TOWN HALL IN ONEONTA Herzig To Salka: Help Upstate Cities By JENNIFER HILL • Special to ALLOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Ask and you may receive. “Cities like mine have maintained taxes at the state-mandated cap of two percent – even at zero percent, but state aid to municipalities have not increased in 10 years,” said Mayor Gary Herzig during a Town Hall with Oneonta’s Assemblyman John Salka, R-Brookfield, in Council chambers this evening. “Why won’t the legislature not step up to…
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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…
SETH CLARK ONEONTA COMMON COUNCIL, WARD 2 COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE: Oneonta EDUCATION: BA in English, MFA in music PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 24 years experience in the local business community. Manager of Peter Clark Student Rentals 1995-2010, Owner of various rental properties 2010-present. College music instructor 1994-1995. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Steering Committee, Oneonta Comprehensive Plan re-write 2017-2019. I have been deeply involved with the Oneonta small business community as part of my day-to-day professional life since 1995. FAMILY: Peter Clark, father, Angela Clark,…
from SETH CLARK Build Future On Student, Resident Collaboration To the Editor: Last week, I wrote to this newspaper to report at least 58 Oneonta stores and restaurants have closed down in the past three years. These establishments are NOT being replaced at nearly the rate at which we are losing them, thus creating an unsustainable situation. That calls for an “all hands on deck” attempt at working together to clear the air of a fog of blame that pervades…
from SETH CLARK 58 Businesses Shut Leaving ‘Spooky’ City To the Editor: Oneonta has felt spooky to me lately. “Spooky” is kind of a funny word for a newspaper, but it really is the word that best describes how I feel about so many longstanding local businesses closing. Several were touchstones of my life, businesses that have operated in the greater Oneonta area for decades. I decided a couple of weeks ago to see if my spooky feeling could be…
Railyard Foes Derail $2M In Good News Herzig Pleads: Work Together By PATRICK WAGER & JIM KEVLIN ONEONTA – In his 2019 State of the State speech, Mayor Gary Herzig Tuesday, March 5, said everyone wants to get to “net zero,” but – “please” – don’t oppose a plan for the D&H railyards “to create much-needed jobs.” Particularly, “while we go about enjoying our indoor tennis courts, gyms, swimming pools and theaters – all heated with gas. These are not…
3 REPUBLICANS, 2 DEMOCRATS 3 More Candidates Running For 5 Slots On Common Council Seth Clark, Jerid Goss, Joshua Bailey Joining Len Carson, Scott Harrington By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – A “Fusion Ticket” has surfaced over the weekend – Democrats Seth Clark and Jerid Goss, and Republican Josh Bailey – aiming to run for Common Council in Ward 2, 4 and 8 respectively. Along with Republicans Len Carson (in Ward 5) and Scott Harrington (Ward 6), who…
Housing Dominates As Planning Gets Underway Full Story In This Week’s Hometown Oneonta On Newsstands Wednesday Afternoon…