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& The Otsego-Delaware Dispatch Complimentary
Oneonta, N.Y., Friday, June 20, 2014
City of The Hills
INDEPENDENT TRIO LOOKS AT WATER SUPPLY
Eventually, Unity Will Help Greater Oneonta By JIM KEVLIN Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA
Oneonta City Council member Bob Brzozowski joins other Elks Saturday, June 14, in an observance of Flag Day that culminated an open house to mark the 100th anniversary of the Oneonta Lodge at 84 Chestnut St./OTHER PHOTO, A3
OHS Pool Supporters Plan Rally
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t wouldn’t be cheaper right now, but the town and city of Oneonta should eventually form a “single entity” to provide municipal water in “the most cost-efficient and cost-
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or the complete RowleyZagata-France report on Oneonta water, visit: WWW.ALLOTSEGO.COM
effective manner.” That’s the conclusion of an ad
hoc citizens group – former interim school superintendent David Rowley, former DEC commissioner Mike Zagata of Davenport and Roger France, a former state Health Department engineer – who took it upon themselves to delve into the much debated matter.
The resulting report, written by France, has been provided to Mayor Dick Miller and Town Supervisor Bob Wood. Both Rowley and Zagata are active in Citizen Voices, the pro-business group. France is a neighbor of Please See WATER, A6
HOLY thumbs up, BATMAN! Tim Doebler revs up his very own Batmobile in his secret lair, somewhere near Mount Vision. He showed his niftiy wheels Sunday, June 15, at the Reminiscers’ Car Show in Neahwa Park.
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upporters of a $400,000 fundraising drive to renovate the OHS swimming pool are planning a rally poolside at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, to generate enthusiasm for the effort. One goal of the drive is a collaboration so Oneonta Family Y programs – its team is now training in Sidney – can used the upgraded facility as well. School district residents will vote noon-9 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, on establishing an account for donations. ART, FLOWERS: Art In Bloom Show - The Oneonta Federated Garden Club’s Art In Bloom Show, where bouquets are paired with art works, is 5-7 p.m. Friday, June 20, at CANO, 11 Ford Ave. Also Saturday the 21st, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. HOPS HOW-TO: Wouldbe hop growers are invited to the 2014 Hops Field Day 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the state Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva. Info at (315) 684-3001 ext. 108, or via ans74@cornell.edu. NEW BUSES: A dedication of the OPT’s new energy efficient buses was planned at 8:40 a.m. Thursday, June 19, at the Transportation Center, Clinton Plaza.
Latter-Day Bruce Wayne Lives Dream By LIBBY CUDMORE
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he Batcave’s location is one of Batman’s most closely guarded secrets – but it may be closer than the Joker or the Penguin might think. Hidden in the misty hills of Mount Vision, in a non-descript garage just off 205, is the Batmobile – or rather, a near-perfect replica of the car from the 1966 TV show starring Adam West as the Caped Crusader.
“When I used to watch the show as a kid, I always wanted to see the car,” said owner Tim Doebler. “But they never A Batmoshowed it that much.” bile, to its He started fixhubcaps. ing up cars in high school, souping up his 1969 Camaro and restoring his father’s antique pickup truck. “I always thought it would be cool to have that BatmoPlease See BATMOBILE, A7
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Newest IDA Staffer’s Focus: Making Microbusiness Work By LIBBY CUDMORE
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o help Otsego County businesses succeed, all you have to do is ask what they need. That’s the theory Dawn Rivers, the new office manager and director of the county IDA’s Susquehanna
Dawn Rivers
Regional Center for Jobs, is operating under. “It’s going to be important, going forward, to listen to people,” she said. “We will be much more successful in helping our economy thrive if we listen to what people want from their businesses rather than applying a Please See IDA, A7
HOMETOWN ONEONTA, OTSEGO COUNTY’S LARGEST CIRCULATION NEWSPAPER 2010 WINNER OF The Otsego County Chamber/KEY BANK SMALL BUSINESS AWARD