Next Tuesday is the annual village election. Residents will vote for a new mayor and two members of the board of trustees.
Like many of the races in village elections throughout the area, Cooperstown’s is uncontested. Although we try to avoid making predictions, it appears Jeff Katz will be the new mayor of the village.
Katz, the senior member of the board of trustees, has demonstrated his readiness to hold the top elected office in the village. We have been impressed with the amount of research he puts into developing a well-rounded understanding of the issues. Through that research he has come to understand how things have been done in the past, what has worked and what has not. Katz is not afraid to bring new and sometimes unpopular ideas to the table and look for new solutions to long-standing problems in the village.
His experience in office makes him uniquely qualified to be mayor and he has shown that he has the time and willingness to give his attention to the many day-to-day issues involved in running village government.
It also appears that James Dean will continue as a trustee and Cynthia Falk will become the newest member of the board.
We hope people don’t let an uncontested election keep them from exercising their right to vote. It’s a right people in many countries don’t have and one that we should not take for granted. Think of it as a warm-up for the presidential election in November.
The last two years, there was a good turnout for the annual March election — of course there were also hotly contested races and a display of partisan politics that is uncommon in the village. We urge residents not to use the uncontested nature of the election as an excuse for not voting.
Go the to polls next Tuesday and cast your ballot.
Good luck boys
We also want to wish the Cooperstown boys basketball team good luck in the state Class C semi-finals in Glens Falls on Friday.
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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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Blindsided by CV-S vote
As we all know, school districts are facing financial insolvency and are being forced to reconsider the ways they do business. That includes mergers when fielding athletic teams.
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Congratulations Cooperstown softball
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Our readers' opinion
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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