Freshman Michele Frazier Seeks 2nd City Council Term ONEONTA – Michele Frazier, first-term First Ward Common Council member, made it official this afternoon: She is running for a second term this November. Of the three incumbents said to be running again, that leaves only John Rafter, Ward 7, still to make it official. David Rissberger, Ward 3, announced Saturday he’s in. Five Council members are retiring, and six candidates have already emerged to run for those positions: Seth Clark and…
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Davies Announcement Sets Up First Contest For Common Council Professor, Businessman To Vie In 2nd Ward ONEONTA – The first contest in November’s Common Council election surfaced a few minutes ago. Mark Davies, the Hartwick College professor who chairs the city’s Environmental Board, announced he will be running to represent Oneonta’s 2nd Ward on the Common Council, replacing Melissa Nicosia, who isn’t running again. His announcement sets him up against Seth Clark, a Democrat who announced over the weekend he is…
As 5 Council Members Depart, Rissberger Says: I’ll Run Again ONEONTA – With five of the city’s eight Common Council members departing, veteran Dave Rissberger affirmed today he intends to seek another term. He represents the Third Ward, which extends one block on each side of Maple Street and north of State Street. Rissberger is the first Democrat to announced he’s in the race. In The past few days, Republicans Len Carson and Scott Harrington announced they are running to…
Len Carson To Run For Common Council In November Election By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Former county rep Len Carson confirmed a few minutes ago he is planning to run for Common Council this fall to represent Ward 5 in the city’s west end. A Republican, he said he has spoken with the current Council member, Democrat Dana Levinson, who told him she isn’t planning to seek another term. All Common Council positions are up for…
Transit Hub Planning Study On Common Council Agenda Separately, DRI Grant Approvals Due In Early March ONEONTA – Common Council will be asked to approve a $155,000 contract for planning a transit hub around the Downtown Parking Deck when it meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall. Paid for with state money available through the DRI (Downtown Revitalization Initiative), the contract will be with Wendel, a consulting firm in Williamsville, the Buffalo suburb, for a Transit Hub Conceptual Planning…
Is Additional Affordable Housing Needed In City? Council Committee Asks By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – A $10,000 Opportunities for Otsego proposal to determine the need for low- and moderate-income housing in the city and how to fill it met skepticism from a Common Council committee last night. Still, the Community Development Committee forwarded the proposal for discussion by the full Common Council, which next meets at 7 p.m. this coming Tuesday. OFO Housing Director Audrey Benkenstein…
Oneonta Must Prepare For State’s Marijuana Legalization, Mayor Says By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The legalization of marijuana is coming soon to the state and Oneonta should begin preparing for it. Similarly to the montana marijuana laws, then once the use of medical marijuana becomes legal in Oneonta, then there will also be rules to follow, in order to comply with the industry and the law. So, if you’re thinking of making the most of those…
Council Committee Focus: Town-Gown Chairman John Rafter Aims To Focus On Neighborhood Noise, Apartments By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Town-gown relations – noise and mischief in neighborhoods, and the large number of shortterm rentals in the city – are on Common Council member John Rafter’s agenda this year. And it’s now on the agenda of the council’s Legislative Committee, whcih he chairs, and which met last night for the first time in 2019. Rafter told committee…
First Common Council Meeting Of 2019 Opens On Somber Note By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Common Council opened its first meeting of 2019 on a somber note, with Mayor Gary Herzig calling for a moment of silence in honor of former Oneonta firefighter John D. Heller, who lost his life while rescuing his fiancée and four nephews from a house fire last Saturday, Dec. 29. Herzig said about Heller, “I think we can all feel that…
Council Names City Airport After Ex-Mayor Sam Nader “This was the single greatest point of pride in my dad’s life,” said former mayor John Nader, as he accepted a plaque this evening after Common Council unanimously voted to rename the Oneonta Municipal Airport as The Albert S. Nader Regional Airport. Nader, president of SUNY Farmington, who drove up for the event, read a statement from his father, who remarked, “I regret that I am unable to be with you tonight,…