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State Comptroller Office Representative Speaks to County Board

TIMOTHY PERFETTI
(Photo by Monica Calzolari)

By MONICA CALZOLARI
COOPERSTOWN

If you have questions about your pension, unclaimed funds or contract issues, the Office of the State Comptroller wants to hear from you, Timothy Perfetti said on Wednesday, March 5 at the monthly meeting of the Otsego County Board of Representatives.

Perfetti is the Southern Tier regional representative for the New York State Comptroller’s Office. He traveled from his hometown of Homer, near Cortland, to reach the Otsego County board chambers in Cooperstown.

“We are sitting on $19 billion in unclaimed funds,” he said. “The State of New York Comptroller’s office wants you to have your money back with interest.”

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