At this week’s committee meetings, Council President Ron Kaplewicz requested a discussion regarding a smoke-free farmers’ market. “Depending on who you were talking to, there were definitely different opinions on the subject,” he said. “
The victim accepted a ride from a man that she had just met. He was supposed to take her home, but allegedly took her to a secluded area and sexually assaulted her.
Donna Wilcox, the young victim’s aunt told Oswego County Today Tuesday night that “needless to say, her (Maggie’s) parents and the entire family are very happy that they reversed the decision and are going to spray.”
“We can’t stand the thought of another family going through what we’ve had to go through,” she added. “It’s been horrible. We are definitely very thankful they will be spraying.”
The Planning and Development Committee this week sent a businessman’s request for a zone change to the Planning Board for its advisory opinion for the proposed change. His plan to develop a hotel there, however, drew objections from some owners of existing hotels.
On Monday, members of the Oswego City Police Department’s Anti-Crime Team (ACT), acting on information developed as a result of on-going drug investigations, arrested two men for sale of a controlled substance and one man for possession of controlled substances with intent to sell.
They recommend allowing a downtown business to have outdoor music until 1:30 a.m. because another business already has such a variance. The full council will consider setting stricter time limits for variances in the coming year.
Oswego County will not spray to kill mosquitoes that carry Eastern Equine Encephalitis.
The decision was made, the county’s top health official says, after talking with state Health Department experts. The state’s experts told the county that spraying now would not eliminate EEE.
The Oswego County Sheriff’s Department alleges that David D. Duell Jr., 42, of Gillette Rd., Mexico had sexual contact with a child younger than age 11.
The deadly illness Eastern Equine Encephalitis has taken its ultimate toll. A four five year old girl from New Haven died Sunday from the mosquito-borne disease.
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