Senator Darrel Aubertine was at the Common Council meeting Monday night to present the city with a $1,024,000 grant. The senator recognized the needs of the city’s DPW and these funds “will go a long way to provide the necessary resources the DPW needs,” Mayor Randy Bateman said.
The Oswego Fire Department will get its overtime funding. Just not all at once. At meeting Monday night’s Common Council meeting, aldermen voted 6-1 to approve an amended version of a resolution authorizing Fire Chief Jeff McCrobie to make a budget amendment of $110,000 to cover the short shift overtime. Councilor Bill Sharkey cast the lone nay vote.
The Administrative Services Committee gave a favorable recommendation Monday night to replenishing the fire department’s payroll account. The budget line is nearly depleted, according to Chief Jeff McCrobie. “Right now our accounts are down, almost drained completely,†he said.
For some time now, our County E-911 Director, Mike Allen, and the Legislature’s Public Safety and Emergency Services Committee have been laying the groundwork for replacing the county’s outdated emergency communications system. There are a number of problems with the present equipment, and a new communications system has been needed for many years. […]
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The fifth grade students from Mrs. Graber, Ms. Lewis and Ms. Conte’s classes at Kingsford Park School were recently involved in a special fundraiser to raise money for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.