Richfield ZBA ‘Voids’ Project 55 Lake Street Housing For Homeless Not Hotel, It Finds By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com RICHFIELD SPRINGS – The village Zoning Board of Appeals last night voided both permits issued for a homeless lodging proposed at 55 Lake St., ending a months-long controversy that brought 250 people to a January hearing at the high school. James Bent of Mayville, Fulton County, had obtained permits for a hotel, which then turned out to be a lodging…
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County Appears To Retreat On Richfield Homeless Site Koutnik Sees No Action ‘For Long Time, If At All’ By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – County Rep. Gary Koutnik, who chairs the committee that is seeking homes for the homeless in Otsego County, was quick to reassure Richfield Springs neighbors this morning that former Mielnicki’s Restaurant on Lake Street won’t be part of county plans any time soon. “We will not be taking any action on it for…
Is Homeless Home Hotel Or Shelter? Reject It, Richfield ZBA Advised, As 250 Attend Tonight’s Hearing By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com RICHFIELD SPRINGS – When is a hotel a hotel, or a homeless shelter? That was the question this evening as 250 neighbors in Otsego County’s third largest community gathered to express their dismay about the feared fate of the former Mielnicki’s Restaurant, 155 Lake St., abandoned for more than a decade. At issue was a proposal by James…