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Oswego County Highway Workers Voice Concerns at Legislature Meeting

October 19, 2023 Matt Watling

At the monthly Oswego County Legislature meeting on Thursday, October 12, two men working in the county’s highway department voiced their concerns over the perceived lack of pay and raises. Every year, the legislature sets a county budget, which includes the salary for employees across 28 departments such as the district attorney, highway department and planning and community development. Due to inflation over the last three years, which included a 6.5% rate in 2022 and a 3.7% rate in 2023, speakers during the public comment period said they “aren’t paid enough, not even close.” […]

Residents Share Ideas, Concerns With City Officials

October 22, 2010 Steve Yablonski

About a dozen people turned out Thursday night for a town hall meeting with city officials. Topics ranged from the city’s plans to purchase the International Marina to the behavior of college students (and others) to snow removal. The meeting was productive, one councilor said. Things are headed in the right direction, she said. But change doesn’t happen overnight, she added.

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Oswego Councilors Nix Snow Removal Amendment

April 27, 2010 Steve Yablonski

At its meeting Monday night, the Common Council voted 2-5 on an amendment to the Code of the City of Oswego, Chapter 249, Vacant an occupied property maintenance ordinance, Section 249-9, cleaning of public sidewalks. […]

Oswego’s Proposed Parking Policy Discussed

December 7, 2009 Steve Yablonski

However, it wasn’t the council doing the talking. The Physical Services Committee decided to take no action on the matter Monday night and wait for the fine-tuned version to come to the council floor. A Rochester business man who owns property in Oswego says there are problems with the plan, one of them being the associated fee. […]