News from the Noteworthy from the City of Oneonta
As the Seasons Change, So Can We All
Soon the hills will be resplendent in a blaze of vivid colors. On some, the earliest harbingers of autumn, the leaves have already begun to turn and detach from limbs and branches to begin their spiral downward.
In this “even” year, the landscape is dotted not just by splashes of crimson and gold, but by red and blue. These are the other signs of the times. Lawn signs and billboards.
Like the stems of leaves, the moorings of politicians and their supporters grow increasingly tenuous as the days wear on. Detachment and a downward spiral follow.
Facts become elusive. Positivity withers and negativity reigns.
It has already begun.
But unlike the trees that surround us, we are not forced by the season to stop the conversion of sunlight into energy and new growth. And so, in Oneonta we are beginning a campaign of positivity, education and community collaboration. We are calling it the “Campaign for 25.”
It’s a call to our citizenry to make Oneonta a better place by working together to address these 25 goals:
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