Residents interested in the future of Otsego Lake and its surrounding watershed are being encouraged to review recommendations from the recently presented Otsego Lake Nine Element Watershed Management Plan and submit public feedback through Wednesday, October 9.…
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Scientists, municipal leaders, environmental organizations and residents gathered for the meeting, hosted by the Watershed Supervisory Committee, to review progress on a federally recognized Nine Element Watershed Management Plan.…
The citizens of Otsego County have a right to know what their local governments are doing and how decisions are being made. But the public’s access to information can vary, especially when the towns are small, with tiny staffs, and the issues are complex.…
Your September 3, 2026 article on whether the Town of Springfield or the Town of Otsego should be the lead agency for the proposed Manocherian subdivision raises some important questions (“Springfield Asks the State for ‘Lead Agency’ Authority Over the Manocherian Project” by Debra Moffitt).…
Town of Springfield officials have asked the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to settle a dispute with the Town of Otsego over which municipality should be the “lead agency” and key decisionmaker about a controversial plan to build 126 homes west of Otsego Lake.…
In “The Freeman’s Journal” dated August 20, 2026, I read that the Town of Otsego may allow grandfathering of existing businesses but only until the grandfathered property is sold. (“Town Softens Language on Subdivision Acreage, Short-term Rentals” by Debra Moffitt.)…
“Without a complete Site Plan application, any determination regarding which community may sustain the greatest environmental impacts, and which agency has the broadest governmental powers to investigate such impacts, is premature,” Huntsman wrote.…
A slew of issues and pointed public comments were raised at the Monday, July 27 Cooperstown Board of Trustees meeting, where residents raised concerns on parking‑ticket processing, a disputed water‑billing matter and the health impacts of recreational wood‑burning fire pits.…
In 2002, a General Environmental Impact Statement identified 120 species of birds as breeding, or probably breeding, in Otsego County. Thirteen were listed as “threatened,” or of “special concern.”…
There are several points that are worthy of public enlightenment regarding what can be viewed as separate administrative considerations that have become linked due to the unforeseen sketch plan submission by Manocherian.…
