Ruffles told attendees that for the prior year the total value of all property in the Town of Hartwick was about $306 million, according to New York State. “This year, they came in and said Hartwick is worth $360 million,” Ruffles said.…
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The Town of Hartwick’s town board organizational meeting the night of Monday, January 12 barely made it past the pledge of allegiance without incident. After a visit from two Otsego County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicles with deputies speaking to opposing factions, the meeting proceeded with only a few raised voices over the following three hours...…
“We are working with Delaware Engineering to address additional ventilation revisions to improve the structure,” Haney said. “There will need to be repairs made to the gable end walls, replacing the sheathing, new exhaust fans, and vent covers.…
This letter is in rebuttal to Bruce Markusen’s letter, titled “Town of Hartwick Coverage Lacking,” published in the May 1, 2025 editions of “The Freeman’s Journal” and “Hometown Oneonta.” These are areas of that letter with which I disagree.…
This story began in early April with reports of mold being found on two walls of the Hartwick reservoir, as posted by Councilman Bryan LoRusso on one of his Facebook political pages. This issue of mold and moisture is not new, nor has it created a water safety issue, either now or in the past.…
On April 21, Town Board members voted to approve expenditures up to $32,500.00 for a design from Delaware Engineering that will address ventilation, mold issues and other structural concerns in the water reservoir building. In addition to the design, the town will also contract with Delaware Engineering to bid out, award and manage the project.…
LoRusso’s motion to approve the installation of a humidistat and an override switch for the fans in the building that houses the town’s water tank—and to repair two exterior louvers—at a cost not to exceed $6,000.00 was unanimously approved.…
Haney said town officials will be addressing the current water concerns at an emergency water meeting to be held on Monday, April 14 at 5:30 p.m. at the Hartwick Town Hall, prior to the 6:30 p.m. regularly scheduled board meeting.…
This week, we reached out to our Otsego County friends and neighbors to find out what helps them relax in this heated political environment—what brings a smile to their faces, or reminds them that, regardless of our differences, it’s good to be an American.…
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: Hats off to the Town of Hartwick for being one of only four Otsego County municipal entities—along with Otsego County, the City of Oneonta, and the Village of Cooperstown—that currently livestream and record meetings and make them available to the public for viewing online.…
