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…