by Carol Thompson A lawsuit is expected to be filed within the next few weeks over the county’s reapportionment plan, which was adopted by the legislature during a special meeting Dec. 28. The approved reapportionment plan divides some towns into multiple legislative districts. For several months, Legislator Dan Farfaglia, who represents a portion of Fulton(…)
by Carol Thompson In a lengthy and sometime heated debate, the Oswego County Legislature approved a resolution to set a public hearing on the reapportionment plan during Thursday’s meeting. Legislator Dan Farfaglia was the first to question the legality of the process used to redraw the lines for the 25 legislative districts. He has continually(…)
Oswego County Legislator Dan Farfaglia, the lone Democrat on the legislature’s Reapportionment Committee, questioned the legality of the new district boundary lines during Tuesday’s meeting. Farfaglia argued that, under state Municipal Home Rule Law, the districts cannot be split as they are under the proposed plan. Following the announcement of some minor changes to several(…)
