“This planning work is the foundation for something bigger,” said Town Supervisor Will Rivera. “The West End deserves decisions made with the community, not just for it."…
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“I just want to say thank you to the 700 community members who have shared and advocated for the community on this issue,” Town Supervisor Will Rivera (D) said just before the vote. “This is your government. We are here for you.”…
A proposal to build a data center in the Town of Oneonta has prompted swift action from the town government, with officials signaling during the Monday, March 2 Legislative Committee meeting that they want to change zoning laws before the issue escalates into a drawn-out battle.…
The site of a controversial proposed AI research center has been listed for sale by a local realtor. The Oneonta town supervisor says Eco-Yotta has not formally retracted its proposal.…
New Town of Oneonta officials were sworn in on January 1 at Oneonta Town Hall. Officials included Democratic Town Supervisor Will Rivera, his appointed deputy town supervisor, Republican Trish Riddell Kent, and re-elected Town Clerk Ryan Pereira, a Democrat.…
Next Sunday's Oneonta NAACP MLK celebration, recognition for Little Falls Hospital and the results of the CCS Dick White Holiday Tournament are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
The specially scheduled meeting for the presentation, which did not include public comment and lasted around two hours, covered some site plans, cash flow estimates, electricity and water usage, technologies that will be used, local partnerships, changes over the proposal’s history, and more.…
Community opposition has persisted meeting after meeting, the town (and planning) board has appeared exasperated by a lack of clarity in project specifics, and now Hartwick College—which Eco-Yotta had said they were hoping to partner with—has distanced itself from the project.…
Rivera’s victory is a sea change in the town, where in the 2023 election Republican Randal Mowers ran unopposed and in 2021 won with around 77 percent of the vote against Teresa DeSantis, who also just won a seat on the town board this month. Rivera will succeed his opponent, Interim Town Supervisor Brett Holleran...…
I’m running for Oneonta town supervisor. But getting elected isn’t the goal… it’s just the starting line. It’s the day you finally get a neighborhood advocate at town hall. We start strengthening our community with transparency, collaboration and heart.…
