“We need to get this under control,” board member Sam Tripp said. The current budget proposal is $656,000 less than it was just a couple days ago. However, board members want to lower the tax increase before presenting a budget to the public. The board will meet at 9 a.m. Thursday to go over an updated draft budget. The following day is the deadline to have the budget approved.
The Family Fun Walk for Autism will take place Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Leighton School and Wilber track and field. New this year will be a vendor and silent auction area. Also new this year, the event will feature a quieter and separate section where you can get away from all the excitement for a while.
The event will allow candidates running for the Oswego City School District Board of Education to introduce themselves to the Oswego community and also answer submitted questions that have been provided by audience members, the home and school associations and OCTA.
At its meeting Monday night, the administrative Services Committee gave the green light to renting an ambulance from May through July. The rental period would cover some of the Port City’s busiest times, including the Bridge Street Run, according to Jeff McCrobie, fire chief. It will also allow the department to perform preventative maintenance on its other ambulances.
The suspect is accused of engaging in forcible sexual intercourse with a female victim inside her residence on April 18 in the Town of Oswego.
Monique was found wandering in Fulton. She was very thin, but still wearing a collar. So, if you are the owner and can identify her, please call us. We do understand that cats can become lost. But, our efforts to find the owner have been unsuccessful and now she needs a home.
Bargain shoppers and NASCAR fans, the countdown is on for the grand opening of the newest Ollie’s Bargain Outlet store in Oswego. Bargain shoppers can explore unbeatable deals and 250 lucky fans will have the opportunity to meet NASCAR Superstar Kasey Kahne.
On April 18, Leadership Oswego County participants, in collaboration with ARISE, will install an ADA accessible ramp for a Central Square resident from 9 – 11:30 a.m. at the Roxbury Estates. ARISE and the Leadership Oswego County Class of 2015 team previously built ramp pieces in preparation for the installation.
The board of education held another budget workshop on Thursday. However, they feel they are still way off from having a budget proposal they feel comfortable presenting to the public. They are looking to find more cost savings as well as ways to increase revenues. The lateness of receiving state aid figures this year greatly hindered the local budget process. More discussion will take place at the April 21 board meeting.
The goal of this awareness week is to promote victims’ rights and honor crime victims and those who advocate on their behalf. Every year, Oswego County Opportunities’ Services to Aid Families Program, Oswego County’s domestic violence and rape crisis program, plants a tree to honor victims of crime during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.
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