The 6 p.m. start of this evening’s public hearing on creation of a breakaway volunteer fire department in the Town of Oneonta was delayed by the throng of people signing up to speak; the line snaked around the meeting room at Oneonta’s Elm Park Methodist Church on Chestnut Street. Here, Ron Peters, an associate of Town Fire Commissioner Johna Peachin, is advising would-be speaker Annemarie Hosned. Behind her is Common Council member Dana Levinson. The Oneonta town fire commissioners are proposing a volunteer department after two years of negotiations with City Hall over the services of the city’s professional Oneonta Fire Department failed to produce a contract. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)
An attorney representing a Manhattan developer who wants to build 126 homes west of Otsego Lake says Otsego town officials attempted to change land-use rules without following procedures for public notice and open meetings.…
...many community members say the law has raised broader questions about fairness, scientific consistency, and how decisions affecting the lake are made.…
“I just want to say thank you to the 700 community members who have shared and advocated for the community on this issue,” Town Supervisor Will Rivera (D) said just before the vote. “This is your government. We are here for you.”…
March 19, 2026
PUTTING THE COMMUNITY BACK INTO THE NEWSPAPER
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