LAPIN ISN’T RUNNING AGAIN 11 COUNTY BOARD RACES EMERGE IN NOV. 2 ELECTIONS New Names: Jastremski, Ross, Catan; 2 Democrats Vying To Face Brockway By JIM KEVLIN & LARISSA RYAN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The 2021 battle for the Otsego County Board of Representatives has been joined, with more candidates fielded than any time in recent memory, with contests in 11 districts. In the 14 districts, 11 Republican candidates, one Conservative (allied with the Republicans) and 13 Democrats filed…
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LETTER from SHEILA ROSS Could ‘Citizen Of Year’ Be County Administrator? To the Editor: Where will you find a person who would know all about all 24 departments in the Otsego County system? The department heads will be giving the manager the information that he or she needs. The department heads know the laws, state mandates and the ins and outs that apply to their departments. We have a county treasurer and deputy that do a great job with the…
Highway Crew In Near-Poverty As Town Officials Get Raises Edition of Thursday-Friday, Nov. 27-28, 2014 To the Editor: Now is the time of year when towns approve their annual budgets for the coming year, and Town of Otsego residents should be aware of what was approved on Nov. 12. Raises have been awarded to some elected officials and part-time administrative employees, yet our hard-working, full-time, highway crew starts at a very low hourly wage, which has cost the town some…