Reps Ask, Are Promotions Too Cooperstown-Centric? By DON MATHISEN • for AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The Intergovernmental Affairs committee wants a shift in the way Otsego County is marketed. “There has been a sense for a long while that the tourism branding is done around Cooperstown,” said Kathy Clark, R-Otego, chair of the Board of Representatives. “There are other things in the county that people come here for.” The issue has come to the forefront because Destination Marketing Corp. of Otsego County…
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26 Jobs, Services On County Chopping Block By DON MATHISEN • for AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The county Board of Representatives is on track to cut 19 full-time and 7 part-time employees, slash some services and raise property taxes by about $100,000. That’s according to county Treasurer Dan Crowell and county Rep. Don Lindberg, R-Worcester, who chairs the Budget Review Committee. “The committee has identified departments, dollar amounts and in some cases the number of positions to be cut,” said Crowell. “The…
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COUNTY BUDGET APPROVED WITH 2 REPS VOTING NAY COOPERSTOWN – The county Board of Representatives adopted its $103 million budget for 2015 this morning, with only county Reps. Don Lindberg, R-Worcester, and Betty Anne Schwerd, R-Edmeston, voting no. Among the last-minute issues, Lindberg tried to include a $10,000 contribution to each of the county’s 30 fire departments, to help them buy pagers needed to connect with the county’s new $8 million emergency communication system due to go online by the…
Gelbsman To Replace Embattled Colleague As County Board’s Liaison To IDA Board Editor’s Note: This article was edited for space in this week’s print editions. This is the complete version. By JIM KEVLIN • allotsego.com Given a colleague’s legal troubles, county Rep. Craig Gelbsman, R-Oneonta, is in line for appointment as liaison to the county IDA, the Industrial Development Agency that is spearheading redevelopment of Pony Farm Industrial Park. He would replace county Rep. Betty Anne Schwerd, R-Edmeston, who District…