Rural Municipal Leaders Confirm Housing Affordability Continues to be a Major Issue A joint survey conducted in October 2024 by the New York State Association of Towns and the Rural Housing Coalition of New York reaffirmed that housing affordability continues to be a major issue confronting rural communities throughout the state. The poll of municipal leaders found that 68 percent of respondents believed that housing affordability was a major concern in their towns and villages. Affordable housing is generally defined as housing…
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Need for housing of all types has been identified by the City of Oneonta in its own comprehensive plan. Need for housing of all types has been identified by the Village of Cooperstown and by the NY Forward Local Planning Committee. Why, then, are the RSS and Averill Road projects so controversial?…
A new report titled “Rural New Yorkers at Risk,” produced by the Regional Plan Association for the RHC, was released in February and shows that as soon as 2027, hundreds of tenants in rural communities will be subject to displacement each year.…
The City of Oneonta’s request to RSS to consider developing 27 Market Street is not the first time this organization has been called upon to step up. In the 1980s, Mayor Brenner sought our help in providing housing and support services for residents being deinstitutionalized. We have invested in this community for more than 30 years, utilizing our knowledge of the housing market and resources as a non-profit developer.…
Cooperstown Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh was the first panelist to speak. She provided a summary of the Village of Cooperstown’s accomplishments for 2023 and a glimpse into plans for 2024.…
Otsego communities struggle with housing needs By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Affordable and available housing remains an issue in Otsego County in general, but particular issues have come up recently in both Cooperstown and Oneonta. However, both areas are doing their part to amend this issue. Although there has been some backlash, elected officials acknowledge the necessity of creating affordable housing in the area. A planned development at 10 Chestnut St. in Cooperstown is being considered by the…
MASKIN, HERZIG IMPRESSED Delgado Meets With OFO, Says Session ‘Illuminating’ ONEONTA – U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-19, today met with the poverty-fighting Opportunities for Otsego’s board of directors and staff. The freshman congressman called the meeting “illuminating and deeply important to understand the headwinds facing thousands of Upstate New Yorkers experiencing poverty and homelessness.” OFO CEO Dan Maskin said he was “honored” to have Delgado visit the organization, adding, “I was thoroughly impressed that he took the time to listen…
LETTER from DAVID FLYNN Challenge For Candidate: Affordable Housing To the Editor: This is in regards to letters written about Oneonta and attracting young people to work in our area. What is needed is housing for all working individuals, as most housing in the City of Oneonta is geared for our student population. There aren’t homes available to purchase that could be within the reach of these “young people,” nor are there sufficient apartments available to rent, as we have…
People Who Would Live In RSS Are Committed To Recovery, Dostal Says LEAF Director Responds To Neighbors Organizing By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – In response to the formation of “Sixth Ward Neighbors United,” LEAF Executive Director Julie Dostal said there are “misconceptions” about the proposed Rehabilitation & Support Services housing development and the 14 units set aside for people in addiction recovery. “Those people get to move into those units because they have engaged in a…
THE TARGET: RSS PROPOSAL 50 Neighbors Uniting To Fight Housing Project By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Christened “Sixth Ward Neighbors United,” River Street residents and businesspeople met for more than two hours with city, county and state elected officials at the Sixth Ward Athletic Club Thursday evening to discuss strategies to oppose RSS’s housing development in their neighborhood. “There are multiple bad reasons for RSS’s project,” said Fran Colone, a vocal critic of the housing development…