Otsego County Board
calls for Cuomo
to resign or be impeached

By Greg Klein • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com

COOPERSTOWN — Otsego County's Board of Representative unanimously approved a resolution calling for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign — or for the state Assembly to impeach him if he does not resign — in light of a new investigation that found Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women while in office and he and his advisors tried to retaliate against at least one whistle blower.

The resolution came from the floor during the board's meeting Wednesday, Aug, 4, at 197 Main St. in Cooperstown, meaning any member could have blocked it and demanded it pass a two-thirds vote to even be debated. However, no one objected to the resolution, which was sponsored by Rep. Clark Oliver, D-Oneonta.

"I think it speaks volumes if we as a legislative body state that this behavior is not tolerated," Oliver said.

Rep. Adrienne Martini, D-Oneonta, and Rep. Andrew Stammel, D-town of Oneonta, were not at the meeting, but the other 12 representatives all voted for the resolution and the Democrats on the board were as quick to criticize Cuomo's actions as the Republicans, although Cuomo is a member of the Democratic Party.

Board Chair Dave Bliss, R-Cherry Valley, Middlefield, Roseboom, and Rep. Danny Lapin, D-Oneonta, suggested additions to the resolutions that were accepted.