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Citizens Make Last Plea to Planning Board, But Housing Visions Gets Silver Creek ‘Yes’

Silver Creek Housing OK’d After Last Plea By Citizens By LIBBY CUDMORE • for AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Despite a final few voices of public outcry, Housing Visions’ proposed 48 unit Silver Creek senior and family housing project got site plan approval from the Oneonta City Planning Board at a special meeting called this evening at City Hall. “This is a good thing for Oneonta,” said Mayor Gary Herzig, who served on the Housing Task Force that brought Housing Visions to the…

Housing Visions

Plan For 60 Dwelling Units In City Long In Gestation, Developer Says By LIBBY CUDMORE• allotsego.com ONEONTA – When Ben Lockwood, vice president of Housing Visions, came to Oneonta six years ago, he knew he had the tools to fill a need. “I saw the Oneonta really needed housing,” he said. “The student population puts a stress on low-income residents who need access to their jobs, services and shopping.” That project fell through.  But Wednesday, at the city Planning Commission meeting,…

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