At its meeting Tuesday night, the Administrative Services Committee gave a favorable recommendation to a request to help those touched by Autism Spectrum Disorder. Justin Rudgick, community development director, received a request from Julie Chetney on behalf of the Oswego County Autism Task Force to organize the Out Run Autism 5K event to be held on April 7.
It’s business as usual at SUNY Oswego’s School of Business and the Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business acknowledged that recently by extending the school’s accreditation another five years. There have been continuous improvements and major changes since first being accredited in 2002 by the association, said School of Business Dean Richard Skolnik. The importance of the association and the accreditation is that it’s not just one individual objective being met, it’s a consistent approach across the years.
Mayor Billy Barlow’s proposed local law to aggressively increase the enforcement, fines and penalties for property maintenance issues such as tall grass, un-shoveled sidewalks, exposed garbage and other violations took a big step toward becoming a reality Tuesday night. The legislation would target property maintenance issues such as tall grass, un-shoveled sidewalks, exposed garbage and the tidiness of property visible from city streets.
The teen is accused of engaging in sexual contact with the victim being less than 11 years of age at a town of Palermo residence from 1/1/18 to 2/3/18.
This time of year, having a fever and cough often leads one to think of flu, but the Oswego County Health Department reminds residents that flu is not the only respiratory infection going around. Pertussis, or whooping cough as many people know it, is a very contagious disease. Pertussis can cause serious illness in infants, children and adults; it is especially dangerous to infants who have not been fully vaccinated yet.
At its February meeting, the Oswego County Legislature unanimously approved a bipartisan resolution, offered by Tom Drumm (D) and Tim Stahl (R), which supports efforts to elevate the fort complex to national park status. The clerk was authorized to submit a certified copy of the entire resolution to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Sen. Charles Schumer, Sen. Kristen Gillibrand, Congressman John Katko, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney, Sen. Patty Ritchie, Assemblyman Will Barclay, and Assemblyman Robert Oakes. The city plans to lend its support as well on Tuesday night.
The Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning has been awarded funds to provide a manufactured housing replacement program for eligible veterans. Funding for the Oswego County Veterans First Manufactured Housing Replacement Program is provided by the New York State Office of Community Renewal Housing Trust Fund Corporation.
Earlier this week, a water main break in the City of Fulton left specific customers in a boil water advisory dependent on proximity to the location of the water main break. City officials have announced that such advisory has been lifted after testing from a state certified laboratory has deemed the water safe.
Fulton Mayor Ronald Woodward Sr. and Common Council president Donald Patrick Jr. have addressed a concerning public safety issue throughout the city. Several houses, they say, do not comply with city charter regulation under Property Conservation stating that all houses must have clear, visible house numbers. The issue is that of public safety, Patrick said.
The Oswego County Health Department announced today (Feb. 16) that a rabid raccoon was recently confirmed in the Pennellville area of the town of Schroeppel. This marks the first confirmed case of rabies in Oswego County in 2018. There was no known contact between the rabid raccoon and humans or pets.
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