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New Senator Joining Salka To Stem COVID Overreach

New Senator Joining Salka To Stem COVID Overreach By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com This could be the begining of a beautiful friendship. Fresh from his swearing-in as state Sen. Peter Oberacker, R-Schenevus, in his hometown fire hall at 1:08 p.m. New Year’s Day, the freshman signaled he is planning to collaborate with Assemblyman John Salka, R-Brookfield, on two key pieces of legislation: One, as he promised during the campaign, Oberacker plans to introduce legislation mirroring Salka’s to overturn…

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Ruffles Takes First Step Against Whack-A-Mole

Editorial for November 30, 2018. Ruffles Takes First Step Against Whack-A-Mole For years now, Otsego County’s annual auction of foreclosed-on tax-delinquent properties has eaten up a lot of oxygen at the county Board of Representatives’ monthly meetings. It’s the Whack-A-Mole of county government, which suggests: There are unresolved issues. So a take-charge presentation by the new county treasurer, Allen Ruffles, at the November meeting was welcome, if partial. First, he declared, having studied the issue, giving delinquent taxpayers four years…

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