In 2002, a General Environmental Impact Statement identified 120 species of birds as breeding, or probably breeding, in Otsego County. Thirteen were listed as “threatened,” or of “special concern.”…
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Manocherian housing proposal
There are several points that are worthy of public enlightenment regarding what can be viewed as separate administrative considerations that have become linked due to the unforeseen sketch plan submission by Manocherian.…
If every proposal involving large parcels is discouraged before the environmental review is complete, we should not be surprised when housing shortages continue for another generation.…
The Town of Otsego will take a second look at proposed changes to its comprehensive plan after the blueprint for land-use laws drew complaints from residents and a Manhattan developer who owns hundreds of acres.…
With 1,500 acres of largely undeveloped land in play with the proposed subdivision, there is the need to address the consequences of transforming the property as it currently exists into the plan the Manocherian family continues to pursue.…
I looked at the revised Manocherian proposal and I am truly baffled. There's nothing about it that's economic, either for the land owner or the municipalities.…
By actually being present in the community and attending the various town meeting presentations by the developer’s engineers and attorney, one would be aware that the developer does NOT intend to require the two towns to take ownership of the roads.…
In this installment of “Town Talk,” Village of Cooperstown Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh answers a few quick questions from General Manager/Senior Editor Darla M. Youngs to update readers on village business.…
