Oneonta Common Council has contentious vote on housing commission appointment, confirms new fire chief By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — In a two and a half hour meeting, the issue of housing was forefront as the Common Council struggled to come to agree on the choice of an out-of-city resident as part of the housing commission on Tuesday, July 20. This appointment was narrowly approved, 4-3, with Kaytee Lipari Shue, Len Carson and Scott Harrington being the…
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AllOtsego people: Mattice excited about new city role By KEVIN LIMITI• Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — Oneonta native Greg Mattice has begun his new role as Oneonta’s city administrator. Mattice began his new position July 1, leaving his job as city engineer. Mattice, who said he enjoys playing basketball and spending time with his family, earned a degree in engineering from Syracuse University in 2009. “We’re a small city,” Mattice said. “I do a lot of technical work.” Mattice said…
Community Advisory Board document on OPD best practices set to be reviewed By KEVIN LIMITI• Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — A committee including mayoral candidates Mark Drnek and Len Carson approved final changes to the Community Advisory Board police review document, which will sent back to the original CAB members followed by a public hearing. The process should take about a month to complete, according to city officials. The Community Advisory Board met Tuesday, July 13, at City Hall to…
Trailblazer Awards to be given at Oneonta City Hall STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Trailblazer Awards will be handed out at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 14, at Oneonta City Hall. Originally, they were supposed to be given out at Damaschke Field but this was changed due to the potential of bad weather. The award will be given to former mayor Kim Muller, SPCA Director Stacie Haynes, Judge Lucy Bernier and Oneonta High School teacher Cathy Lynch. Mayor…
First in-person common council since COVID celebrates recent achievements By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — The Common Council met in person Tuesday, July 6, with an atmosphere of visible joviality and relief after spending a year meeting via Zoom. “This is something we haven’t done in a long time,” Mayor Gary Herzig said, which elicited some appreciative chuckles. Some of the agenda items passed included motions authorizing the acceptance of a state grant for the development of…
Independence Day goes off with a bang in Oneonta By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — Independence Day on Sunday, July 4, drew thousands to the parade and Neahwa Park for fireworks and festivities with the day being dedicated to the essential workers during the COVID crisis. Mayor Gary Herzig repeatedly said throughout the day that without the essential workers, this day would not have been possible. “They were here for us all year,” Herzig said prior to…
Best Bets Celebrate Independence Day with concert, fireworks, parade! Start your Independence Day celebrations with the Hometown Heroes kick-off concert dedicated to the essential workers who have given so much during the pandemic. The concert will feature the Michael Christopher country band performing their greatest hits. Free admission. Presented by Hometown 4th at 7:30 p.m., Friday, July 2, at Neahwa Park in Oneonta. Visit facebook.com/FNOneonta/ for information.…
City of the Hills OPD investigating graffiti at Neahwa Park The Oneonta Police Department is investigating hateful graffiti in Neahwa Park that read “Black Lives Splatter” and “White Lives Matter.” “It’s hateful, it’s sad and it’s repulsive,” Mayor Gary Herzig said. “We need to all do what we can to express that we don’t tolerate that here. That type of hateful graffiti is not common in Oneonta. That said, no community is immune to it. There are hateful people in…
Kings Kakery opens with ribbon cutting, community support By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA—The Kings Kakery on Main Street in Oneonta had a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, June 25 in which the community came out in support of the business. Around 30 people which included community leaders such as Mayor Gary Herzig, councilman Mark Drnek, representatives of the Chamber of Commerce, SUNY Oneonta acting President Dennis Craig and others gathered outside the business. Kings Kakery makes pastries…
Hometown 4th: Oneonta to revive holiday celebration By PATRICK DEWEY • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — The Hometown 4th Festival will return to Oneonta’s Neahwa Park to celebrate the July Fourth holiday next weekend, with a theme of honoring essential workers. The goal is to honor the workers, including grocery store staff, teachers, police officers, firefighters and healthcare workers, who took risks for the community good during the coronavirus pandemic, according to festival officials. “We wanted to do everything we…
