70-80 ATTENDEES FILL ROOM Energies Of Future Promoted At Forum Among Them, Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Pellets Seen As Fossil-Fuel Replacements By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Fossil fuels – gasoline, fuel oil, propane and natural gas – that power Otsego County today were like an unexpected inheritance, allowing the Industrial Revolution and the world as we know it. But 200 years later, Hartwick College Economics Professor Karl Seeley told 70-80 attendees at the Concerned Citizens of Oneonta…
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EDITORIAL HOMETOWN Views and Perspectives Levels Rising On Reservoir Of Good Will Bliss Achieves Key Goal: Collegiality On County Board The amiable Dave Bliss, who is entering his second year as chairman of the Otsego County Board of Representatives, patently has achieved his first goal: A “change of culture” toward a more amiable atmosphere. “I believe we have a working relationship with departments heads and other board members,” the former 24-year Middlefield town supervisor, a Republican, said in an interview…
Will ‘Clean Energy Community’ Status Help Us? Reps Ask Or Will It Limit Natural-Gas Options, They Say In Voting To Delay Action By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Is New York State’s “Climate Smart Communities Pledge” going to limit Otsego County’s economic-development future? Failing to get an answer to that question, the county Board of Representatives this morning – by voice vote, apparently unanimous – decided to delay action on making that pledge for at least a…
With 2 Nays, Bliss Keeps Chairmanship Clark Again Demurs; Frazier Joins Her By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – His predecessor, Kathy Clark, R-Otego, again voted nay, but county Rep. David Bliss, R-Cooperstown/Town of Middlefield, was reelected nonetheless for a second year as chairman of the county Board of Representatives. Clark was joined by her vice chair when she led the board, Ed Frazier, R-Unadilla, making the vote 12-2 for Bliss. Bliss’s vice chairman, Gary Koutnik, D-Oneonta, was…
Editorial for December 14, 2018 Can Open-Minded People Create ‘Center Of Energy Excellence’? Otsego Chamber’s ‘Energy Infrastructure Summit,’ County Task Force’s Makeup Will Help Answer That Question – And Soon Where angels fear to tread… The angel in this piece is Barbara Ann Heegan, Otsego Chamber of Commerce president, who this week announced the chamber is planning an Energy Infrastructure Summit Thursday, Jan. 31, at The Otesaga. “By bringing other stakeholders to the table, we can help inform our membership…
County Board Gives Final OK To Raises By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The Otsego County Board of Representatives made it official today. With only one dissenting vote from Andrew Stammel, D-Oneonta, the representatives voted a half-million dollars worth of raises for department heads and managers – including $3,000 for themselves, their first raise since the $250 in 2008.…
Fire Fighting, Septic, Access Issues For Hotel Public Hearing On Hampton Inn Set Jan. 8 By PATRICK WAGER • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com HARTWICK – Fire protection, entrances onto Route 28 and septic issues were up for discussion when plans for a Hampton Inn & Suites in Hartwick Seminary came before the town Planning Board Tuesday. A public hearing has been set on the project for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, the planning board’s next meeting. Skyline Hospitality, which is affiliated with…
County IGA Committee Forms ‘Leadership Team’ To Explore Energy Future By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – A “leadership team” of five is being formed to study Otsego County’s energy future, Intergovernmental Committee chair Meg Kennedy told her colleagues at their monthly meeting this morning. Details were not immediately available, but the team includes representation from the county board, the OCCA (Otsego County Conservation Association), and the city and town of Oneonta.…
Editorial for September 28, 2018 Balance Today’s Energy Needs, Tomorrow’s Energy Wishes It’s a great idea. In a column at the end of August, Adrian Kuzminski – citing the Tompkins County Energy Roadmap, completed in March – wrote, “Let me suggest … that the Otsego County Board of Representatives, in a bi-partisan spirit, is the logical authority to establish an Otsego Energy Task Force. A large, diverse umbrella group is far more likely to develop a comprehensive, viable energy strategy…
Replacement Found As Henson Steps Down By PARKER FISH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com At the Otsego County Board of Representatives meeting on Wednesday, District-5 Rep. Meg Kennedy, R-Mt. Vision, announced that the Administration Committee had found a candidate to fill the position of Veterans Affairs Director as current director Jack Henson prepares to step down. “The Board is happy to announce that we have chosen Dennis Clark as your new successor,” said Kennedy addressing Henson during the meeting. “Thank you…
