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TRUSTEES REJECT

CONTRACTOR LAW

For Now, Parking Permits Not Required

Painting contractor Steve Eldred must have been pretty convincing before the Cooperstown Village Board this evening. After he and contract John Phillips argued against a paid-parking system that could have cost contractors up to $45 a day, plus a $25 application fee, to parking in front of jobs in the business district, village trustees voted unanimously against the proposal. Mayor Jeff Katz sent the idea back to Trustee Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch's Police Committee for reconsideration. (Jim Kevlin/AllOTSEGO.com)
Painting contractor Steve Eldred must have been pretty convincing before the Cooperstown Village Board this evening. After he and contractor John Phillips, back row, right, argued against a proposed paid-parking law that could have cost contractors up to $45 a day, plus a $25 application fee, to parking in front of jobs in the business district, village trustees voted unanimously, 7-0, against the proposal.  Also, a letter from resident Cathe Ellsworth was read into the record.  Mayor Jeff Katz sent the idea back to the board’s Police Committee for reconsideration.  In addition to Eldred, his son Chad, and Phillips, other contractors attending were Keith Barlow, Glen Falk and Fred Koffer.   Trustees in photo, clockwise from right, are Jim Dean, Cindy Falk, Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch, Lou Allstadt and Bruce Maxson.  (Jim Kevlin/AllOTSEGO.com)
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