2nd Time Around, Climate-Smart Idea Wins County’s OK Frazier, Clark Vote Nay, But Hope Is To Gain Access To State Grants By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Failing to do so two months ago, the county Board of Representatives today voted 12-2 to enact a state-sponsored “Climate Smart Community Pledge.” County Reps. Ed Frazier, R-Unadilla, and Kathy Clark, R-Otego, who had questioned it last time, when it was referred to the Solid Waste & Environmental Concerns Committee…
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Firefighters Fear 4 Stories Too Tall For Hampton Inn Will Coop, Oneonta Departments Provide Ladder Trucks? Planners Ask By PAT WAGER • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com HARTWICK – Emotional firefighters shared their worries about a proposed Hampton Inn & Suites’ four-story building with the Hartwick Town Planning Board this evening “I’m one of the ones who will be entering the building if something happens,” declared Chris Doucas, Hartwick Company #2 first assistant fire chief. “ I think that what I have to…
COOPERSTOWN AND AROUND Hampton Criticized By Firemen, Competitors HARTWICK Firefighters and competitors raised objections Tuesday, Jan 8, at a public hearing on a Hampton Inn & Suites planned in Hartwick Seminary. Hartwick Fire Company #2 pointed out it lacks a ladder truck necessary if the four-story building were to catch on fire.…
New Hotel: When Is Too Much Too Much? To the Editor: In regards to the proposed 101 room hotel in Hartwick, I’d like to thank Bob Holt, career hospitality professional, for his willingness to “tell it like it is” regarding the true state of the hospitality business here in the Cooperstown area. While we at the Landmark Hotel in Cooperstown always welcome new competition, I’d like to introduce the following numbers into the public discussion, hoping it broadens perspective. 1)…
Hearing Tonight On Hampton Inn…
Fire Fighting, Septic, Access Issues For Hotel Public Hearing On Hampton Inn Set Jan. 8 By PATRICK WAGER • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com HARTWICK – Fire protection, entrances onto Route 28 and septic issues were up for discussion when plans for a Hampton Inn & Suites in Hartwick Seminary came before the town Planning Board Tuesday. A public hearing has been set on the project for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, the planning board’s next meeting. Skyline Hospitality, which is affiliated with…
Big Names in Regional Media Gather For Forum in Oneonta “the Role of the Media in Influencing Economic Growth,”…