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Community Foundation Establishes Fund To Benefit Otsego Lake

SPRINGFIELD—The Community Foundation of Otsego County has established a fund of $500,000.00 to support projects to maintain and improve the health of Otsego Lake.

The Otsego Lake Watershed Sustainability Fund provides a coordinated approach to caring for Otsego Lake, which serves as the water supply for the Village of Cooperstown and is the Susquehanna River headwaters. The Otsego Lake Fund is planned to be a reliable financial resource for organizations seeking support for lake-related projects, officials said in a press release issued on Saturday, May 17.

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