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Lou Allstadt Runs For Village Board The Freeman’s Journal
Village Hall is seeking advice on where to locate its new parking meters, per signs like this one in front of the Doubleday Cafe.
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f you’ve notice handdrawn signs on stick posts downtown, it’s Village Hall asking for input on the location of Pay & Display parking machines to be installed by summer. If you have any, call 547-2411. The Village Board Monday, Jan. 28, went out to bid on 13 of the approximately $9,000 machines; seven fewer if they are only placed from Fair Street to the light. ONE JUSTICE COURT: The Village Board also approved the dissolution of Village Court. Voters can challenge it by petition drive within 30 days; otherwise, Otsego and Middlefield town courts assume jurisdiction in April 2014. FOOD, SHELTER: The United Way has received $21,300 in supplementary funds for emergency food and shelter, $14,475 for Otsego County and $6,818 for Delaware. To apply, contact 432-8006 or uwaytf@stny.rr.com. Applications due by Feb. 8. THAT’S THE 10TH: Martin Tillapaugh’s Woodstock reminiscence is 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 10, not the 3rd, at the Village Library. If you have memories to share, call him at 547-7004.
Hank Nicols, clerk of the caucus, registers the three Democratic nominees after the party caucus Tuesday, Jan. 29, at the fire hall. The candidates, from right, are Lou Allstadt, Bruce Maxson (who also got the GOP nod), and Richard Abbate.
Fracking Muddies Political Decision Kosmer Running Interference Over Miller Candidacy By JIM KEVLIN
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Bruce Maxson Wins Both Party Nods; Democrats Also Draft Richard Abbate By JIM KEVLIN COOPERSTOWN
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ou Allstadt woke up on Tuesday, Jan. 29, as the retired Mobil executive vice president who structured the merger with Exxon.
To most everyone’s surprise – perhaps even his own – he ended the day as an unopposed Democratic candidate for the Village Board. In the next few days, he may be the Republican candidate as well. Tuesday, Jan. 29, was no night for partisan politics, as it turned out, even though it was caucus night, the most
political night of the year. The Democrats were meeting in the fire hall. The Republicans, in 22 Main. Both gathered at 7 p.m. The GOP caucus was late starting when Village Chairman Mike Trosset was delayed. So the Democrats – 26 in all, plus a half-dozen Boy Scouts Please See CAUCUSES, A7
he City of Oneonta’s mayoral race is shaping up as north vs. south, at least on the Otsego County Democratic Executive Committee. Cooperstown’s Richard Abbate, county Democratic chair, described the executive comMiller mittee’s “almost unanimous” vote Thursday, Jan. 24, at Long Island Style Pizza in West Oneonta, as an endorsement of Oneonta Mayor Dick Miller for another term. But Democrats associated with anti-fracking Sustainable Otsego say the executive committee did not endorse Miller, an independent who ran in 2009 with Democratic support – it simply passed his name on to the full, 40-member committee for consideration. And Abbate’s vice chair, county Rep. John Kosmer, Fly Creek, said he will ask the full county committee – it meets at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, at the county courthouse – to delay endorsing Miller for at least a few months. In explaining himself, Kosmer said the fracking issue is “very volatile.” Please See MILLER, A7
Bruce Hall Plumbing Supply Aisle Inspires Patrick LaDuke’s Fashion By LIBBY CUDMORE ONEONTA
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ion 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 Please See FASHION, B8
Patrick LaDuke’s “wearable art” is on display at an exhibit, “A Space for Fashion,” at SUNY Oneonta.
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Alisia Kantor, Eric Pierce Wed In Double-Ring Ceremony
Life (At CCS) Is a Cabaret, Old Chum! Rebecca Roberts, Aaron Idelson and Josie Hinrich keep the crowd entertained at Cooperstown Central School’s annual Cabaret Night on Friday, Jan. 25.
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NomiNate Star nominate a a SportS sports star The Cooperstown High School
the CCS athletiC hall of fame Athletic Hall of FameiNdividualS Committee willwho, recognize reCogNizeS those individuals who through their through their aCCompliShmeNtS, accomplishments have pride and have brought pride brought aNd diStiNCtioN distinction to our school and community as an to CooperStowN aNd itS SChool aS athleteS, CoaCheS, admiNiStratorS athlete, coach, and administrator or as a or CoNtributorS to the SuCCeSS ofthe contributor to the development and success of CooperStowN high SChool athletiCS Cooperstown High School Athletic Program.
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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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arbara Belknap, a preschool teacher with the Brookwood School, was awarded the “Champions for ChildrenExcellence in Care and Education” award by the TriCounty Association for the Education of Young Children at their annual awards dinner on Jan. 25, 2013. The Excellence in Care and Education Award goes to one individual from each county, Delaware, Otsego and Chenango. Belknap has been with the school since 1988. OESTMAN NAMED: Marcus R. Oestman, Cooperstown, has been named to the President’s List at Herkimer County Community College for the fall semester. 2 REENLIST: Two local men have reenlisted in the New York Army National Guard: Specialist Steven Hansen, Morris, in Company A, 1-224 Aviation Security and Support Battalion, and Specialist Dmitriy Gvozd, Richfield Springs, with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2-108th Infantry. POTSDAM GRAD: Teanna Smith, Cooperstown, graduated from SUNY Potsdam in December with a degree in childhood/early child education.
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Cooperstown’s Rory Nealon, learning the ice-skating basics, was among youngsters who flocked to the Badger Park rink Saturday-Sunday, Jan. 26-27, undeterred by single-digit temperatures.
with the Otsego County Federation of Sportsmen’s Club, was showing Logan Kantor, Cooperstown, how to monitor a hole in the ice on Saturday, Jan. 26, at the free ice-fishing day at the Crumhorn Mountain Boy Scout Camp, organized by the DEC and Trout Unlimited.
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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THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2013
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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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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 ammunition and on fishing tackle. That excise tax is collected at the point of manufacture and then doled out, under a program known as 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
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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.
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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-
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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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BOUND VOLUMES Compiled by Tom Heitz from Freeman’s Journal archives, courtesy of the New York State Historical Association Library
200 YEARS AGO
100 YEARS AGO
man of great industry and untiring energy, as the fruits of which, he left a handsome estate to his heirs. January 30, 1863
We consider the American Navy to be indivisible; and we hope the same attentions will be paid to all our squadrons. The officers who discharge their duty to their country with zeal and fidelity, though the evidence of it may not be so conspicuous, are equally entitled to the grateful notice of their fellow-citizens, with their more fortunate brethren. January 30, 1813
125 YEARS AGO
Does it pay to keep up an efficient Fire Department, and to furnish it with necessary accommodations and apparatus? These facts and a recent occurrence answer the question. The Union School building, its apparatus and library, are estimated to be worth about $28,000, all belonging to the taxpayers residing on this corporation, and which they would be obliged to replace had the same been consumed by the fire of January 27th. The insurance on the same is $15,000. The property was saved from destruction by the village fire department – and that puts about $13,000 to the credit of the latter, now aided by a good supply of water. Yes, it pays! Keep up your fire department. February 3, 1888
175 YEARS AGO
Died at the Mohawk village, on the Grand River, Catherine Brant, relict of Capt. Joseph Brant, the celebrated leader of the Six Nations, aged 78 years. She was the third wife of the distinguished chief, whose name during the war of the American Revolution carried terror into every border hamlet, and was moreover, in her own right, by birth, the head of the great Indian confederacy of the Six Nations. Important Patent Decision – The plaintiff claimed the exclusive right of dressing feathers by certain machinery, called “Reynolds Patent Feather Dressing Machine.” The defence rested on several grounds, among others that the plaintiff had invented nothing, as his machine had been known and used more than twenty years ago as a coffee roaster, and the application of an old machine to a new use was not patentable, and that the machine used by the defendant was entirely unlike the plaintiff’s. The jury found for the defendant. January 29, 1838
150 YEARS AGO
Death of Elihu Phinney – Another of the aged men of Cooperstown, whose family name has been identified with the place from its early settlement, has passed way. Mr. Phinney was born at Canaan, Columbia County, New York, July 1, 1785 and was therefore in his 78th year. Judge Phinney, father of the deceased, came to this county in the winter of 1795, bringing his family with him. As he stated in his own newspaper, “he penetrated a wilderness, and broke a track through a deep snow, with
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The senior division of the Fenimore Troop Girl Scouts selected dramatics as the project for the first half of the year under the leadership of Miss Marjorie Wicks and under the coaching of Mrs. Angelo Pugliese. Now, after several months of study, they are presenting a one-act comedy, “A Little Mistake” by Elizabeth Gale. The presentation will be on Friday, February 4 at 8 p.m. in the Girl Scout room at the Second National Bank building. The public is cordially invited to attend. There will be no admission charge. The cast of characters includes Betty Davidson as an elderly woman who is Ray’s Aunt; Jerry as January 29, 1913 a “Little Mistake”; Betty Winne as Helen, a young girl of 18; Helen Baily as Elsie, a very shy young lady; Sally Thompson six teams. He established a book store and as Ray, a boisterous, athletic girl and Kay printing office, and was the pioneer editor and publisher of the country west of Albany Thompson as the cook, a foreign hybrid. Make-up artists are Christie Mortensen, – a man of sound judgment and sparkling Louise Campbell and Dimples Campbell. wit. He was succeeded in business by his Fanny Parillo and Alice Campbell planned the sons Henry and Elihu; and after the death costumes and stage settings. Jane Freeman of the former in 1850, the book store was continued by Elihu who retained an interest will produce the strange and exciting sound effects. Elizabeth Wedderspoon and Helen in the business until his death. Elihu was a
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Sgt. John L. “Jack” Cunningham died suddenly Thursday night of last week at 8:45 at his home on Main Street at the age of 80. Sgt. Cunningham was a legendary figure in the State Police. He and his twin brother, the late Sgt. James Cunningham, were among the original members of the constabulary when it was formed in 1917. Sgt. Jack’s colorful career spanned three and a half decades during the formative years of one of the top police organizations in the country, from the days when lonely patrols were made on horseback to the contemporary motorized patrol with its instant communication through two-way radio. He retired in 1952 at the age of 70. January 30, 1963
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The Otsego County Tourism Bureau’s Board of Directors voted recently to ask the County Board of Representatives to take steps toward the implementation of a lodging tax. The bureau’s recommendation will specify that the tax rate be two percent and that the revenues be allocated solely for tourism planning and development by the bureau under contract with the county. The tax would be paid by individuals occupying rooms in hotels, motels, or any facility having five or more rooms which provides lodging on an overnight basis. February 3, 1988
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A popular local brewery that has received accolades from coast to coast for its line of meticulously crafted beers has changed hands. Former owners Don Feinberg and Wendy Littlefield of Cooperstown, have negotiated the sale of the business to Duvel Moortgat, a Belgium-based company whose ale the couple have been distributing along the eastern seaboard of the United States since 1982. January 31, 2003
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Potential Gas Drilling Poses Challenges To County Editor’s Note: Patricia Jacobs is writing on behalf of the Concerned Citizens of Oneonta, formed to “encourage healthy and sustainable business practices in our community.”
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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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Allstadt, Maxson And, Maybe, Abbate – Or Somebody Else – To Be Trustees CAUCUSES/From A1 from Troop 1254 – got a head start. There was excitement in the room as word spread that Allstadt, an independent, would be nominated. He was, for the one-year term. Then attorney Bruce Maxson, who is also president of the Cooperstown Fire Department, was nominated for one of two three-year terms. Lacking a third candidate, Mayor Jeff Katz nominated Village Chairman Richard Abbate, who accepted to keep the vacancy in play; he can step aside in the next few days and another candidate nominated. The three vacancies were created when three trustees, Deputy Mayor Walter Franck, and Lynne Mebust and Frank Capozza, opted not to run again. The election is Tuesday, March 19. The Republicans had also approached Maxson, and he planned to obtain the Republican nomination as well. Allstadt told him he was interest in doing the same, so
the two hurried down Main Street to Village Hall. The GOP caucus – a half-dozen Republicans plus another dozen Boy Scouts – had already nominated Maxson, then closed the proceeding. Allstadt asked for the nomination, saying, “I’ve been an independent all my life ... I would much prefer to be on both tickets, because I think there’s more need for bipartisanship.” The caucus clearly wanted that to happen. Said Trosset, “If we can do something legally I would like to see this work out.” The Republicans agreed there was nothing they could do that night. However, the Republican County Committee, chaired by Sheila Ross of Fly Creek, can give an independent permission to run on the Republican line, and may do so in the next few days. Allstadt, who with wife Melinda Hardin bought the brick house at 18 Main St. in 2008 and recently completed its renovation, has been the driving force behind
the Friends of 22 Main, an entity seeking to develop plans and raise money to renovate the historic Village Hall. In an interview, Allstadt said Abbate had asked him to run for trustee a month ago. “What I was most concerned about was the progress I’ve seen over the past year” during Katz’s all-Democrat administration. He didn’t want that to stop. He considered Abbate’s offer for about a week – the idea of getting both parties’ endorsement was particularly attractive. But his mother, Shirley, was seriously ill on Long Island, and the son was fully subscribed. She passed away on Jan. 23. On returning from the funeral, he and Hardin discussed the idea again. The morning of the caucus, by happenstance, Lynne Mebust ran into Allstadt’s wife at the Clark Sports Center, and told her the Democrats lacked candidates: Would Lou be interested? Allstadt, recuperating from a hip replacement, was in the weight
room. He was approached, and he agreed. And so the matter was resolved. Alstadt, a Long Island native, attended the Merchant Marine Academy, graduating in 1965, and served during the Vietnam War era. He then received his M.B.A. from Columbia and joined Mobil. In one stint, he was responsible for the construction and renovation of 20,000 service stations, which taught him to heed “what pieces of your facility need what work when – and make sure you have the money to do it.” That, he suggested, would be helpful in thinking through the village’s infrastructure needs. His career included serving 12 years overseas in executive positions, twice in Japan and once in Singapore – where daunting labormanagement challenges needed to be eased – and Thailand. The couple has two sons, and they adopted a daughter while in Japan. Maxson was raised in Marlboro, in the Hudson Valley, and he
became a lawyer in 1990. For the past 15 years, he had been a parttime public defender, and has his own legal practice in Oneonta. He and wife Marie have two grown children. When he was asked by both parties to run for trustee, “I thought that was a vote of confidence.” Abbate was raised on Staten Island, and was a supervisor of law enforcement for the EPA in the New York Metropolitan Area. He was also an entrepreneur, running a security service at a restaurant. He was active in politics, serving for 10 years as a state committeeman. He moved to the Town of Middlefield in 2002 and the village in 2006 with wife Rosemary and their sons, Dominick and Richard. He ran for trustee in 2009, and recognized the local party wasn’t organized to support its candidates. He was elected village chairman, and engineered a turnaround that led to Katz’s election as mayor. He was tapped earlier this year as county chairman.
Miller Challenged Because, While He Opposed Fracking, He Favored Continental Pipeline MILLER/From A1 A court decision is pending on the Town of Middlefield ban on fracking. And Albany may decide whether to allow fracking or not in February. Either decision could cause the debate “to explode with energy, and another candidate could pop out and change everything.”
Miller, who announced the day after the committee meeting that he will seek a second term, 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
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significant gap in the kind of county we want Otsego to be.” He pointed out the Schoharie County Board of Supervisors, still recovering from Hurricane Irene/Storm Lee devastation, voted against the pipeline despite the monetary benefits. “We’re judging (Miller) on an issue that was alive when it was alive,” Kosmer said. He was asked if Sustainable Otsego had subjected Lou Allstadt, the retired Mobil VP and anti-fracker, to the same scrutiny. Allstadt said the idea of infrastructure leading to fracking is “nonsense”; the opposite is the case: If sufficient reserves are found, then infrastructure is no object. Kosmer replied, “Lou has tempered and might even have changed his view.”
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Regardless, “his knowledge is so comprehensive and his contribution is so great we gave him a lot of breadth.” Since Oneonta Democrats on the executive committee – they include former mayors John Nader and Kim Muller, who is also on the state committee – support Miller, Abbate said it’s not unlikely the county committee will back him, despite the anti-fracking split. “That’s what makes Democrats: different views, different opinions,” said the chairman, who issued a revised press release on the West Oneonta meeting. County Rep. Beth Rosenthal, D-Roseboom, who received Sustainable Otsego’s backing in 2011, said that, to her, fracking and “Alternate M” are two different issues. “For (some), it’s
a deal breaker,” she said. “For me, it’s not.” For his part, Nader, who was at the West Oneonta meeting, said he believes the executive committee gave Miller, an independent, permission to run on the Democratic line. Miller could be challenged in a primary, Nader said, but he would probably win. The anti-fracking fight is not yet won, said Kosmer, who noted the industry is showing interested in the Utica shale, a bed that begins at the north end of Otsego County (which is mostly above the Marcellus shale formation). “This industry is like a zombie,” he said. “You have to put a stake in its heart and bury it face down – and still make sure it doesn’t rise again.”
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OBITUARIES Ruth M. Gray, 90; Cooked At the Hitching Post, Sherry’s Famous COOPERSTOWN – Ruth M. Gray, 90, a native of Cooperstown, passed away Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Born April 19, 1922, at The Thanksgiving Hospital in Cooperstown, she was a daughter of George Patrick and Edith E. (Olmstead) Allen. Ruth graduated from Cooperstown High School in 1940. On July 4, 1969, she married Robert D. Gray in Middlefield. He died Jan. 27, 1974. Through the years, she was employed as a cook at The Hitching Post Restaurant, The Pratt Hotel, and Sherry’s Famous Restaurant. She is survived by her two daughters, Christine R. Gray and husband, Robert, of Cooperstown, and Madeline Socci and husband, Edward, of Sharon Springs; her son, Kenneth A. “Buck”
Carson, Sr. of Dallas, N.C.; six grandchildren, Deborah, Don and Heather, KenRuth Gray neth, Jr., Tami and Stephen; nine great grandchildren, Justin and Tammy, Hayden and Luca, Kenneth III and Rene, Alicia and Santanna, and Emily; and 9 great great grandchildren, Garret and Riana, Carter, Elliot, Eva and Elka, Levon, and Carson and Jaxson. She is further survived by one sister, Katherine “Kay” E. Rose of Otsego Manor; one sister-in-law, Louise Allen, of Cooperstown; many nieces and nephews; and her good friend, Marjorie Gallup, of Cooperstown.
She was predeceased by her husband, Robert, one son, Theodore R. “Stubby” Carson, who died June 8, 1989; one daughter-in-law, Florence Carson, who died Dec. 27, 2009; and one brother, Ellis H. Allen, who also died in 1989. Calling hours will be private. Interment will be offered at Hartwick Seminary this spring. Memorial donations may be made to The Muscular Dystrophy Association, P.O. Box 78960, Phoenix, AZ, 85062; The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, P.O. Box 4527, New York, NY, 10163; and The American Cancer Society, 13 Beech Street, Johnson City, NY 13790. Arrangements are entrusted to the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.
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Claude H. Jacobs, 85; Volunteer Firefighter Served as Fire Chief RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Claude H. Jacobs, 85, a former chief with the Fly Creek volunteer fire department, 85, of County Highway No. 25A, passed on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, at Bassett Hospital. He was born on March 29, 1927, on Christian Hill, son of the late Charles and Mertie Thompson Jacobs. A lifelong area resident, he was raised and educated in Pierstown and Cooperstown. For 40 years he was a truck driver with the Teamsters Union Local No. 182 in Utica. He retired in May 1981. In his leisure time, he enjoyed playing golf and studying local history. He was a member of the Schuyler Lake Universalist Church and a member of the Fly Creek Volunteer Fire Department, serving as chief. He restored a 1941 coupe and dug the foundation of his house by hand. Surviving are his partner of 42 years, Alice Tomasi; one son, Norman Jacobs of Richfield Springs; three daughters, Claudia McHaff-
ie of Loudonville, Patricia Brunner and her husband, Clifford, of Cooperstown, Karen McCormack and her companion, Kevin Harrison, of Ballston Spa; a brother, Fred Jacobs and his wife, Evelyn, of Deansboro; two sisters, Helen Thompson of Fayetteville, Pa., and Josephine Colburn of Garrattsville; nine grandchildren, Kelly Maynard and husband Matt, Brian Jacobs and wife Katrina, Amy Parr and husband Keith, Lisa Lippitt with husband Matt, Clifford Brunner and wife Natasha, Stacey Covert and husband Darrell, Gregory Hext, Kristen Hext and companion Luke Bailey, and “Dimples,” Mindy Seaver and husband Daniel; nine greatgrandchildren, Jeremiah and Sarah Parr, Kayla Ramirez, Hazel and Abraham Lippitt, Robert, Lela and Luke Seaver and Schuyler Maynard; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert and Peter Jacobs; one sister, Evelyn Fuller. Funeral services for Mr.
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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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Scott Davis
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Nathan Gordon
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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