On Thursday, students, representing schools from all across the county, sat with the legislators and took an active role in the meeting. Prior to that they visited other facets of county government and had a chance to debate and vote on their own ‘resolution.’
Building relationships and community involvement were the common theme Wednesday night at the second in a series of forums on child protection in Oswego County. The Child Protection Advisory Council was created last year by the county legislature examine child protection issues in the county and report back to the legislature regarding possible improvements. The public will have a chance to be heard at two more meetings.
Board members approved a decision to appeal the state Supreme Court ruling last month that dismissed the district’s petition challenging the tax agreement with Nine Mile Point Unit I. The board also approved the proposed budget for 2011-2012. The budget proposal is $74, 744,748 and contains a zero percent tax levy increase.
Joyce Malone will spend the next 10 years behind bars. The Oswego Town woman was sentenced this morning (April 12) in Oswego County Court. Oswego County Judge Walt Hafner also sentenced her to five years of probation upon her release from state prison. Malone, 70, of Tug Hill Road in Oswego Town, was convicted in January of first-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of her husband, Ralph.
During the public session at Monday’s council meeting, it was proposed to change the name of a certain street on the east side to Onondaga. It would connect Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga and Seneca streets, in honor of the members of the Iroquois Nation, according to the speaker. It is a simple idea that makes sense, the council president said. Aldermen took no action on the proposal Monday.
All Content Copyright Dot Publishing 2024. All Submissions Become Property of Dot Publishing All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
