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Fulton Block Builders Positively Impacts the “Sealright Community”

June 23, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

Fulton Block Builders is working with homeowners in what’s been known as the “Sealright community,” according to FBB founder, Linda Eagan. The Sealright community is a string of houses in the Cayuga and Utica Streets area, Eagan said. “All of these houses were built by Sealright for their employees around 1945. They were known as the Sealright Homes,” said Jeanette Davis, one of the most recent homeowners to be presented with a Fulton Block Builder matching grant check.

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City Officials in Process of Purchasing Dredge For Lake Neatahwanta Clean-Up

June 21, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

The intended opening of Fulton’s former beach area on Lake Neatahwanta, Stevenson Beach, will be delayed at least another dredging season. Though city officials were once hopeful the beach could reopen this summer, high toxicity levels do not permit swimmable conditions which Mayor Ronald Woodward Sr. referred to as “disappointing.” Currently, the city is in the process of buying the dredging equipment from the contractor that has been completing the dredging work in recent years, Groh Dredging.

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Fulton Block Builder Recipients Help One Another In Many Ways

June 21, 2017 Contributor

At the heart of the Healthy Neighborhood Initiative (HNI) which is what Fulton Block Builders is founded on, is a shared sense of community. Community is about engagement, sharing excitement, and being good neighbors. All around the city you can find neighbors helping each other just as these three have done on the west side.

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Dave Cordone, Fulton City School District Board of Education president, shows off his Central New York School Boards Association Board Member of Achievement plaque.

CNYSBA Names Dave Cordone as Member of Achievement

June 20, 2017 Submitted article

Fulton City School District Board of Education President David Cordone was recently honored with the designation of the Central New York School Boards Association Board Member of Achievement award for the 2016-17 school year.

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Fulton Seeks Study for Trail Development

June 19, 2017 Contributor

Fulton Footpaths announced today (June 19) that the city of Fulton is officially seeking bids for a feasibility study for eight multi-use trail segments and sidewalk improvements. The study will help determine what is feasible for the city and gauge what is desired by the public.

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City of Fulton, Fire Department Reach Contract Agreement, Avoid Arbitration

June 16, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

On the brink of heading to arbitration, the city of Fulton and the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 3063 representing the Fulton Fire Department have reached a contract agreement after years of failed negotiations. After the previous contract expired at the end of 2014, city officials and union representatives failed to agree on the conditions of a new three-year contract. Yesterday, (June 15) both parties approved a contract that closely resembles the most recent contract between the city and the CSEA.

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Fulton Council Approves $3.5 Million Demolition Bond

June 16, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

The Fulton Common Council unanimously approved a $3.5 million bond resolution for the demolition of various city owned properties. It’s anticipated that the majority of the bond total will be expended on the ongoing demolition at the former Nestle site following new information from the Department of Labor. City officials just learned that they are required to clear all debris from the Nestle site in its entirety before they can continue demolition to remaining structures.

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Police Reports Detail Nature of Fulton Hate Crime

June 15, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

Police reports have released some detail into a recent string of arrests following what Fulton Police are deeming to be a hate crime. The victim, a black man, was physically beaten with a board while the alleged perpetrators repeated racial slurs. Police reports indicate the incident happened on May 27 at a West Broadway address in the city of Fulton. The defendants were said to have “aided and acted in concert” with their co-defendants, a total of five men charged with hate crime assault.

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New porch floors, landscaping, paint, driveway sealing are all starting to be completed around the city.

Work By Residents Gets Underway in 2017 Block Challenge

June 14, 2017 Contributor

The work is starting and Fulton Block Builders are happily writing checks to residents. Audrey and Chuck Avery just finished repairing their side porch and replacing the rotted floor. “Chuck and I have to say that the experience with the Fulton Block Builders was awesome. We were so pleased with Heather, Alyssa, Penny and Linda. We were glad we could obtain the funding for our side porch, which was in desperate need of replacement. All our neighbors who are participating feel the same way about this wonderful organization. We thank FBB so much and look forward to working with them in the future,” said Audrey.

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G. Ray Bodley to Implement New Seminar Course

June 14, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

A unanimous decision by the Fulton City School District Board of Education will allow district leaders to move forward with the implementation of a new course at the high school. Seminar, a graded half credit course, will be held every other day for 40 minutes following similar guidelines of a former advisory program in which students meet with one teacher for the duration of their four years. The course will be implemented for incoming ninth and tenth grade students in its first year although the goal of district officials is to eventually phase it in for all grade levels at G. Ray Bodley High School.

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