UPDATED AT 2:32 P.M. TODAY OTSEGO COUNTY WINS PHASE ONE REOPENING SLOT By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – County board Chairman David Bliss has announced shortly after 2 p.m. that Otsego County businesses and industry have been included in Phase One of the state’s reopening from the coronavirus lockdown, effective this Friday, May 15. “This is the light at the end of the tunnel,” said Bliss. “But we’re still in the middle of the tunnel. We have…
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HERE’S TEXT OF DEBATED RESOLUTION Let US Decide How To Reopen, Oberacker Says He Votes Nay But, After Lively Debate, Republicans, Democrats Come Together By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Otsego County shouldn’t be waiting for Governor Cuomo’s permission to reopen as the coronavirus threat wanes, says county Rep. Peter Oberacker, R-Schenevus. Oberacker, who is also running for state Senate, was the sole “nay” vote as a resolution asking the governor to reopen the county “safely and…
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CLICK HERE AT 10 A.M. 5/6 TO WATCH MAY MEETING County Board Will Consider Hiring Freezes At Second May Meeting, Layoffs Will Be On Table By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Expecting at least a 20 percent cut in state aid and reimbursements, and perhaps as much as 50 percent, the county Board of Representatives is expected to act on hiring and overtime freezes at its monthly meeting at 10 a.m. tomorrow. The meeting, as COVID-19 impacts…
ADMIN COMMITTEE ASKS: Let Counties Like Otsego Be 1st To Normalize Full Board May Act May 7 By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The county board will be asked to ally itself with similar counties – Schoharie, Delaware and Chenango, for instance – to be first in line to phase out of the coronavirus shutdown, county Rep. Meg Kennedy, R-Hartwick/Milford/New Lisbon, said this evening. When it met earlier this month, Kennedy said, the county board’s Administration Committee,…
PROFILE FROM FRONT LINES: BRIAN POKORNY IN CRISIS, IBM SPOTLIGHTS IT DIRECTOR Editor’s Note: Reprinted from this week’s Freeman’s Journal & Hometown Oneonta newspapers, this is the first of “From The Front Lines” profiles of key players in our community’s fight against the coronavirus. By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – A few years ago, Otsego County government was planning a $1.2 million microwave loop – down Route 28, up Route 33 – to connect its Main Street headquarters…
DiNAPOLI: ADD $4B TO NY DEFICIT State Could Raid Counties’ Coffers To Fill Budget Gap Medicaid Shortfall Alone May Cost Otsego $1M, Ruffles Fears By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – As the State of New York begins to assess the impact of Governor Cuomo’s emergency declaration, issued Thursday, the chairman of Otsego County’s Emergency Task Force is fearful of the impact on the county budget. An initial assessment by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, posted in letter form…
Cuomo Medicaid Plan May Cost County $1.9M Reps Resolution Urges Governor To Keep Zero Cap On Local Share By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Governor Cuomo’s plan to close the state’s $6 billion budget gap includes passing more Medicaid costs on to the counties, county Rep. Meg Kennedy, R-Hartwick/Milford/New Lisbon, told her colleagues at their March meeting this morning. It could cost Otsego County a maximum of $1.9 million, she said, having been briefed as a member…
EDITORIAL If Not Allen Ruffles, Someone With SOME Of His Qualities The question was, “Do you think THEY will let the county administrator do the job?” They, of course, being the county Board of Representatives. But the question misunderstands how the new county administrator job is envisioned. Judging from discussions surrounding the new job’s creation, the county representatives aren’t looking for someone to tell them what to do. They’re looking for someone who will allow them to do what THEY…
Assemblyman Tague May Run To Fill Seat Otsego GOP Chair Voices Support By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com SCHOHARIE – Chris Tague, Schoharie, 21-month assemblyman in the 102nd District, plans to decide by the end of the week whether he will seeking to succeed state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, in the 51st District. Calling Seward “a dear friend,” he said he was “distressed by the news” that the 35-year senator has decided not to run again as he continues…
