Potential applicants for the Otsego County Cemetery Restoration Fund must speak with a representative from the Community Foundation of Otsego County before applying. E-mail CFOC Executive Director Jeff Katz for more information at jeff@cfotsego.org.…
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Otsego County Cemetery Restoration Fund
Since its installation, the gate and surrounding fence suffered deterioration from the elements, especially from the salt used to clear the adjoining roadway, cemetery officials said. Over the years, some patchwork was attempted, but a complete renovation was required to recreate the gate’s original grandeur.…
“In our cemeteries are the stories of the people who built Otsego County, who had vision and acted upon it, despite, I have no doubt, people telling them their ideas wouldn’t work or were pipe dreams. Again, people fought a revolution! Imagine if they had listened to [those] who told them they’d never succeed. “This is the Otsego County history we should have in mind when we think about our present and future,” Katz emphasized.…