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Del. County Board Votes Against McFarland Site for DPW to Pursue Hybrid Plan By Rosie Cunningham A resolution to enter into an option to pursue the purchase of the McFarland farm land property in Delhi for the potential Department of Public Works facility was shot down during a Delaware County Board of Supervisors meeting today... just barely, with a weighted vote of 2511 who voted no, to 2288, who voted yes. If it had been approved the county would enter into an option with the landowner to determine the suitability of the site for a DPW highway facility and the county would pay $120,000, and if subsequent extensions were required, for $60,000 per year to enable environmental, archaeological and physical studies to be completed to determine if the site is suitable for the development of the DPW facility. However, a non-prefiled resolution was brought forth and See DPW page 4
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A Delhi resident picketed outside of the Delaware County Board of Supervisors’ office Wednesday.
Walton’s Delaware Street Poised as Location for New Mental Health Facility By Lillian Browne WALTON - After an hour-long public presenta-
tion, complete with a question and answer session on March 27, Delaware County Capital See Facility page 5
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Alana Decker of Stamford poses with a bunny at an Easter event at the Stamford Farmers’ Cooperative Saturday. More than 48 families took part and many children had spring pictures taken and enjoyed the opportunity to pet the live bunnies on site which hailed from Mountain View Dairy, Bloomville.
Delhi Village Receives $200,000 For Public Safety By Rosie Cunningham
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Delhi Supervisor Mark Tuthill, also Delaware County’s Capital Committee Chairman, co-hosted the site selection study presentation for the proposed consolidated mental health facility at the Walton Fire Hall on March 27.
Fishing: More Than a Hobby It’s a Family Tradition By Rosie Cunningham DELAWARE COUNTY Fishing is a much-anticipated sport for enthusiastic anglers. But for many, it’s an activity that families can take part in to-
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DELHI - The village of Delhi will see an increase of $200,000 in their budget this year, an inclusion which will benefit public safety and policing. State Senator John J. Bonacic announced that he has successfully advocated for the inclusion of $200,000 in this year’s FY 2018-2019 State Budget for the village to help offset public safety costs related to hosting SUNY Delhi. The village requested the inclusion, and Senator Bonacic made it one of his top budget priorities. Similar amounts were given to the cities of Cortland and Oneonta in the 2016-7 and 2017-18 state budgets. “I’m pleased that this year’s budget includes this funding for the Village of Delhi, who serve as a host community for SUNY Delhi,” said Senator Bonacic. “While hosting a SUNY institution adds economic vitality to a community, there is still financial stress on the host munici-
pality, including in its policing. These needed funds will help the village defray some of the public safety costs they incur on a daily basis.” “This is fantastic,” said Delhi Mayor Richard Maxey Monday. “We have been lobbying this for years in addition to three other SUNY schools. We are 100 percent grateful and would truly love to see this annually.” The village is 75 percent tax exempt and as a host community for a college, Maxey said he would like to see the funds go towards the necessary increase for patrol and code enforcement. “I am unsure at this point if there are any strings attached to the use of the $200,000,” said Maxey. “However, Delhi hosts a college for 30 weeks a year. During the week, we have two officers and a patrol car and on the weekends, that figure doubles and sometimes triples. Hopefully, the funds will offset those costs. Also on the code enforcement side, usually inspections are done once a year, but when it
comes to college houses, inspections can take place two or perhaps three times a year and that is costly as well.” Maxey added, with the advancements being made at SUNY Delhi, he expects the needs for the college, as well as housing, to grow. Currently, the mayor says the Delhi Village Police employ four full-time officers and eight part-time officers. “The safety of student and the community is of the utmost importance to us,” he said. Maxey added that with the inclusion of the $200,000, the village does not need to meet the FUND balance this year. “There are details that still have to be worked out,” he admitted. “I am unsure if the monies are to be used to past expense or to offset future expenses. We (the village board) implement our budget in June, while area towns generally do theirs in January. There is a lot of unknown at this point, but I couldn’t be happier with the determination.”
Stamford Rotary Easter Event ‘Eggscellent’ By Rosie Cunningham
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Chase Birdsall looks forward to fishing season every year. gether to enjoy quality time and the great outdoors. Jaime Shortsleeve of Hobart, has been fishing with her son Parker Ballard since he could See Fishing page 6
STAMFORD - About 90 children turned out for the annual Easter egg-hunting extravaganza hosted by the Stamford Rotary. The event kicked off at 11 a.m. at the Indian Trail near Tops Market in the village of Stamford. Children 10 years old and under took part in the annual activity which boasted candy and special prizes. “It’s a great turnout,” said rotary president Frank McMahon at the event. “Due to the mucky weather, we decided to hand out the eggs and raffle the golden See Easter Event page 4
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Drey Menzies, Olivia Warner, Eric Hejnal, Michael Merwin, Robin Henne and Brooke Hitt won golden and silver eggs at the Stamford Rotary Easter egg hunt Saturday in Stamford.