Councilor Eric VanBuren has scheduled a Sixth Ward-City of Oswego meeting. It will take place February 27 at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber at City Hall. The general public may also attend.
A new garbage packer and increased rental fees for parks and facilities punctuated business during Tuesday’s Fulton City Common Council meeting.
Council President Dan Knopp advised the council the $120,000 equipment purchase would not affect the general budget.
Barry Ostrander, superintendent of the city’s Parks and Recreation Department explained that the new rates would not affect anyone who has already scheduled programs or facility rental with the city.
Warm today with afternoon rain showers likely. High near 45.
The Port City’s financial constraints have a ripple effect. At Tuesday’s Administrative Services Committee meeting, councilors discussed possible cuts to funding the city provides the chamber to run various events during the year. One item on the chopping block could be around $8,000 for the Independence Day Celebration’s fireworks display. Since not all councilors were present at the meeting, the resolution was tabled until all councilors could be in attendance.
State Police in Pulaski are investigating a crash that occurred at approximately 8:45 a.m. Feb. 18, on County Route 41 in the town of Richland. The trooper, a seven-year veteran of the State Police and assigned to the Pulaski Barracks was transported to Pulaski Medical Center for non-life threatening injuries. The other driver and her passenger were not injured in the crash.
Snow flurries possible early today. High in the upper 30s.
In 1792, after the Revolutionary War and long before he began his term as the nation’s fourth President, James Madison wrote, “War contains so much folly, as well as wickedness, that much is to be hoped from the progress of reason; and if any thing is to be hoped, every thing ought to be tried.” Ironically, although it is unlikely that he anticipated another war with Great Britain, Madison’s term encompassed the War of 1812, also known as the Second War for Independence.
Repairs and upgrades to the city of Fulton’s waste water treatment plant, in compliance with a consent order issued by the Department of Environmental Conservation, are slated to begin as soon as the construction contracts are signed. “The contracts were issued last week,” project manager Jeremy Boyer said. “We’re executing them, getting our bonds and insurance together and we will return the contracts to city hall this week. As soon as they’re signed we’ll be ready to begin.”
Superintendent Ben Halsey handed out “a first blush” of the school district budget for the coming academic year. “We give it to you now so that you can take it with you and take the time you need to peruse it, make notes in the margins, generate questions and have a discussion,” the superintendent told the board.
Police say they followed the suspects’ footprints in the snow to their location and arrested them. The two teens are facing felony robbery and conspiracy charges. The investigation is continuing.
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