Otego residents lament loss of local bank as Community closes branch
By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com
Community Bank has closed its branch in Otego, the only bank in the town, much to the dismay of residents and local leaders.
In a letter dated June 22, F.J. Buzz Hesse, chairman of the village of Otego Planning Board, Otego Mayor Ernest Kroll and Otego Town Supervisor Joseph Hurlburt asked Hal Wentworth, senior vice president of retail banking for Community Bank, to reconsider closing the branch.
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