The City of Oswego Municipal Shelter will receive $489,375 for the construction of an addition and renovation of the current shelter. The project will weatherize the existing facility and expand quarantine areas to improve disease control.
The charges stem from an ongoing investigation from an earlier arrest on June 9, 2017, for Rape 3rd degree, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child, and Criminal Sexual Act 3rd degree. He is alleged to have oral sex and sexual contact with a person less than 11 years old, while he lived in the city of Fulton.
The machine is worth approximately $7,000 and will help remove potentially cancer causing substances that get into the firefighters’ gear. The Gauch (washing machine) extractor is more than just a ‘washing machine.’ It removes harmful toxins from the firefighters’ turnout gear. As part of the deal, OFD will use the machine to decontaminate Fulton Fire Department’s gear as well.
Mayor Billy Barlow proposed Local Law No. 1 of 2018. It would aggressively increase the enforcement, fines and penalties for property maintenance issues such as tall grass, un-shoveled sidewalks, exposed garbage and other violations. The public will have its chance to weigh in on the proposal at 7:05 p.m. March 12. A public hearing on proposed Local Law No. 2 of 2018 was also set for 7:10 p.m. on March 12. The local law would amend Chapter 249, Vacant and Occupied Property Maintenance.
Fulton City School District officials are eyeing a possibility to enter a program allowing free breakfast and lunches for all students in the district. The Community Eligibility Provision under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 allows high-poverty schools or entire districts to offer all students breakfast and lunch for no charge due to funding from state and federal sources.
The City of Fulton will host a public outreach meeting on Tuesday, March 13 at 7 p.m. in the upstairs courtroom of the Fulton Municipal Building located at 141 South First Street to gather input on the multi-use walking trail feasibility study currently underway. The study, once complete, will outline the development of seven multi-use trails in the City of Fulton. The public is invited to view preliminary sketches and provide valuable input on the future planned trails.
The 22-year-old was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a Class E felony; driving while intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor; aggravated driving while intoxicated with blood-alcohol content of 0.18 or higher, an unclassified misdemeanor; speeding; unsafe lane change and uninspected motor vehicle, all infractions; and failure to yield right of way to emergency vehicle, a violation.
The annual Fort Ontario Conference on History and Archaeology will be held at the Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center, 26 E. First St., Oswego, April 21 and 22. “This conference celebrates the significance of Fort Ontario State Historic Site and the importance of this region in determining our nation’s destiny,” said David Turner, director of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning.
In the wake of yet another deadly shooting spree at a school, president Trump has suggested arming teachers would help put an end to the carnage. The notion of arming teachers should only be considered only after all other options have been exhausted, an area teacher told OCT, and others agree. The sad truth is that very few options have been looked at or attempted in large part because of the NRA’s financial grip on the legislative branch, one area teacher said.
The Oswego County Office for the Aging will host a free training session March 6 for those interested in learning how to respond to opioid overdoses. The training will be from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Oswego County Health Department Training Room on the first floor of the Nick Sterio Public Health Center, 70 Bunner St., Oswego.
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