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Fault Lines: Oneida County Voters: Choice Challenged!

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The Greater Utica Blog. Tuesday, July 14, 2015. Oneida County Voters: Choice Challenged! The petitions are in for Oneida County elected positions. However . . . There are no challengers for county Executive Anthony Picente, Comptroller Joseph Timpano and District Attorney Scott McNamara. And 12 of the 23 Oneida County legislators won’t face a race this fall, either. . . . Oneida County Democratic Party Chairman Mitch Ford said this could be the year the balance shifts. It actually might be nice. Their no...

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Fault Lines: The Hinckley, West Canada Creek Juggling Act . . .

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The Greater Utica Blog. Wednesday, August 05, 2015. The Hinckley, West Canada Creek Juggling Act . . . In the middle of last month. A rapid drop in the level of Hinckley Reservoir left a number of boats "high and dry. Per the Herkimer Telegram. On July 16, the state Power Authority was directed by the state Canal Corp. to begin releasing a total of 1,350 cubic feet per second from the reservoir, which made the water level drop around 5 feet overall. . . . By the end of the month,. The lack of a properly ...

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Fault Lines: Top Metros for Advanced Industries...

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The Greater Utica Blog. Tuesday, June 09, 2015. Top Metros for Advanced Industries. Brookings Institute just released its list of the 15 hottest. Metros for advanced industries. A couple surprises: 1. Utah contained three of them. 2. Albany, NY was nowhere to be seen. So, in spite of Billions of NY taxpayer dollars being spent in the Albany metro area on nano, it does not even register a mention. In fact, no place in New York State was mentioned. Perhaps Utah does so well on this list because, Per CNBC,.

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Fault Lines: The Regional Hospital: Why Downtown? Why Not the Former Psych Center on York?

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The Greater Utica Blog. Sunday, July 12, 2015. The Regional Hospital: Why Downtown? Why Not the Former Psych Center on York? Lots and Lots of Money! If it comes in too easily or unexpectedly, there is a tendency to get "crazy" - to "splurge" - to spend it quickly without thinking of all the consequences. Now we may be seeing craziness again with the proposal of a regional Downtown Hospital. How about the negatives? 1) Removal of multiple parcels of properties from the tax rolls. To get a large enough par...

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Fault Lines: Fields of Dreams . . . In Duplicate . . .

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The Greater Utica Blog. Monday, July 12, 2010. Fields of Dreams . . . In Duplicate . . . Per the OD, Harbor Point could be host to a complex of baseball fields. At least that seems to be the plan in the draft Utica Master Plan. The city’s draft master plan outlines not only building a baseball stadium at Harbor Point, but relocating Greenman Estates and its baseball and softball fields from Burrstone Road near Utica College. . . Query: Where did this idea originate? As you can see from the picture, the s...

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Fault Lines: An Artificial Economy Fueled by Taxpayer Dollars . . .

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The Greater Utica Blog. Monday, June 01, 2015. An Artificial Economy Fueled by Taxpayer Dollars . . . We noted Oneida County's deal with Solar City to install solar panels. In October we discussed the State's " trophy project. Deal with Solar City to make solar panels in Buffalo. By January. We noted the secrecy surrounding the Buffalo project which continued through May. And he's built those companies with the help of billions in government subsidies. . . Regarding the New York project:. 750 million &#8...

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Fault Lines: ... and a Million Dollar View!

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The Greater Utica Blog. Friday, October 10, 2008. And a Million Dollar View! Location, location, location. As realtors would say. This large plot of land is virtually at downtown's doorstep, has water and sewer services, is seconds from a Thruway exit, and is accessible from either side of Genesee (without requiring a traffic light) via an underpass at Lee Street. To take care of the paperwork and to absorb some of the financial risk to make sites such as this the equivalent of a "greenfield? Washington ...

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Fault Lines: Airport: How Much is "a Lot?"

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The Greater Utica Blog. Friday, November 23, 2012. Airport: How Much is "a Lot? Per the OD: U.S. Customs office at Griffiss 'will help a lot,' official says. Now that the Oneida County Board of Legislators has passed the plan to borrow $1.5 million to construct a U.S. Customs office at the airport, planes coming from other countries will be able to land there more conveniently. . . . Another airport building taxpayers are forced to pay for! Another $1.5 million in debt! Why has the cost doubled? MidAir a...

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Fault Lines: Whitestown FD: The Regionalization of Oriskany, Whitesboro Assets

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The Greater Utica Blog. Thursday, July 16, 2015. Whitestown FD: The Regionalization of Oriskany, Whitesboro Assets. People throw the word "consolidation" around a lot when it comes to local government, implying efficiencies and savings due to so-called economies of scale. Sometimes it works out that way, but other times it does not. Some things stand out:. A potential decrease in the fire tax. . . Equality of fire tax within the joint district — all pay the same fire rate. . . . THE VILLAGE RESIDENTS WIL...

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Fault Lines: Sacrificing Our Values on the Alter of Free Trade

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The Greater Utica Blog. Friday, June 12, 2015. Sacrificing Our Values on the Alter of Free Trade. Per his Facebook page yesterday. Rep Hanna "voted 'yes' on H.R. 2393, the Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015.". This bill repeals country of origin labeling requirements for retailers of beef, pork, and chicken, at the final point of sale in order to prevent the imposition of these harmful tariffs. Who does Congress represent? Or Canadians and Mexicans? What will be next? There are several "Fr...