by Carol Thompson Governor Andrew Cuomo is expected to fill the vacancy created in the Oswego County Clerk’s Office due to the death of George Williams. Oswego County Democratic Chairman Mike Kunzwiler said that as of Thursday, the word from Albany is that the governor will appoint someone to the county clerk position through the(…)
by Andrew Henderson The City of Fulton adopted a local law Tuesday that bans “bath salts” and other similar substances and compounds in the city The law is different than other synthetic drug laws, however. It has some bite to it. “We looked at a several different laws, but all of them were just violations(…)
by Carol Thompson The Oswego County Health Department was notified by the State Health Department late Tuesday, Sept. 4 that the Eastern equine encephalitis virus was found in a sample of mosquitoes collected last week in the village of Central Square. Jiancheng Huang, Oswego County public health director, said he has requested the New York(…)
by Carol Thompson With no guarantee that it would last through the end of the year, the Oswego County Legislature’s Finance and Personnel Committee approved a budget transfer of $900,000 to cover the cost of housing inmates at facilities in other counties. Sheriff Reuel “Moe” Todd has been grappling with jail overcrowding for more than(…)
by Carol Thompson “We’ve repeatedly asked the public to protect themselves against mosquito bites yet we have done nothing to protect them.” Oswego County Legislator Amy Tresidder spoke those words several times during the past month as West Nile virus has been on the increase in Oswego County and nationwide. As of press time, the(…)
by Carol Thompson While the property tax cap appears good in theory, county governments are struggling to keep ahead of the seemingly never-ending costs New York State is handing down to local taxpayers. The New York State Association of Counties announced last Friday that, once again, the local taxpayer is getting stung — this time(…)
by Carol Thompson The Oswego County Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee failed to approve a capital project at Camp Hollis that would address bluff erosion control. The Oswego City-County Youth Bureau had requested the funding. The committee considered a request to add an additional $10,000 to the capital fund at the Aug. 29 meeting,(…)
by Carol Thompson Following months of discussion, the Oswego County Legislature has a Freedom of Information Law request policy that everyone can agree with. The legislature’s Strategic Planning and Government Committee approved the policy at the Aug. 27 meeting. At issue was complaints of inconsistencies with FOIL requests and whether lawmakers should have to submit(…)
