The Oswego City School District is one of 112 school districts and Board of Cooperative Educational Services in the state to receive the “2010 School Safety Excellence Award†from the Utica National Insurance Group.
At its Sept. 13 meeting, the council approved authorizing the mayor to enter into a pre-possession agreement with Fowler Gardella Construction and Thomas Miller for property located at 1-7 W. Seneca St.
The Oswego school board member who was removed from the board for misconduct a few years ago says he welcomes the challenge. Hoefer told his colleagues, “Bring it on,†as he plans to use this as a springboard to do battle with the State Commissioner of Education over things such as tenure.
UPDATE, 9:00 P.M. TUESDAY: Oswego Police arrested the person who lives in another apartment at 211 E. Eighth St. and charged him with setting the fire inside apartment 1.
At about 5:23 p.m. Monday, the Oswego City Fire Department responded with the Oswego City Police Department to a reported structure fire at 211 E. Eighth St. Investigators at the scene have indicated that from the preliminary investigation, the fire does appear to be suspicious.
The council will schedule a public hearing on the proposed changes at its Sept. 27 meeting. Aldermen will consider the proposed amendments two weeks after that.
The Administrative Services Committee gave a favorable recommendation Monday night to replenishing the fire department’s payroll account. The budget line is nearly depleted, according to Chief Jeff McCrobie. “Right now our accounts are down, almost drained completely,†he said.
But, the Executive Director of the Office of Business and Community Relations at SUNY Oswego doesn’t plan to slow down too much. She’s proud to have increased collaboration between college and community in a variety of ways. She plans to do some traveling. But she will also remain committed to the community service work she’s doing in Oswego.
The students of today showed off their Summer Scholars Program projects at the groundbreaking ceremony for the science, engineering, and innovation corridor building of the future on SUNY Oswego campus Friday.
The Oswego Common Council paved the way Monday night for a firefighters’ memorial. Councilors approved the Fire Department’s request to use public space on the west side of the Eastside Fire Station, on the grass between the station and the walking path, for construction of a firefighters’ memorial including a flagpole, decorative pavers and benches.
The Oswego school board revisited the possibility of conducting a redistricting and relocation initiative in the district. The board conducted a discussion this week with consultants from Syracuse University’s Office of Professional Research and Development. The board concluded the discussion without setting a timetable for any decision to be made.
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