Letters to the Editor

Greg Gilbert is running for Supreme Court in the 5th Judicial District, which covers Onondaga, Oswego, Oneida, Jefferson, Lewis, and Herkimer counties. He has been our attorney for more than 15 years and we can tell you we have many experiences with him as our attorney.

The Oswego Elks held its annual Big Bucks Party on October 2. We would like to thank the local businesses for donations to our event. The Oswego Elks are a community based organization. The mission of the Elks is to help Elks build stronger communities. We fulfill this pledge by investing in communities where Elks live and work.

On behalf of the Fulton Athletic Boosters, I would like to thank the members of the Fulton Lions Club, and the Fulton City Fire and Police departments for their assistance at our high school concession stand during the last two home Varsity football games.

In August, the NYS Public Service Commission adopted the Clean Energy Standard which included, among other things, subsidies for the upstate nuclear plants. Since that time, the anti-nuclear crowd has ramped up their criticism of the PSC’s forward-thinking solution and now there is an effort to get the Clean Energy Standard overturned. The criticism is baffling, particularly from so-called environmentalists considering that nuclear power is clean and generates zero carbon emissions 24/7.

Election Day is rapidly approaching and there are a number of candidates running for office this year in addition to the Presidential contest dominating the news. One of those positions is Justice of the Supreme Court in 5th Judicial District. This jurisdiction covers six counties and is a mid-level judgeship in New York State, which is not to be confused with the nine positions of the United States Supreme Court in Washington DC.

On October 13 the Oswego County Legislature passed a resolution increasing the fees to attend Camp Hollis. Fees were increased for all groups, youth groups, adult groups, and individual campers. The increases may seem to be minor but to many youth and youth groups it could mean the difference in being able to attend a safe haven or staying home.

There’s a public hearing on Oct. 18 to discuss the raising of garbage rates in the city of Fulton. The rates purposed are to go from $51 a quarter to $63 a quarter. That means it will go from $204 a year to $252 a year. A sticker to use the county landfill will be only $185 a year. I agree with the fact that the rates have to be raised to cover the increased tipping fees imposed by the county.

Oswego County Opportunities Cancer Services Program of Oswego County applauds the recent legislation passed by New York State designed to help more women access breast cancer screening. The legislation includes the elimination of patient cost sharing for screening mammograms and requires hospitals and clinics to expand their screening hours.

Improving a company’s overall public image can begin with adopting a tobacco-free policy for worksite grounds. Growing evidence suggests that secondhand smoke can be just as harmful outdoors as it is indoors. Creating a tobacco-free policy will protect the health of both employees and visitors, in addition to reducing tobacco litter.