Wood: I’ll Facilitate City-Town Fire Pact…
Wood: I’ll Facilitate City-Town Fire Pact…
Herzig Chides Fire Board: Stop Spreading Falsehoods By MICHAEL RODA Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – At tonight’s Common Council meeting, Mayor Gary Herzig publicly chided Town of Oneonta Fire District commissioners for what he described as telling tales out of school. While Fire Commissioners Johna Peachin and Fred Volpe sat stony-faced in the gallery, Herzig took them on for, he said, briefing Town Supervisor Bob Wood and the town board about long-stalled negotiations over the contract so the city’s professional department…
TOWN ELECTION SPOTLIGHT Butler Challenges Wood For Oneonta Supervisor WEST ONEONTA – Republican Mike Butler, longtime Oneonta Triple A president, is challenging incumbent Democrat Bob Wood, five-term Oneonta town supervisor, for the town’s top job in the Nov. 7 local elections. Butler, who recently resigned as chairman of the town Board of Fire Commissioners, said he doesn’t intend to raise the issue of the town-city fire pact in the upcoming campaign. “The fire contract needs to be done by the…
Common Council OKs Extension Of Fire Pact Until Valentine’s Day By LIBBY CUDMORE • for www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – With less than 72 hours before the expiration of its fire contract Town of Oneonta Fire District #1, Common Council this afternoon voted to extend the contract 45 days, as recommended by state Supreme Court Judge Michael V. Coccoma at last Thursday’s hearing. “It’s unfortunate that this is how we have to do business,” said Mayor Gary Herzig during the special meeting. “But I’m confident that…
LETTER TO ALLOTSEGO.COM EDITOR Town Board: Offer Would Raise Fire Fee Only 15¢ Per Thousand Editor’s Note: This letter from the Oneonta Town Board arrived too late for this week’s editions of Hometown Oneonta and The Freeman’s Journal. Due to its timely nature, we are publishing it as the first Letter to the Editor of our website. To the Editor of AllOTSEGO.com: The Town of Oneonta is protected by two fire districts. West Oneonta protects the town basically west of…