Opinion

The Corps officers, captains Heather Odom and Wendy Senior, and members of the Advisory Board of the Oswego County Salvation Army offer their sincere thanks to several Oswego restaurateurs, members of Zonta, and members of the public for their generous support of the Guest Chef Dinners of 2017. A total of 598 meals were served in our dining room or as take-outs at the six dinners held throughout the year and $6,429 was raised to support the work of the Army in Oswego County.

I want to thank the people of Fulton for their support in this year’s city council race. You shared your concerns with me, and you shared your community spirit and love of Fulton with me.

I would like to sincerely thank all the residents of the village of Pulaski for all their support, the time they took to vote and their kind responses when I was knocking on their doors.

I have had the pleasure of working alongside George Ritchie, Hannibal Highway Superintendent, for the past two years as a councilman and as the liaison between the Highway department and the town board. The town has accomplished so much in the past two years that included an enormous number of new projects, work done and the ability to purchase new equipment and vehicles with cash without the need of bonding.

My name is Kevin Cook and I am asking for your vote for my grandfather, Bob Hayes, for County Legislator. I’m not asking for your consideration because Bob is a family member, but rather, because After a 30-year career with Sears & Roebuck, Bob retired and began working for the county as the first-ever Director of 911. Since leaving that position, Bob has been a dedicated civil servant of Oswego County for nine years and will continue doing great work for you, if he’s re-elected.

I received Mark Holliday’s, nee Aldasch, pamphlet the other day and noticed some lies right off the bat. He starts out saying because the City of Fulton is considered “moderately fiscally stressed” we are bankrupt. That’s a lie. The city is not bankrupt. The fact is we improved our fiscal condition last year over the previous year.

While I enjoyed shopping at this year’s farmers’ market at its new location at Bullhead Point and talking with the vendors and meeting friends, I miss the attraction of the market downtown.
The market is more than a store; it’s a place for the community to come together. In a way it’s a community wide social event.

Quietly, Fulton lost one of the nicest and sincere man in the city. Sam Veshio was probably one of the most prominent characters the city has ever had. He was a friend to most everyone including prominent, rich and poor.

HABs occur when algae populations explode due to favorable environmental conditions: high sunlight and nutrient levels, and warm temperatures. Currently, the city of Fulton is conducting a dredging project to remove excess nutrients trapped in the sediments. However, are we doing enough to proactively protect our water resources from future HABs?