The proposed amendment to the city charter would have restricted illuminated and flashing signs in the Port City. A revised proposal might be headed back to the committee level for further discussion.
The temperature peaked at 93 degrees, breaking the old mark of 90 degrees. The Port City received about 0.14-inch of rain between 5 and 5:30 p.m. However, the city’s Tree Stewards encourage residents to water any newly planted trees nears their homes.
The general public, and business community, will have a chance tonight to weigh in on the possible amendment at 7:10 p.m. Changes would include replacing “flashing” with “Digital and Electronic” in the title and adding revolving signs to the list of those prohibited (“unless necessary for public safety or traffic control”)
Striking members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 97 have set up a picket line on County Route 1 at the intersection of Lakeview Road. At 12:01 a.m. today (July 9), the workers from Nine Mile Point Unit I and Unit II went on strike. Their jobs are now being done by Constellation Energy Nuclear Group managers.
The union representing workers at Nine Mile One and Two nuclear plant says there’s been no change in talks with Constellation Nuclear and a union strike of the facilities begins at a minute after midnight Saturday morning.
The Springboard Mural Project has launched another season of bringing some color to Oswego’s Riverwalk West. Nearly a dozen young artists are collaborating on close to 20 new murals along the walkway. The mural project is a youth-focused initiative, with the design concept and implementation directed by local young people with the support of the Springboard Mural Committee.
Members of the union representing workers at Nine Mile One and Two nuclear power plants took their leaders’ advice and resoundingly rejected a final contract offer from the plants’ owner.
On Wednesday, Joseph E. Brown, 28, of 460 O’Connor Road, Lot 2, Oswego, was operating a 2010 Polaris ATV four-wheeler westbound on County Route 4 in the Town of Scriba at 11:10 p.m., according to county sheriff’s deputies.
He reportedly lost control approximately 300 feet west of County Route 29. He was transported to Oswego Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
A police sergeant was promoted and two new officers joined the force during the public ceremony. Also, three members of the fire department received promotions.
John Dunsmoor, the board’s vice president for the 2010-2011 academic year, was appointed president. Kathy Allen was named to fill Dunsmoor’s previous spot.
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