Sunday, April 4, 2021 - 5:05 pm
BY JIMMY LAWTON
North Country This Week
OGDENSBURG – Despite some debate over ensuring the need for adequate public review and assurances it would not replace the Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan, Ogdensburg City Council agreed to accept a draft Community Development Plan.
Deputy Mayor John Rishe with some help from fellow councilors drafted a 30-page plan.
Despite frequent disagreements between factions of the city council, the plan passed 6-0. Councilor Nichole Kennedy was not present.
Councilor Daniel Skamperle said while he has some ideas that differ from the draft, he believes it s a good place to start.
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 - 5:21 pm
BY JIMMY LAWTON
North Country This Week
OGDENSBURG – Deputy Mayor John Rishe with some help from fellow councilors has drafted a 30-page Community Development Plan which he hopes will be reviewed by the planning board and the public in coming months with adoption anticipated this summer.
Rishe called for such a plan not long after being elected, but with a focus on cutting costs, preparing such a document is typically a pricey endeavor. Rishe, who serves as an economic developer at the OBPA, decided to take action on his own.
The document addresses economic development and job creation, waterfront redevelopment, downtown redevelopment, tourism, housing, historic preservation, recreation, transportation, education, arts and culture, New York State facilities and the tax rate.
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Friday, March 5, 2021 - 6:08 am
OGDENSBURG – Ogdensburg City Council is asking state and federal officials to help offset costs of the Wastewater Treatment Plant by converting existing loans to grants.
“As presently funded, the ratepayers of Ogdensburg cannot afford $22.4 million in loan repayments, and certainly not the additional $5 million in alternate improvements that are still needed to complete the project and have not yet been awarded,” a letter issued to Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, Sen. Charles Schumer, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and State Sen. Patty Ritchie says.
“We request your assistance with identifying a source of $5 million in grant funding to implement the remainder of this project and respectfully ask that one of the loans for the project be converted as a grant under criteria for disadvantaged communities,” the letter says.