Firefighters were on scene for nearly 12 hours Tuesday (September 19) as they battled a commercial structure fire in Fulton. Fulton Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 807 S. First St. within three minutes of the call received at 6:50 a.m. The scene was entirely cleared at approximately 6:30 p.m., according to FFD Assistant Chief Shane Laws.
Oswego County Administrator Philip Church was elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the New York State Association of Counties at the association’s annual meeting in Onondaga County last week. “County Administrator Church is an experienced and thoughtful county leader, and we are fortunate to have his expertise on the NYSAC Board of Directors,” said NYSAC President MaryEllen Odell.
He allegedly engaged in sexual acts with the victim being less than 13 years of age and another individual less than 17 being in the residence, deputies reported.
At 7:06 p.m., sheriff’s deputies arrested Terry L. Muir, 54, of 941 Stone Hill Road, Williamstown, for public lewdness, a class B misdemeanor. Mr. Muir was allegedly standing in the roadway without any clothes on.
Mayor Billy Barlow has announced that the city of Oswego Economic Development Office has an established Commercial Revolving Loan Program. The CRL Program was established to stimulate economic activity by collaboratively working with the business community in partnership with local lending institutions to provide financial assistance for business start-up and expansion in the city of Oswego.
Sustainability and efforts to become more environmentally conscientious have been becoming more habitual and expansive, especially on the SUNY Oswego campus.
The city of Oswego has prepared a Request For Proposals to provide funding for up to $400,000 for projects aimed at reducing poverty in the Port City.
Crews are on scene battling a commercial fire at the Prime Auto used car dealership in Fulton at 807 South First Street. Located at the southern entrance to the city, State Route 481 has been shut down to all traffic in the area. Local police are on scene detouring vehicles off of State Route 481 at the southern entrance to the city and around the fire from the north end on Fay Street. Travelers are advised to avoid the area.
Oswego Fire Department personnel were called to a multiple-story building at 131 W. First St. at 6:42 p.m. Monday with reports of smoke filling an apartment. Crews were first alerted to smoke in an apartment on the 6th floor, ultimately locating a fire in an occupied apartment on the first floor.
At Monday night’s Physical Services Committee, Third Ward Councilor Nathan Emmons requested consideration from the Common Council to approve a revision to Article V of Chapter 224 of the code of the city of Oswego. Currently, it establishes the period of redemption of residential and farm property to expire four years after the lien date. Emmons’ proposed local law would reduce the time down to two years
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