DON’T PAROLE JILL’S KILLER, COUNTY ASKS With One Abstention, One Nay, Reps Petition NYS Board, Back Seward’s Bill By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – With board Vice Chairman Gary Koutnik abstaining, and another Democrat voting nay, the county Board of Representatives today asked the state Parole Board “to deny the release, conditional or otherwise,” of David Dart, convicted of slaying 18-year-old Jill Gibbons with a “Rambo-style knife” in the Oneonta Municipal Parking Garage in 1989. The resolution,…
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Wilber Re-Appointed, Board Vacancy Filled By PARKER FISH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – County Rep. Dan Wilber, R-Burlington, was unanimously reappointed today by his colleagues to fill the vacancy created when he forgot to sign his oath of office statement in January. When Wilber discovered earlier this month that his paperwork was incomplete, his seat on the board was immediately vacated.…
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Failing To Sign Oath, Wilber Must Be Appointed By Board COOPERSTOWN – Missing the deadline to sign his oath of office, county Rep. Dan Wilber’s election to a second term representing District 10 – Edmeston, Burlington, Exeter and Plainfield — is in doubt. His erstwhile colleagues on the Otsego County Board of Representatives must now vote to reappoint Wilber to his former seat for him to continue serving. The board’s Administrative Committee approved such a resolution at today’s meeting, which…
WILBER: Walker Disciplined, Experienced To the Editor: I must take issue with your assertion that County Government does not work very well. You are at every board meeting, yet you still make this assertion. I can only assume that you are perhaps asleep in the back of the room. The list of accomplishments would put me over your word limit. This is also great news that Andrew Marietta has determined the committee system does not work. Perhaps he should share…
DANIEL G. WILBER DISTRICT 10, Burlington/Edmeston/Pittsfield (unopposed) COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE: Burlington Flats EDUCATION: Fire Protection – Water Based Suppression Systems; Hazardous Materials PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: MILITARY USAF Photographer, four years; USAF Thunderbirds, 1979 to 1982 Photographer, New York State National Guard, four years CIVILIAN Officer/Fire Safety Officer, state Department of Correctional Services Director of security/fire, Main Office, state Office of Children & Family Services Family-owned Two-Way Radio Dealership, Motorola Owner/Operator, multiple retail stores Director, Otsego County Code Office Assistant Director, Employee Safety, state…
READ TEXT OF TODAY’S RESOLUTION COUNTY BOARD EXPLODES OVER MANAGER MOVE Marietta’s Resolution From Floor ‘Disrespectful,’ Frazier Declares By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – County Rep. Andrew Marietta’s attempt to introduce a resolution to hire a county manager quickly blew up into high drama and parliamentary gamesmanship a today’s county Board of Representatives meeting. The vote itself was quickly derailed. Marietta made a motion, Kay Stuligross, D-Oneonta, seconded it, and Ed Frazier, R-Unadilla, with some prompting from…
Jail Sprinkler System Faulty, Sheriff Reports But Repairs May Not Happen Until 2018 By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The sprinkler system in the Otsego County jail is faulty, Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. told the county board’s Public Safety & Legal Affairs Committee this morning, but repairs may not come anytime soon. “What I was told, if the system is activated, it will probably clog,” he told the committee at its monthly meeting. Although it’s unclear…
DAN WILBER, R- DISTRICT 5 Experience In Ulster County Prepares Newcomer For Role Editor’s Note: This is the final of seven profiles of the seven new members of the Otsego County Board of Representatives elected Nov. 3, and who take office Wednesday, Jan. 6. Review all the profiles at www.allotsego.com By LIBBY CUDMORE • for www.AllOTSEGO.com BURLINGTON – A former code officer for the county and an employee of the state Department of Transportation, Dan Wilber, knows how the government works. …
DAN WILBER COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 10 COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE: Burlington EDUCATION: Graduated Corning Community – Fire Protection PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Currently Assistant Director NYS DOT Safety & Health Former County of Otsego Codes Director Former Director of Security & Fire Safety NYS Children & Family Services Former Owner Operator of successful family businesses. Served in the United States Air Force to include the Air Force Thunderbirds COMMUNITY/POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT Former Town Justice, Burlington, 6 Years Former President Otsego County Magistrates Association…