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Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay

New Utility Assessments Exemplify Poor Public Policy

Beginning this summer, utility bills began to feature a new fee called the “Utility Tax Service Conservation Assessment.” This is now listed on all utility bills. Though a modest fee for most households, it is, nonetheless, another state fee and exists thanks to the budget that passed in the spring. I am urging for the repeal of this assessment to prevent more money from going to our already bloated state budget.

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Fulton Daily News

Oswego County’s Getting Stimulus Money, But How Much?

Here’s a question: How much federal stimulus money is being spent in Upstate NY or in Oswego County?

Good luck trying to find out.

There’s no one-stop source for finding what’s being spent and where it’s being spent. Even state and federal lawmakers aren’t sure.

Which leads to the inevitable question: Is Oswego County getting its fair share?

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