Coop Vendors, Officials:2022 a ‘Good Year’ By Caspar Ewig Now that the parking meters have received their winter covers, it is time to assess the results of summer 2022 in Cooperstown. The meters, which spring into function on Memorial Day and fall into disuse on Columbus Day, as well as the trolley ridership from the parking lots that surround Cooperstown, represent a good barometer of the town’s commercial health. Using that yardstick as a guide, this summer has proved to…
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Trolley Service Suspended Until July 1 Paid Parking, Parks Remain in $3.8M Budget COOPERSTOWN – Though the Cooperstown Village Board had considered a late start or suspending it entirely, they voted that paid parking will go into effect on Memorial Day weekend as part of the $3.8 million budget approved during their monthly meeting. Trustee Cindy Falk estimated that revenues will only be $100,000 for the year, down from $463,000 last year. “It’s a huge punch in the gut,” said…
Village May Put Off Paid Parking Until July By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Paid parking could be suspended into the middle of the summer, according to Village Trustee Cindy Falk, who proposed the idea during a budget hearing streamed live over YouTube this evening. “Our paid parking is closely aligned with visitors, and it’s a situation that’s impossible to predict,” she said. “I wonder if at this point, we should consider putting off paid parking until…
It Was Best Of Parking Machines, It Was Worst Of Parking Machines CLICK HERE TO SEE HOW ALL P&D MACHINES PERFORMED…
New Parking-Permit Law For Contractors Considered COOPERSTOWN – The village trustees are going back at a parking-permit law for contractors working within areas of Cooperstown where on-street paid parking is in force, a move that stirred controversy at a public hearing last month. Revised in light of contractors’ objections, the new version – it was discussed at this evening’s April village board meeting – would charge contractors $25 a year for each vehicle, trailers or piece of equipment, and they…
READ CATHE ELLSWORTH’S CALL FOR FAIRNESS TRUSTEES REJECT CONTRACTOR LAW For Now, Parking Permits Not Required FULL STORY IN THIS WEEK’S FREEMAN’ S JOURNAL AVAILABLE ON NEWSSTANDS THIS WEDNESDAY P.M.…
Trustees Add 5 Weeks To Paid-Parking Season On-Street Fees Extended To Columbus Day FULL DETAILS IN THIS WEEK’S FREEMAN’S JOURNAL…
68% Of Business People Against More Paid Parking Public Hearing At 7 Tonight In Village Hall COOPERSTOWN – 68 percent of respondents to a Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce survey believe extending paid parking from Labor Day to Columbus Day would have a negative impact on their businesses, Chamber Executive Director Matt Hazzard announced today. “Results are the entire membership,” said Hazzard in a letter to Chamber members. “If just the Main Street Business District were represented, the number skew heavily in the…
‘Courthouse Area,’ Leatherstocking Might Be Next To Get Paid Parking COOPERSTOWN – Village trustees this evening discussed the “courthouse area” and Leatherstocking Street as the next frontiers for paid parking, and perhaps revisiting River Street. Currently, both streets, located next to the county office building, have all-day free parking. The discussion ensued after Trustee Cindy Falk, Streets Committee chair, reported record revenues of $383,347.55 generated by the 20 Pay & Display machines operational during the season that ended Columbus Day…
TRUSTEES TAKE 2 STEPS BACK ON EXPANDING PAID PARKING COOPERSTOWN – The trustees tonight unanimously took the first step backwards – two steps back, in fact – after years of what seemed to be the inexorable forward march of paid parking in the Village of Cooperstown. On a motion by Streets Committee chair Cindy Falk, seconded by Deputy Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch, the Village Board removed Church Street, and River Street between Main and the Bassett Clinic, from the paid-parking expansion list.…