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Joseph West, 3, of Hartwick emerges from exploring rows of corn at The Farmers’ Museum Harvest Fest Sunday, Sept. 14. Mom Joelle snaps his photo. Delightful weather brought out an almost record crowd.
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f developers of a new four-story downtown hotel can answer questions raised by the village Planning Board and ZBA, the Village Board plans to schedule a first, and optional, public hearing on the novel project when it meets Sept. 29. Partners Perry Ferrara and Tom Langan proposed the hotel, which includes a swimming pool on the roof, at the former TJ’s site. Most of the questions have to do with parking. CLEAN ENERGY: A panel of experts on applying solar energy to existing structures is planned at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, at the Carriage House, Southside Oneonta, sponsored by Citizen Voices. Public welcome. NEXT STEP: West Lake Road camp owners are meeting at 6-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, at Pierstown Grange to discuss what to do now that state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, has asked the DOT to step back.
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At the Chamber of Commerce kiosk, the Jolly Elf signs a copy of his just-published “Santa’s Second Home” for Charlotte Marietta, 4.
Cooperstown Santa’s 2nd Home, Saint Nick Reveals In New Book By JIM KEVLIN COOPERSTOWN
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or years now, you’ve seen Santa Claus around town all year long, perhaps manning the information kiosk in Pioneer Park, volunteering at The Farmers’ Museum, or at one community event or another.
es, Village Trustee Cindy Falk, who chairs the Streets Committee, did utter the words “parking crisis” at a Village Board meeting. “Literally, anything we try to do as village government or a private entity within the village, parking always comes up – and not in a positive way,” she said in a followThe Freeman’s Journal up interview the other Trustee Falk: day. Parking is crisis Whether the issue is indeed. the proposed hospital zone (she has chaired the committee developing the concept), or the new four-story hotel proposed on the TJ’s site, most of the discussion and objections will be about parking. Please See PARKING, A7
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Kids noticed it, too, and it raised questions in their young minds, and that troubled Santa. “They know it’s me,” he said in an interview the other day. The result, years in the making, is “Santa’s Second Home,” a tell-all book that reveals a never-before-told secret: Cooperstown has replaced the North Pole as the place where the Jolly Old Elf spends most of his time. Please See SANTA, A7
For Now, County Is ‘2nd Point Of Contact’ By JIM KEVLIN COOPERSTOWN
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or the time being, anyhow, the County of Otsego doesn’t intend to participate in the “single point of contact” economic-development strategy. The county Planning Department has been renamed the Planning & Economic Devel-
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opment Department, and will continue handling the small-business programs that the former county Economic Development Office did under Carolyn Lewis, who resigned last August. The county IDA (Industrial Development Agency) “is doing the big grants,” said county Rep. Kay Stuligross, DOneonta, who had been interim chair of the Intergovernmental Affairs CommitPlease See EC-DEV, A6
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than Rubenstein has joined the Otsego Land Trust as land protection project manager. He was chosen from among 50 applicants. A graduate of Ithaca College, Ethan has Rubenstein been working through AmeriCorps as land stewardship coordinator for the Buzzards Bay Coalition in Massachusetts. He has also worked with the New England Forestry Foundation and in Canada with Alberta Sustainable Resource Development. Jim Kevlin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA The position was funded The Otsego County Board of Representatives at its September meeting by the state Conservation recognized Jocelyn Harris, right, of Worcester, as an Outstanding Employee. Partnership Program with As an account clerk in the county Probation Department, she has gone matching support from Land above and beyond the call of duty, improving her skills and collaborating Jim Kevlin/The Freeman’s Journal with her fellow employees, according to the citation. Here, county Trust board members and the A grand opening of Hughson & Benson InsurRep. Kathy Clark, R-Otego, county Board chair, presents Jocelyn with a Scriven Foundation. ance’s Cooperstown office 59 Pioneer St. was certificate of recognition.
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LOCALS Clark Beautification Contest 2014 Winners: D’Espositos, O’Mara/Monzon, MacMillans
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The Otsego Chapter DAR honored Jane Elliot Brayden, Cooperstown, above left, for 25 years of service, and Jane Ann Feeck Casey, Cooperstown, for 60 years of service when it met Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Richfield Springs Historical Museum.
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Clark Foundation President Jane Forbes Clark, in announcing the results, praised the contestants and said her grandmother, Susan Vanderpoel Clark, who founded the contest more than 50 years ago, would “be so happy by the many wonderful properties considered by the judges this year.� This year’s judges were Phillip Sexton, who in a 25-year career has worked on such landscapes as the U.S. Capitol and World War II Memorial, and Timothy Marten, a SUNY Cobleskill professor who teaches landscaping.
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Level-Headed Tactics The Way To Lessen Student Rowdiness
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uring the debate over Hillside Commons last year, one landlord was talking about how, as the academic credentials of SUNY Oneonta students rose – they are still rising – the damage to his apartments declined. Of course, it makes sense. The more students who are more focused on their studies, the less interest they have in Beer Pong and the like. While there is always elevated concern about mischief in college towns like Oneonta when students return – disorderly conduct, noise, public urination and, in the wee hours when the bars empty out, in particular, fights – there’s no comprehensive magic-wand solution immediately at hand. The news that a SUNY Oneonta student is in critical condition after striking his head on the pavement during an early hours altercation Sunday the 13th underscores how serious the issue can be. But, statistically, arrests aren’t out of line with past years. And Oneonta police report 50 people were arrested during the Home-
town Fourth of July festival, when students aren’t here, about the same number as after last April’s OH! Fest concert. • Coincidentally, NPR broadcast a chilling piece on campus drinking on the 8th, reporting 80 percent of college students drink and half of them binge drink. Dr. Sharon Levy, director of teen substance abuse at Boston Children’s Hospital, says, “Everybody’s drinking to get drunk. Kids tell me this is how they socialize with friends.” When students enter college at 18, “the part of their brain in charge of seeking reward and
stimulation is in full gear,” the report continued. “But here’s the tricky part: The part of the brain that could put the brakes on impulsive behavior is still immature and not fully functioning.” While, locally, we’re concerned, as we should be, about the impact of student misbehavior on the quality of life, students should be more concerned than we are: A half million young people get injured every year while under the influence, and 1,800 die, NPR reported. To a degree, college extends adolescence: heavy drinking is more of a problem among college students than their peers in the working world. That speaks to the whole idea of a year of mandatory community service after high school – in Switzerland, every young man must serve in the national defense force for 18 months. Somewhat more mature, incoming freshmen would be more focused, better prepared to take advantage of what a college education has to offer and to avoid the pitfalls. But that’s not a solution we can implement here today.
• The point of our local situation is not to panic. The world isn’t coming to an end because 7,500 students are back in town, as they have returned for 125 years at SUNY and 85 at Hartwick. The Miller Administration has been pursuing sensible solutions for some time now: For instance, opening the lines of communication between the OPD, university police and Hartwick security (where Tom Kelly became director of campus security after a distinguished career in the state police). These people are pros. In 2012, OPD raided three bars identified as magnets for underage drinkers, then closed them down. Regrettably, this pushed underage drinkers into “house parties” in residential neighborhoods, the current focus of much police activity. Push in here, it comes out there. In a conversation the other day, the mayor pointed out that the weekend of Sept. 6-7, when mischief spiked, was Pledge Weekend. “But who knew,” he said. Part of the solution, he said, may be understanding the cam-
puses’ social calendars and tapping the college forces to help the OPD during the hot spots. This is the kind of level-headed problem analysis we’ve come to expect from Mayor Miller, an approach that lends itself to a problem that can be ameliorated now, but only solved longterm, if ever completely. • As such, inviting the appropriate high-level college officials to a conversation with Common Council the other evening was a sensible step, and action steps will assuredly follow. Let’s be concerned, but not hysterical. Oneonta, and Otsego County as a whole, is a better, more prosperous place because of our colleges, and the brainy professionals and ever more motivated students they bring here, not to mention the payroll. The colleges, faculty, students, staff, are our friends. Let’s treat rowdiness for what it is, a negative piece in a happier whole. When you think about it, isn’t that what so much of life is like?
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(not a student at one of our colleges) until friends came to her assistance. I saw them identify a known criminal (not a student) while driving down Main Street and arrest this person for an armed robbery for which he was sought. I saw them arrest two possible assailants. I saw them cite someone for public urination or defecation. I saw them cruise along streets known for “problems” without finding any large parties. I witnessed expertise, coordination, firmness, professionalism, compassion, and caring. Yes, I was prepared to be impressed – and I was.
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I saw young people frequenting Oneonta’s city bars and eateries. I witnessed young people (some were likely college students, some were most likely not) moving down and through our city streets. They congregated outside of the many bars that were open, and queued up at counters and food stands around the back alleys and plazas between Main and Market Streets. Oneonta was open for business, and the wheels of commerce were turning. I saw young people talking with adults who were certainly not students, adults who remained on the streets throughout the
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n Saturday night, Sept. 13, I accompanied Sgt. Branden Collison of the Oneonta Police Department on his patrol of the city. I was with him from 10 p.m. to 3:30 a.m. I asked to ride along because I have been paying close attention to the recent expressions of concern about the behavior of college students in the city. Knowing the many efforts we already pursue on the Hartwick campus toward alcohol education, and current on- and offcampus community standards, I was looking for inspiration on what more I could do, as Hartwick’s president, to address the apparent rising tension between the full-time citizens of our community and our community of Dr. Drugovich students. I have been trained in ethnographic research techniques. I went along as an observer. This is what I saw. I saw competent, compassionate policing. I witnessed well-trained officers intervening in situations that went from the benign (a flat tire with no response from AAA) to the life threatening (a probable head injury as the result of an assault). I saw them respond promptly to numerous complaints about noise, and act expertly to disperse noisy gatherings with the cooperation of those they dispersed. I saw them stand by in protection of an underage, inebriated citizen
night. These young people were laughing, they were dancing, they were eating, and they were joking, slapping one another on the back. A few were arguing, a few were crying; they were talking and walking and singing with a guitarist (not a student) who regularly perches on Main Street in the wee hours of the morning. Many waved at the police (a real wave). I saw no overt signs of disrespect toward the police. I heard expressions of gratitude for assistance offered. It is important to note that I estimate that I saw only several hundred young people moving around the streets in my five hours with Sergeant Collison; just a small fraction of the over 7,500 students enrolled at Hartwick and the state university. I saw an escalation in the seriousness of issues addressed as the night extended into the early morning. The later the night, the more the alcohol and the hour took their toll. More young people were finding their way back to where they live, sometimes (though not always) visibly hampered by their inebriation. The seriousness of interventions related to alcohol increased as the morning developed. More people expressed anger, more people were sick, more people were in the wrong place at the wrong time, more people went to the hospital to be cared for. This did not surprise me; I have seen it all before. Many times I have told students: If it is past midnight and you are standing in a room with a drink in your hand, don’t expect good things to happen. Now, this is what I think, based upon what I saw. I think that the young people I saw last night were like any I have seen anywhere. Please See PRESIDENT, A6
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A Century of Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love And Fidelity To the Editor: Saturday, Sept. 6, the Oneonta Elks Lodge #1312 had an evening celebrating a Century of Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love, and Fidelity. Our centennial – one of the most exciting times in the history of our lodge – provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to tell the Elks’ story, share what we have done over 100 years and reveal our plans for the future. A special “thank you” to the community, Oneonta Mayor Richard Miller, Jr. and to the Elk members for attending the dinner and making it a memorable evening. Today, Oneonta Lodge #1312 is 430-members
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State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, shares a laugh with Barbara Ann Heegan, exhalted ruler, Oneonta Elks Lodge #1312, Saturday, Sept. 6, prior to the 100th anniversary banquet. At left is the senator’s wife, Cindy.
strong and growing, with programs that give back to the community. The
cumulative value of our local lodge’s contributions in terms of cash, donated
items, hours of services and miles driven exceed on a national level $30 million yearly, bringing comfort, cheer and necessities to veterans and active personnel throughout the United States and abroad. In so doing, we fulfill our solemn pledge: So long as there are veterans, the benevolent and protective order of Elks will never forget them. A highlight of our history was receiving, through the assistance of then-officers Maria Kelso and Debra Crampton, the state grant from state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford. This grant has helped us in numerous ways to enhance the structural inPlease See HEEGAN, A6
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BOUND VOLUMES Compiled by Tom Heitz with resources courtesy of The New York State Historical Association Library
200 YEARS AGO
Gallant Exploit – During the last week, Col. Mitchel, at Sacket’s Harbor, dispatched a small boat with four men in it to reconnoiter the Canada shore. After landing and traveling a few miles into the country, they met his majesty’s mail carrier, on his way from Kingston to the head of the lake. After taking from him the mail, they dismissed him, with directions to return and bring them another. We understand that its contents generally, are of such importance as requires secrecy. They brought off with them 20 stands of arms and destroyed 30 barrels of flour. All was done without any person sustaining any personal injury. September 22, 1814
175 YEARS AGO
The last accounts given in this paper of the movements of the President, left him at Buffalo, from whence he went to Lockport, Batavia, Rochester, Canandaigua, Geneva, Waterloo, Seneca Falls, Auburn, Syracuse, Utica, Little Falls, and Fort Plain, arriving at the latter place on Friday the 13th of September. At each point his reception by the citizens was most cordial, immense numbers having assembled to welcome the Chief Magistrate of this Great Republic. This paper goes to press before his arrival in this village, where suitable preparations have been made for receiving the President of the People’s Choice. A full account of the proceedings on the occasion will be given in our next publication. September 16, 1839
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For the Soldiers – The following articles were forwarded August 22nd to the Central Relief from West Exeter: Eleven shirts, 26 handkerchiefs, 18 napkins, 1 bed spread, 3 coats, 2 vests, 100 yards bandages, 3 pair drawers, 2 rolls compresses, 6 filled pincushions, 2 bottles blackberry wine, 1 bottle maple syrup, 1 bottle cologne, 10 pounds dried apples, 1 container raspberries, 1 bowl jelly, 1 comb, 1 paper pins, 1 box lint, 1 roll tape, 1 testament, sage, peppers, dried rhubarb, newspapers, etc. The Loyal Leaguers of this village are holding their secret evening meetings. The machinery has been set to work, we presume, throughout the county, and Democrats must be prepared to counteract the influence of this Abolition conclave. September 16, 1864
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Miss Valerie Bird, sixteen-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Bird of the Edson Corners Road near Portlandville has won the title of “World’s Fair Milkmaid of 1939� at the New York World’s Fair. Nine other girls competed in the contest conducted by the Sheffield Farms Company. The contest was based on general attractiveness as well as the girls’ achievements in farm and home. Miss Bird was awarded a fur coat which was presented at a banquet at the fair the same night. Her mother, who acted as chaperon, was entertained with her daughter at all the various functions. Miss Bird won the regional contest at Delhi on August 28 for which the reward was a trip to New York September 17, 2004 City and a complete new outfit at a large store there. September 20, 1939
The Concert given by the Till Family Concert Co. of London, England at Village Hall Monday evening last, under the auspices of the Y.M.C.A. was largely attended, and gave the most complete satisfaction. The singing was very good, and the instrumental music novel and most excellent; the performance on the rock harmonicon, the musical glasses, and the chimes rang from a novel instrument, being especially appreciated. The encores were frequent and hearty, and cheerfully and agreeably responded to. The exhibition of Edison’s phonograph, to those who had not previously seen it, was a matter of great curiosity. September 20, 1889
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Attractions at the Otsego County Fair – Speakers include Governor Martin H. Glynn, Commissioner of Agriculture Calvin J. Huson, and ex-Speaker of the Assembly, James W. Wadsworth. A feature of the fair this year will be the farmers’ races which will include hitching up on the track and a going as you please race. There will be a debate upon the suffrage question on Thursday afternoon between Miss Jane Olcutt, suffragist and Mrs. G.D. Goodwin, anti-suffragist. There is also the baby contest, the child welfare exhibit, a basketball game, and a prize of $5 to the boy or girl who can name the greatest number of native birds as shown by magic lantern slides. The balloon ascension, with triple parachute drop, will be made each afternoon by Prof. E. R. Hutchinson, the most successful balloonist in this country. (Ed. Note: There is no mention of baseball as there was no longer a local field on which to play) September 16, 1914
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The Cooperstown Lions Club, one of the most active service clubs in this area, will hold its Sixth Annual Harvest Ball at the Otesaga Hotel on Saturday, October 3. The main feature of the evening will be the appearance of “Sabyre� a real live lion, which is being brought here from the Fox Wild Game Farm of Saratoga Springs. The lion cub, which weighs 44 pounds and is very friendly, will be at the hotel from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. “Sabyre� has appeared at big hotels and conventions all over the East. September 16, 1964
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The successful completion of a year-long review process by the New York State Department of Health has enabled the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital to pursue actual building development for a $32 million outpatient clinic, to be located at the corner of Mill and River Streets. The 100,000 square foot facility will house all outpatient clinics, including patient interview and examination facilities, as well as related support services and an upgraded, more efficient cancer treatment center, according to Dr. William Streck, president of Bassett hospital. A preliminary model of the building, designed by Cannon Design of Grand Island, N.Y. shows a tiered structure located on the bluff overlooking the Susquehanna River, on about 1.2 acres where Friendship Lodge is currently located. The Mill Street parking lot, which is now an employee parking lot, will become a 128space patient parking lot. September 20, 1989
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Can ‘Santa’s Second Home’ Help Revive Cooperstown As Christmas Attraction?
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For centuries, the icy top of the world was indeed domicile to Santa and Mrs. Claus and their workshop, but “lately, there have been a lot of changes,” the new book relates. First, the polar ice cap has been melting at “an alarming rate,” making it a less-inviting place than it used to be. Plus, with wooden toys being replaced by “the latest electronic gadgets,” Santa had to mechanize his shop, add robots and computers to streamline orders and production. “At the same time, Mrs. Claus has been yearning for a little house of her own, away from the bustle of the workshop, where she can have a nice little garden to tend,” Santa writes. So, like any normal couple, the Clauses began to look for a second
home, (perhaps eventually a retirement one, although this isn’t mentioned specifically), that is not too hot or too cold, or too big or too small. Most important, there had to be children, “lots of children.” And lots of Christmas spirit. And so they happened on Cooperstown, with its “beautiful wreaths, lights and decorated trees.” Naturally, when the Clauses arrived in town, they joined the Cooperstown Community Christmas Committee, which had come up with the idea of building a little house in Pioneer Park where children could meet the new arrivals every Christmas season. “It’s been many years now since the Clauses have been spending time away from the North Pole in their second home,” the book reports.
Students who go to college and only “party” do not make it through Hartwick, or through any of the colleges I have been associated with. Let’s accept the truth that maturation is a process. Young people are not always mature enough or experienced enough to make the best choices – whether or not they are enrolled in college. We all know adults whose judgment and choices we question – for as truly amazing as some college students are, the likelihood that all 18-21 year olds will have impeccable judgment is zero.
Elks Maintain Principles At 100 HEEGAN/From A4 tegrity of this building that serves as a location for community events such as Red Cross blood drives, Wednesday night dinners open to the public, Thanksgiving dinners and fundraisers for school events and sporting teams.
Therefore, it was my honor – in this our 100th year – to present a community service award to Senator Seward for his dedication to community and for modeling the principles of the Elks. In Elkdom, BARBARA ANN HEEGAN Exalted Ruler
EC-DEV/From A1 tee, which oversees ec-dev initiatives. “The county has reserved to itself the smaller items.” Stuligross was interviewed as she passed the chairmanship back to county Rep. Betty Anne Schwerd, R-Edmeston, who had been absent from county board deliberations since July. Schwerd attended the Friday, Sept. 12, IGA meeting and resumed the chair. The county representative attended the second Seward Summit on economic development last November at Foothills and heard Dick Sheehy, one of the nation’s foremost industrial recruiters, say all successful ec-dev efforts have a “single point of contact” for businesses seeking to relocate. However, Stuligross said, given modern communications, a website and telephone number can serve that purpose, and any calls received by the county office will be forwarded if they concern matters that under the IDA purview. The IDA is working with Paper Kite Creative, Hartwick, to develop a new brand and relaunch its web site in mid-January. In the spring, the IDA had been negotiating to absorb the county’s ec-dev responsibili-
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giving their Christmas lists in person to the jolly couple. The Pioneer Park cabin, in fact, has become a centerpiece of all the Christmas ferment around here, from The Farmers’ Museum Candlelight Evening to Brewery Ommegang’s Belgian Christmas. While it hasn’t happened lately, Christmas in Cooperstown – the village is always talking about “shoulder-season” tourism promotions – was once more heavily promoted as something special. A decade ago, the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce had a budget line to promote the holiday, former executive director Polly Renckens recalls, and launched such programs at discount Holly Dollars, decorated “Holly Trolleys” that toured people
around to see the lights at the various Clark Foundation undertakings, and a Candlelight Stroll, where shops stayed open late and celebrants traversed Main Street in Victorian garb. “It was a lot of stuff,” said Renckens, but it was a lot of fun. “Once it got organized, we kept in going and added a twist every year to keep people interested.” The chamber would run TV spots promoting a Cooperstown Christmas. And Destination Otsego’s Deb Taylor, then county tourism director, remembers placing “All Malled Out?” ads in Albany-area newspapers, encouraging people to enjoy a less-commercialized holiday here. “You need a catalyst,” Renckens said. Who knows? Maybe “Santa’s Second Home” will be just that.
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Goal: Town-Gown Collaboration PRESIDENT/From A6 I have worked and lived within higher education communities for much of my professional career. Colleges are filled with young people who have dreams and hopes for their future. They will be nurses and business professionals and scientists and musicians and historians and doctors. I see them on our playing fields and stages and award platforms. I join them for lunch and host them for dinner. They are responsible, pleasant people with whom anyone would be pleased to spend time. I have never met a student who wanted to be arrested.
With things running smoothly at the workshop, the couple find less and less reason to return, which is why you – and village kids – can see them year’round: going to church, raking or mowing the lawn at their “Victorian gingerbread” brick home, boating in the summers. After Christmas, Santa shaves his beard and Mrs. Claus puts his shorn whiskers in the back yard for birds to use in making their nests. Over the years, the Clauses’ Christmas residence in Pioneer Park, where they arrive in a horse-drawn wagon the day after Thanksgiving, has become more and more popular, with grown children of local folks bringing the grandchildren from as far away as Phoenix, Ariz., to join youngsters from towns around the region in
ties, but talks broke down over how much the county had been spending on its Economic Development Office, and how much should be contributed to the IDA. Stuligross said two new IGA committee members, county Reps. Rick Hulse, ROtsego, and Craig Gelbsman, R-Oneonta, elected last November, were going through a “learning period” and were reluctant to offload the ec-dev responsibilities immediately. At IDA meetings since, authority President Sandy Mathes has expressed disappointment at the turn of events, but said that efforts will instead be focused on numerous other initiatives being pursued, including two commerce park projects, the revival of Oneonta’s D&H yards and an agricultural hub to market local farm products in the New York metropolitan area. The next round of state economicdevelopment grants, to be announced in mid-October, will determine what goes first. Over the summer, the IGA committee contracted with a consulting firm, Thoma Associates, to explore delinquent loans dating back to 2011 received through the Economic Development Office.
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Since, Stuligross said, county Treasurer Dan Crowell had assumed responsibility for collecting the loans and she is confident the process is moving forward. Now, she said, the IGA committee plans to issue an RFP, a request for proposals, to find a consultant to administer the county programs – microenterprise grants, revolving loans and Main Street initia-
tives – next year. “The optimum outcome in terms of the business committee is easy access, assistance in applications, and efficient administration of the loans,” said Stuligross, and she expressed confidence the new P&ED office can. “In a sense, this isn’t a bad thing to happen,” said the county rep. “We’ve learned a lot. We’re not finished.”
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THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL A-7
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
Planning Process Starting In October May Find New Parking Solutions PARKING/From A1
Recent issues tackled by the Village Board include removing on-street parking from Beaver Street to make way for ambulances, only to add it back in when neighbors complained; limiting parking spaces behind apartment houses on upper Main Street
to fire department use, and removing 10 parking spaces on the bottom of Nelson Avenue. At last month’s Village Board meeting, trustees passed a resolution reminding village employees they are not exempt from parking laws after a resident sent them a letter saying parking rules were being
flouted by their staff. “It’s not a new problem,” Falk said, and to prove her point brought out a stack of past village plans, dating back to the 1962 Cooperstown Area Plan prepared by Blair Associates. In that era of Urban Renewal, the plan called for razing much of the downtown,
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much of that ignored. That plan proposed not just parking in the current Doubleday Field lot, plus in Vinnie Russo’s current lot across from the fire station, but razing for parking lots all the buildings behind the block that runs from the Key Bank building to Pioneer Street. It would have eliminated angled parking on Main Street, driven a pedestrian walkway from the Doubleday lot through the TJ’s lot (then vacant due to a fire) to Lake Street and turned Grove Street into a downtown bypass. “Every planning process we’ve been though has identified parking as an issue,” Falk said. The village’s current Comprehensive Master Plan, approved in 1994, reports that in the previous decade the peripheral red and yellow lots had been established, served by the trolley system, “and it’s a huge bonus.” The new plan included a parking garage where the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market is now, but it was “not implemented due to lack of public support,” the trustee said. While she believes there is a “parking crisis,” Falk said, “I don’t want to give the impression that we’re at a breaking point.” Still, sufficient parking is necessary for a healthy community, as well as for the Baseball Hall of Fame and “a major research and teaching hospital: Everytime Bassett talks about moving something outside the village, I get perturbed,” she said. Part of the solution is more housing, she said, to create “more employees within walking and biking distance from
work.” Other answers, she said, may emerge from the village collaboration with the Otsego County IDA and Elan Planning & Design of Saratoga to develop a community plan. She expects parking will be an issue when a “charrette week” is convened sometime
in October. Mayor Jeff Katz concurred, saying, “I can’t imagine it’s not going to be a cornerstone of feedback. Certainly, when you talk to anyone who lives in the village, visits the village, knows of the village, parking is always a major topic.”
Rte 80 Property Owners & Concerned Citizens Meeting
Friday, Sept. 19, Pierstown Grange Wedderspoon Hollow Road, Cooperstown Welcome 5 pm, Meeting 6-8 pm Topics: DOTs delay of Route 80 plans. DOT said they will “engage the community and communicate. . . once a determination is made.” Speak up now before decisions are made; now is the time to voice your concerns. County, Town, Village representatives’ comments; Community organizations’ feedback. The Grange is heated. Please come.
Friends of Otsego Lake and Route 80 friendsofotsegolakeandroute80@gmail.com
Public Forum Tuesday, Sept. 23 7 pm New Lisbon Town Hall
(908 Co. Hwy 16, Garrattsville) Featuring: County Treasurer Dan Crowell County Representative Ed Lentz Town Supervisor Bob Taylor
Meet your elected officials. Speak your mind. Ask your questions! Everyone is invited! For more information, contact Ed Lentz at lentze@otsegocounty.com or 607-263-5425
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