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The Fulton Sunrise Rotary honored returning exchange student Mason Rowlee from Japan with a slide program featuring host families trips friends and his Rotary group. Pictured with Mason is Rotarian Dennis Goss. The club meets at 7 am Fridays at Mimi's Restaurant.
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Oswego Firefighters Rally Against Budget Cuts
Oswego firefighters plan a Monday protest as the Common Council weighs Mayor Billy Barlow’s budget cutting the fire department budget from 59 to 43 positions. Officials say the loss threatens resident safety. union leader John Geraci criticizes the process and seeks bargaining talks. Chief McCrobie urges attrition rather than abrupt layoffs.
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Hannibal weighs winter shift to curb overtime
Hannibal officials consider an alternate winter schedule for highway crews to cut overtime costs. Councilor Gary Thompson highlighted winter overtime as a major expense and distributed a report from the state Comptroller’s Office for review. The study shows savings with alternate schedules in nine towns.
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State AG boosts land banks with 4M program
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman unveiled the Neighbors for Neighborhoods plan providing up to 4 million dollars to more than a dozen land banks including Oswego County to rehabilitate abandoned properties. The effort aims to create affordable rental homes, curb blight, and counter predatory landlords across Oswego Fulton and neighboring towns using funds from Citi and Bank of America settlements.
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Fulton seeks state aid for zombie properties program
Fulton officials aim to secure up to 150000 from LISC for the Zombie and Vacant Properties Remediation and Prevention Initiative. The Fulton Common Council authorized the Community Development Agency to apply for grant funding to identify and catalog abandoned properties and help prevent foreclosures and blight.
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