Council Asked To OK Bike Lanes On Both Sides Of East Main Street ONEONTA – When it meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Common Council will consider establishing restricted bicycle lanes on both sides of Main Street on the city’s East End. According to a resolution in the agenda released this afternoon, the Council members will consider eliminating parking from 2 to 6 a.m. to accomplish this.…
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LETTER from RAY MANNION Who Knows More About Ward 8 Than Mark Drnek? To the Editor: I dare you to try to find another person alive who knows more about Main Street Oneonta businesses than Mark Drnek. Mark knows the first and last names of almost every business owner in Ward 8, where he is running for Oneonta Common Council. He knows what they sell and to whom they sell it. He knows what their businesses depend upon, thrive upon,…
LETTER from BILL SHUE Scott Harrington Has Roots In Sixth Ward Politics To the Editor: I have known Scott Harrington since he was a boy. Now he is a responsible husband and father. He was raised by two hardworking people, Stan and Mary Jane Harrington. Scott saw first-hand the ideals of true volunteerism and dedication to the task at hand. Unfortunately, Stan, a county representative for Wards 5-6, passed away at a fairly young age. Both he and Mary Jane Harrington gave to…
Write-In Candidate Emerges For Oneonta First Ward Seat Allied With Emerging Young Democrat Group, Luke Murphy Says Incumbent Is Moving Away By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Luke Murphy, an education coordinator at Hanford Mills Museum in East Merideth who lives on Main Street, Oneonta, confirmed a few minutes ago he is running a write-in campaign for the First Ward seat on Common Council. Murphy said he decided to run on learning that the incumbent, Michele Frazier,…
OPEC: Oneonta Dog Park A Possibility in Neahwa By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – It’s not just dogs that will benefit from the proposed Oneonta dog park. “There are a lot of dog lovers in Oneonta,” said Common Council member Michele Frazier, First Ward. “People who love dogs meet each other at dog parks, it fosters community.” The dog park, which has been proposed several times over the past few years, was once again brought to the…
OTSEGO COUNTY 2019 PRIMARIES DAVIES, SHUE ROMP TO WIN ONEONTA – Mark Davies, Ward 2, and Kaytee Lipari Shue, Ward 4, will both appear on the Democratic ballot line for Oneonta Common Council this November after hammering opponents Seth Clark and Jerid Goss in today’s primary. Both were endorsed by the city Democratic Committee. Without write-ins counted, Davies received 95 votes to Clark’s five, and Shue got 49 votes to Goss’ 11. However, both Clark and Goss will run on…
KAYTEE LIPARI SHUE ONEONTA COMMON COUNCIL, WARD 4 COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE: Center Street, Oneonta for over 30 years. EDUCATION: Oneonta City Schools (’05) and Academy of Art University in San Francisco (advertising) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Retail business leadership for over 10 years, most notably maurices at the Southside Mall for five years. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: City of Oneonta sustainability taskforce alongside Mark Davies. First United Methodist Thanksgiving dinner volunteer for several years. Represented maurices as a local Chamber of Commerce member. Coordinator…
D&H Yards Debate Renewed Environmental Review Too Fuzzy, Gas Activists Advise Common Council By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Anti-gas activists from around Otsego County returned to Oneonta Tuesday, June 18, with the same message: The environmental review to allow redevelopment of the D&H Railyards is not detailed enough. And Mayor Gary Herzig repeated the same response he has since a stormy hearing Tuesday, March 5 at Foothills: If someone shows up with a plan to actually…
‘Citizens’ Due For Reprise At Oneonta Council Objecters Ignored In Final GEIS, Email Says. But Mayor Disagrees By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Unhappy Concerned Citizens of Oneonta are expected back at tomorrow’s 7 p.m. Common Council meeting. Common Council is expected to act on the GEIS – generic environmental impact statement – on the D&H railyards redevelopment, and Citizens’ email sent out Sunday says it “dismisses every single comment brought by the public. “No changes were…
Council May Hire Consultant To Study Geothermal Heating ONEONTA – Common Council Tuesday will consider a $10,000 contract with consultant Egg Geo, St. Petersburg, Fla., to look at possible benefits of geothermal heating. Council meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, following a 6:30 p.m. reception in City Hall lobby to recognize the city’s 2019 Women Trailblazer Award winners Kelly Ames and Carol Mandigo.…
