May 12, 2016, Government Day at the Oswego County Legislature: a day when junior high schoolers come to the legislature to see how government works. Well today they got a lesson in political integrity and political accountability and it didn’t cost them a thing. Most political majors in college pay a minimum of $150 a credit hour.
As the Fulton Board of Education has adopted a budget for the 2016-2017 school year, and it has been presented to the voters of our community for their consideration, I hope that all eligible voters will cast their vote on Tuesday, May 17.
I would like to encourage everyone to get out and support this year’s budget. This year’s budget is a modest increase in spending from the previous year. The spending increase is 2.47% similar to what anyone might expect their own spending to increase from year to year.
This past week I was present at a political gathering that was attended by some of Oswego County’s elected officials and also several of our state representatives. During the gathering one of the state representatives asked me a question regarding a resolution and a request for the state to change a home-rule law. This representative and the majority caucus are looking to change a rule that each and every elected official in the state must follow.
I am writing to you in regards to the OCSD budget presentation on Tuesday April 5, 2016. As outlined by Dr. Dean Goewey, the budget is one of the tightest and includes job and programing cuts like we have not seen in recent times. As a taxpayer in this city, I have a hard time swallowing the idea that all areas of OCSD will be “deeply impacted,” as Dr. Goewey stated.
The Friends of the Oswego Library respectfully asks the citizens of the Oswego School District to support the Oswego S.D. Public Library by visiting their polling locations on May 17 and vote yes for the levy that has been placed on the ballot.
Most of you have read how three State Representatives are going to sponsor a bill to change a law in Oswego County for 5 Oswego County Legislators. New York State is losing jobs, New York State has a heroin epidemic, and Oswego County has a poverty level that is almost the highest in the state. The infrastructure in Oswego County is failing.
What a great weekend for sports in our community. It was the fourth annual rivalry day between the Oswego Buccaneers and the Fulton Red Raiders, which took place at the D. Donald Distin Athletic Complex.
At the April 14 full Legislative meeting I requested Chairman Kevin Gardner have the idea of the formation of a County Wide Fire District be brought up for discussion at the next Public Safety Committee meeting.
Oswego County’s health behavior ranking has improved significantly according to data recently released in the annual National County Health Rankings of 2016 by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. The County Health Rankings, now in their seventh year, provide a snapshot of the overall health of every county across the United States.
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