The city of Fulton will spend what the Mayor says is at least “a couple million dollars” to improve its sewage treatment plant to satisfy a complaint from the state.
City lawmakers Tuesday approved a consent order with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
For weeks, the owner of the downtown Fulton restaurant The Tavern on the Lock has wanted an answer. Will the city end all day parking in the lot next to his building?
The Common Council held a public hearing more than a month ago but took no vote.
Two weeks ago, the matter did not make the Council’s agenda because two of seven members were absent.
Tuesday night, the item was finally on the agenda.
The New York State AFL-CIO sent a strong signal to State Senator Darrel Aubertine that union leaders are disappointed in him.
The union issued scores of endorsements Monday in races ranging from the Governor’s race to the dozens of State Assembly contests.
But in his district, two words: No endorsement.
Fulton’s Jazz Fest scored perfect weather for its 2010 run. That, and some top rate bands and food brought large crowds to the festival, held on the city field behind the Fulton Community Center.
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Here’s a notice from the City of Fulton:
The Fulton Water Department Flushing Program will begin Monday, August 16, 2010. Flushing will begin in the morning and continue until sunset. Flushing will start in the southeast quadrant and proceed in a northerly and westerly direction. This program should be completed no later than August 31, 2010.
CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE LOW PRESSURE AND/OR DISCOLORED WATER.
This story’s a little unusual. Police say a Volney man gave a local credit union five minutes’ warning that he intended to rob them, then took off. Police say they found him on his getaway vehicle — a bicycle.
Schools across the state want to know when the new federal education aid to hire teachers will show up. In Hannibal, the Superintendent of Schools worries it won’t show up in time to hire teachers before school begins, and even if it does, the district may end up laying off those teachers next year.
The state’s sudden change in scoring its statewide grades 3 through 8 tests dealt a cruel blow to some students and possibly a very expensive blow to school districts, including Fulton. Hundreds of students who had scored as proficient in math or English found themselves in the not-proficient category after the tests were rescored. And that could cost the district money it doesn’t have to help those students.
They’re checking under the sofa cushions for cash these days at Fulton City Hall.
The Common Council recently approved hiring a company called Computel Consultants to go through the city’s cable TV franchise agreement to see if the city was overbilled, said Mayor Ron Woodward.
Voters in many Oswego County communities will have new polling places this fall. Election Commissioners Donald Wart and Richard Atkins said several polling spots were consolidated or moved in order to accommodate the new optical scan voting systems and improve accessibility to people with disabilities.
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