Mathes To Brief Common Council On Development Projects In City ONEONTA – Sandy Mathes, Otsego Now president, will discuss Oneonta economic development projects he has been working on with the city at Tuesday’s Common Council meeting, Mayor Gary Herzig announced this evening. “While all are in very preliminary stages, there is much potential here,” said the mayor. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the second-floor Common Council chambers at City Hall.…
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COUNCIL CONSIDERS PAYING $123,620 TO HUNGERFORD ONEONTA – When it meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Common Council will consider a motion to give Acting City Manager Meg Hungerford a stipend that will raise her interim pay level higher than either of the city’s first two city managers. According to the agenda released this afternoon, the motion is for a stipend of $39,074. That is in addition to her finance director salary of $79,546, plus $5,000 extra she received after charter…
Laura Dohner Announces Run For Oneonta Common Council ONEONTA – Laura Dohner announced today that she is running for Common Council for the Fourth Ward in Oneonta. The position is now held by Mike Lynch, who has announced he’s not running again. “I find it very satisfying to be involved in making policy decisions which improve a community,” the candidate said. “My background as president of two major Graduate Student Organizations and serving on several community boards has taught me…
Common Council To Review Departmental Goals ONEONTA – Common Council has scheduled a special meeting for 4 p.m. Monday in council chambers to review department heads goals and objectives for 2015.…
Common Council’s Organizational Meeting Tuesday ONEONTA – Reappointing David Merzig as city attorney, Mark Simonson as city historian, and Michael Getman as city prosecutor will be among the actions planned when Common Council convenes its organizational meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Common Council chambers. REVIEW AGENDA FOR COMMON COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING…
Oneonta Common Council To Review 2015 Budget ONEONTA – Common Council is planning to meet at 6 p.m. today in council chambers for a workshop on the 2015 city budget.…
Charter Input Parsed By JIM KEVLIN•Hometown Oneonta Edition of Friday, Oct. 17, 2014 There were many issues raised, but two predominated at a tense Common Council meeting Monday, Oct. 13. One, that watering down city-manager credentials from a master’s in public administration (MPA) to a bachelor’s, was an attempt to circumvent the new City Charter, which residents adopted by a 1,128-348 vote in November 2011. Two, that by bypassing former City Manager Mike Long – the city’s first – and…
Council Member Lynch’s Ward Meeting: Police, Kindness Can Allay Student Woes By LIBBY CUDMORE• allotsego.com ONEONTA – Directed police presence helped calm some of the student chaos on Myrtle Avenue in Mike Lynch’s 4th Ward, but it’s not a long-term solution. “Having a police presence there takes manpower away from bar sweeps and underage parties,” said Lynch at this evening’s ward meeting, held at the Center Street school. “If we only have three patrol cars out, even if we add a neighborhood…
A WILD NIGHT: ANGRY CITIZENS BERATE COUNCIL •By LIBBY CUDMORE•Hometown Oneonta The room was packed. The mood was tense. “I resent being held hostage by these students,” said Lisa Yelich, Elm Street. “I’m being told I have to keep my lawn furniture chained to my porch, that I can’t have flower pots because they’ll get smashed or stolen – this is the city I moved into?” “My porch furniture was stolen,” added Kim Baskin, Cedar Street. “I woke up to…
Artist Janet Wentworth Seeking Oneonta Heroes For Portrait Series ONEONTA – Artist Janet Wentworth wants to make sure Oneonta’s notables get the recognition they deserve. “I want to paint the unsung heroes, the under-represented, the never-represented,” she told Common Council earlier this evening. Wentworth, an artist and adjunct art professor at SUNY Oneonta, has received a grant to paint 10 oil portraits of Oneonta community members in the “classical style” to be displayed at The Fenimore Art Museum’s community gallery.…