Today’s News: Two Wins for Girls’ Basketball; CiTi Field Trip Informative for Sophomores; Random Acts of Kindness Boost Holiday Spirit; and more in today’s edition of The Raider – written by students in the GR Bodley Journalism Club and Journalism class.
On December 14, the Oswego County Legislature approved a feasibility study associated with the reuse of the Waste Water Treatment Plant at the former Miller Brewing facility in Volney. As part of their approval, the Oswego County Legislature agreed to pay $49,000 toward the study. The remaining $49,000, of the $98,000 study, will be paid by Operation Oswego County and the County of Oswego Industrial Development Agency.
Friends of Fort Ontario AmeriCorps staffer Corey King will lead a unique First Day Hike at 10 a.m. New Year’s Day around the 75-acre Fort Ontario National Registered District. Hikers will register and assemble inside the old stone fort and march about one mile at a moderate pace around the buildings, grounds, foundations, roads, and locations of battles and significant events in the fort’s 263-year history.
Members of the Oswego School Board got a glimpse Tuesday night of a proposed multi-million capital project aimed at refurbishing the district’s aging schools. The projected cost of the plan is $60,180,000. Local funds to be applied total $4,000,000. State building aid is expected to pay for 63.4 percent of the work. A public vote is tentatively set for March 6.
Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow announced today (Dec. 19) the creation of a new schedule at the city of Oswego Department of Public Works, a move that turns the department to a twenty-four hour, seven days a week operation for the months of December through March. Mayor Barlow has now implemented three different rotating shifts Monday through Sunday, a change the mayor says will surely decrease the amount of overtime within the department while also expediting the snow removal process and help with snow plowing efficiency.
U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) today (Dec. 19), highlighted significant wins for Central New York in the final tax reform legislation scheduled for a vote in the House and Senate today. Katko, who supported the Tax Cut and Jobs Act in the House, continued to advocate for Central New York’s interests as the House and Senate worked together to conference on the bill.
The Salvation Army Christmas kettles throughout Oswego County are running behind schedule to meet this year’s $70,000 goal. About $45,000 has been received, leaving $35,000 to be raised in the few days remaining before Christmas.
The Fulton Board of Education has discussed each of three options to replace a recently resigned board member, leaving a split decision. Last week, board member Paula Hayden submitted a formal resignation letter effective immediately, as board president David Cordone cited personal reasons necessitating her to step aside. Hayden had been a board member since her election to the position in May 2016. Her term would expire in June of 2019. The remaining six board members considered each of three options recommended by the district’s law firm and the New York State School Board Association.
State Police in Lafayette are investigating an accident that occurred on Interstate 81 in the town of Tully. The investigation has revealed that at approximately 7 a.m. today (Dec. 18), a 2002 Chevrolet Propane delivery truck, operated by James P. Fyffe, 54, from Fulton, was traveling southbound on I-81 when he exited the west shoulder of the roadway and struck a tree.
On December 16, at approximately 9:22 a.m., a bank robbery was reported at Fulton Savings Bank, 219 County Route 57, in the town of Schroeppel. Shortly thereafter, a Village of Phoenix Police Officer observed the suspect vehicle and stopped the vehicle, ultimately apprehending the suspect.
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