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Roses to the village planning board for its 18-month effort to revise the village’s sign law. Board members reviewed more than 30 laws from other municipalities and drew on their own experience to complete the rewrite of the current law. The revised law is laid out in an easy-to-follow, logical format that will make it much simpler for residents and businesspeople to use. It features greatly expanded definitions, charts and illustrations, as well as an accompanying photo album of 90 different types of signs.
“I think it will sort out and make things easier for people,” Planning Board Chairman Charlie Hill said. “It’s not been an easy thing to put together, but I think it is fair, balanced, reasonable and consistent.”
The next step is for the revision to go to the board of trustees for a public hearing and adoption.
Roses to Brenda Jaeger receiving the Clark Sports Center’s 20th annual Fetterman Award, which is given to a person in the community who is dedicated to serving local youth, especially in the area of athletics. Jaeger retired in June from her physical education position at the Cooperstown Middle/High School. According to Val Paige, director of the Sports Center, Jaeger clearly stood out as the right choice for the award this year.
“We were like holy cow, she really has a lot going on,” she said. “Brenda has done so many things that it is just unbelievable.”
“Brenda certainly exemplifies the qualities we look for in a Fetterman award recipient. She teaches through example, shows good sportsmanship, enjoys what she does and is truly interested in helping children with a positive experience. She is well respected by adults as well as students, is honest, fair, ethical and has patience and a sense of humor,” Paige added.
Although Jaeger seemed quite humble about receiving the award, she should be proud. She went out of her way to think out of the box and engage her students.
Roses to PumpkinFest organizers for trying to make the Pumpkin Regatta more accessible. As the event grows in popularity it becomes harder to see the giant pumpkins get raced across Otsego Lake. This year, people will be able to get on the Glimmerglass Queen to get a closer view. A live broadcast will be available at www.ustream.tv/channel/cooperstownchamber. Video will be accessible after the event as well. We used this space last year to recommend a solution to the problem, and we are glad to see something has been done to make this unique event more enjoyable. Let’s face it, it is not every day you get to see giant pumpkins carved out and raced in a lake. Who would not want to see that!
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Hopefully HOF Classic date change is a hit
The National Baseball Hall of Fame’s annual seven-inning exhibition game has seen a drop in attendance in the last couple of year. The Hall of Fame Classic began as a Father’s Day event, was then moved to the Saturday before the holiday, and is now being held on Memorial Day Weekend.
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Congratulations Cooperstown softball
It is hard to believe that Cooperstown's softball team had never won a division or playoff title until this week.
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Happy CYB has found a home
Cooperstown Youth Baseball has finally found a home. However, it is a bit sad it could not be in the village that is often referred to as the "home of baseball."
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Change is never taken lightly
We are glad the Cooperstown Central School Board finally chose a nickname, but were surprised by the plummeting attendance rate at meetings pertaining to the matter. What seemed to be a hot-button issue attracting nearly 100 people for and against a name change at initial meetings seemed to simmer to complete no shows toward the end.
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Tax cap is deceiving
As if figuring out one's tax bill isn't mind boggling enough. In its second year of implantation, the 2 percent limit on property tax increases makes things all that more complicated. One cannot just assume his or her individual taxes will not increase more than the cap threshold.
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Earth Festival is a good start to spring
We hope Mother Nature brings us some sunshine and spring weather this weekend. But if not, there is a predominantly inside event coming up that should help get visitors thinking about spring.
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Education heading in wrong direction
It is good to see that with teachers changing their curriculums to teach for the Common Core State Standards that there is still some hands-on learning going on locally.
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Good luck, Tommy
Perhaps the third time will be the "charm" for Cooperstown Central School seventh-grader Tommy Knight.
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Eliminate the gap elimination adjustment
Despite Gov. Andrew Cuomo's promise in his budget address to increase funding for education, local school officials are saying they are not receiving enough state aid to fund even basic services.
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Groff is off to good start
Former Cooperstown Central School student and athlete Sarah Groff visited Cooperstown in November to share her dream of making it to the Olympics. She had just missed the podium at the London Games.
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I received this statement from Christine Drew Martin, a former resident of Oaksville, who is the daughter of the late Ruth Yule, beloved English teacher at CCS.
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Kudos to Mayor Jeff Katz and the board of trustees for revisiting the possibility of using paid parking to raise the funds necessary to keep our village streets in good condition.
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