Assembly Will Barclay

The city of Fulton received some fantastic news this month when it was named the regional winner of this year’s $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative state grant. This is the second time a community in Oswego County has been awarded the DRI in three years.

Each day police officers put their lives on the line to protect our communities. From routine traffic stops to being the first to respond to an accident— their bravery protects us each day but their safety is not guaranteed.

Well-written bills detail what parts of existing law will change, how the change will impact people, penalties if they apply, and include estimates of their fiscal impact.

It is similar to the successful 529 College Savings Account program, and allows people to open a tax-advantaged savings account that individuals with disabilities and their families can use to pay for qualified expenses.

In 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered an emergency shelter for victims of the Holocaust and World War II refugees to be created at Fort Ontario in Oswego.

In the fall of 2013, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) announced that it would ban hunting with firearms on 5,300 acres of its property in the Adirondacks. The ban was a result of the ill-conceived SAFE Act that was enacted earlier that same year.

In recent years, the state has made significant investments in our state parks and communities. Additional funding has helped improve playground equipment, entryways, beach areas, trails, and restroom facilities.

As we spend more time outdoors with the warmer weather, it is important to take proper precautions to ensure protection from Lyme disease.

Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne illness in the nation and is most often contracted in the spring and summer months.

The 2019 state legislative session thankfully came to a merciful close in the early morning hours of June 21. After last November’s election, when downstate Democrats seized control of the state senate, most understood that the legislative agenda would be tilted towards downstate’s liberal priorities.