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I-88 Pipeline Route Out By JIM KEVLIN
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SUNY Oneonta Provost Maria Thompson, President Nancy Kleniewski and Colleen Brannan, assistant to the president, join in a hymn at the Sunday, Jan. 20, tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. at Elm Park Methodist Church/MORE PHOTOS, A3
Public Asked To Meeting On Theater’s Fate
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riends of the Oneonta Theatre and its owner, Tom Cormier, have invited members of the public interested in its continuation to a discussion at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, at the theatre. Cormier and FOTOT President Patrice Macaluso will discuss plans to continue the theater, which was due to close Dec. 31, in collaboration with the community. A Q-and-A and brainstorming period will follow. Tours will also be conducted 3-4 p.m. The public is welcome. DOWNTOWN IDEAS: Preservation architect Randy Crawford of Syracuse will speak on the topic, “Main Street Revitalization,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, at the Elks Club during Main Street Oneonta’s annual meeting. Public welcome. LOVE STORIES: For Valentine’s Day, The Green Toad Bookstore is polling people on their favorite romantic novel. E-mail anne@ greentoadbookstore.com DONATE FOOD: Drop off non-perishable food for the Family Resource Network’s Teen Scene drive at 46 Oneida St., the network’s office.
loses a potential $3 million a year in property-tax revenues. The decision, though, will not quell political controversy: The county Democratic Party’s executive committee was to meet Thursday, Jan. 24, in West Oneonta, and an anti-fracking bloc considered
fighting endorsements of Oneonta Mayor Dick Miller and county Reps. Linda Rowinski and Kay Stuligross, who opposed fracking but supported the pipeline. County Rep. John Kosmer, Fly Creek, an executive committee member, likened the pipeline sup-
Standard & Poor’s Gives City A-Plus
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In Midst Of Recession Bond Rating Is Upped Flames pour from Matteson Hall’s third floor on Wednesday, Jan. 16, in one of many images circulated by Instagram.
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SUNY Oneonta refugees Devon Klemmer, Claire Semenza and Shannon Coleman settle into their interim dorm room at the Holiday Inn/Southside after the Matteson Hall fire. At right, Billy Leduca’s sweatshirt says it all – for now, anyhow.
For Displaced, Luxury No Picnic By LIBBY CUDMORE
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e’re the homeless ones,” SUNY Oneonta junior Billy Laduca, only half joking,
port to “blood diamonds,” precious stones sought after despite the damage to African countries where they are mined. “Just because they aren’t fracking here,” said Kosmer, “it’s OK to put people at risk in Pennsylvania and Ohio.” Please See PIPELINE, A6
as he showed off his homemade “#HOMELESS” sweatshirt in his new digs at Holiday Inn/ Southside. “But we’re making the best of it.” Laduca is homeless to the Please See FIRE, A6
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espite what it termed “a tepid economy,” and despite the crises most other small Upstate cities face, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service has raised the rating on the City of Oneonta’s Miller latest bonds. It was “A+/Negative.” It is now “A+/Stable.” “I think it’s kind of interesting,” said Mayor Miller, “because we’ve been running deficits every year.” Still, S&P concluded, “Oneonta’s financial position remains very strong, in our opinion.” Please See S&P, A6
Pastor At All Inaugurations Since Nixon’s By LIBBY CUDMORE
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013
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Oneonta Deputy Mayor Mike Lynch joins in applause at the Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration Sunday, Jan. 20, at Elm Park Methodist. Reginald Brunson of Hobart, a long time theatre veteran, recites Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream Speech.”
DJ Wooden leads the Jazz Ensemble in singing “What’s Going On?” and “My Girl.”
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Members of the Oneonta Job Corps. Academy Step team dance and clap to “My Girl” as sung by DJ Wooden. They are: Chester Sterling, Samirah Crawford, Juanella Holmes, Shykiya Wise, LaTasha Middleton, Harrold Jacobs and Floricia Pollidore. Sadiq Abdushahid, on drums, and Chris Wolf-Gould entertain the audience at Elm Mark Methodist with their Jazz Ensemble music prior to the King commemoration.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013
EDITORIAL
With Issues Aplenty, Let’s Not Punish Each Other For Disagreeing
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he grizzled editor will tell the cub reporter heading out on a story: Keep asking questions until you keep hearing the same answers; then you know your reporting has come to an end. Such is the case in the Otsego County conversation, as underscored in this week’s news that Standard & Poor’s, despite the challenges all Upstate cities are facing, has chosen to raise the City of Oneonta’s bond rating from A+/Negative to A+/Stable. Health and higher education – S&P specifies Bassett Healthcare (3,500 employees) and SUNY Oneonta (1,100) – “anchor the regional economy.” We know that. Unemployment (7.3 percent) has remained below the national (down from 8.2 to 7.8), but – much less positive – the city’s median income is 60 percent of the national (somewhat pulled down by the college students.) The county’s median ($45,334) is 14 percent below the national ($52,672). We know that, too. We know that Cooperstowncentered tourism and Southside Oneonta’s big boxes create
enough sales-tax revenues that our county taxes are the second or third lowest in New York State. And that an Interstate (88) cuts across the county. And that we’re within a few hours of 50 percent of the U.S. population. And that our crime rate is low and our environment pleasing. We’re coming to understand the assets that give us a competitive advantage. • As a community, we know there are challenges, and we’re thinking them through, with Oneonta, in the Dick Miller Administration, leading the way. Miller’s fiveyear budget and capital projections, in particular, are models every locality of any size should emulate. The S&P report concluded – and we know – that the city’s charter revision and the hiring of the county’s only professional
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municipal manager are a positive. All this allowed S&P’s raters to conclude that, despite the city’s structural deficit and “despite the tepid economy (nationally), Oneonta’s fiscal position remains very strong.” Miller’s campaign to get the Town of Oneonta thinking seriously about merger has gone farther than anyone would have imagined a few years ago. His discovery that a City of Greater Oneonta could have separate taxing districts, preserving a town’s lower rate for fewer services, is a game changer. We know that. Countywide, we can also find encouragement in stable and forward-looking leadership on the county Board of Representatives, interesting innovation coming out of the Cooperstown Village Board under Mayor Jeff Katz – merging village court into the Town of Otsego’s is on the Monday, Jan. 28 agenda – and burgeoning Chobani’s investments in the Edmeston area. We know, if we think about it, that Otsego County is ever-better positioned for the inevitable national economic rebound, although
Standard & Poor’s Puts Oneonta In Rosy Light Editor’s Note: Here are excerpts from Standard & Poor’s “credit profile” for the City of Oneonta, released as it raised the city’s bond rating.
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actors that strengthen the rating include our view of: • The stable local economy, anchored by large employers in health care and higher education; • A very strong financial position entering into the 2013 budget year; and • A moderate debt burden and manageable additional capital needs. These strengths are offset by our view of: • Lower household income measures compared with state and national levels; • Low per capita market values, and • Continued budgeting challenges stemming from constraints on revenue growth and continued increases to pension and other employee benefit costs. • Despite the tepid economy, Oneonta’s financial position remains very strong, in our opinion. The city closed the audited fiscal year on Dec. 31, 2011, with a total fund balance of $10.5 million or a very strong 80 percent of expenditures. Of
non-for-profit corporation that promotes downtown Oneonta. Julia oversees an economic-development, event-promotion and design program for the city’s downtown area. Zondra works countywide as an economic development specialist for small businesses, helps put potential partners together, and specializes in agricultural projects. The tourism component for the county’s economic development program is managed out of that office by Deb Taylor. There are really three entities that operate at the County level. • First is OCED, which is part of county government and provides administrative support to the other two entities. • Second is the IDA or Industrial Development Agency, which is quasi-government. It has a separate board with nine members appointed by the county Board of Representatives. It may own property that it leases or later sells to businesses. An example is the Pony Farm Industrial Park. Historically, the IDA had the authority to issue Civic Facility Revenue Bonds on behalf of local-not-for-profit institutions like Fox and Please See VOICES, A7
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In raising City Hall’s bond rating, Standard & Poor’s declared: “Despite the tepid economy, Oneonta’s financial position remains very strong, in our opinion.”
that amount, roughly $6.7 million, or 51 percent of expenditures, was classified as unassigned general fund. In 2012, management is projecting balanced operations as all revenue items came in as expected, and expenditures were within budget. On the whole, we anticipate the city will maintain very strong operating flexibility as it begins its 2013 budget year. • Oneonta just recently went through a charter revision, changing the form of government from a MayorCouncil form to a CouncilManager form. Following a review of
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management policies and controls, Standard & Poor’s considers Oneonta’s financial management practices “standard” under its Financial Management Assessment (FMA) methodology, indicating the finance department maintains adequate policies in most, but not all, key areas. ...Despite maintaining strong liquidity and cash reserves, the city does not have any formal liquidity or any debt management policies. Nevertheless, it remains proactive about preserving its financial position, and has recently begun preparing informal multiyear projections to better
prepare for future budgeting challenges. Oneonta’s overall net debt burden, including this bond issue, is a low $1,385 per capita, and a moderate 4.5 percent of true market value. These figures include the city’s proportionate share of overlapping debt from the county and school district. Debt service carrying charges across all funds was low at 5 percent. We note, however, a portion of that is self-supported through user charges of the city’s water and sewer enterprise system. • We do not expect to change the rating within the two-year outlook horizon due to a still-challenging budgetary environment stemming both from increasing fixed costs and from management’s inability to raise revenues given tax levy limitations and a slowly growing economy. In our opinion, the stable outlook reflects Oneonta’s very strong general fund balance and cash reserves. Furthermore, though the city’s financial position will likely be pressured over the next few years, we believe management will continue to make the necessary adjustments to maintain sound financial operations over the two-year outlook period.
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Laissez-Faire Attitude Toward Fracking Not Good For NY
To the Editor: If the DEC does the natural gas lobby’s bidding, it will publish its proposed fracking regulations by Feb. 13, & The Otsego-Delaware Dispatch 10 days before the regulations could go into effect. If it does, it will signal Jim Kevlin that New York State is to be a gas Editor &Publisher colony, teed up to export as much gas Tara Barnwell M.J. Kevlin as possible overseas. Advertising Director Business Manager The notion that local businesses and civilians would benefit from low-cost Amanda Hoepker Tori Meiswinkel, Susan Straub domestic natural gas was just that – a Office Manager Sales Associates notion, used to buy off opposition to Libby Cudmore Ian Austin Kathleen Peters Sean Levandowski the pipelines that will carry shale gas Reporter Photographer Graphic Artist Webmaster to the export terminals on the coast. By Valentine’s Day, the DEC will MEMBER OF likely get sued to block the issuance New York Press Association • The Otsego County Chamber
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committee members – county Reps. John Kosmer, Fly Creek, and Beth Rosenthal, Roseboom, and Barbara Monroe of Milford, who are also affiliated with Sustainable Otsego – were considering opposing the incumbents. “You can’t throw Dick Miller out the door for one issue,” said county Democratic chair Richie Abbate, Cooperstown, who expressed support for the Oneonta trio, particularly since they have the support of former Oneonta mayors John Nader and Kim Muller. Miller’s mayoral performance – an independent, he ran in 2009 with the Democratic endorsement – has been superb. Rowinski, who broke a logjam and created bi-partisan county government, and Stuligross, who is leading the delicate repositioning of Otsego Manor, are just the kind of leaders the county needs. Let’s be resolute in our resistance to fracking locally, but we can chew bubblegum and walk across the room at the same time. • Regrettably, as of this writing, Please See EDITORIAL, A5
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Editor’s Note: This is the ninth of 10 position papers that Citizen Voices, the business group headed by Oneonta businessmen Bob Harlem and Tom Armao, has prepared for publication. We welcome these articles, and welcome any ensuing debate. To participate, e-mail Letters to the Editor to jimk@allotsego.com here are public and private sources for help if you want to start or expand a business in Otsego County. The trick is in knowing how to navigate the mine field and who to contact for what. To do that successfully, it will help if you understand the acronyms or alphabet soup. Let’s start with Oneonta Mayor Dick Miller’s office. Working with the mayor are the new city manager, Mike Long, and the person responsible for Community Development, Jeff House. Mike has a background in urban planning and economic development. Jeff oversees the airport, housing, facilities and downtown development. The city is able to seek and administer grants with funds it receives from the State and other entities. The city has a contract with OCED (Otsego County Economic Development). OCED is a department within our county government staffed by Carolyn Lewis and Zondra Hart. The contract provides funding for work on behalf of the city that is overseen by Carolyn. Julia Goff, who performs that work, is a contract employee for Main Street Oneonta – MSO, a
it may not happen, as S&P has it, until 2015. • What’s interesting in the Standard & Poor’s report on the City of Oneonta – the full text may be viewed on www.allotsego.com – is the number of touchstones – employers, jobs, income, housing, professional management – that are examined. It’s ironic, or contradictory, or jarring that a segment of the executive committee of the county Democratic Party, which was scheduled to meet Thursday, Jan. 24, in West Oneonta, planned to apply a one-issue litmus test to three incumbents up for endorsement – Mayor Miller and county Reps. Linda Rowinski and Kay Stuligross, both of Oneonta. Not a one-issue litmus test, come to think of it, but a one-subissue litmus test: Not fracking, which they oppose – and should oppose – but the Constitution Pipeline, planned to carry fracked natural gas from another state (Pennsylvania) to the Eastern Seaboard (more than 100 miles hence.) Three Democratic executive
of shale gas permits. Such a lawsuit would be richly deserved because New York suffers from two fundamental flaws that are unique in all the states. The first is that New York has no autonomous environmental oversight over shale gas – it assigns that responsibility to the Division of Mineral Resources, which is simply a pawn of the gas lobby. See http://www.scribd. com/doc/121346040/New-York-DECs-Fracking-Regulatory-Cover-Up. Secondly, New York is one of the few states that does not tax oil and gas production at the wellhead, meaning the state derives no revenue from the gas produced. New York is the only
state that lacks both – no state tax revenue and no independent environmental oversight of drilling. In a nutshell, New York is teed up to be colonized by outsiders for the purpose of shipping the state’s gas overseas. If this sounds a bit Third World, you’re not mistaken. That was the gas industry’s plan from the outset. It does not have to be this way. There is no reason why the state’s regulatory regime cannot be brought into the 21st Century. If not by the Legislature, then by a court of law. If necessary, one well permit at a time. JAMES L. NORTHRUP Cooperstown
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013
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History
Compiled by Tom Heitz with resources courtesy of the New York State Historical Association Library
125 Years Ago
The Local News: Evaporated apples have superseded the old-time dried apple. A dealer of this town has long had on hand some 18 barrels of dried apples, for which there appeared to be no sale. He challenged another dealer the other day to make him an offer for them, and accepted fifty cents a barrel. On examining the apples they were found as lively with worms as the average Italian is with fleas. But the purchaser didn’t weaken. “I want them for a mincemeat packing firm,� said he, “and it will be economy to use those apples.� They were shipped. No patent mincemeat for us. January 1888
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30 Years Ago
Citing red ink that has risen to record levels, President Reagan called for provisional income and energy tax increases that could take effect October 1, 1985, if his freeze is approved, the economy recovers, and the deficit keeps going up anyhow. “America is on the mend,� the President declared. Senators and representatives alike were brought to their feet in applause after President Reagan declared, “We who are in government must take the lead in restoring the economy.� Reagan said he would adjust his defense budget over the next five years to save about $47 billion in actual outlays. Even with the freeze and adjustments, the overall defense budget will increase about 14 percent according to a senior administration official. January 1983
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Advertisement – Diabetes: A Simple Herb Quickly Cures This Dread Disease To Stay Cured. A plant recently discovered in Mexico called Diabotol Herb has been found to be a specific in the treatment of diabetes, quickly reducing the specific gravity and sugar, restoring vigor and building up the system. A 50 cent package of this harmless vegetable remedy lasts a week and will relieve the worst symptoms in the most aggravated cases or your money will be returned without question. Send 50 cents to us for a week’s supply with free booklet of special value to the diabetic, containing latest diet list and exclusive table of food elements, giving percentage of starch and sugar (carbohydrates) in 250 different foods. Call the attention of your afflicted friends to this offer. Ames Chemical Co., Box 289-3, Whitney Point, N.Y. January 1913
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McClelland Barclay, noted artist and sculptor, advances the theory that the certain something that attracts us males to our particular screen favorite is not beauty or sex appeal, but rather “type appeal.� Elaborating, Barclay selects his list of the most “type-appealing� women in Hollywood. Claudette Colbert appeals to the man of the world; Joan Crawford to the family man; Katherine Hepburn to the professional man; Miriam Hopkins to the caveman; Elissa Landis to the student-scientist; and Myrna Loy to the adventurer. Barclay’s own dream girl would be a composite of several film queens. She would possess the legs of Marlene Dietrich, the hips of Carole Lombard, the chest of Miriam Hopkins, and the lips of Helen Twelvetrees. January 1933
lieves area residents are against such an outcome as well. Area residents may well have harbored fears about a tuberculosis treatment hospital in their midst in the 1930s, but once it opened in December 1935, those fears quickly vanished. January 1973
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A $375,000 low-interest federal loan will help Bresee’s Oneonta Department Store fill its racks and funds will then become available for other businesses in the city. As the anchor retail store on Oneonta’s Main Street repays the loan, other businesses will be able to borrow the money originally provided by the federal grant. “The loan is great for us, and I think it’s going to be great for downtown Oneonta,� Marc Bresee said. Joseph Bernier, Oneonta Community DevelopJanuary 1953 ment Director, said low-interest loans may be available as early as mid-1994 after the Common Council approves guidelines. Merchants The days of the Homer Folks Hospital as a have already expressed in borrowing the money, treatment facility for victims of tuberculosis expressly for start-up purposes. will sooner or later come to an end. Already, the January 1993 hospital which employs 177 workers is not regarded as an economically sound or scientifically necessary operation and the state has decided “I don’t want war against these people,� said that operations there should be phased out. But, Henry “Hank� Williamson, a peace activist who as yet, there is no word as to what will follow. spoke at the First Methodist Church in Oneonta Almost every person you talk to has a differon Friday night. “We’re going to be killing these ent suggestion and almost all of them are good people, and they’re not doing anything to us.� ones. There’s one suggestion, however, that most Williamson, 54, has traveled to Iraq twice, most people don’t want to think about – a drug reharecently during October and November with the bilitation center. Freshman assemblyman Harold Luther is poised to stage an all-out effort to keep Iraq Peace Team. He told a crowd of about 50 that he wants to inform people about the huHomer Folks open, but talking to a reporter, Luther made it clear that a drug rehabilitation center man aspects of Iraq – the innocent civilians who isn’t his choice. Luther is against the idea and be- would be killed in a war. January 2003
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People Of Good Will Don’t Agree Every Time EDITORIAL/From A4 word was received in recent days that “Alternate M,� the Constitution Pipeline route along I-88, which would have brought an estimated $3 million annually in county property taxes, has been discarded by the company. That’s a blow, given the shortterm financial challenges from Otsego Manor’s deficit and the generally down economy, including this year’s Hall of Fame shutout. A few months ago, the county board declined to help fund a Southside water district, even though the $90,000 would have been recouped within a couple of years by Lowe’s plans to double its footprint. The reps concluded they just didn’t have the money. Happily, shifting the pipeline to northern Delaware County will ensure the expansion of Amphenol, with its 600 local jobs, many held by Otsego County people, will go forward in Sidney. And there will be broad access to low-cost natural gas locally for homes and industry. And there will be other opportunities, and elected representatives like Miller, Rowinski, Stuligross, Katz, county Board Chair Kathy Clark, R-Otego, and others have shown a willingness to embrace them, even if they involve some controversy. Everyone can respect and honor the intensity of groups like Sustainable Otsego, but the county’s challenges are multiple, and broad-gauged leaders are needed to tackled them
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For Displaced, Luxury No Picnic FIRE/From A1 degree he is due to the fire that broke out around 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, in a third-floor suite in the college’s Matteson Hall, the result of a malfunctioning electrical cord, according to an Oneonta Fire Department investigation. The blaze was declared extinguished within an hour, with no injuries reported and all 177 students accounted for. While many displaced students were relocated to other dorms on campus, Laduca was among 80 living the relative luxury of the Holiday Inn. “They’ve been enjoying having fresh towels every day,” said Jenna Wyckoff, front office manager. Students have access to the gym. They have been offered discounted breakfasts and dinners at the Our Town Café & Pub, (although some, like sophomores Alex Eckart and Frank Funigiello, still rely on the old college standbye, pizza, from the Mirabito’s quick-stop across the way.) “I was on my way back from jazz band when I got a text message: ‘The building is on fire’,” said Frank. “And I said, ‘ha ha,’ I thought they were kidding – then I got back and saw the flames.” The two are enjoying their stay. “I’ve gotten a ton of sleep, which is rare for me,” said Alex. “And we didn’t have
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any smoke damage,” added Frank. “We haven’t had to wash anything yet.” It isn’t a vacation, though. Some students are staying three or four to a two-bed room. “It’s a little cramped in there,” said junior Katie Minahan, who was doing some school work on her laptop in the hallway. “You have to take two buses to get to campus,” said Frank. “You have to plan two hours ahead.” To avoid that, “a lot of us have been staying with friends,” said Katie. “The fire was really close to our room,” said sophomore Devon Klemmer as she got off the bus. “We thought it was a drill until we saw smoke above the door – we started freaking out.” Her room suffered smoke and water damage, ruining clothes, books and Devon’s phone charger. “It’s a struggle, being so early in the semester,” she said. “It’s hard to focus.”Alex was in his basement room at Matteson when the alarm sounded. “I assumed it was just a drill,” he said. Their next door neighbors at the hotel have a car, making it easier to get to campus, but Devon and her two roommates. Claire Semenza and Shannon Colman, say getting food is the most difficult part. “If we wanted to go get lunch on campus, it would be a three-hour ordeal,” she said.
Losing Pipeline Doesn’t Calm Political Waters PIPELINE/From A1 The chosen route will be included in the Constitution’s application to FERC (the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) in the spring. Project Manager Matt Swift called the Delaware route – it will be proposed to FERC (the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) in an application to be submitted in the spring – is “the best possible path to minimize environmental and landowner impacts,” plus best meeting “engineering requirements.” While not in Otsego County, the route – through the towns of Sidney, Franklin, Davenport and Harpersfield – parallels the county line. And as an “open access” pipeline, it could still be tapped locally by institutions, industry and municipalities. While he regretted the pipeline won’t be in this county, Mayor Miller said, “I’m delighted they continue to plan to move forward in our area. The county won’t benefit as directly as if it was; that said, the construction will
have a positive impact on the Oneonta community.” For his part, Adrian Kuzminski, Fly Creek, moderator of anti-fracking Sustainable Otsego, said, “All the groups that are opposed to the pipeline are going to continue to act. I see no reason to change. The goal is still to stop the pipeline.” “Alternate M,” Swift said, was the “most significant route alternative” not chosen, after the company discovered the construction and environmental challenges were “significantly greater” than the chosen route. The route chosen has 87 fewer acres of forest, 20 fewer miles of “side-slope construction,” 22 fewer stream and pond crossings, and is closer to fewer homes. “Alternate M” was not among the original options, but was studied after state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, and state Rep. Pete Lopez, R-Schoharie, last summer urged Constitution to study the I-88 right-of-way to minimize community impacts. “Alternate M” received further
momentum when the Otsego County Board of Representatives endorsed it in October. The Delaware County Board of Supervisors, fearing the loss of tax revenues, then endorsed the route that is now the selected one. The ensuing debate over whether the pipeline would be a stalking horse for gas drilling split fracking opponents, with anti-fracker Lou Allstadt of Coopertown, the retired Mobil executive vice president, calling such a linkage “nonsense.” Nonetheless, “Alternate M” was excoriated by 800 antifrackers at a FERC hearing at Foothills Performing Arts Center in October. Nonetheless, the dispute still lives. In addition to Kosmer, county Rep. Beth Rosenthal, Roseboom, and Barbara Monroe of Milford planned to oppose Miller, Rowinski and Stuligross in the executive committee, and the party’s county chair, Richie Abbate, Cooperstown expressed concern the party would be split, particularly since former Oneonta mayors John Nader and Kim Muller are in Miller’s camp.
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S&P/From A1 S&P, one of three “nationally recognized statistical rating organizations” accepted by the Security & Exchange Commission, ranks municipalities in 22 categories. “A+” is 21st, below only “AAA.” The new rating resulted from the issuing of $6 million in bonds to cover projects completed in the past two years and such future projects as upgrades at the sewage-treatment
plant and the Spruce Street reconstruction. The bonds also cover 31 energy-savings projects being implemented by Johnson Controls of Milwaukee, Wisc., including a system to remotely read water meters. That $3.8 million price tag is expected to result in net savings over time. In putting City Hall’s situation in a larger context, S&P concludes there is a “stable local economy,” anchored by hospitals and
colleges. It found the city in a “very strong financial position” entering 2013, with a “moderate debt burden” and manageable investments looking ahead. Weaknesses identified included lower household incomes than in the state and nation, lower home values, “constraints on revenue growth,” and increasing pension and benefit costs. But several times it cites positive management steps, including charter revision
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VOICES/From A4 Bassett hospitals, St. Mary’s School, Hartwick College and the St. James’ residential facility. In 2008 this legislative authority was subjected to a sunset provision and thus no longer exists. However, the Otsego County Capital Resource Corporation, incorporated by the county Board, now handles these transactions. • Third is the OCDC or Otsego County Development Corp. It is a private, not-for-profit entity that has its own board and is chaired ny Doug Gulotty. It was founded in 1959 to promote culture, recreation, economic development, trade and commerce. Collectively these three entities (OCED, IDA and OCDC) administer loan and grant funds available to encourage private sector economic development. The money may come from the federal government (HUD or Housing and Urban Development) via block grants to the States or from the State itself. Once a project for additional funding is identified, one or more of these agencies may apply to the State for funds from a block grant. When the loans are repaid the money is then used to create a revolving loan fund to provide loans for other future projects. Interest rates are competitive and there can be increased flexibility with regards to when repayment is expected. In general, these loans do not fund an entire project. Instead they can be used to fund the portion of the project that represents the difference between the total amount needed and the amount a bank is willing to finance. That difference may be referred to as the “gap.”
Doing this reduces the bank’s risk and thus makes it easier to obtain bank funding. This process is often used to fund agricultural and high-tech projects like the startup and expansion of Ioxus (occupies the former Soccer Hall of Fame facility). The person with her finger on the pulse of economic development in Oneonta is Carolyn Lewis. She’s good at her job and she cares about Oneonta and the county. If you’re trying to navigate the alphabet soup, she’s a great place to start. Her number is (607) 4328871 Ext. 207. SBDC, the Small Business Development Corp., helps people who want to start or expand a small business. Michelle Catan helps owners and prospective owners with all phases of developing a viable business plan prior to seeking funding assistance. CADE or the Center for Agricultural Development and Entrepreneurship is a private, not-for-profit entity that can assist with sourcing grants and other funds to assist with agriculturally based business development. You might now be asking yourself how the letters in the alphabet soup can be arranged to actually help you. Let’s use an example to answer that question. Suppose you wanted to start or expand a business in the county. You might start by going to the SBDC or CADE (agricultural) to help you develop a business plan. They might bring in IDA to help develop the blueprints for your facility. CADE might work with SBDC to help develop a business plan that you could take to a bank. The bank might then send you to IDA and/or OCED for part of the loan you need.
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Thomas, David and Steven Polgar, as well as two siblings, Dr. Theodore Polgar and Linda Dougherty; and two grandchildren, Richie and Conor Polgar. A Mass was held Saturday, Jan. 19, at St. Mary’s Church, Oneonta. Memorial donations may be directed to Cancer Treatment Center of America, 1331 East Wyoming St., Philadelphia, PA 19124. Arrangements are entrusted to the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home.
ONEONTA – Charles D. Luckhurst, 74, an Air Force paratrooper who completed over 100 jumps, passed away Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. He was born in South Kortright on Dec. 3, 1938, the son of Edward and Evelyn (Curtis) Luckhurst. He married Yvonne Ouimet on Nov. 13, 1965. Charlie retired from the U.S. Air Force as a master sergeant following 29 years of service. During his military career, he served in
Vietnam, Desert Storm and Desert Shield. He was credited with over 100 jumps, and was a member of the renowned Air Commando Group. Charlie was a skilled carpenter, and worked for several local contractors, including Neil Nielsen General Contracting. He then went to work for M.I. Bassett Hospital in the carpenter shop outreach, from which he retired. He was a member of the
American Legion Post 259, VFW Post 1206, BPOE 1312, the 6th Ward Athletic Club, and the Carpenter’s Local Union No. 19. He is survived by his wife, Yvonne O. Luckhurst of Oneonta; his children, Paul E. Luckhurst of Omaha, Neb., and Kim Luckhurst Terpenning of Oneonta; a brother, Eugene Luckhurst of Paradise , Calif. He is also survived by his sisters-in-law, Emilie (Ted) Gaisford of Oneonta
and Helen Chase of Brewerton; his brothers-in-law, Norbert (Thelma) Ouimet of New Bern, N.C., and Joseph Campbell, of Mount Vernon, Texas; as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins. A service with military honors was held Saturday, Jan. 19. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements are entrusted to the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home.
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WELL MAINTAINED – 3 bedroom home on 6 acres w/large bright rms. Relax outside on the deck while watching the wildlife and enjoying the views! $119,900 MLS #86997 Lizabeth Rose, Broker/Owner Cricket Keto, Lic. Assoc. Broker
Peter D. Clark, Consultant
AffordAble Homes
Hade Hollow Rd:$130,000 MLS#85379
St. Hwy. 28: $149,000 MLS#87325
Cooperstown: $179,900 MLS# 87326
Springfield Center :$149,000 MLS#84071
Dave LaDuke Broker 435-2405; Mike Winslow Broker 435-0183; Mike Swatling 435-6454; Joe Valette 437-5745; Laura Coleman 437-4881; John LaDuke 267-8617
John Mitchell, Lic. Assoc. Broker Stephen Baker, Lic. Assoc. Broker
216 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326 • Tel: 607-547-8551/Fax: 607-547-1029 www.johnmitchellrealestate.com • info@johnmitchellrealestate.com
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Fly creek home on 2+ acres
cooPerstown village caPe
cooPerstown colonial
(7668) Attractive remodeled home offers large rooms: modern kitchen, 4 BRs, 2 baths, office and formal DR. Newer windows, roof and electric.Gas woodstove, laundry room. front porch, garage. Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive—$249,000
(7622) Secluded 4 BR/2+ bath Dutch Colonial features bay window with great valley view. Ideal accents include fireplace w/woodstove, den, family room, finished walkout basement, circular drive, home office, oak and pine flooring, 2-car garage, large view deck. Only 3½ miles from Cooperstown, Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Co-Exclusive—$329,000
(7497) Well-kept 4 BR residence features 1¾ baths, formal DR, eat-in kitchen, and playroom, built-in bookcases, brick fireplace, oak floors, newer furnace, garage, workshop, partially finished basement, and enclosed porch. Near hospital, sports center, and schools. One owner. Hubbell’s Exclusive—$299,000
For reliable, honest answers to any of your real estate questions, Don Olin Realty at 607.547.5622 or visit our website www.donlinrealty.com
Private 100 acres
truly endearing Farmhouse!
(7644) 1850s remodeled 3 BR/2+ bath home is ideally sited on 2.7 acres. Many features include large LR, eat-in kitchen, den, master suite, formal DR, laundry room. Garage, workshop, newer windows and roof, covered patio, large porch. Richfield Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive—$164,500
(7104) Incredible valley views! Trails throughout, fantastic hunting and small pond. Private road and ROW access. Adjacent to County-owned lands. Old farmouse needs work. Solar-powered getaway has open floorplan, 1 BR. Can cut trees for views, logged 12 years ago. Possible owner financing. 8 miles from Cooperstown. Hubbell’s Exclusive—$189,000
otsego lake lot in cooPerstown
(7407) Choice building site with excellent lake views. Lake access and beach are directly in front of property. Level lot, easy to build on. Hubbell’s Exclusive—$295,000
Bordering Cherry Valley Creek near Middlefield hamlet just outside of Cooperstown, this 118 acre farm has a new horse barn with five 12x12 box stalls that open to a small arena and outside grazing land. Electricity is run underground to the barn. The 118 acres have been subdivided into 6 parcels which vary from 10-29 acres. Use your imagination to make this a horse training or boarding facility, or residential building lots. Cherry Springfield School District. Exclusively offered by Don Olin Realty at $389,000
otsego lake-view contemPo
(7302) Spectacular 4 BR/2+ bath home w/panoramic lake views on 1.8 acres. Residence has 2-story foyer, LR and den w/ fireplace, master suite, eat-in kitchen, pantry, formal DR, large porch, deck, in-ground pool, hardwood floors, finished basement. Lake privileges. Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive—$675,000
For Appointment Only Call: M. Margaret Savoie – Broker/Owner – 547-5334 Marion King – Associate Broker – 547-5332 Don Olin – Associate Broker – 547-8782 Eric Hill – Associate Broker – 547-5557 Don DuBois – Associate Broker – 547-5105 Tim Donahue – Associate Broker – 293-8874 Cathy Raddatz – Sales Associate – 547-8958 Jacqueline Savoie -Sales Associate -547-4141 Carol Hall - Sales Associate -544-4144
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