While ClearGov’s primary purpose is to assist in the budget process, the Clear Plan module is focused on the categorization and publication of strategic plans for municipalities and their governmental departments. As conversations around constructing a new, comprehensive, and operational strategic plan for Otsego County began in recent years, the county board and County Administrator Steve Wilson decided Clear Plan was the most effective and efficient service to go with.…
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Come 2026, four Medicare Advantage plans will no longer be offered: CDPHP Value Rx, CDPHP Focus, CDPHP Vital Rx and CDPHP Complete Rx.…
It’s a “safe place for men to be able to get together, because there’s issues as one ages,” said member Bud Zaengle. A retired support staffer for cancer treatment, Zaengle said “the need is huge” for older people to have social engagements like the shed.…
Making up the panel were Tanya Shalor, chief executive officer of Opportunities for Otsego; Maggie Johnson, executive director of Community Cupboard of Edmeston; Dr. Diane Georgeson, health officer for the City of Oneonta; Carolyn Lewis, director of legislative affairs and grants at Bassett Healthcare Network; and Tamie Reed, director of the Otsego County Office for the Aging. Stephanie Bauer of the Cooperstown Area League of Women Voters served as moderator.…
Osterhoudt addressed the board from the rear podium as a representative of the Oneonta Airport Commission, the body responsible for overseeing the Albert S. Nader Regional Airport. He spoke of his experience with flying and aircraft, both locally and worldwide, as a credit to his understanding of the specifications needed for aircraft of all shapes and sizes.…
A group of concerned citizens who live in Otsego County, including Sarai Halliday of Opportunities for Otsego, Andrea Hull of Morris, and Arlene Martin of New Lisbon, has organized a non-partisan public forum to help residents of the Butternut Valley better understand how the proposed federal budget could affect local services.…
The Advisory Council is a voluntary group of local residents who provide information, guidance, advice, and support to Office for the Aging to help develop and coordinate community-based services in Otsego County.…
A free search and rescue program that tracks individuals who chronically wander could be the difference between life and death. Project Lifesaver is designed to provide a timely response, reduce possible injury, and save the lives of those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, autism, Down syndrome, traumatic brain injury or other cognitive disorders or developmental disabilities who wander away from home.…
County Office for the Aging asks County Board to earmark funds for repairs As the Otsego County Board of Representatives prepares to allot its share of federal aid in January 2022, Office for the Aging Director Tamie Reed proposed allocating money to Otsego Rural Housing Assistance (ORHA) to help repair mobile homes for low-income seniors. ORHA Executive Director Timothy Peters said it would be a good use of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds because of the nature of mobile…
