Cooperstown’s DMV Is Generating 9 Times What Oneonta’s Does By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The tallying’s been done, and it determined the county DMV office in Oneonta generates $500,000 in sales-tax revenues annually, a fraction of the $4.5 million equivalent generated in the Cooperstown one, county board Chair David Bliss, R-Cooperstown/Town of Middlefield, said today. The county keeps only 12.7 percent of those revenues, but the proportion generated by each office shows the relative amount of…
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UPDATED AT 2:32 P.M. TODAY OTSEGO COUNTY WINS PHASE ONE REOPENING SLOT By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – County board Chairman David Bliss has announced shortly after 2 p.m. that Otsego County businesses and industry have been included in Phase One of the state’s reopening from the coronavirus lockdown, effective this Friday, May 15. “This is the light at the end of the tunnel,” said Bliss. “But we’re still in the middle of the tunnel. We have…
HERE’S TEXT OF DEBATED RESOLUTION Let US Decide How To Reopen, Oberacker Says He Votes Nay But, After Lively Debate, Republicans, Democrats Come Together By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Otsego County shouldn’t be waiting for Governor Cuomo’s permission to reopen as the coronavirus threat wanes, says county Rep. Peter Oberacker, R-Schenevus. Oberacker, who is also running for state Senate, was the sole “nay” vote as a resolution asking the governor to reopen the county “safely and…
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Ruled ‘Essential Services,’ OFO Shelters Reopened By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Citing the domestic violence and homeless shelters “essential services,” the Otsego County Board of Representatives and the county’s Department of Social Services have reopened both buildings. “We’re happy that they have reopened and that they are helping these vulnerable populations in our community,” said county Rep. Adrienne Martini, D-Oneonta, chair of the county board’s Human Services Committee. “It’s so important that they be open and…
COUNTY TRIES OUT Hyper-Reach® Ring, Ring. Who Is It? Probably Dave Bliss He Wants YOU To Fight the Coronavirus COOPERSTOWN – If your phone rang in the last few minutes, it may have been Dave Bliss with this message: “This is David Bliss, Otsego County Board chair, with a reminder that we all must take personal responsibility to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The Governor has ordered only essential businesses can be open. No social gatherings for any reason.…
CLICK TO READ TEXT OF STATEMENT For Now, We Can Help Downstate, Bliss Is Advised If Otsego County Endangered, Chairman Says He’ll Be Told By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – While “deeply troubled” by Governor Cuomo’s announcement that Upstate ventilators will be seized for downstate patients, county board Chairman David Bliss today said he’s been assured local health-care believe they can participate without jeopardizing local care. “We have been assured that if those circumstances begin to change,…
If Need Arises, State Considering SUNY Oneonta As Possible Hospital COOPERTOWN – While is hasn’t come to that, county board Chair David Bliss said today that SUNY Oneonta could be converted to a coronavirus hospital if necessary. Responding to a question from county Rep. Michele Farwell, D-Morris/Butternuts/Pittsfield, Bliss said that’s “part of the reason SUNY dorms were cleared and sanitized – in preparation for potential need for more space. “It’s under consideration already; that’s been discussed,” said the Republican, who…
‘Self-Disclosure’ Only Way Who’s Infected Would Be Named, Chairman Says County Will Also Release Countywide Stats COOPERSTOWN – Saying “most people understand HPPA and privacy implications,” county board Chair Dave Bliss told his colleagues today Otsego County residents will only be given gross numbers about the coronavirus infestation. However, he said, individuals and families may “self-disclose,” he said. Some larger counties are releasing data by town, but “guidance from the state is that smaller counties with smaller population have the…
CORONAVIRUS EDITION Local Governments Send 50% Of Staff Home By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Following Governor Cuomo’s directive, Otsego County’s government and Oneonta’s City Hall took steps Tuesday, March 17, to send half of their workforce home. Cooperstown Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch said, because of the size of the village’s workforce, only “One or two” employees will be sent home. “We’re required to do this,” said county board Chairman David Bliss, R-Cooperstown/Town of Middlefield. “We’re not…