Letters to the Editor

“I saved the taxpayer”…. “I work for you”…. “I voted no on non value spending.”…. “It’s not my money.” Really? The current (25th District) legislator voted for a sidewalk to nowhere which would have cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. (His own party voted against it).

Anyone who drives by Hulett Park in Fulton can see the new play equipment. Not as obvious is all the construction materials that were required. Mike Browngardt, the new owner of Northern Ace Home Center on Route 3, donated the wood and the concrete, because he knows that parks are important for our families.

In a recent letter thanking voters for their support in a recent primary election a District 25 candidate made several remarks, but only one of which I would like to address. “Fulton deserves a representative they can be proud of.” I would like to say that the city of Fulton has a representative they can be proud of now.

The Oswego County 4-H Program would like to thank the community for all of its support with the recent annual fabric sale, a fundraiser for the local 4-H Program, held at Believer’s Chapel in Mexico. We received an enormous stockpile of donated goods.

Greetings to my friends and neighbors of Fulton’s Second and Third wards. I am extremely pleased to share with you great news. My close friend, Jim Rice, has announced his intentions to run for the office of Oswego County Legislator, District 22, which covers the Second and Third Wards and a section of southeast Granby.

Grants may be from any number of places. They could be private or state or federal. The key words are “They don’t have to be paid back.” If it is money that has to be paid back it is a loan not a grant.

Deerslayer Bowmans Association would like to publicly thank Oswego City/County Youth Bureau and NYS Office of Child & Family Services for the grant provided to us to offer our 2015 Summer Youth Archery Program to 14 Oswego County youth for free.

I would like to thank all the voters who came out on Thursday, September 10, for the Republican Primary for legislator in District 25. I knew the turnout would be difficult as there has never been a primary in New York State on a Thursday.

The Oswego City Council has the important task this week of deciding what offer to except on the sale of the Cahill/Coleman building. This venerable old circa 1828 stone structure on the river at the foot of West Seneca Street has been in foreclosure and litigation since 2010, while it sadly deteriorates. I hope they will only consider an offer that will preserve the building. It will be good for the whole community.