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AllOTSEGO.com (The Freeman's Journal)
Published September 17Short-term Rentals, Residential Development Still on the Table
Town of Otsego residents who operate short-term rentals can now see the revised wording on that subject in a new land-use plan that could impact property owners.
AllOTSEGO.com (The Freeman's Journal)
Published September 10Planning Board Hears Widespread Concerns Over Proposed Goey Straits Campground
Concerns over traffic, water resources, emergency services and economic impacts dominated discussion at the Hartwick Planning Board meeting on September 1 as residents weighed in on the proposed Goey Straits Campground, a 76-unit RV resort planned for the hillside across from…
AllOTSEGO.com (The Freeman's Journal)
Published September 10Kuzminski: Home Rule Being Seriously Eroded
Your September 3, 2026 article on whether the Town of Springfield or the Town of Otsego should be the lead agency for the proposed Manocherian subdivision raises some important questions (“Springfield Asks the State for ‘Lead Agency’ Authority Over the Manocherian Project” by…
AllOTSEGO.com (The Freeman's Journal)
Published September 03Hartwick Planning Board Hears Concerns over Proposed Campground
Roughly 25 to 30 Hartwick residents filled the Hartwick Town Hall for the Planning Board meeting on Tuesday night, September 1 to voice concerns over the proposed Goey Straits Campground, a 76‑unit RV resort planned for the hillside across from Cooperstown Dreams Park.
AllOTSEGO.com (The Freeman's Journal)
Published September 03Springfield Asks the State for ‘Lead Agency’ Authority Over the Manocherian Project
Town of Springfield officials have asked the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to settle a dispute with the Town of Otsego over which municipality should be the “lead agency” and key decisionmaker about a controversial plan to build 126 homes west of Otsego…