After 3 Heroin Overdoses, Police Warn Of ‘Bad Batch’ ONEONTA – With three heroin overdoses on Friday, March 17, police are concerned that heroin laced with fentanyl or other narcotics may be on the streets of Oneonta. “The first call we got, a young man was already blue and his girlfriend was doing CPR on him,” said Acting Police Chief Doug Brenner. “Officer Luke Harvey was able to administer Narcan, and he began to wake up.” It was the first…
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A&D’s Al Rubin: Competition Welcome, But Safety Required ONEONTA – Al Rubin, president of A&D Transportation Services and an adopter of Uber-like Red Route, wants to make sure that, if Uber, Lyft or other ride-sharing companies do come into Oneonta, that local riders will be safe. “You want to know who’s operating in your city,” he told Common Council during the public hearing on the city’s Taxi and Livery code earlier this evening. “You want to regulate against surge pricing, make sure these…
City Manager Search Begins This Friday ONEONTA – The search for Oneonta’s new City Manager will formally begin on Friday, Jan. 6. “Our consultant, Catherine Tuck Parrish, will begin looking at applications,” said Mayor Gary Herzig during the Common Council meeting held earlier this evening. “She’ll weed out and present us with the candidates that she believes will be the best fit.”…
Douglas Brenner To Be Named Acting Police Chief ONEONTA – Oneonta Common Council is slated to appoint Lt. Douglas Brenner to the position of Acting Police Chief during their meeting on Jan. 4, 2017. If Council votes to appoint him, he will become acting chief effective Jan. 5, 2017, with a stipend of $15,758 for additional duties to be performed. Brenner will take over for Chief Dennis Nayor, who is leaving Jan. 20 to accept a position of Director of Research, Development,…
Council Discusses Options To Keep Teen Center Open By JASON BRICKELBACK • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Common Council this evening discussed options to continue operation of the Oneonta Teen Center despite the YMCA’s choice not to carry the program beyond Dec. 31, when the Y’s contract with the city expires. “At first we were led to believe that the Y would be able to continue after the 31st until we find another operator,” Council member Dave Rissberger told his…
Common Council Passes $22 Million City Budget ONEONTA – Common Council unanimously passed the $22,917,579 budget this evening. The budget included a 10 percent increase in water rates across the board to help pay for upcoming water infrastructure projects. “We have pipes that are in need of maintenance,” said Mayor Gary Herzig. “These increases will help pay for those repairs.” The six present members all voted yay. Council Members Michelle Osterhoudt, Fourth Ward, and Russ Southard, Sixth Ward, were absent.…
City of Oneonta Saves YMCA Parks Program…
Walkable Oneonta Envisioned With ‘Complete Streets’ Talk By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Maureen Blanchard and Lynae Wyckoff envision Oneonta as a walkable, bikeable, wheelchair-friendly city. “People want to live, work, pray, eat and shop in places that they can get to by walking or biking,” said Wyckoff, a senior health educator at Bassett. “By improving access to people of all mobility levels, cities see so many benefits.” The two representatives presented “Complete Streets: Is The City…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, NOV. 3 Forum Addresses State Of Upper Susquehanna FORUM – 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Address on state of Upper Susquehanna, panel on local government, BMP project success panel, discussion of funding, collaborative opportunities, and more. Morris Conference Center, SUNY Oneonta, 108 Ravine Pkwy., Oneonta. Info, allianceforthebay.org/2016/09/upper-susquehanna-watershed-forum/ CAREER EXPO – 9 a.m.-noon. Showcase to students career opportunities in Otsego area. Oneonta Chamber of Commerce session at ONC BOCES, 1914 Cty. Route 35, Milford. Info, Kelly Zack-Decker (607)432-4500 ext. 207…
Police: Noise Complaints Rise 50 Percent In City By JASON BIRKELBACH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Two months into the colleges’ fall semester, calls to the police complaining of noisy parties and rowdy neighbors have increased 50 percent from last year, Oneonta Police Lt. Doug Brenner told Oneonta Common Council this evening. The number of complaints filed this fall jumped from 107 in the same period 2015 to 154 this fall. Brenner said he issued 27 tickets to landlords throughout the whole 2015-16 college…