Today’s News: Canned Food Drive Winners Announced; Career Day Planning Begins; Library Club Expanding With Opportunities; and more in today’s edition of The Raider – written by students in the GR Bodley Journalism Club and Journalism class.
Those who live in Central and Northern New York know that we have tremendous potential for growth. Today, that potential was recognized when these two regions were awarded more than $151 million through the Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) program. This support will help revitalize our local economies, bring job growth and create more opportunities for the hardworking people who choose to live, work and raise their families in our region.
Several projects in Oswego County will receive Regional Economic Development Council funding, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced today (Dec. 13). The CNY REDC selected 38 priority projects that were submitted to the State for funding through the CFA process. A total of $21,203,550 in ESD grant funding has been requested by the CNY REDC. The total cost for these projects is $158,501,906, with the retention of 2,216 jobs and the creation of 582 jobs.
The city of Fulton’s 2018 budget passed a unanimous roll call vote by the Fulton Common Council after a public hearing brought out mostly positive remarks on Tuesday. The $16,492,000 budget brought a zero percent tax increase despite a spending increase of $245,861 from last year and revenues down $1,931 for a total of $9,605,997. A recent push by councilors to sell city-owned properties acquired by tax foreclosure has contributed to a $10,844,170 increase from last year in the city’s total assessed value, reaching $337,533,626. The tax rate remained steady at $20.50 per $1,000 of assessed value, the increase in assessed value helping to keep this figure unchanged, city officials said.
Effective immediately (Dec. 12), the parking of any vehicle on any city street or highway shall be prohibited in “Residential Areas” from midnight to 6 a.m., and in “Downtown Areas” from 2 to 6 a.m. This restriction is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other permanent parking restrictions that may apply to vehicles.
UPDATE: On 12/12/17 at approximately 6:01 p.m., Samantha K Palmer and Andres Perez were located at 8081 Hays Road Loraine NY, by NYS Parole officers. Perez and Palmer were taken into custody without incident and transported back to the city of Oswego.
The juvenile and parole absconder have been located. More details to follow later.
Local attorney and community volunteer Allison J. Nelson has announced her candidacy for Oswego County Family Court Judge in 2018. A lifelong Oswego County resident, Nelson has been practicing law for nearly 19 years and established Nelson Law Firm in 2011.
In the final minute of Saturday’s (Dec. 9) 75-60 win over Mount St. Mary’s, junior Caleb Sedore walked onto the floor for his collegiate debut. The moment was a long time coming. After suffering a torn ACL as a freshman, then re-tearing the same ACL as a sophomore, his debut was two years in the making.
Leighton Elementary School’s top spellers battled it out head-to-head Thursday afternoon to determine who would be moving on to the district-wide spelling bee in March. When the dust had settled, Yavuz Damkaci earned first place honors. The sixth grader’s winning word was cyclops.
Mayor Billy Barlow’s proposed comprehensive reforms to the city’s HUD Section 8 Rental Assistance Program were approved by the Common Council by a 6-1 vote on Monday night. Council President Eric VanBuren cast the lone nay vote. “After hearing the plan would be adopted then submitted and then brought back for revisions, it seems like we’re putting the cart before the horse,” he explained.
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