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The Village of Cooperstown will meet on June 26th to consider a much needed rewording on one part of the Transient Rental code, to wit: ”Proposed Local Law No. 3 of 2023—Amend Section 300.17.1 (B)(5)—Transient Rental—Incidental Use Definition: In residential districts, short-term rental use of any parcel shall be incidental to residential use of that parcel.” That’s a good start.…
Village To Hold LPC Meeting Wednesday for NY Forward Strategic Investment Plan Names of Planning Committee Members Released COOPERSTOWN—The Village of Cooperstown was selected by the Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Council to receive a $4.5 million award from New York State through the NY Forward program. Investment from this program will allow Cooperstown to develop a Strategic Investment Plan and implement key catalytic projects to advance a community vision for downtown improvements. Projects selected for funding will transform the…
Approximately 50 people were on hand for Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh’s first “Welcome Home Cooperstown” event on May 2 at the Village Hall. (Photo provided) Mayor Launches Welcome Initiative COOPERSTOWN—“Welcome Home Cooperstown,” a new initiative from Coop-erstown Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh, kicked off on Tuesday, May 2 at the Village Hall. The goal of the series of monthly meet and greets is to welcome area newcomers, assist them in building connections to established residents and institutions, and encourage them to make Cooperstown…
Village Awaits DOSFinalization of LPC Strategic Investment Plan Follows Selection of Committee Members By DARLA M. YOUNGSCOOPERSTOWN The next seven to 10 months will be busy ones for the Village of Cooperstown, as officials work with the Department of State to identify projects that will be funded by a $4.5 million NY Forward grant. The award was announced on Thursday, March 2 during a special press conference held at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. According to the…
Letter from Chip Northrup Alternate Housing Sites Are Available The Notre Dame Cooperstown Land Use Plan identified affordable housing as a need for the village. One of the sites they recommended were the vacant fields on Brooklyn Avenue leading to the Clark Sports Center. The study did not recommend clear-cutting the forest on Irish Hill for apartments, nor did it recommend demolishing an historic building in Fly Creek for apartments, as previously proposed by the owner of the Irish Hill…
Averill Road Parties Have Day in Court Templeton Foundation To Proceed with Geotechnical Testing Contingent Upon DEC Compliance By DARLA M. YOUNGSWAMPSVILLE Following 90 minutes of oral argument on Thursday, April 6, Madison County Supreme Court Justice Hon. Patrick J. O’Sullivan has determined that the Templeton Foundation can move forward with geotechnical testing on its property at Averill Road in Cooperstown, in order to understand the subsurface conditions of the potential development site. However, in order to do so, Templeton…
Letter from George Hymas Camera Installation an Orwellian Nightmare The Village of Cooperstown is proposing to install surveillance cameras in public areas of the village. The deployment of the cameras would be under the guise of protection against crime and to enhance public safety. The police will monitor, access, and retain the data and images captured by the cameras. The slippery slope of surveillance is an assault on privacy and has a chilling effect on protest and dissent and could…
Camera Conversation Continues Monday at Public Hearing No. 2 By CASPAR EWIGCOOPERSTOWN A Notice of Public Hearing published in “The Freeman’s Journal” on March 16 advises that at its meeting next Monday, March 27 at 7 p.m., the Cooperstown Board of Trustees will consider implementation of a policy covering the installation, operation and maintenance of stationary cameras in public places, as well as the use of images from those cameras. A Short HistoryThe need for, and desirability of, having cameras…
Second Lawsuit FiledRegarding Averill Road By DARLA M. YOUNGSCOOPERSTOWN After submitting a “Partial Observer” commentary to “The Freeman’s Journal” and “Hometown Oneonta” last week regarding concerns about work being done on the Templeton Foundation’s Averill Road property, environmental lawyer Douglas H. Zamelis has filed a second lawsuit against the Village of Cooperstown Board of Trustees, the Village of Cooperstown zoning enforcement officer and Templeton Foundation itself. On January 18, Zamelis had filed a petition in the Madison County Supreme Court…