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Otsego County Board of Representatives - Page 14

questionnaire — marietta

ANDREW MARIETTA COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 8 COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE: Fly Creek  EDUCATION: Andrew has a bachelor’s degree in history and certificate in business administration from Creighton University.  He has a master’s in museum studies from the Cooperstown Graduate Program.  He also has a NYS insurance broker’s license. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Andrew is a VP of Regional Development for the New York Council of Nonprofits, and for the past 14 years, has assisted over a hundred Otsego County community organizations in the areas of governance, strategic planning, marketing, human resources, revenue…
October 25, 2017

questionnaire — kennedy

MEG KENNEDY COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 5, (HARTWICK, MILFORD, NEW LISBON) COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE: Hartwick EDUCATION: B.S. Cornell University PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 24 years experience in family owned and operated horticultural business in Hartwick COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: serve on governing bodies of 2 farmers markets 2008 – present, serve on Town of Hartwick Planning Board 2010- present, member of St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” Parish. FAMILY: 11 siblings, many in-laws, numerous nieces and nephews, parents PHILOSOPHY OF GOVERNMENT: Government…
October 25, 2017

questionnaire — breck tarbell

BRECK TARBELL COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 4 COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE: I live at 142 Morningside Drive, Oneonta, in Otsego County District 4 EDUCATION:  I have an Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: I have over 30 years of business management along with 10 years as a small business owner COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: I have been a member of the Oneonta Lions for 10 years and have been the President for 4 of those years! And through my business my wife and I…
October 25, 2017

questionnaire — david bliss

DAVE BLISS COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 7  COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE: Middlefield EDUCATION: Cooperstown Central School, Regents Diploma; SUNY Oneonta, BA in History with a minor in Economics, BS and MS in Social Science Education;  NYS Real Estate Brokers License with over 225 hours of Continuing Education credits;  NYS Professional Coaching License with over 120 hours of Continuing Education credits PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Owner/Operator of 300-acre organic farm (1983-present), NYS Real Estate Broker (1995-present), CCS Girls Varsity Softball Coach (2001-present). Town of MIddlefield: Zoning Board of…
October 25, 2017

Oneonta’s County Rep Candidates Debate This Evening At Morris Hall

Oneonta’s County Rep Candidates Debate This Evening At Morris Hall ONEONTA – Six candidates from Oneonta running for the Otsego County Board of Representatives will debate at 7 this evening at SUNY Onenta’s Morris Hall. They are: District 12  (Wards 3 & 4):   Craig Gelbsman and Adrienne Martini District 13  (Wards 5 & 6):   Leonard Carson, Jr. and Danny Lapin District 14  (Wards 7 & 8):   Lizabeth Shannon and Wilson Wells…
October 23, 2017

Frazier Revives Debate Over Collins-Faso Idea

Frazier Revives Debate Over Collins-Faso Idea He Says Medicaid Mandate Unique To NY, Unfair To Poorer Counties By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – After last month’s gallery of objections to Otsego County supporting the controversial Collins-Faso Amendment, it looked like the idea was dead. Today, county Rep. Ed Frazier, R-Unadilla, brought it back to life. As the county board’s monthly meeting neared an end, the vice chair stood and distributed a sheet of numbers to his colleagues,…
August 2, 2017

Republican To Challenge Marietta For County Board

Republican To Challenge Marietta For County Board Dems Berliant, Martini Target Bliss, Gelbsman COOPERSTOWN – Tim Walker today officially announced his candidacy for Otsego County Board Representatives in District 8, Town of Otsego (which includes most of Cooperstown). He is challenging Democrat Andrew Marietta, who is completing his first term and plans to run again. While the deadline for filing petitions is still a month away, the fall campaign is already heating up. In the last 24 hours, Leslie Berliant,…
June 13, 2017

COUNTY BOARD EXPLODES OVER MANAGER MOVE

READ TEXT OF TODAY’S RESOLUTION COUNTY BOARD EXPLODES OVER MANAGER MOVE Marietta’s Resolution From Floor ‘Disrespectful,’ Frazier Declares By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – County Rep. Andrew Marietta’s attempt to introduce a resolution to hire a county manager quickly blew up into high drama and parliamentary gamesmanship a today’s county Board of Representatives meeting. The vote itself was quickly derailed. Marietta made a motion, Kay Stuligross, D-Oneonta, seconded it, and Ed Frazier, R-Unadilla, with some prompting from…
June 7, 2017

Jail Sprinkler System Faulty, Sheriff Reports

Jail Sprinkler System Faulty, Sheriff Reports But Repairs May Not Happen Until 2018 By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The sprinkler system in the Otsego County jail is faulty, Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. told the county board’s Public Safety & Legal Affairs Committee this morning, but repairs may not come anytime soon. “What I was told, if the system is activated, it will probably clog,” he told the committee at its monthly meeting.  Although it’s unclear…
May 11, 2017

PUTTING THE COMMUNITY BACK INTO THE NEWSPAPER

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