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Otsego Now, Twelve Tribes

Spar Over Eminent Domain

At a public hearing this morning, Lee Beane of the Twelve Tribes argues Otsego Now is offering too little for the Oneonta Ford building, site of the future "food hub."   Listening behind him are Otsego Now CEO Sandy Mathes and lawyer Joe Scott. Hodgeson Russ LLP, Albany. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)

By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com

ONEONTA – As the plans for the Mohawk Valley Food & Beverage Innovation Center move forward, negotiations for purchasing the former Oneonta Ford building have grown tense.

"We've engaged in good-faith negotiations with the owners," said Otsego Now CEO Sandy Mathes. "We've shared info, appraisals and environmental issues that need to be remediated."

But with the option of eminent domain on the table, a packed public hearing was held this morning at the Otsego Now offices.

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