As NY State Spends, Counties Can Expect Cuts, Seward Warns Senator Briefs Reps, Q&A Follows Senator Seward raises a warning at this morning's county board meeting: The state is looking to close the budget gap at counties' expense. Seated up front are, from left, Clerk of the Board Carol McGovern, chairman David Bliss and county Attorney Ellen Coccoma. In the foreground, from left, are county Reps. Ed Frazier, R-Unadilla, and Adrienne Martini and Gary Koutnik, both Oneonta Democrats. (Jim Kevlin/AllOTSEGO.com)…
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NYSEG BRIEFS ENERGY TASK FORCE Pipeline Expansion To Begin Next Year By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Farwell COOPERSTOWN – Work on increasing the DeRuyter-Oneonta gas pipeline's capacity by 25 percent will begin next year, NYSEG has told the Otsego County Energy Task Force. That could mean the "interruptible power" – Oneonta's colleges and Fox Hospital are required to switch to more expensive fuel oil when temperatures drop below zero – will kick in less often, county Rep. Michelle…
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Martini, Oberacker Run For County Board Again Peter Oberacker Adrienne Martini Two additional members of the Otsego County Board of Representatives have confirmed they are running for another term: • Freshman county Rep. Adrienne Martini, D-Oneonta, elected in November 2017, announced a few moments ago. • Late last week, county Rep. Peter Oberacker, R-Schenevus, who chairs the county board’s Public Works Committee, also confirmed his intention. You have reached your limit of 3 free articles To Continue Reading SubscribeLogin …
2nd Time Around, Climate-Smart Idea Wins County's OK Frazier, Clark Vote Nay, But Hope Is To Gain Access To State Grants County Rep. Ed Frazier, R-Unadilla, argues against approving a state "Climate Smart Community Pledge," saying it would "tie the hands" of businesspeople. (Jennifer Hill/AllOTSEGO.com) By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Failing to do so two months ago, the county Board of Representatives today voted 12-2 to enact a state-sponsored "Climate Smart Community Pledge." County Reps. Ed…
Caitlin Ogden Announces County Board Candidacy Ogden LAURENS – Caitlin Ogden, the Grant and Development Specialist at the Baseball Hall of Fame, has announced her candidacy for District Three on the Otsego County Board of Representatives. Ogden holds a Masters in Arts in Museum Studies from the Cooperstown Graduate Program. Ogden moved to upstate New York in 2006 with her horse in pursuit of a rural small town life. She has since spent her career working in the nonprofit sector.…
Jill Basile Announces Otsego County Board Campaign Jill Basile with her husband Vinny and their son Matteo. ONEONTA – Announcing her intent to establish an annual budget allocation specifically toward animal care, Jill Basile, a resident of Oneonta's Seventh Ward, will run for the Otsego County Board of Representatives in the 14th District, a seat currently held by Lizabeth Shannon. An alumni of Oneonta High School, Basile earned a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from SUNY Cobleskill and a Master’s…
ELECTION SEASON BEGINS Vice-Chair Koutnik Planning To Retire From County Board Clark Oliver, Young Democrats' Chair, Looking To Succeed Veteran Lawmaker By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Oliver Koutnik ONEONTA – Today is the first day petitions may be circulated for this fall's local elections, and a surprise has already surfaced: Gary Koutnik, Democratic vice chair of the Otsego County Board of Representatives, plans to retire. This time of life comes to everyone at different points, but whatever age…
Koutnik Votes 'No' On 'Climate Pledge' Draft As Too Weak But SWECC Committee, 4-1, Forwards Compromise Document To Full Board The Solid Waste & Environmental Concerns Committee of the county Board of Representatives discusses on a "Climate Smart Community Pledge" resolution. County Reps. Keith McCarty, Meg Kennedy and Gary Koutnik, listen to County Planning Director Karen Sullivan. At right is county Rep. Danny Lapin (Jennifer Hill/AllOTSEGO.com) By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Saying the language "was softened," County…
With 2 Nays, Bliss Keeps Chairmanship Clark Again Demurs; Frazier Joins Her County Rep.Dave Bliss, R-Cooperstown/Town of Middlefield, takes the rostrum after he was reelected chairman of the county Board of Representatives. He is flanked by Clerk of the Board Carol McGovern, Left, and County Attorney Ellen Coccoma. (Jim Kevlin/AllOTSEGO.com) By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – His predecessor, Kathy Clark, R-Otego, again voted nay, but county Rep. David Bliss, R-Cooperstown/Town of Middlefield, was reelected nonetheless for a…