At a recent meeting of the Oswego County Magistrates Association(OCMA), New York State Magistrates Association (NYSMA) President Edward G. Van Der Water, made an official appearance to honor the Hon. Luther J. Dennison, Town Justice, Town ofHannibal.
UPDATE, 11AM: The first numbers are out and they are not good news for local governments and school districts.
The Governor’s budget proposes to cut municipal aid to every village, town and city in Oswego County by 5%. The cut to the city of Fulton would eliminate more than $88,000, while the cut to the city of Oswego would take away more than $133,000.
School aid would also be cut by 5%, though there is no breakout by individual districts to indicate whether the cut is across-the-board or whether some districts will take steeper cuts than others.
The Oswego County Pioneer Search and Rescue Team practiced some winter survival techniques over the weekend. The group met at the Great Bear Recreation Area.
Legislator Barry D. Leemann, District 4, was re-elected to his third term as Chairman of the Oswego County Legislature at the 2010 organizational meeting. Oswego County legislators also re-elected were John Proud, District 7, to his third term as Vice Chairman, and re-elected Ted Jerrett to his twelfth term as Clerk of the Legislature.
The recent warm spell has eaten away much of this winter’s snowfall. With the annual Warm Up Oswego Festival on the horizon, some light snow will probably fall – but daily highs are forecast to linger in the mid-30s.
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