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Block Builders Reach 99% of Fundraising Goal, Thanks to Huhtamaki

April 2, 2017 Contributor

Mark Southwick presented Linda Eagan with a check for $1,000 to support the Fulton Block Builder (FBB) matching grant program. “Huhtamaki believes it is important to do the right thing by each other and our customers: including the communities where we work and live. FBB’s mission to Restore City Pride -One Block at a Time is a program Huhtamaki is proud to support,” said Southwick. The FBB Block Challenge is a revitalization program that encourages groups of neighbors to collaborate on exterior improvements to their properties in order to build confidence in Fulton’s neighborhoods and inspire others to reinvest.

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Public Invited To Free Day Of Family Fun at Annual Parent University

March 29, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

Fulton City School District officials invite district families to a day of free family fun at Parent University to be held Saturday (April 1) from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at G. Ray Bodley High School located at 6 William Gillard Drive. The event is entirely free and will provide a full day of fun, learning, and opportunities. Similar to last year, transportation is available upon reservation and supervised activities for children ages 4-12 are available throughout the event.

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Operation Oswego County Donation Brings Fulton Block Builder Grant Match to 97%

March 28, 2017 Contributor

Operation Oswego County Inc., has donated $2,500.00 to the Fulton Block Builders putting FBB so close to our goal we can taste it!” said Linda Eagan, FBB Administrative Director. The donation presented from OOC allows Fulton Block Builders to reach 97% of the match needed to realize the full $100,000 grant from the Shineman Foundation.

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Movie Night? Family Video of Fulton Will “Round It Up” to Benefit Lymphoma Research

March 24, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

Family Video is in the final days of it’s sixth annual “Round It Up” Campaign in Fulton. The campaign offers all customers of Family Video the opportunity to round up their purchase amount to the nearest dollar, donating mere cents of every purchase to the Lymphoma Research Foundation.

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Fulton Superintendent Presents First Draft of 2017-18 Budget

March 22, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

Superintendent Brian Pulvino presented his first Fulton City School District official budget draft at a board of education meeting held Monday (March 20) since beginning his position with the district this school year. In it’s earliest draft form, the 2017-2018 school budget totals $70,542,921 showing a $206,421 increase from the 2016-2017 budget, a difference of 0.29 percent.

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Fulton Block Builders Reminds Residents to Complete Pre- Applications for 2017 Block Challenge by April 1

March 16, 2017 Contributor

March is already half over and the Fulton Block Builders (FBB) are encouraging neighbors to get together and complete the pre-application for the 2017 Block Challenge, a program that offers matching funds to each participating home owner up to $1,000 (dollar-for-dollar match) to put towards exterior home improvements.

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Fulton Council Approves Bonding Resolutions Totaling Nearly $2 Million

March 15, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

A special meeting of the Fulton Common Council held Tuesday (March 14) resulted in the approval of eight separate bond resolution totaling roughly $2 million.

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Second Public Hearing Will Revisit Proposed Zone Change

March 10, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

The Fulton Common Council will revisit a zone change request for a second time after a public hearing held in August that failed to approve the proposed change resulted in a petition to the Oswego County Supreme Court. The council will reconsider the request at a public hearing to be held during a regular council meeting on March 21

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Fulton Block Builder Application Details

March 9, 2017 Contributor

Fulton Block Builders have been getting a lot of calls since announcing the acceptance of Pre-Applications (go to https://www.fultonblockbuilders.com/) on March 1st, 2017. Most people are busy organizing their blocks already but some are a bit confused and even sometimes wondering if there is a “catch.” First and foremost, there is no “catch,” there is no income requirement, there is no payback!

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Donation from Community Bank Marks 92% Completion of FBB Grant

March 9, 2017 Contributor

A $5,000 donation from Community Bank N.A. brings Fulton Block Builders to 92% of the matching goal needed to realize the full $100,000.00 grant from the Shineman Foundation.

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