2025

Cooperstown Central School's Annelise Jensen wins two Class C state titles, the upcoming bass fishing tourney on Canadarago Lake, news about the Hometown Fourth of July Festival in Oneonta and the Stagecoach Run Art Festival are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
June 19, 2025

Repairs to Town of Hartwick Reservior Structure Are Underway

“We are working with Delaware Engineering to address additional ventilation revisions to improve the structure,” Haney said. “There will need to be repairs made to the gable end walls, replacing the sheathing, new exhaust fans, and vent covers.…
June 12, 2025

PUTTING THE COMMUNITY BACK INTO THE NEWSPAPER

For a limited time, new annual subscriptions to the hard copy of “The Freeman’s Journal” or “Hometown Oneonta” (which also includes unlimited access to AllOtsego.com), or digital-only access to AllOtsego.com, can also give back to one of their favorite Otsego County charitable organizations.

$5.00 of your subscription will be donated to the nonprofit of your choice: Friends of the Feral-TNR, Super Heroes Humane Society, or Susquehanna Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 

Visit our “subscribe” page and select your charity of choice at checkout