At Monday night’s Common Council meeting, the mayor’s proposed rental fee permit hike was approved, 5-1-1. Council president Shawn Walker cast the lone nay vote and Councilor Robert Corradino abstained. It will help hold landlords accountable and pressure them into maintaining their property, the mayor said.
The Oswego County Historical Society is proudly celebrating the 75th anniversary of the historic landmark Oswego Theatre, which opened it doors in January of 1941. A classic movie night showing the popular film “Casablanca” will be featured on October 13 at 7 p.m. in the Oswego Theatre, 138 W. Second St.
The State Comptroller’s Office recently released an audit of the Oswego City School District. The purpose of the audit was to review the district’s financial condition and nonresident tuition for foster students for the period July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015. Among the findings: The district doesn’t have an effective process to identify all nonresident foster students receiving educational services and bill their school districts for those services. The district didn’t bill and collect about $237,000 in reimbursement for students. The district is taking corrective action.
Oswego Police in conjunction with SUNY Oswego and investigators from the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles with the help of local businesses targeted underage drinking and the use of fraudulent driver’s licenses. Overnight Friday, the detail issued 24 citations for people attempting to use fraudulent driver’s licenses.
The Oswego County Health Department reported today (Sept. 23) that an Oswego resident is recovering from West Nile virus. The resident was hospitalized and is now recovering at home. Residents of all ages are advised to continue to protect themselves from mosquitoes until the first hard frost occurs.
The Oswego City School District tax bills will be mailed on September 30. The school district will not be collecting taxes at the Education Center this year.
On Sept. 22 at 9:26 a.m., sheriff’s deputies arrested John E. Painter, 29, of 29 Woodland Drive, Fulton.He was charged with two counts of first-degree criminal sex act, a class B felony and first-degree course of conduct against a child, a class B felony.
The Fulton Common Council has unanimously approved a resolution at the regular meeting held Tuesday, September 20 to authorize the city of Fulton to submit a grant application to the New York State Empire Development Corporation. The grant, for the maximum amount of $500,000 would be used to complete infrastructure work and marketing for both the former Nestles site located at 555 S. Fourth St. as well as the former Sofco site located at 351 N. First St.
At this month’s meeting, the Oswego County Legislature approved the sale of two parcels at the former Miller Brewery to the County of Oswego IDA. The purchase price of $400,000 would recover back taxes for the county and the Fulton City School District.
The Fulton Common Council unanimously approved a resolution of respect in honor of former common councilor, Daniel H. Knopp Jr., who passed away on September 8, 2016. “We may never know why things happen the way they do. Dan was a good man and for all the time he spent as common councilman, he always did something good for the city. We will miss him very much,” the mayor said.
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