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swimming pools once languished. Randy Crawford, architect and preservation planner with Crawford & Stearns, Syracuse, showed slide after slide, building after building that his company has renovated to a packed house Tuesday, Jan. 29, at MSO’s annual meeting at the Elks. Please See MSO, A7
Preservation architect Randy Crawford briefs the MSO annual meeting on what can be done for downtown Oneonta. Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA
ANTI-FRACKERS ROIL DEMOCRATS SUNY Oneonta student Katherine Wansor, who plays Josephine, the lead female role, rehearses for the weekend’s performance of “H.M.S. Pinafore,” which features Omri Schein, ’02, who went from Oneonta to stardom as a character actor/DETAILS, B1
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All eyes were on Jeffrey Smetana, vice president, Newman Development Group, Binghamton, as he briefed a packed city Planning Commission meeting Wednesday, Jan. 16, in City Hall on a 320-student state-of-the-art housing project on Blodgett Drive, overlooking the SUNY Oneonta athletic fields. The project, which supplanted townhomes the college was planning to build, would add an estimated $15 million to the tax rolls. The next day, reporter Libby Cudmore and photographer Ian Austin toured Twin River Commons, Binghamton, the model for the local project/FOR THEIR REPORT, SEE B1
‘Wearable Art’ Sturdy Stuff By LIBBY CUDMORE
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hen Patrick LaDuke needs materials for Dr. Annacleta Chiweshe’s “Wearable Art” fashion class at SUNY Oneonta, he can usually be found at Bruce Hall Home Center
in Cooperstown. “The plumbing section has the best stuff,” he said, gesturing to his “Xenomorph” dress, complete with an elongated glowing, L-light headdress. The tattered black silk piece was inspired by Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA H.R. Geiger’s “Alien” in Patrick LaDuke’s “wearable Please See ART, B8 art” is on display at SUNY.
earing he had received the blessing of the Otsego County Democratic Executive Committee to run on that ballot line, Mayor Miller has made it public: He’s running again. As an independent who ran on the “Collaborate for Oneonta” ticket – he then won the Democratic primary – in Miller 2009, Miller said in his Friday, Jan. 25, announcement he would again also welcome the endorsement of city Republicans. “Together we have proven that the City of Oneonta can make significant progress on many fronts in difficult times,” the mayor said. “If elected again in November this year I look forward to collaborating with the same groups, in the same spirit, for another four Please See MILLER, A7
‘Friends’ Aim To Keep Oneonta Theatre Alive By JIM KEVLIN
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will construct a number of high relief sketches of faces and heads on Basswood boards, with traditional and experimental carving and finishing techniques to be explored. Rocknak’s woodwork has been nationally and internationally exhibited at the Smithsonian, the Tampa Museum of Art and the
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Mary’s Episcopal Church in Springfield Center. The bride is the daughter of Daniel and Lynne Shanks of Oneonta. The groom is the son of Robert and Merrie Pierce of West Oneonta. The matron of honor was Kimberly Morris, friend of the bride. The maid of honor was Aryanna Kantor, daughter of the bride. The best man was Robert Pierce, father of the groom. The groomsman was Logan Kantor, son of the bride. Father Kyle Grennen of St Mary’s officiated at the candlelight service. Eric is the captain of the Cooperstown Emergency Medical Services. The couple live in Cooperstown.
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wimming more than 58 miles in 90 minutes, 70 kids from the “Clarks Sharks” swim team raised nearly $2,000 for Opportunities for Otsego during their annual holiday swim-a-thon on Dec. 21 at the Clarks Sport Center. Ranging from 8 to 18, the Sharks took pledges from friends and family to donate to OFO’s homeless shelter during it’s busiest time of the year. “Your amazing team effort is an inspiration to all of us,” said Gary Herzig, OFO’s chief operations officer. “Thank you very much.” WINS SCHOLARSHIP: Jonathan A. Bramsen of Oneonta, a senior majoring in electrical engineering at Clarkson University, received the Wallace H. Coulter Endowed Scholarship during the 2012-13 academic year. EARNS $1,000: Dimitrios Voultepsis, Oneonta, has received a $1,000 scholarship from SUNY Oneonta’s chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, the business honor society, for the 201213 academic year.
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Bundled up against the single-digit temperatures, Oneonta’s Grahm Strolin sits at his hole in the ice, middle and his Grandfather Paul Tourtellotte, right and Bob Wikoff of Laurens. Over 70 people braved Saturday’s chill for the DEC’s free ice fishing day at Crumhorn Mountain Boy Scout Camp.
Oneonta writer and photographer James McCue has published “Into the Woods,” a collection of nearly 200 photographs of Otsego County forests. Many of the photographs feature unusual tree growths “reminiscent of Tolkien’s Mirkwood Forest in Middle Earth.”
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Language Is Powerful. Let’s Use It, Not To Offend, But To Inspire
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n item from 125 years ago in last week’s Hometown History column in our Hometown Oneonta newspaper – its counterpart, Bound Volumes, is published in The Freeman’s Journal – included language that was, frankly, upsetting. That several readers called to object underscores the power of language to wound, even across more than a century. These columns are compiled with the opposite intent: Not to hurt feelings, but to raise sensitivity and, thereby, to discourage groundless slurs that are still too commonly heard today. • Yes, words from 1888 still have power. And that’s news we can use today. Coincidental to the Hometown History citation, the Cooperstown Central school board announced it is revisiting its sports teams’ nickname, “Redskins,” with the goal of replacing it, perhaps as soon as March. “Recently,” school board chair David Borgstrom
said in remarks to the CCS Student Council, “several students came forward to relate specific conversations with people unfamiliar with our school when the issue of the school mascot nickname came up. They felt uncomfortable about the issue. “I am convinced the time has come to make a change,” he continued. “We cannot continue on a path of recognizing the importance of diversity education and cultural sensitivity and continue to be called the ‘Redskins’.” Borgstrom asked the Student Council to discuss the matter with fellow students and to propose a new nickname. He invited public input at the school board’s next meeting, at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, in the high school cafeteria. We take it a step further. Generations of CCS grads and the community at large have a stake in a moniker that reflects well on the community, that elevates it, if you will. The school board, reachable at boe@ cooperstowncs.org, no
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doubt would welcome any and all prudent suggestions, in addition to the Student Council’s counsel. The school board recognizes that it has the authority and responsibility to make the final choice, Borgstrom said. And so it does. • The matter at hand – with both the Hometown History
watch.com – it’s a site that dissects particulars of sports uniforms – polled visitors (unscientifically) and found names like “Braves” and “Indians” are more acceptable than “Redskins.” Lacking unanimity, and given some hurt feelings, there’s no reason to slavishly stick with the status quo. (How has “The Fighting Irish” avoided this?) • It’s unclear how long Cooperstown athletes have been “Redskins.” There is some thinking that the name was picked in honor of “Red” Bursey, legendary coach and athletic director from 1920 to 1981. But Cooperstown Village Historian Hugh MacDougall doubts that. A veteran of the 2001 wars over the name, MacDougall observes sensibly that, since “Redskins” is offensive to some, “there seems to be no particular reason for using it to refer to a team.” Pick an animal, he suggested; that won’t offend anyone. (Attention: Yellowjackets is taken.)
That’s really the point. Why choose a rallying point that isn’t universally embraced? The CCS teams, in the pre-Title-XI days, were “Bursey’s Men.” We wouldn’t call the girls basketball team “Bursey’s Men.” Things change, and there no sin in adapting. • In this space, we can only make suggestions to our (local) world at large. Inside Iron String Press, we can act. And we will in such matters as the 1888 item that appeared last week. Let’s stipulate that ethnic and racial slurs are part of our history – of everyone’s history – but let’s save our firepower for current manifestations. Let’s start with this: The “Redskins” moniker is passe; let it fade away. Better still, let’s replace it with something inspirational. We would suggest to the CCS Student Council: What are the student body’s highest aspirations? Determine that, and pick a mascot that captures them and rallies all of us behind it.
JOHN KOSMER
Underfunding DEC Slows Upstate Business, Tourism To the Editor: What is the relationship between Governor Cuomo’s proposed budget and your desire to protect New York’s environment? And the economic potential of tourism to Upstate? And the value you get back from your hunting or fishing license? And his claim that New York is once again business friendly? Each of those things is impacted by his proposal to cut $58 million from the DEC’s budget. And it doesn’t stop there. You see there are unintended consequences from banning firearms. It is a little known fact that New York’s “Conservation Fund” – the money that funds the state’s fish and wildlife management and protection programs – consists of money from the sale of hunting and fishing licenses and money that comes from a federal excise tax on firearms and ammuni-
tion and on fishing tackle. That excise tax is collected at the point of manufacture and then doled out, under a program known as “federal aid,” by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to the states based upon their population and number of licensed sportsmen and women. New York has received hundreds of millions of dollars since the program’s inception in the 1930s and most of that money comes from firearms and ammunition that isn’t used for hunting but rather for recreational shooting. Right now there is about $30 million of federal aid money in the Conservation Fund that the Budget Office won’t allow the DEC to spend. It is being set aside to create the appearance that the deficit is less than it actually is and doing that violates the rules. Please See LETTER, A6
Ask Me What I Think To the Editor: I must take issue with your editorial of Jan. 24, as you can imagine my surprise when I read that I was considering not endorsing certain candidates for the 2013 election. I have never been asked nor stated my position in this matter and can’t help but wonder who spoke these words and ideas for me. I hold your paper in high
The CCS logo is based on “The Indian Hunter” statue in Lakefront Park, the replica of a statue in Central Park based on a Plains Indian, like none around here, according to Village Historian Hugh MacDougall.
item and the CCS nickname – is to not extend stereotypes, particularly hurtful ones. The ferment on “Redskins” dates back to 1960s’ efforts to promote crosscultural understanding. The Stanford Indians became the Stanford Cardinals. Closer to home, the Colgate Red Raiders became the Colgate Maroons. In all this, there is no unanimity of opinion and, it seems, no current data. According to poll results in Sports Illustrated in 2002: “Although most Native American activists and tribal leaders consider Indian team names and mascots offensive, neither Native Americans in general nor a cross section of U.S. sports fans agree. According to the article, There is a near total disconnect between Indian activists and the Native American population on this issue.” A 2004 poll by Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center found 91 percent of Native Americans found the name “Redskins” acceptable. But, lately, www.uni-
regard and as such expect the highest of journalist standards from your newspapers. I respectfully request that the next time you write about my views – on any subject – you ask me about them directly rather than relying on hearsay. BETH ROSENTHAL Roseboom County Representative District 7
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A Path To Save The Manor
Editor’s Note: County Representative Kosmer is a member of The Otsego Manor Committee.
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rivatizing Otsego Manor may not be the only path to saving it. This document represents my personal approach to an alternative path laid out here as a framework. It is the intersection where our caring meets our wallets. It is not easy, inexpensive or completely fleshed out. But the county Board of Representatives has declared it is open to hearing out any solution, so here is one where correct sequencing is critical. That sequencing is conditional. If, and only if, something happens in one phase do we move to the next phase. If one phase fails to happen, the framework dies on the vine and we continue exploring privatization that is currently in progress. The timetable for this framework is driven by the close of the 2013 state legislative session in June. • First, a CSEA contract must be renegotiated to bring personnel costs in line with other facilities in the region which is the driver of regional Medicaid reimbursement standards. The contract must be renegotiated within 30 days after the county Negotiations Committee notifies the CSEA. Otsego County needs a minimum of $1.6 million to $3.8 million in consensus reductions. We would provide about $1.6 million in additional revenue through an Otsego County voter supported .25-percent sales tax increase from 8 to 8.25 percent. It would leave us with the traditional $3.2 million subsidy the county has provided since 2006. Those actions will preserve county ownership of The Manor to assure quality care at our crown jewel healthcare facility that cost $33 million to build. • If, and only if, a CSEA contract is renegotiated, public support must be gauged. Unfortunately, in New York State there is no mechanism to place the question on election ballots. Using secure online polling technology software on the “Saving The Manor” section of the Otsego County website, we should post the final version of this framework proposal and a version of the choice: YES, (in accordance with the numbers outlined above.) NO. I support privatizing The
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Claudine Stafford, Morris, who turned 100 years old on 12/12/12, was among 30 nursing-home residents protesting Friday, Oct. 26, against Otsego Manor’s possible closure.
Manor to preserve it as an elder care facility with Otsego County annually providing the approximate and varying $1.6 million in legacy costs over the next 10 years. A phone number may also be used to call in your answer, as well as snail mail. “Yes” and “No” respondents taking the poll should provide their name, address and either Otsego County District or County Representative. The poll lasts 31 days. If, and only if, clear public support is demonstrated by this poll, do we then turn to the CSEA. • If, and only if, public support is demonstrated, do we next turn to Albany. No sales-tax increase bill has been able to be introduced in Albany in the last five years, according to the state Association of Counties. It would take an introduction of that bill by state Sen. Jim Seward and Assemblyman Bill Magee to show Albany there is support from both our residents and the CSEA to keep The Manor by increasing the sales tax .25 percent. Turning to our state representatives on March 3 would give them until the end of the 2013 session in June to get the bills through Albany. If approved, sales-tax revenue is increased about $1.6 million. That high amount of increased sales-tax revenue
is due, in large part, to our robust tourism, retail complex in Southside Oneonta that draws from a 40-mile radius and our two college populations. Those sectors have also helped keep Otsego County’s unemployment rate down to 7.2 percent this year. In 2012, we are looking at about a $3.3 million Manor deficit, projected to go to about $5.6 million in 2013. In 2013, assuming a minimum savings of about $1.6 million with consensus reductions, we go down to a $4 million deficit. Adding about $1.6 million in revenue with a .25-percent sales tax, we go down to about a $2.4 million deficit. We would be paying legacy costs of about $2 million a year anyway for about five years, then diminishing over time, even if we sold the Manor. So a subsidy of about $2.4 million instead of a $2 million legacy cost is doable. And this can be done while staying under the 2 percent cap and maintaining the 16.7 percent Otsego County preferred general fund reserve, rather than reducing it to the state Comptroller’s approved 15 percent. Unfortunately, in 2013 we actually only see about half of that sales tax increase (about $800,000) because the increase will only go into effect after it is passed in Albany. So the first year, the subsidy cost increases to about $3.2 million or about $1.2 million more than the estimated legacy costs. • Of course this conversation is much more complex and intertwined. There is a temporary rise in Manor fringe/retirement costs that will diminish as we move through time. There is the change in eldercare coming that will assist people to stay in their homes and change eldercare facilities like The Manor into basically intensive-care facilities. There is the longer-term Town of Oneonta’s initiative to bring municipal water to Southside Oneonta that will facilitate documented demand for more commercial and retail space. That water project will build out our commercial and retail complex there increasing commerce, creating more jobs and increasing our sales tax revenue further. But no concept is born full blown and nothing worthwhile is ever easy. Beginning to go down this path depends on political will which, in turn, should reflect the will of the people expressed in approval in a poll and the media attention and conversation it generates.
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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 – The directors of the Delaware & Hudson Company had a gorgeous car made for their own use, at a cost of $25,000. It was heated by a new system, which was intended to supersede the present method. The car stood Saturday forenoon near the Green Island shops and William Burt of Albany was in charge. He raked up the fire to get a higher temperature in the car, when an explosion occurred, entirely wrecking the car and inflicting probably fatal injuries on Burt, who was conveyed to the hospital. It is believed that the explosion was due to the freezing of a pipe connected with the heater drum. February 1888
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$6,000 to $7,000 to cut up the house into eight apartments. His rentals per unit now run from $33 to $58 a month. Some six and seven-room apartments are still frozen under $20 because landlords can’t get the capital to convert them into “arm chair” units. February 1953
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100 Years Ago
Much rainy weather has been encountered by the force of engineers, who under J.A. Small as foreman, have been engaged in making a survey for the proposed improved highway from Morris to Oneonta, connecting with the present Oneonta-Otego highway at the Junction corner at Oneonta Plains. The route, it is understood, follows the stage route with few departures from the present highway. The distance covered by the survey is 12.7 miles which is understood to cover the distance in the village of Morris to connect with the Morris-Gilbertsville roads. The road will be expensive to construct, the drainage of the road being a costly feature. It is also not located in proximity to a railroad which will increase the cost of the construction. February 1913
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February 1973 depression is longer than the period of decline. In May of this year our current depression will be four years old, and on past experiences the period of recovery would be from seven to eight years. I feel it may be 10 to 12 years before business again reaches levels of 1923 to 1926.” February 1933
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Professor Lewis H. Whitehead told members of the Oneonta Rotary Club that this country is today in a much better position to enjoy normally prosperous times than at any time in its history. Mr. Whitehead is head of the statistical and advisory service of Benjamin Baker and company of Syracuse. Mr. Whitehead said he had no intention of charting the future of business or investment fields, but would briefly discuss the question of when national prosperity could return, depending on what is meant by prosperity. “If you have in mind the years 1926 to 1929, I would say they may be expected only after a great war. If you mean the days from 1923 to 1926, I would say they should return about 1945. I am not a chronic pessimist, but I am conservative and I feel we must have prosperity throughout the world and new international contacts. It takes a long while for a nation to get back on its feet after dissipating its resources for a period of 10 years. I use a chart of security prices dating to 1833. It is noticeable that the period of recovery from a period of
Oneonta’s housing situation is still critical ten years after the war boom began. The demand for rental units is still high and the supply low. Yesterday, President Dwight D. Eisenhower forecast the end of federal rent controls except in acute defense areas. At about the time the President was speaking, the City of Oneonta was posting a “not-for-rent” sign on an old house it plans to raze for an addition to the municipal parking lot. Posting of the sign was necessitated by a large number of callers who wished to rent the unoccupied half of the two-family house at 38-40 Dietz Street. Good apartments are scarce, but you can find less desirable ones. It is no trick to find a three-room apartment suitable for two persons, but if you want two bedrooms, you’ll run into difficulty. The rent control law is responsible for much of the shortage. One landlord with four apartments of six rooms each was getting $19 a month per unit. He spent
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Area weather records list the month of January 2002 as the third warmest on record while January 2003 will likely go down in the books as one of the five coldest Januarys in the past 30 years according to the National Weather Service in Binghamton. The average temperature for this January is 15.5 degrees Fahrenheit. Only Januarys in 1977, 1981, 1982 and 1994 were colder. February 2003
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oncerned Citizens of Oneonta agree that an open and honest dialogue is essential to the healthy growth of our community, but attempting to portray concerned families as a radical anti-business faction is inflammatory and not productive to this discussion. Residents who have lived here longterm, raising their children and grandchildren here, have supported and continue to support a healthy business community. Contrary to the economic “downward spiral” that “Citizen Voices” has portrayed in its position papers, this area has seen a surge of responsible new business activity over the last several years, despite a nationwide/global recession. From the many new restaurants and the rapid expansion of Southside Mall, to the start up of Ioxus, Chobani, Brewery Ommegang and the Foothills Performing Arts Center, our community has become a magnet for surrounding consumers. Local gas-drilling proponents with businesses potentially connected to the gas industry (for example, the manufacture of cement which would be required for gas well casings and those companies standing to make large profits from the sale of natural
gas) have, by the nature of that potential monetary connection, a significant conflict of interest which affects their ability to be objective. Far from creating an anti-manufacturing climate, new businesses like those mentioned above have been welcomed into this area. Springbrook, Bassett and Fox Hospital, and the colleges are major employers. Students and tourists contribute significantly to our local economy. Industrialization by the gas industry would jeopardize these established businesses. Studies, such as those by Cornell University, have shown negative impacts to tourism. These findings suggested that while gas workers might fill up hotels, drilling will degrade visitors’ experiences in the long run and tourists don’t return because the area is no longer attractive. Data from states that have been host to horizontal hydrofracking for years reveals a troubling scenario. This data makes it increasingly clear that the gas industry actually damages a region’s long-term financial wellbeing. Drilling is a deterrent to outside investment, decreases economic diversification (which is critically important to long-term economic strength) and increases the cost of doing business for other industries. Property values are decimated. Rents can as much as double as demand for temporary housing for transient workers increases, only to be followed by soaring vacancy rates when their work is done and the gas companies move on.
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FOTOT/From A1 ounced the heroic phase of Cormier’s undertaking may be coming to an end. FOTOT’s goal is to reestablish The Oneonta – Cormier has operated it since July 31, 2010, on an entrepreneurial model – as the kind of not-for-profit that runs other historic theaters, like Proctor’s in Schenectady and the Stanley in Utica. To accomplish that, FOTOT is developing a business plan that seeks to marshall the community’s “wisdom, work and wealth,” said
Macaluso, who is chairman of SUNY Oneonta’s Department of Theatre. Through her FOTOT role, Macaluso has become active in the League of Historic American Theatres, and learned that 50 percent of those institutions’ income is from ticket sales, the other 50 percent from grants and donations. Some institutions are 60-40, some 40-60. That “unearned income” is what’s been missing from the privately run Oneonta. “Tom did not have that,” she told a gathering of
60 enthusiasts in the 600-seat former vaudeville house, “and that’s where we can help him out.” FOTOT plans expand its board of directors, begin fundraising, look to hire an executive director and a theater manager, and seek volunteers and interns to round out the staffing, much as Foothills Performing Art Center has been doing down the street. After the formal presentation, attendees were invited onto the stage, where they gathered to brainstorm around tables labelled “music,” “hospitality,” “fundrais-
As Goes Potsdam, So Too Can Oneonta Go MSO/From A1 “I like downtowns” he said. “We need downtowns. No one wants to say, ‘I grew up at the corner of highway and intersection’.” Crawford has already been involved with a series of historic renovations in Oneonta, including the Swart-Wilcox House, the Red Door Church and Wilber Mansion. “These are such important things to support locally,” he said. “Work with your anchors.” It isn’t an easy task, Crawford warns, but it can be done with a long-term play. “It’s not an overnight issue,” he said. “It’s a constant vigilance.” Funding and tax credits help, he said. Also, “You need to show property own-
ers what can be done.” And so he did. In Potsdam, 90 percent of the buildings in a historic postcard are still standing, despite many being gutted by fires in the 1980s. The village acquired the buildings to prevent them from being torn down or cheaply renovated and hired Crawford & Stearns to help preserve them. One building, built in the 1960s, had a second floor added to help it fit into the streetscape. Now, a quarter-century since their completion, the Market Street buildings are still a source of Potsdam pride. “History is something that, if communities embrace, can become part of the economy,” said City
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Manager Mike Long, who invited Stearns and introduced him. The idea was to give people an idea of what might be done to help recreate the thriving downtown Oneonta that many remember with affection. In Potsdam, many of the buildings are unrecognizable between the “before” and “after” photos. Plywood storefronts were torn down and replaced with windows. “You’re bringing the store to the people – you can see out, they can see in.” “This is what downtown is about,” said Long. “It’s a place where people get their goods and services. It’s a hub of activity.” In one Watertown building, one of the most difficult challenges was getting out the smell of the previous tenants, who manufactured urinal deodorant blocks in the back room. Low-income tax credits can help finance these projects, and many of the buildings Crawford and Stearns oversaw became apartments for low-income residents. “Just because people are low income doesn’t mean they’re low quality,” he said. “The elderly and student populations don’t have a lot of money.”
ing” and other tasks that must be undertaken. Cormier, who had announced he was closing the theater Dec. 31, said he decided to continue because, “I see some hope – people are doing things to get involved and make a difference.” Blonde on Blonde will be performing Saturday, Feb. 23, and concerts are scheduled every weekend in March, he said. He continues to cater to a younger demographic, but not exclusively, he said. Through hands-on manage-
ment, Cormier – he also operates a Dish Network franchise, installs high-end home security systems, and receives rents from apartments and shops at the front of the theater building – said he’s done “far better” than Macaluso’s 50-50 formula. Still, “this is a very ticket-price conscious area,” he said. “This is not a wealthy area,” and winners are offset by some losers. “The larger, bigger acts are quite risky, and it’s hit or miss,” he said.
Dems Joust Over Endorsing Miller MILLER/From A1 years.” The Democratic executive committee announced after its Thursday, Jan. 24, meeting at Long Island Style Pizza, West Oneonta, that it had “acceded” to Miller’s request for an endorsement. However, under protest from the committee vice chair, county Rep. John Kosmer, Fly Creek, who is allied with Sustainable Otsego, county chair Richard Abbate, Cooperstown, amended the release. He said the executive committee only “recommended” a Miller endorsement to the full county committee. However, Kosmer said he will oppose that, too: When the county committee meets at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, at the county courthouse, he will ask the full committee endorse no one, for at least a couple of months. He said a court decision on town fracking bans and Albany’s decision on whether to allow fracking in New York State could cause the issue of natural-gas drilling “to explode with energy, and another candidate could pop out and change everything. It’s very volatile.” Miller, who took office on Jan. 1, 2010, had recently
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retired as Hartwick College president, and had been credited with bringing that institution back from the financial brink. Previously, he had been the SUNY system’s chief operating officer and senior vice president. A Rochester native, Middlebury College graduate and Vietnam veteran, his early career was with Case Hoyt, a national printing firm, where he rose to president/CEO. After the company was sold, he joined the University of Rochester as senior counsel to the president before joining SUNY. For his part, Miller pointed out that, in his first term, the city banned fracking, submitted an amicus brief supporting Middlefield’s fracking ban, and approved and is implementing the recommendations of the Oneonta Sustainability Task Force. “I’ve consistently stated that I’m opposed to fracking at this point,” said the mayor. “And I say ‘this point’ because who knows what’s going to happen with changes in technology?” Kosmer said Sustainable Otsego’s opposition is based on Miller’s support for the Constitution Pipeline’s “Alternate M,” which would have routed the pipeline
carrying gas fracked in Pennsylvania along I-88 through Otsego County, generating $3-5 million a year in county, municipal and school property taxes. He said Miller showed “a lack of understanding on the greater level of what the pipeline means” and demonstrated “ a significant gap in the kind of county we want Otsego to be.” Former Oneonta mayor John Nader, an executive committee member who attended the West Oneonta session, said, “I expect Dick to run on the Democratic line and I expect him to be elected, handily, based on his record.” Despite his position on the pipeline, Miller “has taken steps toward sustainability in the city that other areas ought to envy,” Nader said. For his part, Miller covered a range of issues in his “great presentation” – Abbate’s words – to the executive committee. He talked about his five-year budget projections, policeand fire-department reforms, the hiring of the first city manager, and the avoidance of layoffs at City Hall, or even pay and benefit reductions.
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IN MEMORIAM Wayne Georgia, 71; 7 Daughters, 18 Grandchildren Survive WEST ONEONTA – Wayne Georgia, 71, who with wife Charlotte raised seven daughters locally, died peacefully at home Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, surrounded by his family. He was born April 7, 1941 in Oneonta, the son of Carson and E. Pauline (Woerhle) Georgia. He graduated in 1959 from Oneonta High School and in 1969 from SUNY Oneonta. He married Charlotte Holbrook in 1969 in Oneonta. Wayne worked at the former Jerry’s Restaurant on Dietz Street in 1963-67, then became an engineer on the D&H Railroad, where he worked until 1982. In 1975, while at the D&H, he also joined the state Emergency Management Office (SEMO), retiring at deputy director in 1996. He was a member of the Oneonta Elks Club and the NRA, and a founding member of the city’s Young Democrats. A member of
the OHS and SUNY tennis teams while in school, he went on to instruct young players in the game. He enWayne joyed huntGeorgia ing, fishing, golfing, attending his many grandchildren and greatgrandchildren’s sporting events and spending winters in Florida during his retirement. His faithful lab, Opal, was always at his side. In addition to his wife, survivors include daughters Tracie Jones of Oneonta and her husband George; Carrie Chickerell of Birmingham, Ala., Shelly Rosen of Washington D.C. and her husband David; Tammy Southard of Oneonta and her husband Russell; Darci Merwin of Davenport and her husband Kent; Christina Zuill, also of Davenport, and her husband
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Charles H. Parliman, 64, Remembered for Romantic Gestures ONEONTA–Charles H. Parliman, 64, a talented woodworker remembered for romantic gestures towards his wife, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at Fox Hospital. Charlie was born on April 22, 1948, in Sidney, the son of the late Fredrick and Loretta (Monder) Parliman. On June 10, 1989, Charlie married Karyl Buzie in Portlandville, and celebrated 23 years of marriage, always marking their anniversary with a beautiful bouquet of roses for Karyl. He had a great love of country music, his favorites were legends like George Jones and Hank Williams. He was a talented wood worker, especially crafting items like tables and stands. He also liked working in his garden and taking long walks around the park. Charlie is survived by his wife, Karyl Parliman of Oneonta; his daughter, Jo-
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Cars 2006 pt Cruiser ltd Full Power, Sunroof, 36k miles, Stk #922690 ................ price $8,495...........pmt $116 2009 sonata Gls Power Equip, 79 k Miles Stk #922630 .....................................price $10,895.........pmt $130 2009 elantra Gls Power Equip, 65k miles, Stk #922510............................. price $11,395.........pmt $138 2006 Grand Marquis ls Full Power, Lthr, 48k miles, Stk #9225710 ............. price $10,995.........pmt $139 2009 hhr lt Full Power, 62k miles, Stk #820371......................................... price $11,495.........pmt $139 2010 forte ex Power Equip, 74k miles, Stk #522381 ................................... price $11,495.........pmt $139 2009 foCus ses Power Equip, 81k miles, Stk #922590 ................................. price $11,495.........pmt $139 2008 iMpala lt Full Power, Lthr, 65k miles, Stk #522021............................. price $11,995.........pmt $157 2007 vibe fwd 5 speed, Power Equip, 41k miles ........................................ price $11,995.........pmt $157 2009 iMpala lt Full Power 55k miles, Stk #622541..................................... price $13,495.........pmt $170 2011 foCus se Power Equip, 30k miles, Stk #922660................................... price $13,995.........pmt $177 2010 Golf 2.5 l 2-dr Hatch, Power Equip, 14k miles, Stk #922650.................. price $13,995.........pmt $177 2009 fusion se Power Equip, 51k miles, Stk #582051 ................................. price $13,995.........pmt $178 2009 altiMa 2.5s Full Poer, 65k miles, Stk #922610 ................................... price $13,995.........pmt $179 2007 CaMry le Power Equip, 69k miles, Stk #522321 .................................. price $13,695.........pmt $185 2011 soul plus Power Equip, 5 speed, 30k miles, Stk #C921511 ................... price $14,995.........pmt $191 2010 fusion se Power Equip, 50k miles, Stk #922640 ................................. price $14,995.........pmt $194 2012 foCus se hatCh Power Equip, 32k miles, Stk #R922670....................... price $15,495.........pmt $199 2010 lanCer sportbaCk Power Equip, 24k miles, Stk #820321................... price $15,995.........pmt $209 2010 aCCord lxx Power Equip, 19k miles, Stk #922350............................... price $16,395.........pmt $214 2009 aManti Full Power, Lthr, Sunroof, 34k mile, Stk #C820531..................... price $16,495.........pmt $217 2010 aCCord ex Cpe, Power Equip, SR, Lthr, 41k miles, Stk #621041............... price $16,995.........pmt $225 2009 outbaCk i Spec Ed, Full Power, 34k miles, Stk #922620 ........................ price $18,995.........pmt $256 2009 MaxiMa sv Full Power, Lthr, 46k miles, Stk #C921670 .......................... price $19,995.........pmt $271 2009 aCura tl Full Power, Lthr, 36k miles, Stk #922500............................... price $22,995.........pmt $319 2010 MaxiMa 3.5 sv Full Power, Lthr, 30k miles, Stk #C922140..................... price $24,995.........pmt $336 2012 optiMa sx Full Power, Lthr, Nav, Sunroof, 6k miles, Stk #C921910........... price $26,495.........pmt $367 truCks 2007 sedona lx Power Equip, 73 k Miles Stk #922290 .......................................price $9,995...........pmt $124 2007 Grand Caravan sxt Full Power, 62k miles, Stk #922280.................... price $10,495.........pmt $133 2006 sportaGe lx fWD, 5 speed, 73k miles, Stk #522361 ........................... price $9,495...........pmt $138 2006 Grand Caravan sxt Full Power, 69k miles, Stk #922250 ................... price $9,995...........pmt $148 2007 tuCson se fwd Power Equip, 63k miles, Stk #620941 ......................... price $11,495.........pmt $150
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2008 sedona ex Power Equip, 64k miles, Stk #922320 ................................ price $12,495.........pmt $166 2009 sedona lx Power Equip, 62k miles, Stk #C922020............................... price $13,295.........pmt $168 2008 f150 reGular Cab 4x2, Power Equip, 51k miles, Stk #8522251 ............ price $13,995.........pmt $189 2007 nitro slt Power Equip, 62k miles, Stk #921851.................................. price $14,495.........pmt $197 2010 roGue s AWD, Power Equip, 70k miles, Stk #622071 ............................ price $15,695.........pmt $205 2009 sorento lx 4WD, Power Equip, 36k miles, Stk #C522231 ..................... price $15,995.........pmt $209 2009 patriot AWD, Power Equip, 43k miles, Stk #922450 ............................ price $15,995.........pmt $211 2011 sorento lx FWD, Power Equip, 34k miles, Stk #C922160 ..................... price $17,495.........pmt $226 2008 Mariner AWD, V6, Full Power, Lthr, 54k miles, Stk #922300 .................. price $16,995.........pmt $226 2012 sedona lx Power Equip, 28k miles, Stk #CR922010 ............................. price $17,995.........pmt $237 2009 Murano s AWD, Full Power, 55k miles, Stk #C921630 .......................... price $17,995.........pmt $240 2011 kia sorento lx AWD, Power Equip, 43k miles, Stk #C921800 ............... price $18,995.........pmt $244 2006 Murano sl AWD, Full Power, 78k miles, Stk #922260 .......................... price $14,995.........pmt $247 2010 equinox ls AWD, Power Equip, 58k miles, Stk #820581 ....................... price $18,495.........pmt $248 2012 sedona lx Power Equip, 15k miles, Stk #CR922090 ............................. price $18,495.........pmt $252 2006 Canyon Crew Cab 4WD, SLE, Power Equip, 69k miles, Stk #620411....... price $15,495.........pmt $256 2010 Murano sl AWD, Full Power, 67k miles, Stk #621920 .......................... price $18,995.........pmt $256 2011 endeavor se 4WD, Full Power Equip, 23k miles, Stk #R922060 ............. price $18,995.........pmt $256 2011 edGe se FWD, Power Equip, 34k miles, Stk #522441 ............................. price $19,595.........pmt $261 2010 roGue sl Full Power, 23k miles....................................................... price $19,495.........pmt $264 2008 frontier Crew Cab se 4WD, P Equip, 58k miles, Stk #C622601........... price $18,995.........pmt $274 2007 frontier Crew se 4WD, Power Equip, 34k miles, Stk #621461 ............ price $18,995.........pmt $274 2007 frontier Crew le 4x4, Power Equip, 49k miles, Stk #622431 ............. price $18,995.........pmt $274 2011 sorento ex AWD, Power Equip, 58k miles, Stk #C522371 ..................... price $20,495.........pmt $275 2011 sorento lx AWD, Power Equip, 36k miles, Stk #922390....................... price $20,495.........pmt $277 2008 tribeCa liMited AWD, Full Power, SR, Lthr, 61k miles, Stk #620961 ...... price $19,495.........pmt $282 2006 frontier Crew se 4WD, Power Equip, 52k miles, Stk #521191 ............ price $17,995.........pmt $299 2011 sorento ex awd Power Equip, 38k miles, Stk #C922120 ..................... price $22,495.........pmt $305 2010 frontier Crew 4wd Power Equip, 35k miles, Stk #C922080 ............... price $22,495.........pmt $310 2012 sorento lx awd Power Equip, 6k miles, Stk #523231 ........................ price $23,495.........pmt $326 2010 edGe liMited AWD, Full Power, Lthr, Snrf, 50k miles, Stk #922370 ......... price $23,995.........pmt $331 2010 tribeCa tourinG Full Power, Lthr, 43k miles, Stk #221220.................. price $23,995.........pmt $331 2011 titan Crew sv Power Equip, 10k miles, Stk #C622361......................... price $27,995.........pmt $387 2010 dodGe raM 2500 slt Pwr Options, Snow Plow, 17k miles, Stk #922360 .... price $28,995.........pmt $408
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MLS#85932 - 1898 farmhouse in Schuyler Lake has open floorplan, 3 BRs, 2 baths, large eat-in kitchen, LR w/gas fireplace, den w/ wood beam ceilings, garage w/loft, wrap-around porch, sunroom. Newly painted and carpeted. $99,500 Call Rod and Barb @ 315-520-6512
MLS#87446 - Established restaurant on State Hwy 28, close to Cooperstown Village Dreams Park has 3 DRs, one can be used as a private banquet room w/dance floor. Parking for 60 cars, can accommodate over 300 people. $850,000 Call Jim Vrooman @ 603-247-0506
MLS#87300 - Beautiful ½-acre country setting for relaxed living. Owner financing, close to Stamford and Oneonta. Some elbow grease will make this house a home. Priced to sell $69,000 Call Adam Karns @ 607-244-9633
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MLS#84303 - Historical home, with great curb appeal. Elegant woodwork, formal DR, hardwood floors, vaulted kitchen w/floor-to-ceiling brick gas fireplace. Newer addition for storage, pantry and closets, laundry area, attached garage. Sidewalks replaced 2007. $188,000 Call Rod and Barb @ 315-520-6512
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MLS#85578 – Location, seclusion and views make this solid contemporary build ideal. In the Cooperstown area, close to Dreams Park, Otsego Lake and the Baseball Hall of Fame. Sub-dividable with driveway and well on cty rt 33. NOw ONLy $229,000 Call Adam Karns @ 607-244-9633
E ! IC CED R P DU RE MLS#87017 - Commercial office space or storefront over 4 BR apt. Hardwood floors, spacious rooms, high ceilings, built-in cupboards and shelving, lots of storage space, walk-up attic, 2-car attached garage, 4-bay detached garage. $189,900 Call Tom Platt @ 607-435-2068
MLS#86474 - Charming 4 BR, 2 ½ bath Cooperstown home offers updated kitchen with granite countertops, newer appliances. Large private yard and garage. $220,000 Call Kristi Ough @ 607-434-3026
MLS#86162 - Commercial property just south of Cooperstown. Multi-use bldg w/showroom floor, rear overhead door entrance, lean-to, retail counter space, back storage room, 2nd flr storage, office, restroom and heated workshop w/overhead door. $259,000 Call Kathy Fistrowicz @ 607-267-2683
MLS#84423 - Secluded gem offers 4BRs, 2 baths, family room w/woodstove, laundry, bath, kitchen w/pantry and breakfast room, DR, formal LR w/wood burning fireplace. 4-car garage, 2 additional barns and 2-stall horse barn. $249,900 Call Lynn Bass @ 607-437-2174
MLS#85776 - Great view of Canadarago Lake. 3BR, 2 bath mint-condition ranch on 7.9 acres. Freshly painted interior w/all new carpets and flooring. 2-stall garage plus outbuilding. Finished basement w/family room workshop. $174,900 Call Rod and Barb @ 315-520-6512
MLS#86525 - Endless valley views! Beautiful contemporary home offers 4 BRs, 3 baths, spacious kitchen, full pantry, LR w/floor-to-ceiling windows, large deck off kitchen, 1st flr master BR, downstairs a giant family room. Plenty of storage, 3-car htd garage, 2 acres of invisible fence. $649,900 Call Kristi Ough @ 607-434-3026
MLS#86798 – Richfield Springs, Villa Isidoro Restaurant, Bar and B&B on Rt. 20. Start your new business today! $695,000 Call Jim Vrooman @ 603-247-0506
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MLS#86186 - Stunning Victorian on ½ acre in Edmeston. well kept w/5-6 BRs, 1 ½ baths, laundry, study, enclosed front porch and back sunroom, workshop, LR, DR, eat-in kitchen. Foyer w/original staircase and stained glass. Newer roof, septic and hwh! Attic, large lot w/paved driveway, garage, gazebo, garden shed and small barn. $164,000 Call Kathy @ 607-267-2683
MLS#86044 - Middlefield renovated home 2 BRs, 2 baths. New oversized garage, 3+ acres. Cherry Valley Schools. $159,000 Call Jim Vrooman @ 603-247-0506
MLS#86278 - Multi-use commercial building in Cooperstown! First flr has 2 retail spaces, main space w/historic oak paneling, leaded glass. 3 entrances, private courtyard, 3rd flr w/2 BR apt and sliding door to deck. $429,000 Call Kathy @ 607-267-2683
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MLS#81213 - Unique building lots for your upstate home/ retreat. Private runway to land your small airplane. Avoid the traffic & commute and land in your backyard. Reduced! $318,000 Call Adam Karns @ 607-244-9633
MLS#87244 – 3-4 BR, 2 bath farmhouse w/2 barns set on 1acre lot. Renovated w/lots of new: plumbing, replacement windows, metal roofs, exterior paint, wood ceilings, furnace, oil tank. Renovated kitchen, hardwood floors. $185,000 Call Tom Platt @ 607-435-2068
MLS#85366 - Spectacular views froom every room. Totally rebuilt Canadarago Lake home on 3 levels. Direct access to 40 ft dock from family room deck. Summer rental for $2,500 per week if desired. Move in Sept 1, 2012. $429,900 Call Rod and Barb @ 315-520-6512
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Lake frontage on Canadarago Lake, just minutes from Richfield Springs and Cooperstown, includes 2 cottages and a game house! Currently used as a rental, both cottages rent for $890 a week, and the main house rents for $1,750 a week. Perfect for summer rentals or year-round home! MLS#87267 $549,500 Dave LaDuke Broker 435-2405; Mike Winslow Broker 435-0183; Mike Swatling 547-8551; Joe Valette 437-5745; Laura Coleman 437-4881; John LaDuke 267-8617
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(7608) Well-kept 3 BR/3 bath chalet offers large wrap-around deck, den, open floorplan, gas fireplace, main-level master suite w/walk-in closet and access to deck, modern kitchen, dining room, lake privileges, 2-car garage. Park-like setting with mature gardens and trees. Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Co-Exclusive. $419,000
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(7623) Custom 3 BR/3 bath Dutch Colonial enriched by valley views on 9.58 acres. Light and airy, with finished basement, formal LR and DR, 2 fireplaces, large kitchen w/eating area and keeping room, 4-season room w/pellet stove, patio, large deck, and hot tub. Hand-hewn beams, wide pine floors. One-owner. Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive. $479,900
(7569) Pristine 3 BR Cherry Valley residence on a placid street features spacious LR, modern kitchen w/window seat, formal DR, hardwood floors, fireplace, bay window, original millwork and built-ins, laundry room, hot water heat. Enclosed porch, 3-story barn. CV-S Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive $169,500
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OtsegO Lake caLm On 37 acres (7570) Outstanding lake views! Secluded family compound includes two 2-unit log homes. Open floorplans, tile floors, dining area, french-door views, cozy library, 40' decks, new kitchen, knotty-pine paneling, 73' of lake frontage. Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive. $999,000
(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
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(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
Contemporary home offers 3 BRs, 3½ baths, maple kitchen with stainless appliances, LR with fireplace, DR, family room, enclosed porch, cathedral ceilings, radiant heat, attached 2-car garage, horse barn with 3 stalls and tack room, all set on 9 acres with a trout stream. Exclusively offered by Don Olin Realty at $479,000
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(7046) Relax in this 3 BR residence sited on 1.5 acres. Enticing home offers knotty pine kitchen, LR with hardwood floors, convenient breezeway, garage with overhead storage. Near Dreams Park, Milford Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive $109,000
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