Consultants: Oneonta Airport To Grow Over Next 20 Years By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – For years, it was believed that as many as 23,000 takeoffs and landings happened annually at the Albert S. Nader Regional Airport since the 1980s. In reality, said Zach Staff, McFarland-Johnson Consulting’s regional aviation planning manager, research for an updated airport master plan found annual takeoffs and landings over the last 30 years really averaged about 4,600. “People would go with the old number…
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Environmentalists Express Concerns On Railyards Plan ‘Eco Park’ Urged In Scene Setter For March 5 Public Hearing On Site By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Though the formal public hearing on the Railyards Generic Environmental Statement isn’t until Tuesday, March 5, citizens told Common Council tonight that it doesn’t focus enough on used of renewables. “I would like to see us explore this idea of an ‘eco park,’ a net-zero eco park with wind and solar and geothermal…
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Common Council Approves Study for New Downtown Hotel By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Downtown Oneonta could soon be the site of a new boutique hotel. Oneonta’s Common Council authorized the Mayor to contract with the consulting firm, REVPAR International, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia to do a marketing feasibility study for developing a downtown-area boutique hotel during their meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 20. Funded by a state grant of $19,000, the feasibility study will determine if a boutique hotel…
Dietz Street Lot Gets Electric-Car Charger By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Looking for a “Clean Energy Communities” designation, a ChargePoint Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) charging station has been added to the Dietz Street parking lot. “Over the last two years, there was a joint effort among City departments and the Council to takes steps to earn the Clean Energy Communities designation,” said Council member Melissa Nicosia, Second Ward. “I am proud to have been a…
ONEONTA EYES BOUTIQUE HOTEL Council Considers Hiring Consultant ONEONTA – Common Council Tuesday will be asked to approve a contract with REVPAR International Inc., Alexandria, Va., to do a feasibility study on whether a boutique hotel would be successful in downtown Oneonta. During Mayor Dick Miller’s administration, such a plan was discussed for the lot between Ristorante Stella Luna and Foothills, but the concept did not move forward at that time. The land was owned by the late Gene Bettiol.…
Businessman: Fire-Sprinkler Reg Excludes All But One Business By CATHY NARDI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – During last evening’s Common Council, Bernie Zeh Jr. petitioned Council to hear his grievance. Zeh said his business, ABM Fire Equipment, Hartwick Seminary, is suffering unfairly due to a recent regulation that requires fire-sprinkler inspectors to obtain a Level II inspectors certificate from the National Institute for Certification in Engineering and Technologies (NICET). “We were not notified of this change,” Zeh said. Common Council…
Connectivity Key To Success, Says Council Member Frazier By CATHY NARDI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Connectivity is a future focus of economic development and Oneonta Council member Michele Frazier, First Ward, wants the Hill City to be a competitive presence. “People are able to work remotely,” Frazier said. “They look for an ideal place to live, and we have a wonderful community, we are a perfect place for workers who want to live in a place like this…
Destination Oneonta’s Jessup To Update Common Council ONEONTA – Bank of Cooperstown Vice President Rachel Lutz Jessup, who is treasurer of Destination Oneonta, will brief Common Council on DO’s recent activities when it meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Council Chambers. Common Council also plans to update the city’s harassment policy to comply with recent guidelines established by the State Division of Human Rights.…
Fire Commissioner To City: Let’s Talk By CATHY KOPLEN NARDI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Following two years of stalemate, the Town of Oneonta Fire Commission reached out to the City of Oneonta to re-open talks about the contract with the town Fire District. “We feel the contract is very important,” said Town Supervisor Bob Wood said. “We would like to encourage you to talk, especially with Commissioner (Al) Rubin. He has expressed a strong intention in finding a…
