Fulton officials discussed increased federal aid for two city bridge repair projects during regular business at Tuesday’s (April 5) council meeting. The council unanimously authorized and approved increased funding for rehabilitation projects for both the North Sixth Street bridge over CSX railway and the Oneida Street bridge over the Oswego River.
The theme for this year’s annual Bowl-A-Fun OCO Fundraiser: “Fifty and Fabulous.” With George Hoffman from The Dinosaur 95.3 as emcee for the day, the event kicked off at Lakeview Lanes and provided food, drinks, cake, live entertainment, raffles and lots of fun. Different from previous years, the bowlers only competed in one flight of bowling and while the second flight usually competes, OCO instead hosted a 50th anniversary celebration open to the public who picked up a free ticket ahead of time.
On Tuesday at approximately 9:27 p.m., State Police stopped a vehicle on Oneida Street in Fulton for failure to stop at a red light. Following an investigation, passenger, Justin Fellows was found to allegedly be in possession of Suboxone without a prescription, as well as cocaine.
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The Fulton City School District Board of Education unanimously approved the school’s final $70,336,500 budget for the 2016-2017 school year, a 2.47% increase from the current budget. The final budget approved by unanimous vote of the Board of Education also allowed for FCSD to replace retirements, lower primary sections class sizes to approximately 20 students per grade level section (kindergarten through second grade), maintain all current FTE positions from the current school year, and maintain all current educational programs, services and opportunities all while using less reserves than previous years.
On April 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Fulton Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public its tenth opportunity in five years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your pills for disposal to Kinney Drugs at 115 Oneida St.
At its regular meeting in March, the Fulton Common Council advertised for a public hearing to be held the following month in regards to amending the city’s non-conforming use law. Such amendment meant that rather than restoring a home to single-family occupancy after 12 months of being vacant, as is required by current law, the council would treat each residence on an individual basis and vote whether it was able to remain zoned as a multi-family home or be restored to single-family residency. After looking into the matter further, Mayor Ronald L. Woodward reconsidered his initial opinion and has decided to table the council’s response.
On April 9, State Police responded to a larceny complaint of a dirt bike on County Route 6 in the town of Volney. On Monday (April 11), the victim located the stolen bike at a business in the town of Parish.
As we mark our official first 100 days together in office, we can all look back and be extremely proud of what we have already accomplished. For the first time in a long time, our residents are excited about our community. They are encouraged by their local government. They are paying attention and taking note of the changes and decisions we are making.
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