Franklin Square Playground Updates Approved By Oswego Common Council

OSWEGO – Repainting of the Franklin Square Park Playground in Oswego was one of the main topics discussed during last night’s Oswego Common Council meeting, Monday, October 26.

Jessie Vanucci and community members requested Use of Public Space to repaint the Franklin Street Park Playground. The wooden playground is showing signs of wear, needing repair to prevent future weather damage.

A $6,000 allocation of city funds to buy paint will be purchased by the Department of Public Works for creation of the project. All safety guidelines will be followed, not exceeding more than 50 people throughout the projected time frame. The projected project date was slated for Oct. 24 to 25.

“They let me pick the colors, actually,” Mayor Billy Barlow said.  “They sent me a list of ten options; ten color combinations; I told them no, which one’s I didn’t like, and then they took the last four that I liked and did a neighborhood vote.”

Also discussed last night was a request for council consideration by property owner Lee B. Walker Jr. Walker is petitioning closing a portion of West Albany Street that dead-ends on his two adjoining property lots.

The City Engineer has confirmed that several public utilities run under the street, the issues needing to be addressed in the event of a possible street closure.

The City Charter requires that street closures must occur two consecutive years before the actual cessation of the street. The council passed a resolution of the street closure upon adoption of resolutions in two consecutive years.

The following resolutions were all unanimously passed during the meeting:

• Approval of minutes of the regular Common Council Meeting held October 13.
• Notice of Public Hearing on a proposed zoning change for a property at 103 Fifth Avenue on the Westside of Oswego. The proposed change includes: from TN2 (Traditional Neighborhood) to TB (Traditional Business).
• Donation of a Memorial Bench in honor of Elaine Malone. Preferred placement will be above Wright’s Landing.
• Donation of two memorial benches from Patricia Bucher in memory of her husband John Bucher, and mother and step-father Joyce and R. Jack Paul. Placement will be situated along Linear Park.
• Donation of a Memorial Bench from Dorothy Brown, in memory of the OHS Class of 1970. Preferred placement is at the Pocket Park located off Water Street.
• Shared Services Agreement for Emergency Assistance (SSA) with the New York State Department of Transportation for the period of December 1, 2020 through November 30, 2023. The agreement provides support and assistance to municipalities in the event of emergencies.
• Route 48 Green Gateway Water Quality Improvement Project Grant. Authorization was given for a contract with W.D. Malone Trucking and Excavating Inc. for general construction services for the project.
• CHIPS reimbursement has been received by the city with a 20 percent reduction. City Chamberlain will complete a Budget Amendment for $151,891.74
• The Wastewater Department is requesting a intra-departmental transfer of funds in the amounts of $45,000 for Westside projects and $20,000 for Eastside projects.
• Transfer of funds in the amount of $5,000 for the purchase of an underwater remote operating vehicle for use in the Oswego River/Falls.

The next Oswego Common Council meeting will be held on Monday, Nov. 9 at the McCrobie Building until further notice. The agenda for the October 26 meeting can be found here.

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