As chairman of the 2013 Memorial Day Salute Committee, I would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to everyone involved in making the 32nd Fulton Memorial Day Salute a huge success.
New York State has a situation that affects taxpayers, consumers and responsible caretakers. The subject is the rapid influx of commercial breeders, primarily to Central New York. As regulations in neighboring states have become more stringent, breeders are moving into New York. New York State appears to be the only state that specifically has language that disallows home rule regarding companion animal breeders and pet stores.
It’s time for candidates to start circulating the nominating petitions for the upcoming election. This is a good time for the public to ask the question that we in the legislature can get no answer to.
The Common Council will soon be considering a resolution that will result in the elimination of positions within the fire department. There are currently four newly created vacancies that were included in the 2013 budget and anticipated to be filled. This comes as a surprise, based on the fact that we recently suffered cuts to daily staffing and made concessions through contract negotiations to accommodate the 2013 budget.
I want to thank two organizations for their volunteering to provide cleanup and maintenance of our city parks. Over the years, the Fulton Lions Club has worked at C.V. Abbott Playground at Hulett Park, the playground at Voorhees Park and four years ago, adopting Oswego Falls Park. The second organization is the Fulton Alliance Church Building Bridges Committee’s children’s group called the Community Kids.
On behalf of the Fulton Service Clubs Memorial Day Salute Committee, I thank the people of the Fulton area who attended and participated in the various events sponsored by the four Fulton Service Clubs over the Memorial Day Weekend. The sponsors of this community service project were the men and women in the Fulton Kiwanis Club, the Fulton Sunrise Rotary Club, the Fulton Lions Club and the Fulton Rotary Club.
Thanks to the efforts of great volunteers and the support of several area businesses and human services agencies our first ever Family Day of Play event was a big success! Almost two hundred children and family members joined us at Camp Hollis for a day of fun and learning and to enjoy the opportunity to interact with each other, make new friends, and participate in a number of child and family friendly activities.
June 1 was the opening of CNY Art Gallery located at 357 State St., Fulton. Many artist displayed some remarkable work in the new home of the gallery. Congratulations to everyone for an amazing job, not just the art work, but the gallery too!
The Human Concerns Center would like to thank both postal employees and community members for their participation in the May 11 “Stamp Out Hunger” letter carrier food drive. The event is the largest one-day food drive in the world. It allows every resident in the county and across the nation to donate food that ultimately stays within the community to help its needy neighbors.
I am writing to encourage all registered voters in the community to participate in the school budget vote and Board of Education elections. On Tuesday, May 21 registered voters in the Fulton City School District will be asked to vote on the 2013-14 school district budget. Members of the Board of Education approved a $65.26 million tentative budget at their April 9 meeting.
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