Otsego County currently maintains a sales and use rate tax of 8 percent—4 percent being state tax and the other 4 percent being local. The additional 1 percent in this resolution is not being added onto existing taxes, but rather is an extension of those already in effect.…
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The main event was held on Saturday at the Meadows Office Complex in the Town of Middlefield, with approximately 348 cars dropping off hazardous materials. A combined total of roughly 526 households took advantage of this free disposal program.…
Catan reported to her colleagues that Director of County Planning and Solid Waste Tammie Harris and Meaghan Remillard, director of finance and administration for Otsego Now, have approached the county to extend the Enterprise Grant and subrecipient agreement.…
The United States is in a constitutional crisis. The president has declared a series of national emergencies not authorized under the Constitution. These allow him to rule by decree through executive order, bypassing Congress and the federal courts.…
In a special presentation to the Otsego County Board of Representatives on Wednesday, April 2, at the monthly meeting in Cooperstown, Mossman explained the role of the CSB, state agencies and funding sources that support community services in Otsego County.…
Many NYSEG/Avangrid utility consumers reported having received invoices for a four-week period that represent an estimated 400 percent increase in utility expenses when compared to previous years. In some cases, their monthly utility costs are well over $1,000.00!…
Perfetti explained that somewhere along the way, people move and may have forgotten about a bank account in the state of New York. The bank can hold your money for three years, he said. Since banks make interest on your balances, they do not have much incentive to refund your money.…
Graham Vickers, an architect who specializes in correctional facilities, presented findings of the Otsego County Jail Assessment completed by Keystone Restituere Justice Center. He used the assessment to explain why the county needs to build a new jail. He told county board members that the “facility is not safe.”…
On Thursday, January 16, around 70 Otsego County residents, business owners, and community leaders met in the Morris Conference Center at SUNY Oneonta to listen to state, county, and town representatives give their annual “State of the County” addresses. The meeting opened with New York State Assemblyman Joe Angelino, Assembly District 101, discussing his goal to stabilize population loss in Upstate New York.…
Four county employees were recognized as outstanding employees. Frazier announced that all employees and department chairs are invited to nominate individuals every six months who exhibit a high degree of commitment to outstanding service, a high level of productivity, and demonstrate a high degree of initiative and effective relationships with others.…
