After a lengthy discussion this week, the Common Council voted to reconsider Resolution No. 220 of 2013, which authorized the mayor to execute all documents necessary to state legislators and other state agencies to request authorization for and empower the Port City to adopt a local law for the purpose of imposing a city of Oswego room occupancy tax law. This week, they amended the rate down from 5 to 1 percent.
The Maggie Sue Glenister Wilcox Foundation will hold a motorcycle ‘Bug Run’ and chicken BBQ on Saturday outside Hazzy’s on Route 104 in New Haven. The family wants to make sure the public is educated about EEE, so that no other family has to go through what they have. The ultimate goal is to one day have a vaccine available to the general public.
Early scattered clouds giving way to mostly blue skies today. High around 75.
For more than 30 years, police officers throughout Oswego County have participated in the annual “Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics.” On Monday, officers representing the cities of Fulton and Oswego, the county, state police and Oswego State University carried on the tradition. The LETR for Special Olympics is the movement’s largest grassroots fundraiser and public awareness vehicle for Special Olympics in the world.
At about 10 a.m. on June 11, the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office was called to investigate a personal injury accident that occurred at 19 Waterview Road in the Town of Oswego. When deputies arrived, they found that 44-year-old John David Halstead of Fulton had been in the process of dismantling a mobile home when the roof of the home suddenly fell on him.
With a rain shortened program on June 1, an already exciting June 15 racing program at Oswego Speedway has reached another level. Century 21 Galloway Realty Night at the Races on June 15, which features the first driver autograph session of the season presented by Entergy as well as the Grossman St. Amour Make-a-Wish Foundation 2-Seat Supermodified ride, will now see four feature events on the schedule with 150-laps of racing for only $15.
The threat of more showers lingers this afternoon. Turning breezy and cooler later. High around 70.
The Common Council voted 4-3 in favor of eliminating four positions from the fire department. The positions are currently vacant, but the firefighters’ union says they were in the 2013 budget to be filled to keep the staffing at safe levels. If they can’t work things out with the city, the union may file a grievance against the city to return the positions to the budget.
Close to 200 people gathered Monday for Operation Oswego County’s 61 annual business meeting and to recognize the progress the organization has made in the last 12 months and to honor those who are working to improve the county’s economic future. Three business organizations, a successful entrepreneur and a long-standing economic development advocate were also honored.
On June 9 troopers out of SP Fulton observed a vehicle with South Carolina registration stopped along the shoulder of State Route 3 in Volney. Troopers stopped to check on the welfare of the driver, 35-year-old Sean S. Smith of West Columbia, SC. During the interview, troopers observed that Mr. Smith appeared to be intoxicated.
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