The incumbent needs to take off his blinders from his eyes and the plugs from his ears to be there for his constituents and to be seen and heard at the committee meetings he has been in charge of.…
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The Otsego County Board of Representatives elected Edwin Frazier Jr., a Republican from District 1 (Unadilla) as board chair on Wednesday, January 3.…
As a former representative, I can attest to the importance of committee meetings. It is here that legislation is drafted, initiatives are proposed, and issues facing the county are addressed.…
I would like to bring to your attention Representative Donald Scanlon’s (District 13, Oneonta City Wards 5 & 6) lack of attendance at meetings for both committees on which he serves for the 2023 year (Health and Education and Human Services).…
Letter from John G. Hamill IV Best Wishes for Clark Oliver As a fellow Democrat, Ward 1 resident, and City of Oneonta resident, I sincerely thank former County Representative Clark Oliver for what he has accomplished, achieved, and the work plus effort he has put in during his time and service as a County Board representative. I must admit that dedicated leaders are hard to come by, but Clark Oliver definitely has been a dedicated leader for our county. Mr.…
Although he had intended to serve his final term to completion, Oliver was offered a position with New York State in the Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence as a gender violence prevention specialist.…
Early voting has ended, today is the last day to apply in person for an absentee ballot for the General Election, and tomorrow is Election Day.…
As our 5th Ward Council Member, Len Carson has worked tirelessly for the last four years for the benefit of the ward and city residences. I am honored to endorse Len Carson for the City of Oneonta’s 5th Ward Council Member for another four years. He is a true community leader.…
The Otsego County Board of Representatives authorized the Department of Social Services to contract for 10 additional rooms for emergency housing at Motel 88 in Oneonta at its meeting on Wednesday, August 2. The $621,000.00, 18-month contract doubles the number of rooms at Motel 88 and brings DSS to a total of more than 60 rented rooms at local hotels. The county DSS is required by New York State to provide emergency housing to eligible families.…
What we’ve got here,” said the jail warden in “Cool Hand Luke,” “is failure to communicate.” According to Steve Wilson, Otsego County administrator, this comment aptly describes the present state of affairs resulting in the county’s issuance of the State of Emergency Declaration and Emergency Order No. 1 with regard to housing migrants in Otsego County.…