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Property Owners To Be Briefed On Citywide Oneonta Assessment

Property Owners To Be Briefed On Citywide Oneonta Assessment ONEONTA – City Assessor Richard Maxwell will brief city property owners on the upcoming reassessment at an informational meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, in the Oneonta Middle School cafeteria. Common Council has contracted with the appraisal firm Emminger, Newton, Pigeon & Magyar, Buffalo, to the the work. Maxwell will be joined byk ENPM representatives in explaining why the city is reassessing, the timeline, how values are determined and when…

Mathes Says County Planner Stalls Pony Farm Expansion

Mathes Says County Planner Stalls Pony Farm Expansion By JIM KEVLIN • for www.allotsego.com ONEONTA – The county’s “single point of contact” for economic development, Sandy Mathes, told a Citizen Voices public meeting this morning that, given interference by the county Planning Department, he is considering abandoning development of the final 25 acres in the Pony Farm Commerce Park. The county Planning Department director, Karen Sullivan, has asked the state DOT to review the Route 205 corridor from I-88 north,…

Alex & Ika Will Be Closed, Replaced With Cantina de Salsa, Owner Says

Alex & Ika Will Be Closed, Replaced With Cantina de Salsa, Owner Says COOPERSTOWN – After 18 years, the celebrated Alex & Ika restaurant, relocated from Cherry Valley to 149 Main St. in recent years, will be closed, proprietor Alex Webster announced this morning in an e-mail to customers. In its place, Webster said, he plans to open a second Cantina de Salsa Mexican restaurant in downtown Cooperstown site. The Cantina de Salsa in Cherry Valley WILL REMAIN IN OPERATION. “Almost two…

‘Single Point of Contact’ Will Report On Economic Development Progress

‘Single Point of Contact’ Will Report On Economic-Development Progress ONEONTA – Sandy Mathes, Otsego County’s “single point of contact” for economic development, will discuss “The Good, the Bad & the Ugly” of attracting jobs here at 8 a.m. Wednesday at the Carriage House in Southside Oneonta, 790 Southside Drive. The forum is hosted by Citizen Voices, and the public is welcome. A little more than a year into a three-year process, Mathes will talk about progress, issues and roadblocks.  Additionally,…

In Rain, 75 Teachers, Supporters Rally Against Cuomo Reform Plan

In Rain, 75 Teachers, Supporters Rally Against Cuomo Reform Plan ONEONTA – Despite sometimes heavy rain, 75 teachers and their supporters rallied in front of the former Center Street School, now the Oneonta City School District headquarters, voicing antagonism toward Governor Cuomo’s Common Core proposed reforms. The proposed reforms include linking teacher evaluations, and even firings, to success in Common Core testing in math and English.   And, if a school fails repeatedly to achieve Common Core minimums, Cuomo is seeking authority…