Great Lakes advocates seek congressional water protections
A coalition of Great Lakes groups will visit Washington to seek funding for water cleanup and infrastructure. They urge full funding of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, roughly $300 million annually, with Trump’s plan proposing $10 million. They also push upgrades to drinking water and sewage systems, farm conservation, invasive species defenses, and navigation improvements.
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Traverse City
Mich
Great Lakes
Congress
Washington, D.C
Donald Trump
Sandy Creek approves $25 million capital project
Voters in the Sandy Creek Central School District pass a capital project totaling about $25.1 million with 236 in favor and 72 against from 307 votes. The plan adds a new bus maintenance facility, upgrades the bus garage, adds a second egress, and creates a shared fuel site funded mainly by state aid and EXCEL aid, with no new tax impact.
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Sandy Creek
Sandy Creek Central
Salisbury St
Excel Aid
Kyle Faulkner
Mayor explains proposed vacant property code
Oswego Common Council weighs a Blight Reduction Loan Program to repair vacant parcels with code violations and charge renovations to owners via tax bills. Mayor Billy Barlow presents a $90,000 revolving fund to finance repairs, with fines added to the work value to sustain the program.
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Oswego
Billy Barlow
Barlow
Rob Corradino
7Th Ward
Corradino
Codes
Corra
Dino
Kevin Hill
3Rd Ward
Hill
Western Gateway
Third Ward
Quirk's Players present Annie at Bodley High School
The family friendly musical ANNIE stars Harper Ells as Annie with Oliver Warbucks portrayed by Alex Blaine. The three show run March 8 to 10 at the G Ray Bodley High School Auditorium with over 70 district students in cast crew and orchestra under directors Tom Briggs Thomas Nami and Rob Lescarbeau and choreographer Doreen Forbes.
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Oliver Warbucks
Alex Blaine
Grace Farrell
Kaylee Foster
Annie
Harper Ells
Warbucks
Fifth Avenue
Gabby Tomarchio
Hayley Vann
Shaylee Deake
Julie Duval
Karina Whitten
Justin Atwater
Madison Wilson
Anthony Galletta
Jessica LaPage
Mary Jerred
Babette Dunham
Quirk
G. Ray Bodley High School
Fulton
Tom Briggs
Thomas Nami
Rob Lescarbeau
Doreen Forbes
Fulton man accused of violating order by head butting victim
A Fulton man Michael E. Austin allegedly violated a protective order on Feb 6 after restraining Alicia Oatman on a bed at 307 Cayuga St. He allegedly pushed her, pressed her neck, and head butted her. a friend intervened and a bat and a machete were involved. Austin faces charges including first degree criminal contempt and second degree unlawful imprisonment.
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Fulton
Michael E. Austin
Kerfien
Volney Town Court
Cayuga Street
Alicia Oatman
Austin
Oatman
Christopher Wardhaugh
Alicia
Eeehin
Wardhaugh
Oatman Wardhaugh
Wardhaugh Austin
Farnham
Hastings Republican aims for Oswego County seat in 8th District
Paul House of Hastings fronts the bid to fill the vacant 8th District seat representing Palermo, Hastings and Schroeppel after Daniel LeClair resigned. House won the Republican interviews, with party leaders calling him conservative and fit. Legislature to vote March 15 on making House the district’s legislator. He plans a November special election for a one year term then the standard two year term in 2019, and runs House Farms Inc. and Paul House Inc. in Hastings.
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Palermo
Paul House
Hastings
Oswego County
Schroeppel
Daniel LeClair
LeClair
House
Republican Committee
Fred Beardsley
Paul
Beardsley
House Farms Inc
Frank Castiglia
D-Fulton
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