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The state DOT’s Tony Brown packs gravel in a ditch on the side of Route 80 near Five Mile Point Monday, March 23, as repairs began to a stretch that had camp owners in an uproar last summer. A retaining wall is being repaired and the road repaved.
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d Keator, village treasurer for the past four years, has submitted his resignation to the Village Board. The West Oneonta resident, who also runs Ed’s Bookkeeping & Tax Service, has been hired under the administration of former Mayor Joe Booan. BUDGET READY: The Village Board’s proposed 2015-15 budget, calling for no tax increase and the repaving of eight streets, is on file in the Village Clerk’s Office. Review budget at WWW.ALLOTSEGO.COM
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All hail the conquering heroes! A fire truck parade brought the CCS Lady Hawkeyes home Sunday, March 22, to some 300 cheering hometown fans gathered at the flagpole at Main and Pioneer. In the vintage fire truck, from left, are Sam Wehner, Jen Flynn, Sarah Cook, Julie Ford and Sam Fanion. In the bucket are, from left, Head Coach Mike Niles, Assistant Coach Shannon Merwin, Captains Liz Millea and Christina Noto, and Assistant Coach Glen Noto.
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The Cooperstown Teachers Association has passed a resolution urging parents to stop their children from taking Common Core tests in math and English next month. The teachers have been objecting to Governor Cuomo’s proposed reforms seeking to link job evaluations to test scores.
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‘Hooting, Hollering’ Fans Greet Ladies During Firetruck Parade By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN
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ungry, exhausted and a little overwhelmed was how CCS Lady Hawkeyes basketball coach Mike Niles described himself as feeling the Monday morning after.
“I remember getting on the bus Friday and the rest is just a blur,” he said. “It still hasn’t quite sunk in for me that we won the state championship.” But just a reminder – the Lady Hawkeyes destroyed the Northern Adirondack Bobcats 61-34 to take the state Please See CHAMPS, C2
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Cindy Falk and her husband, Glenn, right, and Jim Dean and his wife, Eileen, attend a celebration in their honor at Rich and Rosemarie Abbate’s last Wednesday evening, March 18, after winning new terms on the Cooperstown Village Board.
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PALM SUNDAY – MARCH 29 Worship at 8:30 & 11 am and 5 pm MAUNDY THURSDAY – APRIL 2 7 pm - Worship GOOD FRIDAY – APRIL 3 12:10 pm - Meditation with Word & Music 7 pm - Stations of the Cross EASTER SUNDAY – APRIL 5 8:30 am - Service with Communion 11 am - Resurrection Service with Communion
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The Reverend Paul Messner, STS Sandra Shear, Associate in Ministry Atonement, Oneonta • 1 Center Street, Oneonta Evangelical, Hartwick Seminary State Hwy 28, 4 miles south of Cooperstown Shineman Chapel, Hartwick College St. Matthew, 125 Main Street, Laurens St. John, State Rte 80, West Burlington
Sunday of The Passion (Palm Sunday): March 29
Holy Communion with blessing, distribution and Procession of the Palms. Gather outside of the sanctuary, reading of The Passion from Matthew. 8:30 am St. Matthew • 9 am St. John • 10:30 am Atonement 10:45 am Hartwick Seminary Maundy Thursday: April 2, Holy Communion (representative foot washing and stripping the altar) 7:15 am St. Matthew • Noon Evangelical 10 am Hartwick College • 5:30 pm St. John 6:30 pm Seder Supper with Holy Communion for the parish at Atonement
Good Friday: April 3 2 pm Atonement • Noon Evangelical • 10 am Hartwick College 5:30 pm St. John • 7 pm St. Matthew Holy Saturday: April 4, Vigil of Easter 7 pm Atonement
Festival of the Resurrection - Easter Day: April 5 6 am Easter Sunrise at Brownells, 1810 Rt 10, Laurens 8:30 am St. Matthew • 9 am St. John 10:30 am Atonement • 10:45 am Evangelical Holy Communion with rekindling of Paschal Candle and return of the Alleluia
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he Cooperstown Lions Club has inducted three members: • Brigitte Priem (sponsor George Macaluso), Cooperstown, owner of Cooperstown Lake View Lodge and Diastole Rustic Furniture & Gifts • Michael Marmet (sponsor George Macaluso), a gentleman farmer from Richfield Springs • Rosemary Aborn (sponsor Heidi Pressly Weber), Fly Creek, an office receptionist and student. The Cooperstown Lions meets at 6:30 p.m. the first and third Wednesdays, September through June, at the Tunnicliff Inn. CAMPBELL LAUDED: Benjamin Campbell of Cherry Valley, a graduate of Cherry Valley-Springfield School, is now a member of Colgate University’s prestigious Konosioni Senior Honor Society. HONOR SOCIETY: Erik Mebust of Cooperstown has been inducted into the SUNY Geneseo Chapter of the Golden Key International Honor Society. Juniors and seniors in the top 15 percent of their class are eligible.
Holy Thursday, 2 April 2015
First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown
Good Friday, 3 April 2015
Palm/PaSSion Sunday
6:00 pm—Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper 11:00 pm—Night Prayer in the style of Taize
Otsego County Lutheran Parish
oopCakes owner Abby Wilcox earned the Collegiate Sales and Marketing Award at the BNSNME Gala on Monday, March 2. Wilcox, a sophomore entrepreneurship student at Genesee Community College, started her Wilcox cupcake catering business in Dec. 2012, while living in Cooperstown. “I went through the startup of my business kind of blind,” she said. “I didn’t really know what I was doing. That is one huge reason that I came here to GCC. I need to know how to effectively run my business.” After graduating from GCC, Abby plans to pursue a pastry arts and management degree at the Culinary Institute of America in hopes of opening a French-American fusion bakery.
8:30 am—Morning Prayer 12:00 noon—Midday Prayer 12:30 pm-3 pm—Priests will be available for Confession. 4:00 pm—Celebration of the Lord’s Passion and Death 7:00 pm—Night Prayer in the style of Taize
Holy Saturday, 4 April 2015
8:30 am—Morning Prayer 12:00 noon—Midday Prayer and Blessing of Easter Foods
The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night, 4 April 2015 9:00pm—The Liturgies of Fire, Word, Baptism, and Eucharist
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EDITORIAL
County Board Next Target For Abbate And His Merry Dems
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he energizer county drew Stammel, the lawyer chairman, Democrat and Oneonta Town Board Richard Abbate, just member. keeps on going, and going, They would challenge and going. two freshmen Republican The voting maboard members, chines have barely District 8’s Rick been unplugged in Hulse of Fly Creek village elections last and District 4’s Wednesday the 18th, Janet Hurley Quackwhen the party leader enbush, Town of from Cooperstown is Oneonta, respecgoing public on plans tively. for the county Board Both are swing of Representatives’ districts, Hulse Abbate elections Tuesday, having edged by Nov. 3. incumbent Democrat He’s got a heavy lift beJohn Kosmer in 2013, and tween now and then to cap- Quackenbush by besting ture a county board majority Democrat Dan Buttermann for the Democrats, which for the open seat that had he says he intends to do. In been held for years by Demrecent history, Democrats ocrat Rich Murphy. only controlled the board, in Still, Marietta and Stam2006-09, by forming an alli- mel victories would only ance with county Rep. Don shift 913 votes onto the Lindberg, R-Worcester, and Democratic side. Accordelecting him board chair. ing to the tally box accomIn an interview, Abbate panying this editorial, 1,034 floated the names of a weighted votes need to be couple of attractive candishifted before Republicans dates: Andrew Marietta, lose control of the county regional director of the New board. York Council of Nonprofits • and a Cooperstown school That’s the game: Gainboard member, and Aning control. And there’s so
WHO’LL CONTROL COUNTY BOARD? REPUBLICANS
DEMOCRATS
Ed Frazier.....................439 Jim Powers...................503 Kathy Clark...................554 Janet Quackenbush.....523 (Andrew Stammel) 627...........................Ed Lentz Don Lindberg...............534 405...............Beth Rosenthal Rick Hulse....................390 (Andrew Marietta) Keith McCarty ..............375 Betty Ann Schwerd.......487 319...................Gary Koutnik Craig Gelbsman...........341 335...............Linda Rowinski 395.................Kay Stuligross TOTAL MAJORITY
6,627 3,114
REPUBLICANS NOW: 4,146
DEMOCRATS NOW: 2,081
1,034 VOTES NEEDED TO SHIFT CONTROL much more at play: • District 6: Lindberg is retiring to run for Worcester town supervisor, and he’s asked current Supervisor Diane Addesso, a Democrat, to run for his county board seat, according to Abbate, who said she’s reluctant to do so.
• District 7: Beth Rosenthal, D-Roseboom, has her house on the market, planning to move to Albany. Abbate is proposing antifracker Kelly Brannigan in what is a solidly Republican district. There’s at least one strong Republican in the wings; that district very
likely may return to the GOP. • District 10: Betty Ann Schwerd, R-Edmeston, has had legal and family troubles over the past year and has suggested she may retire. It’s even money, though, that Schwerd will change her mind. She’s a scrapper, and has had strong support in her district when challenged in the past. • District 12: Freshman Craig Gelbsman is a rare Republican to win any of the four City of Oneonta seats, as he did in 2013. Abbate said Stammel and David Rissberger, the Common Council member who is also county committee vice chair, have been assigned to line up an opponent. But Gelbsman’s been energetic, and engaging, and on the right side in supporting “Single Point of Contact” economic development (Hulse has not); he could be tough to unseat. • Abbate’s Republican counterpart, Vince Casale, is going to have to play some catch-up, but, he
points out, he has time: Petitions don’t have to be circulated until June. He plays his cards closer to his vest than Abbate. Still, the Democratic leader has a strategy that’s worked so far: Find the best candidate he can, and let the campaign ensue. It’s worked for him in the Village of Cooperstown, where Democrats have held control of all board seats since 2011 (although Trustees Lou Allstadt and Bruce Maxson, after winning the Democratic nomination in 2013, also sought the Republican nod.) The Republicans have a formidable majority on the county board right now. Democrats will need to save Rosenthal’s seat, beat Gelbsman and elect Marietta and Stammel to claim it. If Republicans take Rosenthal’s seat, Democrats have to beat Hulse and Gelbsman, and claim Lindberg’s seat to eke out a majority. But it could happen. And Abbate and his Merry Dems are going for it.
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Town Comp Plan Supports Neighbors’ Fears Of Double-Wides To the Editor: Thank you for your article on the important issue of the proposed Hemlock Road development in the Town of Oneonta. While I believe Greater Oneonta needs more affordable housing and housing for seniors, the residents of this neighborhood have raised many valid concerns and objections to this project in their petition and comments at the recent town Planning Board meeting. Just last year, the Town Board approved an update of the Comprehensive Plan for the first time since 1998. That update clearly articulated the vision of the Town in regard to economic development, housing and planning and zoning issues. Prior to writing the plan, the town was extensively polled by Zogby and the results were illuminating. A plurality of residents did support expanding singlefamily residential development and fully 83 percent called for an increase or no change in that housing stock.
pause in creating such a district. Additionally, that use is not compatible with the current zoning of that area. It is a residential district permitting only single or multiple family residences, not including mobile homes. Any construction of such a development will require a variance from the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) or the creation of a Planned Development District (PDD) by the Town Board. The town has adopted its Comprehensive Plan and Ian Austin/The Freeman’s Journal zoning with good reason: to Town of Oneonta Planning Board members gather create a high quality of life around their chairman, Joe Camarata, to examine and support harmonious and plans for a 71 double-wide trailer development at well-planned development Hemlock Road and Route 47, south of Emmons. and neighborhoods. Deviations from that plan should While the plan identified homes has been differonly be made if absolutely the Hemlock Road area as ent depending on whom beneficial and necessary to a potential site for eventual you ask, it is clear that the community. planned development, the most people would regard Of the two options (ZBA recommendation suggested these buildings as “mobile variance vs. PDD), the only townhouses and/or homes.” They are doublePDD gives the Planning condominiums. The current wides and the residents Board and Town Board proposal calls for the conwould only retain ownership more control over how this struction of a high density of the structure and would development is planned. cluster of manufactured not have title to the land. It’s currently progressing HUD homes. The town’s opinion on as a PDD and the Planning While the terminolthese developments was Board is admirably trying to ogy used to describe these clearly expressed in the take into account the opinComprehensive Plan and ions of residents and require survey which indicated that the developers to produce only 5 percent of responthe best possible plan. dents supported increasing But there is a real risk mobile-home districts. That that the final proposal will should give the town real not be satisfactory. I share
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Falk, Dean Begin New Term With Gratitude, Sense Of Responsibility To the Editor: We would like to thank all the voters who participated in the democratic process Wednesday, March 18, by voting in the election for Cooperstown village trustees. And we would like to recognize John Sansevere for caring enough about the community we all share to enter the race. It is with both gratitude and a sense of increased responsibility that we will begin our new terms. We are grateful to our supporters for their confidence in our abilities and their affirmation of the work that we have undertaken on behalf of the village. We look forward to three more years of productive efforts to make the Village of Cooperstown a place of which we can all continue to be proud. CINDY FALK & JIM DEAN Village Trustees Cooperstown
concerns about the density of the development, quality of the housing stock, and lack of compatibility with the neighborhood. I also have serious reservations about the strains that 71 new homes with their own private wells and septic would create on the aquifer. This development would be located just yards from the town’s Woodland Water District, which could provide water and fire protection to them as well. Smart development would call for this development to be integrated into the existing water infrastructure instead of allowing unregulated development to put at risk the quality of the public water supply. I urge the neighborhood residents to continue attending the Planning and Town Board meetings to learn more and to express your views. I also urge the Planning Board to continue their difficult and under-appreciated work. Regardless of the efforts, if the final proposal is still not acceptable, I will be required to respect the view of the residents and our Comprehensive Plan and to vote against a zone change. ANDREW STAMMEL Town Board member Oneonta
Sansevere Bid Encouraging To the Editor: This letter is to congratulate John Sansevere for bringing 130-plus village voters into the democratic process. Without any glitz – lawn signs, hidden behindthe-scenes pressures and promises – Mr. Sansevere brought “common sense” to village discussion. Mr. Sansevere talked service – “ran against no one” – and addressed the disconnects that often characterize the local scene. Mr. Sansevere ran for residents, not against anything and anyone. Congratulations, Mr. Sansevere. You have demonstrated leadership in “the perfect village.” JOHN P. ROSSON Cooperstown
Leos Here To Help
To the Editor: Thank you for the nice article on my project and seniors busy in the community. In response to Chuck Hudson’s idea of getting young people to assist their neighbors, we are very fortunate to have the Leo Club, sponsored by the Lion’s Club. Those needing help should call 547-4186 and shortly a crew of Leos will appear to do the job cheerfully and efficiently. MAY-BRITT JOYCE Cooperstown
Sansevere: Thanks For Your Trust In Me To the Editor: As the recent Republican candidate for Cooperstown village trustee, I would like to thank the people who put their trust in me by voting for me in the March 18 election. We did not lose by much! Although I did not win, I feel that it is important that there are opposing candidates and that new ideas are always important in any election. Congratulations to Cindy Falk and James Dean. As I stated many times, I was not running against anyone, but was basically there to represent the village residents and
business owners with more of a “common sense” approach to managing the village. I enjoyed meeting so many people and listening to concerns and issues that were brought to me. Hopefully in the future I will have the opportunity to run again. But thank you sincerely for a very enjoyable two months of campaigning! Hope you will put your trust in me again if the opportunity should arise! Sincerely, JOHN SANSEVERE Cooperstown
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BOUND VOLUMES Compiled by Tom Heitz with resources courtesy of The New York State Historical Association Library
200 YEARS AGO
Whiskey – Of all the plagues that scourge mankind, there’s none that so impairs the mind and renders it to virtue blind, as Whiskey. What is the source of every ill that does with pain the body fill? It is the oft-repeated gill of Whiskey. What is it that some love so well, for which their bodies they will sell and send their very souls to hell? ‘Tis Whiskey. What is it poisons all their lives, and makes them curse & beat their wives, and thousands to destruction drives? ‘Tis Whiskey. What makes chill penury prevail – makes widows mourn and orphans wail, and fills the poor house and the gaol? ‘Tis Whiskey. O’ Whiskey! thou’rt the greatest curse, to soul to body and to purse – Pandora’s box held nothing worse Than Whiskey. March 23, 1815
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175 YEARS AGO
Common Schools – At the annual meeting of the Otsego County Education Society held at the Court House in Cooperstown on the 10th of October, 1838, the following resolution was passed: “Resolved, that the Convention most earnestly recommends the organization of Common School Societies in each town in the county, and that a committee consisting of three persons be appointed by the Chair for the purpose of carrying this resolution into effect. Mssrs. Geo. A. Starkweather, Samuel S. Bowne, and John Hannay were appointed. At the annual meeting of the Society in 1839, the subject was again brought before the meeting and the propriety of employing a special Agent to visit the several towns in the county to aid in establishing Town Societies, and to raising funds to defray the expense of such Agent was discussed. The above-named persons severally volunteered to aid in the organization of such societies, and to visit the towns in person for that purpose should it become necessary. The committee have drawn up a Constitution and procured the same to be printed. March 23, 1840
150 YEARS AGO
Those who have, in years gone by predicted the close of the war as likely to occur in a given period, have not won the confidence of the public as prophets. Yet it is now the settled opinion of the majority of well-informed persons that the rebellion is tottering to its final overthrow. The news from all quarters is highly encouraging. Johnson may attempt to check the advance of Sherman by one great battle. Lee may attempt the defeat of Grant. If unsuccessful, as we believe both would be, it seals the fate of the Confederacy. Within a very short time, they must fight, run, or surrender. March 24, 1865
defeating Horseheads at Norwich, 51 to 44, in the finals of the annual tourney. The Orange & Black thus annexes the Class B crown of 16 counties. Chuckie Root tossed in eleven field shots, good for 22 of his team’s scoring total. At half-time it was 23-19 in favor of the Burseymen. Cooperstown finishes the season with a 17-1 record, losing only to Milford in a Schohanna League contest. March 27, 1940
100 YEARS AGO
Because the Board of Trustees of the New York State Historical Association feels very strongly about the quality of its educational program, and because the Association had to turn away about 50 school groups last year, NYSHA has made a realistic appraisal of its current method of handling the 19,000 students who visit its facilities here every year. Mrs. Frank Spinney, who is an alumna of Old Sturbridge Village’s school department, has been appointed to coordinate this interesting experiment under the direction of Minor Wine Thomas, assistant director. Thirteen new part-time guides and three reserve guides have been recruited to host school groups at the Farmers’ Museum and at Fenimore House. As buses arrive, these hostesses will be March 27, 2015 assigned a school group unit and will stay with it during the entire visit. March 24, 1965
One of the most popular actors in the Vitagraph moving pictures is Anders Randolf. He is featured in many of the big productions that appear in the Vitagraph Theatre at Broadway and 44th Street in New York City, and is frequently seen on the screen at the Star Theatre, Cooperstown. Mr. Randolf is well known to many in Cooperstown. He spent a summer at The Fenimore about five years ago, and while here superintended experiments at the International plant with a Danish cloister cheese, the formula for which he had inherited from an ancestor in Denmark, his native country. The cheese proposition did not materialize on account of the climate, or something in the quality of the milk. It was finally concluded that the cheese could not be made in this country. Mr. Randolf has painted the portraits of many famous men, and done some very excellent work as an actor before visiting Cooperstown. March 24, 1915
75 YEARS AGO
Playing one of its most aggressive games of the year the Cooperstown High School basketeers annexed the Class B title of Section 4 of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association on Wednesday night of last week by
25 YEARS AGO
Baseball Hall of Fame Director Howard C. Talbot has told the Village Board of Trustees that the Clark Foundation will make a donation to the Village for the purchase of three new trolleys in time for the 1990 season. The foundation will also fund construction of a parking lot on Glen Avenue adjacent to the Leatherstocking Garage (formerly Glen Garage) and will expand the parking lot north of the Fenimore House on State Highway 80. March 28, 1990
10 YEARS AGO
Katie Anania, a seventh-grader, is the first CCS student to qualify for the National Geographic Bee state competition to be held tomorrow at the New York State Museum in Albany. Winners at each participating school must complete a qualifying test to make it to the state finals. “I love geography, Anania said. “I love learning about world history and other cultures.” Anania attributes her success in geography to her social studies teacher Jon Brotherton. March 25, 2005
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‘Pre-Meeting’ Sets Stage For Smooth Review Of High-End Downtown Hotel HOTEL/From A1 he, Trustee Cindy Falk and chairs of the Planning Board, the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Historic Preservation & Architectural Review Board had held a “pre-meeting” with the developers to begin discussion of any sticky issues. So the trustees, with little discussion, move the project to the next level. They accepted “lead agency” status under SEQRA, the state-mandated review of any significant project. “This is clearly the biggest project to hit Main Street in a long time,” said
Katz. “The heat should fall on the ‘electeds.’” And they forwarded the project to the village Planning Board. Katz said the “pre-meeting” approach, intended not to circumvent the village code but to try to coordinate what can be a complicated review process, had first been attempted with the Lakefront Hotel project, with little success, but with more success in the Cooperstown Distillery project. BPT partner Tom Lagan reintroduced the hotel, which first surfaced last year with the expectation
of quick approval. When a public outcry resulted, Lagan and partners Perry Ferrara, who owns the Heroes of Baseball Wax Museum, and Bob Hurley, who operates local Subway franchises, withdrew the plan to try to anticipate concerns. The presentation on the 23rd by BPT’s Altonview Architects included a scaled model of how the hotel would fit into the downtown. Altonview partner Kurt Ofer showed that the hotel is not as tall at the Key Bank building, and about the same size as the
Zoning Move Explained in one sense, such that they could not be mistaken for commercial warehouses, which are not allowed in our residential/agricultural zones -but liberalized in that the square footage has increased. That is essentially what happened. The process was lawful, open, and properly advertised. Ideally it would have happened more slowly, but it was not done capriciously - the action was taken in the interests of upholding our law, making its interpretation clearer for our planning board members, and standing up for the citizens along County Route 26, who all stood to be impacted by a pending “defacto” change in zoning: agricultural/residential to commercial. Zoning changes can certainly happen, and perhaps should - but zoning by precedent is not the proper way. Again, town board members are stewards of all our laws in addition to our town finances. We represent all constituents of the town, not just special interests. Personally, I look forward to continuing to work hard for the town - whether it be in finding ways to decrease our energy bills, improving the Land Use Law and making it more user friendly, and via the proper process, perhaps changing our zoning to expand land available for commercial development. That latter change, if it occurs, however, must come to fruition properly, respecting the law that we have and with a broad demonstration of the political will that it be done. My thanks again to those who have reached out productively, respectfully and who are solution driven. I invite others to contact me who are similarly motivated to work for solutions and help create the common ground we all deserve. JULIE HUNTSMAN Otsego Town Board Member Fly Creek
spaces there, the amount required by the size of the hotel. She also described a bar, restaurant and swimming pool the partners plan to put on the roof. A “parapet” at the front of the building will block any visibility from Main Street sidewalks. Here are highlights of the project in a press release issued as the meeting began: • A four-story high-end residential 22-unit hotel is planned, plus a rooftop terrage. • The first floor will include a lobby, an open terrace facing the rear of the
lot, and a restaurant with 120-person dining capacity. The existing first floor front 6-foot setback will be retained, providing a small area for several outdoor tables in the summer. • The second and third floors will each contain eight units, and six on the fourth, 22 units and 31 sleeping rooms. These three floors will extend to the property line on the south and will overhang the first floor by 30 feet to the north. The owners hope to start construction in September 2015, with projected completion by June 2016.
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To the Editor: I write to convey my gratitude today for the respectful communication I have received from certain community members seeking clarity on actions taken by the Otsego town Board at its March meeting. Due to a previous commitment, I was not present, but am well versed in the issues discussed, and am supportive of the board’s action. For those who may be wondering what happened, here is the gist: Based on issues surrounding development on a sizeable parcel in our RA-2 (residential/agricultural) district - issues that had been brewing since August 2014 - the town board took action to clarify the definition of “Service Trade Establishment” and, for the time being, to remove “Self Storage Units” as a special permitted use in this district. There is a very real possibility on returning the latter as a special permitted use, perhaps with some clarification in its definition, so that it may not be confused with warehouses, which are permitted in our commercial zones. Service Trade Establishments are businesses run by the people who build, grade, wire, plumb and otherwise take care of and make buildings happen. Allowing them to flourish in our residential/agricultural zones makes sense: skilled tradesmen are a crucial part of our local economy. At the same time, such businesses should be in character with the surrounding neighborhood. This is in our Land Use Law. The town board clarified the definition of these establishments to be sure that they are, indeed, in keeping with the surrounding residential/agricultural properties. At the same time, the definition was liberalized, increasing the square footage of such businesses from 2000 to 3000 square feet. In essence, the definition was tightened
Iron Clad Building, where Danny’s Main Street Market and Riverwood are located. The Iron Clad and the hotel would act as “bookends” for that stretch of Main Street, he said. Ofer’s partner (and wife) Teresa Drerup spoke to concerns about parking. Guests to the hotel will drive down the driveway between the hotel (the former TJ’s site) and the former Stables apartment building to the back of the building, where they will turn their vehicles over for valet parking in the back. Drerup said there are 31
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MLS#96795 $184,999 Well maintained 3-BR, 2-bath sunlit home offers newly landscaped large yard, wrap-around decks, covered porch. Eat-in kitchen, formal DR. Call Donna A Anderson @ 607-267-3232 (cell)
MLS#98642 $66,500 3-BR, 2-bath well maintained country home on 1 acre. Built in 2000. Views of Charlotte Creek! Metal roof, garage, generator! Sits off the road for privacy. Call Suzanne Darling @ 607-563-7012 (cell)
MLS#98593 $146,000 Cozy Cape Cod close to I-88. 3 BRs on ground floor and 1 upstairs. Upstairs could also be expanded. Recently refinished hardwood floors throughout. Call Adam Karns @ 607-244-9633 (cell)
MLS#98013 $104,888 Spring Is Coming! 3-BR, 2-bath home features 2 decks. You can relax and soak up all the beauty that surrounds this country home. Call for list of upgrades. Call Donna A Anderson @ 607-267-3232 (cell)
MLS#95670 $194,495 3-BR, 2-bath home on 3.32 acres w/views of the valley. Open floorplan, new SS appliances, LR w/ fireplace, 2-car garage, family room w/woodstove. Call Suzanne Darling @ 607-563-7012 (cell)
MLS#97893 $89,900 Laurens – Cute 2-BR, 2-bath home on .32 acre w/2-car garage. Hardwood foors. Second floor is master suite with its own bath. Shed has electric and furnace. Call Frank Woodcock @ 607-435-1389 (cell)
MLS#93225 $76,500 Priced to sell! Spacious 4-BR, 2-bath house close to I-88. Large backyard, workshop/garage. Call Adam Karns @ 607-244-9633 (cell) Virtual tour www.realestateshows.com/708598
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MLS#98655 $189,900 Land, Land, Land! Over 100 acres in Cooperstown School District—perfect for building, hunting or recreation. Over 2,000’ road frontage. Priced to sell! Call Kristi J. Ough @ 607-434-3026 (cell)
MLS#98677 $159,900 Gorgeous Catskill Mountaintop Acres! 59 acres in Delaware County w/valley views, woods, stone walls, meadows and springs! Loaded with deer! Call Lynn Lesperence @ 607-434-1061 (cell)
MLS#98599 $498,000 Stunning Views! Highly efficient custom-built Cape Chalet on 45+ waterfront acres w/½-mile creek frontage, 60’ waterfall, 2 stocked ponds, 2 barns. Call Thomas Platt @ 607-435-2068 (cell)
MLS#93225 $86,000 Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell) MLS#98204 $220,000 Meredith – 4-BR, 2½ bath home on 10 park-like Spacious 4 BR,kitchen 2 bath and house is close I-88. Large acres, newer baths. REAtoelectric. Also backyard, workshop/garage, smallgarage shed. Make your 2-BR, 2-bath mobile w/attached for income! appointment today. Priced to go this week! Call Suzanne Darling @ 607-563-7012 (cell) Virtual Tour: www.RealEstateShows.com/708598
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MLS#98150 $199,000 Cooperstown Village Charming 3-BR, 1½-bath home on ½-acre lot w/2-car garage! Beautiful wood floors, new roof, recent furnace, enormous yard! Call Katherine L. Fistrowicz @ 607-267-2683 (cell)
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MLS#97290 $62,000 3-BR, double-wide is set on almost 2 acres w/full foundation, attached garage and stick-built addition that has great room w/vaulted ceiling. New vinyl siding, windows, roof, flooring. Renovated interior. Call Thomas C. Platt @ 607-435-2068 (cell)
MLS#98491 $224,900 Unbelievably Priced! 25-acre horse farm has large Morton barn w/living quarters in Morris. Also 3-BR, 2bath ranch, hay field, pasture, riding arena, round pen. Call Lynn Lesperence @ 607-434-1061 (cell)
Tons of potential here with easy access to I-88 and Cooperstown All Star Village. Great commercial opportunity in the town of Oneonta on a highly traveled street. 380’ of road frontage on Chestnut Street. 3 buildings included. Main building has gas heat, electric and ½ bath. Two Morton buildings. Total of all buildings 5,376 sq ft. Paved parking for 10-15 cars. Great location to have business w/high traffic and plenty of parking. MLS#98051 $179,900
MLS#97384 $24,900 4.85+/- acres w/500’+/- paved road frontage. Level building locations along road. 800’+/- creek frontage! Cooperstown Village home. Seller paysassessed closing costs (up Close to Cooperstown. Priced below value. to w/acceptable offer). Call$3,000 Katherine L. Fistrowicz @ 607-267-2683 (cell)
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Spectacular Classic with Lake Frontage Exclusively offered at $795,000 Picturesque setting overlooking Otsego Lake. w/deeded 201´ of lake frontage. Many unique details such as the fossil-embedded countertop on the kitchen island. The home is well maintained and in move-in ready condition. Come for a visit…you’ll be glad you did!
intErior FEaturES —2,990 square feet —2 stories —3 BRs, 3 baths
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ExtErior FEaturES —Built in 1994 —Cedar siding —2 porches across each level —2-car detached garage —Asphalt paved driveway —Full concrete foundation —All mechanicals in good working order —Oil furnace —Well and septic
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MLS#95480 $254,900 3-BR, 2-bath post-and-beam home on 11.60 acres. Glassed LR and FR w/gas FP, high ceilings, wood floors, DR, stone patio, 2-car attached garage. Milford Schools. Call Katherine L. Fistrowicz @ 607-267-2683 (cell)
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MLS#93761 $195,000 Queen Anne Victorian on oversized lot is loaded w/character. Currently a work in progress, this home features ornate woodwork, spacious rooms, 6 fireplaces. Call Thomas Platt @ 607-435-2068 (cell)
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MLS#98676 $39,900 Surrounded by State Land! 26+ acres of wooded land is perfect for hunting, recreational or building a home. Property borders the Exeter State Forest. Call Kristi J. Ough @ 607-434-3026 (cell)
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Elation At 1st CCS Basketball Title
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Teammates embrace at the CCS Lady Hawkeyes’ moment of victory after winning their school’s first Section C state basketball title Sunday, March 22, against Northern Adirondack at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy.
Liz Millea scored 30 points during the game, earning her the MVP award. She is seen here Megan Magee and Jessica Spoor of the Bobcats.
Matt Burch, Mary Iversen and Sam Bonderoff of the CCS band helped keep moods high between periods.
As the timer ticked down, fans knew the victory was solidified, jumping to their feet at the buzzer in celebration. In front are Judy Hurtubise and Barb LaCava.
After Tough Semi, Lady Hawkeyes Coast To Victory In Final CHAMPS/From A1 Section C championship title on Sunday, March 22. It’s the first state title for CCS basketball, and a rare one overall: The girls’ soccer team was declared “co-champions” on tieing Cold Spring Harbor in the finals in 1999. And the boys cross country team took their state title in 2005. Some fans are saying the finals actually came Saturday the 21st against Chautauqua Lake, last year’s champion. “It was dramatic,” said Niles. “We were one or two trips from not being able to finish that game.” Down seven points at halftime and seven in the third quarter, a little luck came their way. “Their point guard fouled out with six minutes left,” said Niles. “They had to change their lineup, and that’s where we were able to gain.” Liz Millea went six for six from the free-throw line, and the Noto sisters, Christina and Maria, grabbed 11 straight points to bring the score to the win, 59-50. “Maria took a shot to give us the lead and it made me think, ‘That
grabbing two steals and quickly bringing the score up to 7-5. “Before they got the ball back, we’d scored five points,” said Niles.
Lady Hawkeye Jen Flynn dashes past Jessica Spoor of the Northern Adirondack Bobcats.
was that’,” he said. “Defensively, we had them right where we wanted them.” The championship game started off with the Bobcats in the lead, 7-0 in the first four minutes. “We took a minute to make sure of our matchups,” Niles explained. “We’d only seen them play the afternoon before, so we adjusted.” Jen Flynn, a game All-Star, “pickpocketed” the Bobcat’s point guard,
Millea, the game’s MVP, scored 30 of the game’s 61 points. “She just went bananas,” he said. Arriving back home, the team bus met up with a contingent of fire trucks – from Cooperstown, Hartwick and Fly Creek – in the parking lot of The Farmers’ Museum The Ladies were carried along in a parade of fire trucks, down Main Street, where hundreds of “hooting and hollering” fans had gathered around the flagpole. “To get off the bus and see those firefighters and EMS staff, who are responsible for taking care of other people, being there for us was so flattering,” said Niles. “The girls are just absolutey ecstatic.” And the glory is starting to sink in for him too. “Every kid I see in the hall is saying ‘Congratulations’,” he said.