Following the Public Safety and Legal Affairs Committee report, Rep. Leslie Berliant asked if a representative of the Sheriff’s Office had attended the latest PSLA meeting, to which the answer was no, marking four months with no direct communication to the committee from Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. or his office.…
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The August meeting of the Otsego County Board of Representatives began with Representative Andrew Marietta’s recognition of the semiannual recipients of the county’s Outstanding Employee Award.…
After passing the rest of the consent agenda, the board put forth Res. 282, an acknowledgement of respect for the passing of eight-year Board of Representatives member Gary Koutnik. Koutnik served as the representative for District No. 11 of the City of Oneonta, Wards 1 and 2, from 2012 to 2019.…
Planning Department Director Tammie Harris gave a presentation on the potential scope and benefits of a comprehensive plan for Otsego County. Harris said that such a plan for the county would focus on engagement with the public and businesses...…
Rep. Daniel Wilber presented a resolution from the floor in appreciation of retiring Otsego County IT Director Brian Pokorny. Pokorny worked for the county for more than 30 years and has been director of his department since January of 2000.…
Through this series, a comprehensive CCR for the Solid Waste Department was developed. The final product utilizes symbols and statistical metrics to paint a detailed, yet comprehensible picture of how the program is funded, what waste removal totals looked like for 2025, and the implications of the transfer station damages.…
Village officials said they could not afford to enter a full five-year contract with an operator, which was originally advertised in a request for proposals issued this fall.…
Numerous speakers utilized the privilege of the floor to address the board on issues concerning them. Notably, Teresa Winchester, Lynn Ohl, and Gilbertsville Mayor Aidan Woishnis each spoke to their grievances regarding the recent closure of the Gilbertsville Meadow Brook Bridge on County Route 4. Winchester read from a letter describing how the bridge was closed due to it being declared unsafe for use, but said that the county had known of its failing condition for years.…
Professor Alex Thomas, executive director of the PLACES Institute at SUNY Oneonta, cited the history of Otsego County and the region, from early and long-lasting successes to steady decline since 1970. Dire projections show the possibility of Otsego County’s population dropping by 25 percent by 2050.…
The Otsego County Planning and Solid Waste Department held its 24th Hazardous Waste Collection Event on Friday, August 25 and Saturday, August 26. On Friday morning, a satellite event was held in Unadilla at the Town Highway garage.…
