Mayor Barlow Proposes Free Public Wi-Fi Throughout Downtown Oswego

by Contributor | June 2, 2016 7:35 pm

OSWEGO, NY – Mayor Barlow announced today (June 2) his proposal to implement free public Wi-Fi throughout downtown Oswego, highlighting the need of internet access in order to modernize downtown and make it more attractive to residents, visitors and the SUNY community.

“In an effort to enhance our downtown, modernize our community and assist our local small businesses, I am proposing to implement free public Wi-Fi throughout our downtown. This will further attract our residents, visitors and college community to not only visit downtown, but actually socialize and congregate downtown. In restaurants, coffee shops and community areas, people look for access to the internet and providing this service is nothing short of providing an essential community amenity to help add to our re-surging downtown, “ the mayor said.

The city of Oswego continues to help promote and enhance the downtown Oswego area as it competes for Governor Andrew Cuomo’s $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative and capitalize on the recent growth of downtown in recent years.

“This initiative is conveniently timed as we talk about competing for downtown revitalization funding and is another step the city of Oswego can take to modernize and become more attractive to working professionals and prospective residents. This advancement will surely help our local restaurants, coffee shops and other establishments throughout downtown as we provide an important service to our residents,” the mayor said.

Mayor Barlow will pitch the idea to the Common Council for approval at the next committee meeting on Monday, June 6, at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.

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