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The November 19 Oneonta Common Council meeting attracted about 25 concerned citizens, the equivalent of a full house. There were 20 motions on the agenda. The council debated various issues for more than four hours. Just before 10 p.m., the council approved the proposed 2025 budget and voted to exceed the tax cap. By this time, only three members of the audience remained. Two were city employees, Brian Knapp, the fire chief, and Chris Yacobucci, director of Public Works.…
Go Hawks! ONEONTA—Zia Knapp is showing her Hartwick women’s soccer pride. Zia’s dad, Brian Knapp, is the Hartwick Hawks head coach and mom Liz is her best buddy. A gallery of our readers’ pets is now available for viewing on the AllOtsego.com website at htpps://www.allotsego.com/furever-friends-and-purrfect-pals/. Every week, we’ll select at least one photograph to be highlighted in our newspapers, on Facebook and online. Send your photos to darlay@allotsego.com.…
Fire on Main Street yesterday under investigation By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — The Oneonta Fire Department responded to a fire at the Java Island on Main Street at 5:45 p.m. which closed down the street, Sunday, Oct. 24. Smoke could be seen coming out of a window on the second floor.…
Common Council discusses COVID, budget, approves new asst. fire chief By Kevin Limiti • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — The Common Council approved the new Asst. Fire Chief, Timothy Foster to a round of applause Tuesday, Aug. 17, after some discussion about tabling the potential appointment until the situation with the COVID delta variant became more clear. The council was briefed on the situation with the coronavirus variant, a mutation that is steadily causing higher rates of infection City Health Officer…
AllOtsego people New fire chief credits parents with his success By Kevin Limiti • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — The City of Oneonta’s new fire chief appropriately comes from a long line of firemen. A Schenevus native and fourth-generation firefighter, Brian Knapp started his position as the Oneonta fire chief officially Sunday, Aug. 1. “Ever since I was a little kid, I wanted to be a firefighter,” Knapp said Monday, Aug. 2. Knapp’s great-grandfather was a firefighter in West Laurens,…
Oneonta Common Council has contentious vote on housing commission appointment, confirms new fire chief By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — In a two and a half hour meeting, the issue of housing was forefront as the Common Council struggled to come to agree on the choice of an out-of-city resident as part of the housing commission on Tuesday, July 20. This appointment was narrowly approved, 4-3, with Kaytee Lipari Shue, Len Carson and Scott Harrington being the…