Charter Input Parsed By JIM KEVLIN•Hometown Oneonta Edition of Friday, Oct. 17, 2014 There were many issues raised, but two predominated at a tense Common Council meeting Monday, Oct. 13. One, that watering down city-manager credentials from a master’s in public administration (MPA) to a bachelor’s, was an attempt to circumvent the new City Charter, which residents adopted by a 1,128-348 vote in November 2011. Two, that by bypassing former City Manager Mike Long – the city’s first – and…
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Council Member Lynch’s Ward Meeting: Police, Kindness Can Allay Student Woes By LIBBY CUDMORE• allotsego.com ONEONTA – Directed police presence helped calm some of the student chaos on Myrtle Avenue in Mike Lynch’s 4th Ward, but it’s not a long-term solution. “Having a police presence there takes manpower away from bar sweeps and underage parties,” said Lynch at this evening’s ward meeting, held at the Center Street school. “If we only have three patrol cars out, even if we add a neighborhood…
A WILD NIGHT: ANGRY CITIZENS BERATE COUNCIL •By LIBBY CUDMORE•Hometown Oneonta The room was packed. The mood was tense. “I resent being held hostage by these students,” said Lisa Yelich, Elm Street. “I’m being told I have to keep my lawn furniture chained to my porch, that I can’t have flower pots because they’ll get smashed or stolen – this is the city I moved into?” “My porch furniture was stolen,” added Kim Baskin, Cedar Street. “I woke up to…
Artist Janet Wentworth Seeking Oneonta Heroes For Portrait Series ONEONTA – Artist Janet Wentworth wants to make sure Oneonta’s notables get the recognition they deserve. “I want to paint the unsung heroes, the under-represented, the never-represented,” she told Common Council earlier this evening. Wentworth, an artist and adjunct art professor at SUNY Oneonta, has received a grant to paint 10 oil portraits of Oneonta community members in the “classical style” to be displayed at The Fenimore Art Museum’s community gallery.…