The Oswego County Legislature held its annual elections during their 2017 organizational meeting on January 5. Legislators voted unanimously to re-elect Kevin Gardner, District 13, New Haven, as Chairman and Linda Lockwood, District 11, Volney, as Vice Chairwoman.
State Police have charged 47-year-old Timothy J. Oleyourryk, of Oswego, with leaving the scene of a personal injury accident without reporting, a class “E” felony. On January 6, State Police in Fulton charged Oleyourryk with leaving the scene of a personal injury accident without reporting in connection to a car-pedestrian hit and run accident that occurred on December 10, 2016.
State Police have charged Asa S. Bordies, 20, from Syracuse, NY, with Assault in the first degree, and Robbery in the first degree, both class “B” felonies in connection with the shooting of Ismael Hernandez that took place in the village of Phoenix on November 14, 2016.
In a brief meeting Thursday, the Oswego County Legislature got ready to tackle business in 2017. Kevin Gardner (R) was re-elected as the chairman of the Oswego County Legislature. In other action Thursday, legislators approved Chris Jones as the new clerk of the legislature.
Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow today (Jan. 5) applauded Governor Cuomo’s third Proposal of the 2017 State of the State regarding making child care more affordable for middle class families in New York State.
A suggestion to create a “council attorney” position to avoid possible conflicts in the future was debated for about a half hour Wednesday night. Opponents say the position isn’t needed; the current system works fine. However, proponents point out that since the city attorney represents several other entities, conflicts are a real possibility.
January 3, the first day of the 115th Congress, U.S. Rep. John Katko announced that he has reintroduced legislation that he authored and passed through the House during his first term in office, the Fort Ontario Study Act. U.S. Reps. Claudia Tenney (NY-22) and Louise Slaughter (NY-25) joined Representative Katko as original cosponsors of the bill.
At Tuesday night’s public hearing, Dr. Dean Goewey, superintendent, offered a brief overview of the school district’s plan to sell the Education Center and relocate its central offices. He also responded to a handful of questions from the public. The district will hold a vote January 10 regarding two propositions – the sale of the building and use of funds to move central offices. Polls will be open from noon to 9 p.m.
Oswego Health welcomed its first baby of the new year, Marcey Jean Grace Krom, at 12:19 a.m. New Year’s Day. She weighed six pounds, 11 ounces and was 20 inches long.
The Port City is looking for the best possible ways to spend $10 million in Downtown Revitalization Initiative money. Nearly 100 residents gathered to lay the foundation for how that money might be put to use as well as it leveraging other funding and services. Oswego won just shy of $1 million in State funding from the NYS Regional Economic Development Council awards Dec. 8. The mayor announced that in 2016, the city decreased its overtime expense by nearly 30% in comparison to 2015.
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