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Oswego Daily News

Oswego Board Looking For More Budget Cuts

“We need to get this under control,” board member Sam Tripp said. The current budget proposal is $656,000 less than it was just a couple days ago. However, board members want to lower the tax increase before presenting a budget to the public. The board will meet at 9 a.m. Thursday to go over an updated draft budget. The following day is the deadline to have the budget approved.

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Oswego Daily News

Annual Autism Walk Scheduled Saturday in Oswego

The Family Fun Walk for Autism will take place Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Leighton School and Wilber track and field. New this year will be a vendor and silent auction area. Also new this year, the event will feature a quieter and separate section where you can get away from all the excitement for a while.

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Oswego Daily News

Committee OKs Fire Department’s Ambulance Request

At its meeting Monday night, the administrative Services Committee gave the green light to renting an ambulance from May through July. The rental period would cover some of the Port City’s busiest times, including the Bridge Street Run, according to Jeff McCrobie, fire chief. It will also allow the department to perform preventative maintenance on its other ambulances.

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Fulton Daily News

Big Turnout Helps Support OCO’s Crisis Services Programs

Dozens of bowlers saddled up on Saturday to help Oswego County Opportunities corral some much-needed funding. “This is one of our major fundraising events,” Betsy Copps, OCO director of information and compliance, said of the Rodeo Bowl at Lakeview Lanes. OCO has held the bowling fundraiser every spring for more than 10 years. Copps said that about 30,000 people receive services annually in the county. “That’s about one out of every four people according to population standards,” she added. “So it is very possible it could be helping someone you know.”

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