The New York State Affordable Housing Corporation recently approved two grants in the amounts of $250,000 and $200,000 to the Oswego Housing Development Council to help finance home improvements for 30 single-family homes in Oswego County. The grant is part of a program designed to stabilize and preserve the county’s existing housing stock.
The Oswego County Health Department reported Today (March 24), that two new cases of rabies were recently confirmed in Oswego County. They include a skunk in Scriba and a raccoon in Albion. Both animals attacked unvaccinated pet dogs.
The symposium schedule featuring nine respected historians from across the U.S. and Canada has now been finalized. Fort Ontario State Historic Site Superintendent Paul Lear, chairman of the Oswego International War of 1812 Symposium Committee, will emcee the event and open the program each day.
At its meeting Monday night, the Physical Services Committee gave favorable recommendations to several requests for use of public for upcoming events. However, one councilor took exception to the event coordinators advertising the events and seeking participants prior to ever coming to the council to request use of public space to hold the event(s). If, for some reason, the request was denied, it would make the city look like the bad guy, he said.
The Oswego County Legislature has approved an agreement with Oswego County Opportunities to provide free transportation services to senior citizens aged 60 and older through the “Call-N-Ride” program for another year. OCO operates the Call-N-Ride program for “curb-to-curb” transportation to elderly and disabled people within Oswego County who don’t live on a public transportation route.
Mayor William Barlow Jr., asked the Administrative Services Committee to consider a proposal regarding the City Attorney position. A move, he says, will save money in the long-run. Having the City Attorney handle the legal work the city has been outsourcing will save thousands, he said.
Fort Ontario State Historic Site will host the Fort Ontario Dance-Off 2016 beginning at noon March 26. The event will be filmed as part of an online museum-themed video competition. All members of the community are welcome to participate.
Beautifying the main corridor is a top priority of Mayor William Barlow’s. The multi-year project will encourage private investment in homes and businesses as well as increase property values and it will increase business, city officials said. Some of the things they will consider going forward with the plan are sidewalks, bike lanes, paved shoulders, bus lanes, pedestrian amenities, traffic calming areas and more. Work could begin in early 2017.
Oswego County women who served in the military during World War II, the Korean War or the Viet Nam War have the opportunity to take part in a special Honor Flight trip to the nation’s capital through the Albany area Patriot Flight program. Patriot Flight is a hub of the National Honor Flight Network that serves the Albany area. The May 14 flight is designated for women veterans from World War II through the Viet Nam War and is open to Oswego County residents.
Following the discovery of seven rabid skunks in the city of Watertown and recent cases of potential human exposure in St. Lawrence and Oswego counties, State Senator Patty Ritchie announced the addition of $875,000 in new funding in the Senate’s budget plan to fight and prevent the deadly disease. “We did see rabies activities earlier this year than in past years and attributed it to unusually warm winter that kept many wild animal active,” said Jiancheng Huang, Oswego County Public Health Director.
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