Village, County, City Completing Review Of Police Procedures By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com With April 1 a few weeks away, it’s crunch time. Following George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis last spring, Governor Cuomo issued an order requiring all 330 communities in New York State with police departments to form Community Advisory Boards to review “policies and procedures” by that date. That covers three governments in Otsego County: • The Village of Cooperstown: Monday, Feb. 22, the Village Board…
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Cooperstown Police Advisory Board Plans First Meeting Today COOPERSTOWN – The first meeting of Cooperstown’s Community Advisory Board on policing is at 5 p.m. today in the Village Hall ballroom, and open to the public. The CAB was mandated by Governor Cuomo, after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis and the resulting unrest. The board must review Village Police Department policies and procedures and forward its recommendations to Albany next April l. Members include:…
HERZIG: OPD ALREADY HAS AUTHORITY Cooperstown Plans Mask Crackdown Village Will Require Face Covering On Main, Pioneer Business District By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Village Attorney Martin Tillapaugh is preparing a law requiring everyone to wear a mask in Cooperstown’s business district. He expects to have a draft ready for the Village Board by its Monday, July 27, meeting, and the law in place by mid-August. Tillapaugh was moving forward at the request of Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh,…
Free Parking On Fridays OK’d For Doubleday Lot Merchants Urged: Stay Open Until 8:30 COOPERSTOWN – The Village Board this morning approved free parking in the Doubleday Field lot on Fridays from July 18 to Sept. 5, as part of its “Cooperstown Outdoors” promotion of the downtown. In collaboration with the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce, stores will be encouraged to stay open until 8:30, and “Music on Main” performances will be scheduled on Fridays to help draw people downtown. The…
County Got Leg Up On Police Reform Due To Sheriff’s Son’s Case, Psychological Test Upgraded By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Rebounding from the year-long investigation of Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr.’s son, Otsego County may have gotten a head start in meeting the wide-ranging reforms coming out of Albany, said county board Chairman David Bliss, R-Cooperstown/Town of Middlefield. Last year, the county already upgraded pre-employment testing for correctional offices, deputies, parole officers – “anyone who carries a…
CLICK FOR TENTATIVE 2020-21 BUDGET Village Budget Hearing Monday On YouTube Written, Emailed Inputs Due By 6 p.m. 4/13 COOPERSTOWN – The Village Board will convene a public hearing on the 2020-21 budget via video-conferencing on Zoom at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 13. Citizens may view the meeting at the village’s www.YouTube.com channel (Cooperstown Village Hall) or by clicking on the YouTube link for the meeting at www.cooperstownny.org. The budget may be reviewed by clicking link at top of this…
Village Offices Remain Closed; DPW Work Force At 50 Percent COOPERSTOWN – The Village of Cooperstown will be alternating its Water, Sewer and Streets department staff – with one half off one week, the second half the next week, through April 15 – due to the Governor Cuomo’s extension of his March 16 emergency order, Village Administrator Teri Barown announced today. Additionally, the Village Office remains closed to the public, except by appointment 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Friday. For…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 CCS School Capital Budget Discussion DISCUSSION – 6 p.m. Open discussion on School Capital Budget. Library, Cooperstown High School. 607-547-8181 or visit www.cooperstowncs.org/article/158061?org=cooperstown-csd…
Village Of Cooperstown Hosts Zoning Revision Info Session COOPERSTOWN – An informational session on possible revisions in the zoning code to create more housing is planned at 6 p.m. this evening in the fire hall, 22 Chestnut St., Deputy Mayor Cindy Falk announced. An official public hearing will be held later, but this will give residents a chance to be briefed and ask questions. Potential changes are designed to meet a call for more housing contained in the village’s updated…