CLICK HERE TO FULL OUT SURVEY Oneonta Police Review Seeking Public Inputs By MIKE FORSTER ROTHBART • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – An Oneonta police reform committee is soliciting public input via an online survey and through a public meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m., according to a City of Oneonta news release. The anonymous survey has 23 questions related to residents’ experiences with the City of Oneonta Police Department. Click here to participate.…
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CLICK FOR ALL RACES, POLLING PLACES 4 Candidates Vying In Oneonta Primary ONEONTA – Four candidates are vying for the Democratic nomination to two seats on Common Council in tomorrow’s primary election. Polls will be open noon-9 p.m. at Foothills. Click below for questionnaires provided by the four candidates: SETH CLARK, Ward 2 MARK DAVIES, Ward 2 JERID GOSS, Ward 4 KAYTEE LIPARI SHUE, Ward 4 Also, nominations will be decided in the towns of Laurens, Richfield and Spring, and…
TOM SPYCHALSKI COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 1 COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE: Unadilla EDUCATION: BA in History, UCLA PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Restaurateur, Managing Real Estate Broker Associate, Marketing Director COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Board Member Franklin Stage Company, CANO FAMILY: Daughter PHILOSOPHY OF GOVERNMENT: Simple: Promote healthy growth and and ensure public safety. MAJOR ISSUES FACING OTSEGO COUNTY: Our county has not seen growth commensurate with our resources, which indicates, to me, a lack of imagination, a lack of ambition, a failure to coordinate or a bit of all of the above. MY…
Adrienne Martini COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 12 COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE: City of Oneonta District 12 EDUCATION: Allegheny College; University of Texas at Austin PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: I began my career as a writer for a newspaper in Texas. After a few years there and as an editor in Tennessee, we moved to Oneonta to raise our family. Once here, taught for ten years at SUNY Oneonta as well as, on occasion, at Hartwick College. I wrote for the Daily Star both as a…
LEONARD CARSON JR. COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 13 Fifth and Sixth Wards, City of Oneonta COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE: Oneonta EDUCATION: Laurens Central School AAS in Fire Science, Corning Community College, Corning, NY (42) National and/or NYS Certified course materials PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: United States Air Force: 1983-1987 ( Active) & 1990-1992 (Reserve) Owner of Construction Technology: 1990-2000 City of Oneonta Fire Department: 1989-2015 (Call, PT, Provisional, Career) NYS Fire Service Instructor: 2008-2015 Co-owner of DCMarketing: 2011-present Otsego County Board Representative: 2016-present…
Gary Koutnik COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 11 (unopposed) COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE: City of Oneonta EDUCATION: BS in Education, Bucknell University; MS in Administration, SUNY Albany PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: School Psychologist and Director of Special Education (OCSD) COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Hyde Hall Site Interpreter; Farmer’s Museum Dramatic Interpreter; Glimmerglobe Theater; Catskill Players Executive Committee and VP; Otsego County Democratic Committee Executive Committee; Oneonta Assembly of God. FAMILY: Wife Abbey (married 1979), two sons: Randall (26) and Whitsun (23) PHILOSOPHY OF GOVERNMENT: “There…
BRECK TARBELL COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 4 COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE: I live at 142 Morningside Drive, Oneonta, in Otsego County District 4 EDUCATION: I have an Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: I have over 30 years of business management along with 10 years as a small business owner COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: I have been a member of the Oneonta Lions for 10 years and have been the President for 4 of those years! And through my business my wife and I…
Nicole Dillingham COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 9 COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE: Springfield Center EDUCATION: B.A. University of Illinois, J.D. Northwestern School of Law PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Law, Small Business Owner COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Board president, Otsego 2000 (sponsor of Glimmerglass Film Days, Otsego Outdoors, and the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market) Volunteer legal services for Susquehanna Animal Shelter Aceing Autism (Board member and coach for children with autism) FAMILY: Married to Gaylord Dillingham, four daughters, five grandchildren PHILOSOPHY OF GOVERNMENT: Government should serve and protect its residents, encourage economic…
Peter Oberacker COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 6 COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE: Schenevus EDUCATION: Associate Degree Food Sale & Distribution PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: CEO Formtech Solutions Inc. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: C.H. Graham Hose Company, Schenevus Valley Lodge 592 Masons, Schenevus Methodist Church, Town of Maryland Board, Town of Maryland supervisor, Foundation of Excellence board member. FAMILY: Wife Shannon, daughter Holli, son Derek. PHILOSOPHY OF GOVERNMENT: Less is more. MAJOR ISSUES FACING OTSEGO COUNTY: Rebuilding our infrastructure while keeping taxes in line. A County Manager would be a great start.…