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Fulton Daily News

Oswego County’s Share of Stimulus Funds So Far: $80 Million

November 3, 2009 Contributor
An analysis by Oswego County Today that compared the amount of stimulus funds to the population of the counties shows that Oswego County is getting $659.87 in stimulus funds for each of the county’s 121,454 residents (using 2007 Census estimates).

That’s below the $804.68 average for each person in the state, but a little above the median amount of $641.53.

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Community

Oswego, Albion to host Great Lakes Small Harbor Workshops

October 23, 2009 Contributor
New York Sea Grant, the Orleans County Tourism Office, the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism & Planning and the Great Lakes Small Harbor Coalition are holding workshops in Albion from 1pm to 4pm on October 27 at Tillman’s Village Inn Restaurant and in Oswego, NY, from 1pm to 4pm on October 28 at the Oswego Public Library to help shoreline community leaders and harbor managers.

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Fulton Daily News

Today’s Data: School District Poverty Rates

October 20, 2009 Contributor
I’m starting a new occasional feature — highlighting data that shines a light on our county and our communities.  Our governments produce floods of data.  We hope to spoon out a few ounces as it flows by and show you something you might not have known.

Feel free to discuss what you see in the comments.

Before you click to see the table, play a little guessing game:  The districts are APW, Central Square, Fulton, Hannibal, Mexico, Oswego, Phoenix, Pulaski and Sandy Creek.  Try to rank them in order, from highest poverty to lowest. Then take a look at the numbers.

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Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay

New Utility Assessments Exemplify Poor Public Policy

October 5, 2009 Contributor
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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