AGAIN, POWERS TILTS AT CLARK Board Reorganizes Wednesday By JIM KEVLIN • for AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Veteran county Rep. Jim Powers, R-Butternuts, is again seeking to bump county Rep. Kathy Clark, R-Otego, from the chairmanship, according to representatives whom he’s approached asking for support. The Otsego County Board of Representatives, which Clark has chaired for four one-year terms now, will hold its reorganizational meeting at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the County Office Building on upper Main Street here. Powers, a dairy…
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Reps Ask, Are Promotions Too Cooperstown-Centric? By DON MATHISEN • for AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The Intergovernmental Affairs committee wants a shift in the way Otsego County is marketed. “There has been a sense for a long while that the tourism branding is done around Cooperstown,” said Kathy Clark, R-Otego, chair of the Board of Representatives. “There are other things in the county that people come here for.” The issue has come to the forefront because Destination Marketing Corp. of Otsego County…
Let’s Go Mets! Says County Board Chair OTEGO – Kathy Clark, R-Otego, chair of the Otsego Board of Representatives, may also be the New York Mets’ biggest local fan. She has been following the Mets since their first season in 1962. “At the age of 7, I went to my first Mets game,” said Clark. “My husband is a fan, he used to sell hotdogs at Shea Stadium.” It truly is a family affair for the Clarks. “All my kids…
County Strategic Planning Process Underway, Board Chair Clark Says COOPERSTOWN – Otsego County has begun working with local municipalities to develop a Countywide Strategic Prioritization Plan, seeking to identify priorities for economic investment, sustainability, community revitalization and government efficiency. The plan will enhance grant applications, and be a stimulus for greater collaboration within the county, said county Rep. Kathy Clark, R-Otego, chair of the county Board of Representatives, in announcing today that the program is moving ahead.…
County Board Reelects Kathy Clark As Chair COOPERSTOWN – County Rep. Kathy Clark, R-Otego, was elected chairman of the Otsego County Board of Representatives this morning for a third year. Ed Frazier, R-Unadilla, was reelected vice chairman. A former board chair, County Rep. Jim Powers, R-Butternuts, was nominated for chair, but Clark was chosen before the Powers matter could come to the floor.…
Public Hearing On County Budget Planned Monday In Cooperstown COOPERSTOWN – The Otsego County Board of Representatives have scheduled a public hearing for 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, in the County Office Building to hear comment on the proposed 2015 budget. The $103 million document includes a local tax levy slightly over $11 million. That reflected a property tax decrease of 2.4 percent. But given the decision to keep the Cooperstown DMV office and the “Gathering Place” senior site in…
County Committed To ‘Single Point Of Contact’ On Ec-Dev, Clark Says By JIM KEVLIN • allotsego.com Rep. Kathy Clark, R-Otego, chair of the county Board of Representatives, said today the county is not ready to participate in the IDA’s “single point of contact” approach to economic development right now, but she intends that it will. “In no way did I intend it to be interpreted that we don’t want to do a one-stop shop,” said Clark. “I don’t want it…
IDA Ends Broad Band Project, Puts Pony Farm On Fast Track Rebuffed By County, Board Focuses On Own Priorities ONEONTA – The Otsego County IDA has received 20 queries from small businesses with expansion plans, but will now forward them to the county after a key committee has decided not to participate in “single point of contact” economic development. “We remain open to cooperating,” said Sandy Mathes, the IDA’s CEO, at the end of an action-packed meeting. “But we are…
Rep. Schwerd Says Committee Will Seek Alternative To ‘Single Point Of Contact’ By JIM KEVLIN • allotsego.com COOPERSTOWN – The county Board of Representatives’ committee in charge of economic development has decided not to collaborate with the IDA’s “single point of contact” strategy. County Rep. Betty Ann Schwerd, R-Edmeston, who chairs the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, told the county board this morning the IGA is interviewing two consultants to take on the tasks formerly performed by the county Economic Development Office. Schwerd…