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LAPIN: Business Improvement District Can Help Oneonta Thrive

OTHER VOICES Downtown Business Improvement District Can Help City Thrive By DANNY LAPIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com “What does Downtown Oneonta need?” This is a question I’ve heard and asked nearly every day since I moved to the City of the Hills in mid-2015. Answers vary but they usually fall within three categories: more people, fewer storefront vacancies, and more stuff to do. In 2017, the City of Oneonta received a $10 million award through Governor Cuomo’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative.…