Sixth Ward Housing Project Pulled From Planning Agenda By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Following public outcry and concerns that the city was swapping private property, Mayor Gary Herzig has announced that Rehabilitation Support Services (RSS), the organization spearheading a multifamily housing development project located off River Street in Oneonta’s Sixth Ward, has requested to have its plan removed from the Oneonta Planning Commission meeting agenda on Wednesday, Nov 21. RSS’s decision came after Oneonta’s City Council chose…
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Council Considers Right-Of-Way To Sixth Ward Housing Project ONEONTA – Common Council Tuesday will consider a motion to swap property to allow a right-of-way to the Duane Street site now under consideration for a 64-unit housing development. Council meets at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The project, proposed by Rehabilitation Support Services, met opposition from Sixth Ward neighbors at the last two meetings of the city Planning Commission. The proposal includes 15 beds for residents in recover from addiction to alcohol…
Developer Briefs Sixth Ward On Plans For 65 Apartments By CATHY NARDI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – With so many housing opportunities gobbled-up by college students who pay by the room, Rehabilitation Support Services of Altamont has concluded Oneonta needs more affordable apartments. Rehabilitation Support Services took the first step toward meeting that need Wednesday night, appearing before the city Planning Commission and Sixth Ward neighbors to outline a plan to eventually bring 64 affordable apartments here.…