The former deal expired June 30, 2010. The new contract is effective July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2015. The agreement sets a starting rate of $7.90 per 1,000 gallons for the first year. It then increases 3 percent per year for each year after. The college will also pay a share of the cost of the upgrade of the city’s westside wastewater treatment plant.
The Oswego County Hospice held its 12th annual Oswego County Hospice Cup Regatta this past weekend. The regatta was able to raise more than $20,000 to benefit the patients who receive services of the Oswego County Hospice and their families.
Last month, a SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry student spotted a piping plover. It was the first sighting of the endangered bird at Sandy Pond since 1984. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service will investigate the sighting later this coming week.
The legislature approved an intermunicipal agreement with Scriba regarding Nine Mile Point Unit I and Unit II nuclear power plants. It allows them to continue with the appraiser without the Oswego City School District.
On June 3, the Oswego Middle School String Orchestra and Chorus traveled to perform and compete at the Darien Lake Music Festival competition at Six Flags Darien Lake. This is the second consecutive year that the OMS Orchestra has been awarded the Grand Champions Trophy. The Grand Champion honor has been earned by the orchestra in nine of the last 12 years.
There is going to be a lot more paint on the walls along the Oswego River this summer. And, it won’t be graffiti. At its meeting Monday night, the Physical Services Committee approved a request by the Springboard Mural Project Committee. A few minutes later, the Administrative Services Committee OK’d a request by Jeff McCrobie, fire chief, to have the DPW stencil a “Wear It” stencil of various parts of Linear Park.
With the arrival of summer, local residents are spending more and more time outdoors enjoying the warmer weather. However, because the city of Oswego has an Open Burning Ordinance, many residents have felt that they were unable to partake in barbecues or camp fires.
Several westside residents fear a new parking area at a multiple-family dwelling will mean more trouble and a lower quality of life for them. However, the landlord, who just bought the property, said he is going to clean up the mess and asked the residents and councilors to have faith in him
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