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The Otsego County property tax foreclosure auction scheduled for August 16 has been cancelled and the entire in rem foreclosure procedure has been suspended as a result of the uncertainty created by a recent decision from the Supreme Court of the United States regarding the handling of surplus monies derived from the sale of properties at tax foreclosure auctions.…
THE COUNTY BEAT How Did $5 Million Boon Become $9 Million Gap? Treasurer Explains County’s Changing Fortunes By DON MATHISEN • for AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – How did Otsego County go from a prospective $5 million surplus with last year’s sale of Otsego Manor to a $9 million budget gap? The question is being raised as county representatives prepare the 2016 budget. According to County Treasurer Dan Crowell, the surplus never materialized. It evaporated when Otsego Manor legacy costs proved to…
‘SAVE ELM PARK SOCIAL HUB’ Threat Upsets Seniors By LIBBY CUDMORE • HOMETOWN ONEONTA Edition Of Friday, Nov. 14, 2014 ONEONTA For the Gathering Post Seniors, the lunch service at the Elm Park Methodist Church isn’t just about the meal – it’s about the community. “We’d be sitting at home doing nothing. We need this,” said Elizabeth Whiting. “We’re like a family here.” “Right, sis,” teased Gene Baker. Five days a week, as many as 40 senior citizens come from…