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Oswego Daily News

NYSERDA Funding For Solar Power Helps St. Luke Apartments Cut Energy Costs

Oswego city and county officials joined state representatives Friday as they announced state funding of $316,000 to help St. Luke Apartments install a solar power system and energy efficiency measures that will significantly reduce operating costs and energy use for the affordable housing complex for seniors and the disabled.

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Oswego Daily News

Aubertine: Oswego Port To Receive $1.75 Million

Photo from the Port of Oswego website.The project will restore the quay wall of the West Terminal and allow for the installation of a new fender system.

Without the pier restoration, the dock will eventually become unusable for the freighters that call the Port’s bulk terminal.

This project is critical to the continuation of a significant portion of the business operations at the Port of Oswego.

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Aubertine

Budget Finished

Last week, we wrapped up the budget at last. By no stretch can I or any lawmaker say that this budget is perfect, but in these difficult times, it represents considerable progress from where we were on April 1.

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Fulton Daily News

Legislature Returns to Finish Budget, Maybe. Aubertine: ‘A Good Budget Late Beats A Bad Budget On Time’

The New York State Legislature.One of the latest state budgets in New York history is likely to win final approval this week, according to State Senator Darrel Aubertine.

“It’s been frustrating for everyone, but I do think in the end we end up with a budget that’s much better than the budget that was originally proposed,” Aubertine (D-Cape Vincent) said Monday, before heading to Albany for Tuesday’s special session.

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Aubertine

The Senate Lost A Friend in Bipartisanship

As I’ve said many times before, good government puts people ahead of politics. Elected representatives are not in office to serve a political party, but everyone. I’m proud of the fact that my office operates without regard to party affiliation and, of the more than 50 bills I sponsored that passed the Senate this year, all but a handful passed unanimously and not one passed along party lines.

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