The key race in the city was the mayoral seat with Democrat Daniel Buttermann running against Republican Luisa Montanti. With 2,158 total votes cast, Buttermann won with 55 percent of the vote (1,195 votes) against Montanti’s 43 percent of the vote (938 votes).…
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Mike Forster Rothbart
Forster Rothbart was appointed to the 7th Ward council member seat in November 2024, following Bryce Wooden’s departure from Common Council. He has been serving in the position since January 2025.…
Candidates Dan Buttermann (mayor), Will Rivera (town supervisor), Jill Basile (incumbent county representative, 14th district), Michele Clapperton (county representative, 13th district), Eamonn Hinchey (county representative, 4th district), Teresa DeSantis (town board), and independent Mike Forster Rothbart (incumbent city council, 7th ward) spoke. Around 25 people attended the October 11 event at Wise Guys Sammy’s hosted by the Oneonta Democratic Club in downtown Oneonta.…
Mayor Drnek presented his remarks, saying that “the city parcel at 27 Market is the first step in a plan for development that is the realization of a neighborhood, featuring all types of housing…market rate, supported, and work-force-affordable.” He said housing is the central issue and “the parking argument” is “a distraction.”…
On Tuesday, December 3, the City of Oneonta’s Common Council initially declined to pass the tentative 2025 budget that they had approved on November 19. When put to a second vote, six of the seven council members consented to pass the 2025 budget of $20 million, with the caveat that there would be future budget cuts and solutions to cover the deficit while drawing down less of the reserves.…
A COVID-Era Visit From St. Nick… By MIKE FORSTER ROTHBART • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com (with apologies to Clement Clarke Moore) ‘Twas the dark night of COVID, and all through the county Not a traveler was budging, not one little amounty; The masks were hung by the front door with care, In hopes that the vaccine soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of Zoom school danced in their heads; The schools had…
