KAYTEE LIPARI SHUE ONEONTA COMMON COUNCIL, WARD 4 COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE: Center Street, Oneonta for over 30 years. EDUCATION: Oneonta City Schools (’05) and Academy of Art University in San Francisco (advertising) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Retail business leadership for over 10 years, most notably maurices at the Southside Mall for five years. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: City of Oneonta sustainability taskforce alongside Mark Davies. First United Methodist Thanksgiving dinner volunteer for several years. Represented maurices as a local Chamber of Commerce member. Coordinator…
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D&H Yards Debate Renewed Environmental Review Too Fuzzy, Gas Activists Advise Common Council By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Anti-gas activists from around Otsego County returned to Oneonta Tuesday, June 18, with the same message: The environmental review to allow redevelopment of the D&H Railyards is not detailed enough. And Mayor Gary Herzig repeated the same response he has since a stormy hearing Tuesday, March 5 at Foothills: If someone shows up with a plan to actually…
‘Citizens’ Due For Reprise At Oneonta Council Objecters Ignored In Final GEIS, Email Says. But Mayor Disagrees By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Unhappy Concerned Citizens of Oneonta are expected back at tomorrow’s 7 p.m. Common Council meeting. Common Council is expected to act on the GEIS – generic environmental impact statement – on the D&H railyards redevelopment, and Citizens’ email sent out Sunday says it “dismisses every single comment brought by the public. “No changes were…
Council May Hire Consultant To Study Geothermal Heating ONEONTA – Common Council Tuesday will consider a $10,000 contract with consultant Egg Geo, St. Petersburg, Fla., to look at possible benefits of geothermal heating. Council meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, following a 6:30 p.m. reception in City Hall lobby to recognize the city’s 2019 Women Trailblazer Award winners Kelly Ames and Carol Mandigo.…
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Mark Drnek Challenges Bailey In 8th Ward Race ONEONTA — Mark Drnek, owner of Sweet Home Productions and the creator of the “Everything Oneonta” website has announced his candidacy for the eighth ward seat on Oneonta’s Common Council. The seat is currently held by Joe Ficano, who announced that he would not seek re-election In addition to his website and directory, Drnek is the host of a nationally syndicated radio program, “The Blue Light Central,” which is broadcast on nearly 2-dozen…
Democrat Challenges Carson’s 5th Ward Bid ONEONTA – Danielle Tonner announced that she would be challenging Len Carson for the Fifth Ward Common Council seat currently held by Dana Levinson. “Oneonta is a safe, friendly, vibrant community,” she said. “Being a council member provides a wonderful opportunity to advocate and work to continue to improve our city.” Tonner is an alumna of SUNY Oneonta and has been a member of the Oneonta community since 1994. She is currently employed by…
Council Candidates Announce In A Rush ONEONTA – One after another, seven candidates announced over five days they were running for Common Council to succeed five Council members who are retiring. Beginning with Len Carson, follow the progression and read their…
FIELD FIRMING UP FOR ELECTION 2019 Council Member John Rafter Also Runs For Second Term ONEONTA – With Common Council member John Rafter’s announcement a few minutes ago that he plans to seek another term, the outlines of the 2019 campaign are firming up. Three incumbents, Rafter, Dave Rissberger and Michele Frazier are running again. But five Council members are not. And, with six newcomers surfacing already, there will be no shortage of candidates to replace them.…
Former Reporter Plans To Run From 6th Ward ONEONTA – Mark Boshnack, retired Daily Star reporter, this afternoon said he plans to run for the Sixth Ward Common Council seat being vacated by Deputy Mayor Russ Southard. His announcement sets up a contest with Scott Harrington, who announced Friday he is seeking the Ward 6 seat. With Mark Davies announcing this morning he will vie against Seth Clark for the Ward 2 seat, at least two of five vacancies will be…