Board weighs opt out, referendum as state’s deadline approaches Some two dozen Cooperstown residents were almost evenly divided in comments during a public hearing Monday, December 6, to address a pending Board of Trustees vote that would find the Village opting out of allowing the retail sale of marijuana within Cooperstown’s borders. New York legalized the sale of marijuana in April, and allowed local governments to choose whether they want dispensaries and lounges where customers could smoke on-site. To opt…
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Should State Be Split? Assemblyman Asking Hawley Bill Seeks Statewide Referendum State Assemblyman Steve Hawley, who represents an area between Rochester and Buffalo, is sponsoring a bill that would put a referendum on the November ballot, Fox News is reporting today. It would ask all New Yorkers if they would support dividing New York into two separate states – with Upstate and western New York being one state and downstate being another. CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY…
CV-S VOTERS OK LEASING LAND FOR SOLAR FARM CHERRY VALLEY – Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School voters today authorized the school board, 119-83, to negotiate with a Boston developer, Omni Navitas, to build a solar farm on 25 acres near the high school. “I thought it was going to be a close vote,” Supt. of Schools TheriJo Climenhaga said a few minutes ago. “I’m pleased with the overall outcome.”…