City Manager Murphy Starts Work Monday ONEONTA – The new city manager, Martin Murphy, assumes his duties Monday, Oct. 6, at City Hall. The following evening is his first Common Council meeting, and he is scheduled to review “on boarding” plans and issues with Mayor Miller and the council, according to the meeting agenda released this afternoon. Murphy, most recently county administrator for Cortland County, was hired in early September. He replaces Oneonta’s first city manager, Mike Long, who retired…
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COOPERSTOWN FOLLOWS LEAD OF COUNCIL BLUFFS’ PLANNING COOPERSTOWN – These links, connecting to the Council Bluffs (Iowa) Nonpareil newspaper, detail how the public-input sessions conducted by Elan Planning of Saratoga Springs proceeded in that city of 60,000. Elan is conducting a similar process for Cooperstown, a collaboration of the village and the Otsego County IDA. Workshop slated for Council Bluffs Mid-City project Our View: Workshop tonight for Mid-City plan Residents give input on Mid-City Neighborhood plan A mixture of uses…
Letters Dispute Water-Plant Editorial From Oneonta Town Board Member Andrew Stammel To the Editor: …Your editorial and coverage has been based upon several incorrect facts and assumptions and made illogical conclusions. It is generous of the editorial to suggest that I should be a spokesperson on behalf of the Town Board but that is not my role. My job is not to advocate for the Board, or a party, or special interests but to advocate for the people. I support…
To the Editor: Thank you for your editorial concerning the proposed Southside Oneonta Town Water District. Although this paper came out against the district and has devoted a disproportionate amount of space to a single City resident who vocally opposes it, I appreciate its coverage. The project has been supported by the other local newspaper and by groups as diverse as Sustainable Otsego and Citizens Voices. Unfortunately, your editorial and coverage has been based upon several incorrect facts and assumptions…
To the Editor: I am writing to present the facts that contrast with the misinformation presented in your printed opinion. Oneonta Town Board members were elected to represent the interests of their constituents and this water project is, in fact, an example of very intelligently planned growth which will benefit our entire area. An experienced, reputable firm, with an impeccable reputation, Lamont Engineers, was engaged by the Town to assist in planning this endeavor. The completion of this project not only…
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Council Member Lynch Says He Won’t Run Again ONEONTA – Fourth Ward Common Council member Mike Lynch doesn’t intend to run for another term next year, he told the ward meeting he hosted last evening at Center Street School. Elected in 2007 to the Center City ward, Lynch, who works for the New York State United Teachers/NEA, has served in several key Common Council roles, including deputy mayor. Mayor Miller said Lynch hasn’t advised him of the decision but that…
Engineer Michael Murphy Receives GOHS’ New Eduard Hofbauer Award ONEONTA – The Greater Oneonta Historical Society last evening presented its first annual Eduard Hofbauer Outstanding Service Award to Mike Murphy, a board member and engineer who has guided the renovations of the History Center, 183 Main St. GOHS board member Heidi Hofbauer Buzzy unveiled the plaque that will hang in the History Center permanently in honor of her father, longtime operator of the Alpine Ski Hut in the downtown who was a…
STULIGROSS: MANOR SALE TO BE COMPLETE IN WEEK INDEX – Otsego Manor, the county nursing home, will change owners Wednesday, Oct. 8, moving from public to private hands, county Rep. Kay Stuligross, president of the Local Development Council that negotiated the sale, announced today. “Otsego Manor prides itself on being ‘home’ to all its residents. That doesn’t mean their home away from home, but the place where they really feel at home when they need skilled nursing care,” Stuligross said.…
Condition Of Injured SUNY Oneonta Student Improves From ‘Critical’ To Just ‘Serious’ ONEONTA – The condition of Tyler Giancola, the SUNY Oneonta student critically injured in a fight in the early morning hours of Sunday, Sept. 17, has been upgraded from “critical” to “fair” condition in the neurological intensive care unit of Albany Medical Center. Giancola, 21, was in a medically induced coma. His attacker, Joseph Schof, 18, has been charged with second-degree assault.…