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Oswego Daily News

Inaugural Friends of Oswego St. Patrick’s Day Parade Set Saturday

Cre8 Studios, with the support of the Oswego community, will host the first St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday in downtown Oswego starting at 1 p.m. The parade will begin along West First Street at West Schuyler Street, crossing Bridge Street and turning on to East First Street where it will conclude at the Lake Ontario Conference Center.

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Chairman Kevin Gardner presents his 2016 State of the County Address on Thursday.
Oswego Daily News

2016 State of the County Address

As we celebrate our 200th anniversary today (March 10) and throughout this year we should keep in mind all of our predecessors who dedicated their time and talents to the ongoing mission to make this a better place for all. The county got a lot accomplished in 2015; more needs to be done in 2016, the chairman said, adding – I am open and will remain open to suggestions from legislators regarding any issue they feel should be addressed. Again, all I ask is that the objective makes good operational sense and has a positive benefit to the taxpayer.

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Fulton Daily News

County Legislator Ensures No Talk About Dissolving the City of Fulton

Oswego County Legislator (22nd District) James Karasek approached the Fulton City Common Council at a regular board meeting held on Tuesday, March 1 to ensure that there is no communication on the county level regarding the idea to dissolve the city of Fulton. The clarification comes after Oswego County Legislator (25th District) Frank Castiglia Jr. previously approached the council with the idea and suggestion to dissolve the city of Fulton for a multitude of reasons, most notably he targeted the financial burden the city is under.

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Fulton Daily News

Armed Robbery attempted at the OTB – Phoenix

The State Police in Fulton are requesting the public’s assistant with an investigation into an armed robbery attempt that occurred early Sunday morning. At approximately 1 a.m. on 3/6/16, a male subject entered the parking lot of the OTB. The suspect had what appeared to be a black colored, semi-automatic handgun, and demanded money from an employee.

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Oswego Daily News

Oswego County Bicentennial Commemoration Scheduled March 10

The Oswego County Legislature will celebrate the 200th anniversary of Oswego County at its meeting at 2 p.m. today (March 10) in the Legislative Chambers of the County Office Building, 46 E. Bridge St., Oswego. Oswego County was formed in March 1816 out of portions of Onondaga and Oneida counties. Legislator Shawn Doyle, chair of the Oswego County Bicentennial Committee, will share information on the founding fathers.

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Fulton Daily News

FCSD Unveils First Draft of Budget

The first draft of the 2016-2017 Fulton school district budget in its earliest form shows a 1.97% increase from the previous year’s budget. In its draft form, schools officials ensure many changes to the budget will still take place before the April 12 tentative date of approval as the first draft is awaiting definite figures from the state. The draft budget expenditure total of $69,995,533 is up $1,345,472 from the 2015-2016 school year budget, an increase of 1.97%. However, the revenues draft brings forth $69,292,952 which totals a shortfall of $702,581 in revenues needed for the budget despite a local tax levy of $20,583,063, an increase within the limit at $88,451 from the previous year.

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