City Engineer Christopher Vose’s role first expanded in 2022 after the Water Board lost autonomy over municipal hydro-infrastructure. His job overseeing 10 additional water employees became permanent when voters decided to abolish the elected board of commissioners a year later.
Seven of the top 10 highest paid employees in the City of Johnstown are in the Fire Department. The high annual incomes are, in part, because firefighters pull double duty providing emergency response services, which leads to considerable overtime billing, according to Fire Chief Bruce Heberer. “I
Johnstown Common Council approves $12.2M bond proposal | The Daily Gazette
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JOHNSTOWN – The Common Council Wednesday night voted unanimously to authorize City Treasurer Mike Gifford to go to the municipal bond market to obtain up to $12.2 million for capital projects the largest bond procurement in the history of the city.
The borrowing was reduced from what has been called a $13.7 million “wish list” from the city’s department heads presented to the council on July 19.
The lion’s share of the bonding is part of approximately $7.2 million worth of capital projects requested by the city’s independently-elected Water Board, and will be repaid by the city’s water customers and not through property taxes.
GLOVERSVILLE The Berkshire Fire Department, 320 Steele Ave. Extension will open its doors to area residents from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday so they can learn what i
Print Scotland calls for more apprentices at annual awards Rhys Handley Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Print Scotland celebrated the new blood in the print industry with its fourth annual apprentice awards, while appealing for more support to expand training intake.
The gala event was held last week in Glasgow with around 60 attendees including family and friends of the winners, sponsors such as Antalis, HP and Muller Martini and members of Print Scotland.
James Taylor, an apprentice at Glasgow book printer Bell & Bain, won the top prize as overall Apprentice of the Year. His colleagues James McCredie and Louise Docherty won the post-press and press administration prizes.